A picture to make a classic Charger lover cringe.....

[Ghoste]

Welcome to the site Honeywood and do please post more.

[Cncguy]

Makes me wonder if our cars would have survived better with today's car wash technology.

[skip68]

  
Wow. That's an awesome story Honeywood.       
I'm very happy for you and your family as these opportunities are extremely rare and almost unheard of.   I for one would love to see a thread dedicated to the history of your car with pictures of paperwork and stored parts.   
Well done sir.   

[Honeywood hemi]

Hey guys, in response to the messages I have received today and prior regarding washing the car won't remove the salt , you are correct water and soap simply are not the best way to remove salt residue . I use a product called neutro wash on anything I own subjected to salt including my 2 snow blowers , my primary cars and work truck I have used it after sandy at home ... This was used on the charger immediately after it was brought home .
(if you live where salt is used try it works)
I thoroughly washed the entire car under hood frames i immediately had much of the car apart within 2 days of buying it .
The car had some serious electrical issues , heater box was toast , no emergency brake , hard wires gearvendors and some other small issues . So I took that opportunity to really wash the car good inside and out while it was apart not to mention the car was loaded with oil sling everywhere which in my opinion isn't a bad thing besides aesthetically many cars survived because of the leaks they had .
as far as the eastwood can , well I think the product is good for a newer car with no chance of  scaling metal but much better products are available for professional application but thanks for the advice .
Thanks guys

[TUFCAT]

Sounds like its in good hands. Welcome to the site by way!   .Stick around, and post on the progress often.....we love pictures.

[Troy]

Geez, I had an "emergency" situation like that a few years ago and had to completely move shops in early February. I towed *all* of my cars (3 in bare metal) on an open trailer in a snow storm with salt everywhere. The cars are fine. The trailer not so much! (I didn't wash it until summer.) My hitch pins and load balancing hardware were basically wasted and had to be replaced. Glad I never posted pictures...

Cool car! I've seen it in person several times. Great story too!

Troy

[TUFCAT]

Shame your uncle wasn't around to see the car....  Did he ever know that you found it again?  

[Honeywood hemi]

Yes Troy the salt can be extremely aggressive , I use that wash a lot and am a big fan of wd40 on equipment subjected to the constant salt , if I can figure out how to up load pictures I will post a few not really a forum expert nor am I a computer expert lol . Have a bunch of cool builds going on now and I the past .

[472 R/T SE]

Many years ago I hauled a car of mine on an open step deck trailer from western Kansas to the bay area of California.  It snowed going over the Rocky Mountains.

Anyhoots, the car was an original western Kansas car.  They use salt.  It was repainted & they apparently bondoed over the rust.  I showed up in the bay area & went to work right away so the car sat.

Couple weeks later & I was absolutely floored by how much rust had bubbled up.  We're talking dinner plate size.  It was too late.  That was several hundred miles of wet/salty roads.  The car was already bubbling up when I showed up so it took the salt just a day's time to start lifting paint.

[tan top]

 
Wow. That's an awesome story Honeywood.       
I'm very happy for you and your family as these opportunities are extremely rare and almost unheard of.   I for one would love to see a thread dedicated to the history of your car with pictures of paperwork and stored parts.   
Well done sir.   

   
what  Chuckie said       would love hear & see more as & when you get the time   

[Tilar]

I've seen that car a few times in Carlisle, Cant mistake the sound of a Hemi and that one sounded good last time I heard it.    Doug wasn't bashful about kicking that thing in the ass either. 

[fy469rtse]

great story, thanks for sharing,
has myk put his gun away ?
i love story's where the owners are not affraid to use them as intended, ? whats the worst that can happen, car needs to get restored again

[Ghoste]

I'm going to have to look for that neutro wash stuff.

[472 R/T SE]

Doug wasn't bashful about kicking that thing in the ass either. 

Yeah, that's what I loved about him.  And why not.  The car has subframe connectors & a drive line loop.  We used his ideas for my car.  I took a pic of Dougs undercarriage to my guy & asked him to replicate it.

There was a pic of the car in a rag mentioning the fact it was a real Hemi car & was being raced.  They liked the fact too.   

[TUFCAT]

I've also seen this car at Carlisle and talked to Doug when he owned it.  It was more than a knock out driver, it was a rare Hemi 4-speed!  I'd classify it as a very nice quality driven, enjoyed, and raced mopar.  I'm not knocking the car but it may have had some previous rust repairs being a northeast car.

Who knows....maybe Honeywood already looked it over and is planning a full restoration in the future...?  From his comments, doesn't sound like this would be his first mopar rodeo.

[Ghoste]

And it was an original A4 silver car.          That's why I would be the next best choice to own it.   

[TUFCAT]

And it was an original A4 silver car.          That's why I would be the next best choice to own it.  

You are correct Ghoste (with the old English "e")     Now is the perfect opportunity for some pictures of your old '69.  

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Well, the salt on the car is a hell of a lot better than orange paint and a big 01 on the door. At least the salt will wash off.

[500Jon]

Salt and Chargers do not MIX well!!!

Great story honeyroast!


Hemi Chargers are powerful enough to raise the DEAD!!!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I've also seen this car at Carlisle and talked to Doug when he owned it.  It was more than a knock out driver, it was a rare Hemi 4-speed!  I'd classify it as a very nice quality driven, enjoyed, and raced mopar.  I'm NOT trying to degrade the car but it may have had some previous rust repairs being a northeast car.

Who knows....maybe Honeywood already looked this car over and was planning a full restoration in the future...?  From his comments, doesn't sound like it was his first mopar rodeo.

Doug used to beat the snot out of that car!  One year at Carlisle, him and I got into a little 30mph roll speed contest on Rt 11....surprisingly I walked on him that day with my "puny" 440  


He was genuinely amazed and asked what I did to my car that summer....I think it was the fact that he had 2 other people in the car and probably missed a shift 

[RJS]

Very cool story on the Charger, I always liked that car but the way Doug had it setup was a bit disappointing at best.  I never saw it run any respectable time with all the parts he threw at it. It's in the proper hands now so it can live another day.  I was only 11 in 69 but followed ever and any "Hot Rod" in the streets that I could.  Brooklyn streets were lined with Horsepower in the 60-70's. It was easy to eyeball and touch Hemi this and LS-6 that on my way to school as a kid.
Chris should be taken out back and water-boarded for posting this picture and then getting upset when it started a "discussion"
Ron

[Ghoste]

What kind of times did it run?

[RJS]

Chris may remember better but is was around a 12 oh car.  Maybe high 11's.
Ron

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Very cool story on the Charger, I always liked that car but the way Doug had it setup was a bit disappointing at best.  I never saw it run any respectable time with all the parts he threw at it. It's in the proper hands now so it can live another day.  I was only 11 in 69 but followed ever and any "Hot Rod" in the streets that I could.  Brooklyn streets were lined with Horsepower in the 60-70's. It was easy to eyeball and touch Hemi this and LS-6 that on my way to school as a kid.
Chris should be taken out back and water-boarded for posting this picture and then getting upset when it started a "discussion"
Ron

Ronnie, waterboarding is quite harsh.    ..the reason for the "putting the brakes on" was to avoid scaring away a potential new member, which happens more often than not around here as of late

[Ghoste]

We're always cranky here this time of year.  That's not an excuse because its still bad but it is an observation.