storage fees rack up on this charger

[cbrestorations]

this r/t charger has been sitting inside this self serve storage unit in the same spot since 1985, pretty cool to check it out. its a friend of a friends brother who parked it and has been paying storage fees for 30 years at $60 a month, was probly $30 when it was first put in there but still it adds up alot, gonna damn near break even when it sells lol.

[VegasCharger]

WOW 30 years! Let's just say for the benefit of doubt that storage started at $30/mo. and now $60/mo. then let's average that to $45/mo. x 30 years = $16,200

Yep, it being an R/T and clean sheet metal you're probably just about right.

Is that local here in Vegas Chris or in Cali?

[cbrestorations]

the car was supposedly bought new here in vegas but if it wasnt it sure spent most of its life sitting in the same spot here for 30 years

[dual fours]

Should the hood pins be in back of the rubber hood bumper, like behind them?
Not in front of them.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Wow, that's in bad shape now. Wonder how it looked when parked? 


Here's a question, would you pay to park your classic/collector car? And if so, what's your cost threshold for a space? 

And would you be more inclined to "visit" your car if the parking storage was structured like a "clubroom" type of atmosphere? 
There are places which are like that. Several hundred/mo. + club fees. But have some decent perks, and a place to get away...

[69rtse4spd]

Get the vin for the 70 registry, & more Pict's if you can & if he will let you. Nice clean sheet metal as said before but what's been living inside, if anything. .

[sdweatherman]

WOW 30 years! Let's just say for the benefit of doubt that storage started at $30/mo. and now $60/mo. then let's average that to $45/mo. x 30 years = $16,200

Yep, it being an R/T and clean sheet metal you're probably just about right.

Is that local here in Vegas Chris or in Cali?

Storage facilities like that are such a money sucker - they should only be used for very short term situations until a more permanent solution can be figured out. Here is an eye opener for those that have not pondered on this:

Say the monthly fee was $30 in 1985. Now it is $60. So it has gone up $1 a year over the past 30 years. Like VegasCharger said - $16K in money just gone.

How about we step it up a notch - Take that same amount of cash that was given to the storage facility, and invest it in good ole American stock. Starting with $30 a month in 1985, $31 a month in 1986, $32 a month in 1987 etc etc - for the last 30 years - he would now have a little over $100K to spend on a damn nice already done 1970 Charger R/T!

My father-in-law has been doing this for the last 30 years also - except he doesn't even have a nice restorable car in storage. He has boxes of books, old farm tools, furniture from the 80s, and other boxes of worthless junk in his storage bin. 

[super77se]

what a shame, let me guess , they are going to fix it up one day....

[ws23rt]

One would think that when the owner put it in storage they were not thinking 30 years

It's just another example of procrastination. And doing nothing is not free.  Also what's up with the outside storage? That could be free in anyone's back yard.

[Baldwinvette77]

Thats pretty cool, but i still wonder why he stored it, and never drove it 

[HANDM]

Reminds me of a storage lot in everett Wa, there is/ was two 53 corvettes or whats left of them, one a regular joe hardtop and the other a convertible race/ drag car with a full cage sitting uncovered and completely wasted. The hardtop was in a little better shape but when I tried to open either door they literally came off in my hand, and this was ten or more years ago......

[ACUDANUT]

The storage lot has made bank on this car.

[myk]

Thats pretty cool, but i still wonder why he stored it, and never drove it 

Because SOMEDAY...

[Cncguy]

Guess he could have stored it outside.

[myk]

The result would've been the same: a neglected car...

[70 sublime]

Guess he could have stored it outside.

Looks like it was stored outside in the very spot it is in the picture by the tires sunk in the gravel and no tracks getting there

[ikbrown]

Thats pretty cool, but i still wonder why he stored it, and never drove it 

Because SOMEDAY...

Yup! Always the story with people that store their cars or just keep them sitting in their yard. My buddy and I used to drive around in high school searching for hidden muscle cars that we could knock on doors to chat with the owners (back when gas was cheap enough not to feel bad for just cruising around. ha) and that's always the storyline. 'I'm going to get to it one of these days' 'I have plans for it' 'saving up for the restoration'. poor neglected cars.

Ironically, after saving a 400HO from one of those owners my friend has sort of become that person.  He hasn't been in CA for a couple years while he's been gone his 400HO and 1980 3 series have both been sitting outside waiting for him to move back and work on them. Poor things are getting worse by the year.

[wingcar]

And, he couldn't even pony-up for a car cover?    Of course by this time the car cover would look worst than the car...sad.  Looks like it was a nice Charger when parked....

[ACUDANUT]

I bet that interior is 100 percent gone.

[Dodge Don]

this r/t charger has been sitting inside this self serve storage unit in the same spot since 1985, pretty cool to check it out. its a friend of a friends brother who parked it and has been paying storage fees for 30 years at $60 a month, was probly $30 when it was first put in there but still it adds up alot, gonna damn near break even when it sells lol.

Please register the car with the 70 Charger Registry....who knows I may have paperwork/info on this car for the owner.

http://1970chargerregistry.com/

[dual fours]

Looks like the manifold and carburation is missing, bet it was a six pack, who'd want the 4 bbl. and manifold anyway?
How easy is it to remove that R/T emblem on the door, with the scoop on the door?

[Cncguy]

Looks like the manifold and carburation is missing, bet it was a six pack, who'd want the 4 bbl. and manifold anyway?
How easy is it to remove that R/T emblem on the door, with it on the door?
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You have to remove the scoop to get the RT emblem off.

[F8-4life]

http://merced.craigslist.org/cto/5080855404.html

[70 sublime]

if you are looking at this you know what it is and what they are worth...its a true 1970 r/t XS29 dodge charger numbers matching 440/727 with 3.23 rear 489 case posi diff, a/c, power steering, power brakes. the charger has been sitting in storage since 1985, yes 30 years out in the desert sun. she was an original f4 green metallic paint with vinyl top. the car has since been painted red before parked and top has gone to shit. since it was a vinyl top car it does need a roof skin to be done correctly, rear glass channel is fine, other rust spots are center trunk and lower rear quarters, not bad but do have to mention it, it is a desert car so dont expect a rust bucket. before she was parked the engine had a mild performance rebuild with cam, springs, valve work, new bearings, ring and pump but only ran for 500 miles before being stored. since being in storage the intake manifold, carb and air cleaner have been stolen, so those are missing. i do have the fan shroud and front headlight doors that are missing in the pics, also all of the original 15" rally wheels go with. the hood has the optioned turn signal indicators. the interior will need a complete restoration, it is an original wood grain dash car and original radio
does come with it too.
price is 19k and that is firm. clean original pink slip from 1985
email for more info
reson for posting this in merced is that i travel there frequently and could bring her for $200

[skip68]

$200 delivery is a good deal.    Not really convinced on price but I think that would be a great car to have.  Matching numbers rt in unrestored condition is becoming very hard to find.