remember the 68 lambo door charger

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it prolly was/is a real straight 68 charger , cant see ant one doing all that work to hlpeg type charger  

set of door /hood & trunk hinges ,   new hood  ,  put the outer door handles back on  , tidy / sort out in engine bay , different wheels , & steering wheel ,   think it will be good small block charger  

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[Ghoste]

Looking a little more dated now.

[bakerhillpins]

I don't know, it think it looks as stupid now as it did then.  I mean really? WTF were you thinking?   

I guess if it's extra stupid looking now and was just stupid looking then it technically is dated now eh? 

[Ghoste]

Pretty much, I was trying to be nice.

[DC_1]

The hood hinges look like they came out of his kitchen cabinets!

[rt green]

most people just side swipe a tree to screw up a charger.  lot less work.

[1974dodgecharger]

did this when TRANSFORMERS came out???

[billssuperbird]

Some one with to much time on there hands 

[wingcar]

The Hood treatment would making working on the engine, even for basic maintenance rather difficult it would seem....

[A383Wing]

yea, I was wondering how the spark plugs and dist parts would get changed?

Of course, if you don't drive it, they won't wear out

[DC_1]

Looks like he has a 69 waiting in the background for his next experiment.

[F8-4life]

At least its not a 4 speed car.

[Homerr]

Too much stupid to bother to undo.

[73rallye440magnum]

This guy out in Rapid City sure does roll through the Chargers. Hope he joins the site.

[myk]

Beyond hideous.  BTW nice rusted out exhaust to match the trick doors and stuff...

[Lennard]

As always... Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! 

[Baldwinvette77]

With more modern paint and wheels, and a engine worth looking at maybe it would be cool, but all that hinge work was just unnecessary on that car 

[Ghoste]

As always... Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! 

A fact sadly lost on nearly all customizers.

[Mike DC]

         
That looks like a very easy fix compared to most of the restos on this site.  It doesn't even look like anything is seriously cut-up in the process.  Those mods look like they were done mostly by adding stuff on. 

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 with that air cleaner set up !wonder where the water goes when the car is washed or it rains  

[F8-4life]

Given that nobody or very few will see this as an improvement...
Now the real question is how much of a price cut do these "custom touches" get you on the final bid, and is it more or less then the cost to bring the car back to stock.

[HPP]

The answer to the question nobody asked....

[Mike DC]

 
To the seller -

Do yourself a favor.  Post detailed pics of whatever damage has been caused by those modifications.  Especially the door hinges.


People fear the unknown.  Most are probably over-estimating how bad the damage is.  10 hours of work to reverse those lambo-doors will chase away buyers like 50 hours of rust repairs.

[skip68]

The sad realities when customizing to this degree.   It hurts the value of the car in general.   You took classic car that appealed to most charger lovers, tweaked it so that it only will appeal to a few charger lovers.  At least none here so far.     Some kids might think it's cool but kids don't have money.      Change it back and then you can sell it for top dollar of what it's worth is.   

[JB400]

Personally, I'd have to strip the car down to shell and start over.  Not much on it as is, that I like.

[TCB]

Personally, I'd have to strip the car down to shell and start over.  Not much on it as is, that I like.

yep, it needs a complete hack-job reversal. I'm sure there's bondo over one-inch thick in places.  Whomever buys this car is taking a huge gamble.  I wouldn't pay more than $10k for it.  I know that seems like project car money to most....but its like an onion, the more you peel the smellier it gets.  

[squeakfinder]

This guy out in Rapid City sure does roll through the Chargers. Hope he joins the site.

He has been on here I guess.  Posted ounce. Asked everybody for there opinion and hasn't logged back in since.



http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,10864.0.html

[70 sublime]

Personally, I'd have to strip the car down to shell and start over.  Not much on it as is, that I like.

yep, it needs a complete hack-job reversal...I'm sure there's bondo over one-inch thick in places.  Whomever buys this car is taking a huge gamble.  I wouldn't pay more than $10k for it.  I know that seems like project car money to most....but its like an onion, the more you peel the smellier it gets.  

Did you notice the big crack in the driver door post by the dash ?

[70ChargerX2]

What a waste of what was once a great car. 
I feel bad for the 69 in the back ground.
Please guys one of you go rescue it while there is still time !

Paulie

[skip68]

Some ghetto fabulous guy will buy it and think it's dope.  Put some 26" donks on it and be pimpin.   

[Dino]

Wow...that's...yeah...well...nevermind

[VegasCharger]

Even if you can get past the hinge fest, that underhood detail treatment is beyond hideious

[TCB]

I'm sure this car won't hit the reserve money seller thinks its worth.

Many folks see this as a major project (or parts car), but please don't flame me out for calling it that.

There's some nice usable parts here, or one heck of a good restorable car..... But you need to buy it for the right price.    

[1974dodgecharger]

The sad realities when customizing to this degree.   It hurts the value of the car in general.   You took classic car that appealed to most charger lovers, tweaked it so that it only will appeal to a few charger lovers.  At least none here so far.     Some kids might think it's cool but kids don't have money.      Change it back and then you can sell it for top dollar of what it's worth is.   

what kid thinks that's cool?  Kids think my car is cool, but the older generation that grew up with these cars think its hideous.....

I don't think kids would think its cool just way over the top in ugliness....

[RallyeMike]

To each his own, but that hood is completely ridiculous. Have fun changing the spark plugs....   

[Mike DC]

 
I don't think those modifications rank as cool in any demographic.  Maybe some individuals but that's it. 

Even among the "rollin on dubs" crowd those doors are probably not an improvement over stock.  It might have gone over well 15-20 years ago when the car was done but not today. 


AFAIK there is no reason to think the current seller was the builder.

[myk]

Not only that, but the DUB/DONK crowd are into mid 80's G bodies, not anything older or much newer....

[Ghoste]

What is he actually hoping it brings, does anyone know?

[skip68]

I bet he's hoping it just brings a buyer.   

[sdweatherman]

This guy gathers and sells Mopars in western South Dakota. The actual owner was in our Mopar Club for several years and either sold it to him or more likely consigned it for him to sell. The owner just wanted to build something a little different - I think the lambo doors were the in-thing when he did this. It was a hit at many of our local car shows several years back - but the cool has certainly worn off. I have not seen the car in several years. Scott.