Re-created Dick Pierson Charger to Run in Lemans Classic !!!

[RallyeMike]

Local boy done-good Dick Pierson has re-created McGriff 3rd Gen Charger and that was the first Amercian Stock car to run a Lemans in France and will run it again this year. Hopefully all the Hemi's won't detonate this time.


Check out this link. TOO COOL ! ! !.


http://camtecs.typepad.com/olympia_charger/

[RD]

that is awesome... but why didnt they use a '71? hmmmmm  anyways, 3rd gens rule and everyone knows it.

[Headrope]

I miss what was in the water. A quick stop by the brewery was part of every trip south.

[docford]

@Rallye Mike,

thanks for mentionning our project here. If you are in the Portland area, please join us at PIR on Friday March 31st. We will be testing the re-born Olympia Charger at the track !

[tan top]

awesome ,would like to see and here, that run at lemans,

[BB1]

Too cool 

[Shakey]

@Rallye Mike,

thanks for mentionning our project here. If you are in the Portland area, please join us at PIR on Friday March 31st. We will be testing the re-born Olympia Charger at the track !

What's the advantage of the windshield wiper set up on the car in the pic above?

BTW, cool looking car!

[dickpierson]

Good morning everybody, Dick Pierson here. Just wanted to make sure you all got a chance to see the car at www.olympia-charger.com We are all very proud of what we have accomplished and are eagerly awaiting the 31st so we can put the Olympia Charger to the test on PIR. If any of you are in the area of Portland, please stop by, we will be joined by several members of the press and lots of visitors. The car is beautiful, photos do not do it justice. We will be loading the first of April for France and I leave in June to test at Le Mans on the 29th, race begins on the 7th of July. This promises to be a gang buster event, come on over and join us ! During our time in Portland we will will have picture postcards signed and ready to hand out to the kids (or adults) for their collections. Also, if you are in the Olympia area, the car will be on display at the 4th Ave.Tav in downtown Olympia this Saturday from 12 to 4, stop by and have a cool Olympia Beer (yes we still serve it in Olympia). Thanks for all the nice comments about the car. You should hear that thing run, makes the hair on my arms stand up !

[Shakey]

Good morning everybody, Dick Pierson here. Just wanted to make sure you all got a chance to see the car at www.olympia-charger.com We are all very proud of what we have accomplished and are eagerly awaiting the 31st so we can put the Olympia Charger to the test on PIR. If any of you are in the area of Portland, please stop by, we will be joined by several members of the press and lots of visitors. The car is beautiful, photos do not do it justice. We will be loading the first of April for France and I leave in June to test at Le Mans on the 29th, race begins on the 7th of July. This promises to be a gang buster event, come on over and join us ! During our time in Portland we will will have picture postcards signed and ready to hand out to the kids (or adults) for their collections. Also, if you are in the Olympia area, the car will be on display at the 4th Ave.Tav in downtown Olympia this Saturday from 12 to 4, stop by and have a cool Olympia Beer (yes we still serve it in Olympia). Thanks for all the nice comments about the car. You should hear that thing run, makes the hair on my arms stand up !

I will be in France in late June or early July.  I might just try and make it to watch some of this.  Very cool.

[RallyeMike]

Good morning everybody, Dick Pierson here. Just wanted to make sure you all got a chance to see the car at www.olympia-charger.com We are all very proud of what we have accomplished and are eagerly awaiting the 31st so we can put the Olympia Charger to the test on PIR. If any of you are in the area of Portland, please stop by, we will be joined by several members of the press and lots of visitors. The car is beautiful, photos do not do it justice. We will be loading the first of April for France and I leave in June to test at Le Mans on the 29th, race begins on the 7th of July. This promises to be a gang buster event, come on over and join us ! During our time in Portland we will will have picture postcards signed and ready to hand out to the kids (or adults) for their collections. Also, if you are in the Olympia area, the car will be on display at the 4th Ave.Tav in downtown Olympia this Saturday from 12 to 4, stop by and have a cool Olympia Beer (yes we still serve it in Olympia). Thanks for all the nice comments about the car. You should hear that thing run, makes the hair on my arms stand up !

Awesome !!!  I will be there for sure. I'll check the PIR schedule for more info.

As a NW guy, I was actually think of painting my Open Road Race car like the old Oly Charger as a tribute. Now that the real one is back, that's out of my mind completely. Man, I'm looking forward to this !!!

[docford]

@RallyeMike

cool idea to paint your open road Charger in Olympia colors! Do it! The more Oly Express around, the more fun!

Check the pics on the archive of http://www.olympia-charger.com

[dickpierson]

Looking forwad to seeing you in Portland RalleyMike !

[RD]

man, how fricken cool is this!!! I have been drooling over the olympia charger ever since I first saw pictures of it, and now Dick Pierson is on our site!! holy mother of God, I need to grab and Olympia beer and calm myself! *hyperventilating!*

Man, I wish I was in the NW so I can stop by, but a trip from Kansas is a little too far methinks.  Keep up the great work and thanks for representing the 3rd gen chargers.  good luck in LeMans and knock them euro's a good one!

[RallyeMike]

@RallyeMike

cool idea to paint your open road Charger in Olympia colors! Do it! The more Oly Express around, the more fun!

Check the pics on the archive of http://www.olympia-charger.com

Wow.  I think I just wet myself.  I always figured on asking permission, but this is too easy !   I do plan on rebodying the fenders, doors, deck, and repainting next year. I'll contact you.

[Brock Samson]

    YES! 

                       How Cool is That!?.   

[docford]

For all of your who can not be in Portland, we will post some videos on our Olympia Charger site 

In the meantime you can check what its like to drive down the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans here

http://www.olympia-charger.com/2005/09/first_impressio.html

Yeah, sorry, I did not have the Dodge at that time 

[Charger_Fan]

That's too cool!
Here's hoping you guys do great!

[Silver R/T]

thats sweet charger, nice road machine

[Blakcharger440]

Awesome! That is just too slick!

[Headrope]

Any of you Seattle-area folks thinking what I am: convoy?
I'm not 100 percent sure I can just yet, but it could be damned awesome for a group of us to meet up at the Hawks Prairie restaurant near Lacey for coffee and then convoy down to PIR - weather permitting, of course.

[RallyeMike]

Any of you Seattle-area folks thinking what I am: convoy?

Great idea if there is enough common interest. I was planning on going rain or shine and staying all day. It's a 3 hour drive to Portland from Pugetropolis, so I'll be on the road by 6AM.

[docford]

Mike,

your idea of getting a whole convoy of MoPars from WA to PIR is great!

there will also be a couple of fans driving up from CA and a few others from OR. I'm looking forward for some great photos with all of you and your vintage MoPar cars at PIR  I'll post them on http://www.olympia-charger.com

We will have shirts for the fans for sale in May. The'll be like the original team shirts that you can see here http://www.olympia-charger.com/2005/08/nascar_grand_in.html

[4402tuff4u]

Very awesome project!!! Which I was part of something like that. Hope you guy's (the Charger) eat's up the competition over there in France. Would be nice to see a true USA muscle car smoke those eury's cars. Best of luck!   

[RallyeMike]

Yes. It was awesome. Got a couple of short camera clips that I can't stop watching   

[tan top]

Yes. It was awesome. Got a couple of short camera clips that I can't stop watching

                               awesome picture RallyMike,