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Need your help! Dodge Charger 1968

Started by Tina, January 23, 2016, 04:37:43 PM

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Tina

Hello guys,
I am new here and I thought probably you could help me.
I am from Europe- Slovakia and me and my BF will come to USA in the first week of April.
We definitely decided to buy Dodge Charger 1968, we were looking for one in Europe, but here is the price not fair compared to condition of the car.
So I would like to ask you, (cause I saw that here are so many of you experts for Chargers  ;) if is it easy to find and buy some Charger 68 somewhere in USA?
It is not important where in USA, we will arrange to go anywhere for it.
We were checking also some auctions or ads, but I wanted to ask you here what do you think.
It is not important which engine will be in there, but important for us is bodywork, which should be rust free, or only little bit at not important parts of bodywork.
Excelent paintwork is not needed. Also interior can be damaged, but with all parts.
Also it has to be fully running- I mean the engine, that we can leave after buy with it with no problems.

Thank you for your kind replies and help.
I hope we will find our new baby for our garage  :patriot:

JB400

First off, welcome to the forum :cheers:  Any particular options you'd like to have with the car?  Budget?

Tina

Thank you for your welcome  ;)

Oh, I forgot to write budget. Let´s say approximately max 20000. It everything depends on the condition of car.
Of course when we will find some cheaper it will be bonus, cause we will also have to arrange some transport to Europe and that also cost something.

The main parts will be great to have in or with car, but you know some interior parts will not be problem if they will missing.

cavemanno1

Hi Tina!

Welcome  :2thumbs:
I'm from Hungary not far from you!I have just bought a '68 charger from Indiana after looking for one for two years.But my search was difficult because i wanted a true r/t (440 engine) 4 speed car.
'68 chargers for sale are rare and if they run commend big bucks.Your best bet would be looking at ebay,craigslist and wanted sections here and on for b bodies only forum.
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,121994.0.html

Just a note!Even if the interior is complete but damaged you still need to buy new parts so i wouldn't get to hang upon on the interior parts.
Unfortunately everything is mega expensive for these cars but this is what it is!

Shipping would be $1700-2000 in shared container from East Cost to Rotterdam.Cheapest tax there in Europe,6 percent on classic cars and was told easier custom but haven't experienced any of it yet.Plus shipping within the States depending on the distance.Tax on your car and parts you may bring with it then shipping to Slovakia.Roughly 1200km 11-12 hours trip so that's another 1000 euros or so.
Just because the car run it doesn't mean it's roadworthy and might need new wiring,suspension,brakes,wheels,tires,exhaust,gastank and million of little parts.You could spend 20k easily on parts alone!
But probably you are gonna be the only one with a '68 charger there just like me in Hungary!!!

Good luck with your search and hope you can find what you want!
People here are very friendly and helpfull,great bunch for sure!

All the best,

Peter

nvrbdn

welcome to the site. Good luck in your search. one way to help find your car is to look at a middle man in the states to aid with checking the car out etc... before buying sight unseen.  There are also people on here who would be willing to check out a car if it was close to a members house. Buy a person lunch and a few bucks for gas, and it could save you a lot of grief dealing with someone about a car not up to snuff.  Be sure to keep us informed when you find your baby!!!!!! :2thumbs:
70 Dodge Charger 500
70 Duster (Moulin Rouge)
73 Challenger
50 Dodge Pilot House

Tina

cavemanno1 : Great to see you here neighbour  :laugh:  I was wondering, if I will find somebody from Europe here.
Yes we still check ebay and few days ago I found the craigslist and Bbody page, so these are my favourites all day long  :icon_smile_big:
We have already contacted those seller of few chargers 68 in link what you mentioned, he sent us few pictures, but all those cars are not what we are looking for.

We know that everything is not cheap, but we want to work on the car step by step, it is for us some kind of relax :) We have more european cars in garage but we decided after few years thoughts that we definitely need US car and it has to be charger 68  :drool5:
So we are looking for some kind of "badass" car with good condition of body and running engine.
It will be our car for rest of life, not only for few years, so we will have so much time to work on.


nvrbdn: thank you for great idea, this will be very helpful, so probably I will ask here somebody for help when we will find something.
Or then when we will arrive in April, if somebody will find free time to go with us to take a look at some baby  ;)

cavemanno1

How is the registration law in Slovakia for classic cars?In Hungary they have an inspection called "old timer" car inspection where they give out point for originality,quality and all around driveability.You loose points for every little flaws so we have to restore these cars to kinda factory condition :brickwall:

The problem is with getting all the parts to shipped to you after you got your car is shipping cost and tax,vat!
To here a $150 item would be around $300-350 depending on the weight and sizes.We have 27 percent import tax on the purchase price plus shipping cost which would be half the buying price,again it depends on the weight and size,then they tax that amount with 25 percent in the name of other bullshit taxes!!!

Imagine to have a disc brake kit sent to you that cost $600 and weights 10-15 kg?A windshield that cost $160 or so would be 1000 euro to Netherland plus shipping to your country!I know because i have checked it!

Everything is expensive but if you ad shipping and tax on them they are unreasonably expensive.That is why all American cars in Europe are so expensive i think.

Check mobile.de a German car site.They have chargers as well but the cheapest one is 35000 euros,which is probably $37-38k,and that's a plane Jane 318 auto green car.They don't even have a real r/t or 4 speed car for sale.They are rare in the States as well for sale!

If you find your car ask and pay someone to keep your car for a couple of months till you get the parts you need.Then ship it back with them.
Of course it is risky and need to trust that person but in my case i had no other option.

There is a big American car meeting in Hungary in Komaron at the end of the summer!Visit there,might find something else you like beside a charger!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5OzJSCECtc

cbrestorations

there are a few 68 chargers on the market right now on craigslist that appear to be decent deals, i have a 68 that would be perfect for you but i have a guy who was supposed to put a deposit on it a week ago and has not yet, he has one more day and then im done with him. metal wise its in real good shape, it only needs quarter skins. in ur budget i could of built a fresh performance 440, rebuilt trans, all new wiring harness, all new disc brake conversion, sure grip rear, new quarter skins, all new rebuilt suspension.

Tina

cavemanno1: It is very similar here in Slovakia  :flame:  Tax, vat and we have also special tax for kW. I will write you PM with prices.

I agree that those are horrible shipping fees. That is the biggest problem, but we should be in USA 2 weeks, so the main parts which will be necessary, we hope we will find and buy and ship with car.

Also checking mobile.de, but like you write, prices are higher.

We know about that American car meeting  :yesnod:  100% sure we will come this year there.

cbrestorations:  Ohh, that sounds great  ;) Can you please send me some pictures of the car? And also some car details? Because we found today one on craigslist and it is also very good deal.
We have only problem, that we have air tickets for April, but we are definitely looking for some way how to manage some buy or deposit earlier then in April if the car will be ok.

VegasCharger

Hello Tina and BF of Tina, welcome aboard :cheers:

Good luck in your search :2thumbs:

20k is on the low end for a rust free running 68 Charger even if it's a 318 green Charger. But you never know you may find a great deal out there. Also if you're coming in April and pending how long you're staying & where you're staying, you may be able to hit one of the big Mopar swap meets and gather up some parts there. This board has plenty of info on all Chargers especially 2nd gen Chargers 1968-70.

Oh and BTW 68s are the best of all Chargers, GREAT CHOICE!!!

Mopar Nut

"Dear God, my prayer for 2024 is a fat bank account and a thin body. Please don't mix these up like you did the last ten years."

Tina

VegasCharger : Thank you for your welcome  ;)
We know that 20k is not much, but we have hope and positive thinking  :icon_smile_big:
We will arrive to Chicago in first week of April and stay for 2 weeks. Can you please write me more about the big Mopar swap meet? It sound perfect. Where and when?  :icon_smile_big:

Mopar Nut: Thank you, it is great to see kind guys here around  :icon_smile_wink:

tan top

Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

Tina

tan top:  :wave:

We found today this one, what do you think guys? Could it be real? I know that it is 318, but looking good and price is more then great.

https://humboldt.craigslist.org/cto/5411019703.html

cbrestorations

As long as it is not full of bondo and rusty that is a good deal, probly won't find much better than that

tan top

Quote from: Tina on January 24, 2016, 04:29:59 PM
tan top:  :wave:

We found today this one, what do you think guys? Could it be real? I know that it is 318, but looking good and price is more then great.

https://humboldt.craigslist.org/cto/5411019703.html

lower rear quarter  &  rear valance   looks the wrong shape to me  :scratchchin:  
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

cavemanno1

Tina,tan top is your man!Been using his advice for 5 years now and i would have bough the first thing i saw if it wasn't for him  :smilielol:


They satart with "very rare".Wonder if it because the engine is not swapped out yet like the rest of the small blocks? :lol:

Tina is about 4 hours away from me so it would be great to have someone else as well with a '68 charger close by!
Hope you can find something!
I'd go with cbrestoration deal as it sound great!Plus he is well known here and might be more patient with over seas money transfer.When i bough my car it took the bank two weeks to sort out the wire transfer.
Had a few people who were not interested selling their car abroad because it is more hassle.But some love selling it to "naive" foreigners who won't check the car out before buying it.That happened to me the first time and got screwed by a former member here.

All the best!


Tina

tan top:  :2thumbs: thank you for your observation, we really appreciate it!
We decided to take the car from cbrestoration, so cross the fingers to that deal, if we will find soe way how to manage it with cbrestoration  ;)

cavemanno1 : It will be more then amazing to have some new friend few hours from our city with another charger 68  :vert: :vert:

1974dodgecharger

one of these days the value of these cars are gonna crash.....

cavemanno1

Then i will buy 3 more!!!John,i doubt they are going to loose their value a lot!They keep making movies with '68 '69 chargers and they are always gonna be popular just like most american muscle cars.Over here in Europe they are crazy about them,unfortunately most of them can't afford them.

Fingers crossed cbtestoration will do a business with you!Ask him to do a 4 speed swap while the car is there,if he will do it!

Tina

If one day would it be possible, I would have couple of chargers no matter of the value  :coolgleamA:
high or low value, who cares when that car looks damn good  ;)

4 speed manual trans, would be some kind of perfection  :drool5:  ;D

cbrestorations

i can tell you there are 5 less chargers in the world thanks to a new movie being filmed right now

cbrestorations

my car is available only if this other guy doesnt pay a deposit by today, i have given him plenty of time in 2 weeks just to pay the deposit.

Dreamcar

Quote from: cbrestorations on January 25, 2016, 11:10:18 AM
i can tell you there are 5 less chargers in the world thanks to a new movie being filmed right now

OK, now I'm curious... :popcrn:
"And another thing, when I gun the motor, I want people to think the world is coming to an end." - Homer Simpson

1969 Charger, 383, Q5/V1W, A35, H51, N88,  numbers match (under restoration)

cbrestorations

what is the opposite of "slow and wussy"

Dreamcar

Quote from: cbrestorations on January 25, 2016, 12:28:53 PM
what is the opposite of "slow and wussy"

Oh, I thought it would be something I'd watch.  :smilielol:
"And another thing, when I gun the motor, I want people to think the world is coming to an end." - Homer Simpson

1969 Charger, 383, Q5/V1W, A35, H51, N88,  numbers match (under restoration)

cavemanno1

cbrestoration,i think if someone wanted your charger or anything that matter,they would make sure to pay up.Two weeks is a long time for a deposit,should have been right away.I put down my deposit 5 minutes after the auction ended when i stopped jumping up and down because i wanted it badly.

Think of the good deed as well as earning money with Tina  :2thumbs:
You have no idea how hard it is to find and buy a '68 charger from over here.Not trying to persuade you to do anything just saying,that selling this car to Tina would help her a lot.You don't have to deal with other people's nonsense again with this car as they are ready to pay up.The way i see it,it's a win win for both of you.

Tina

Cavemanno1: thnx  ;) I agree with you, but on the other side, cbrestoration is fair and when he told to somebody that he has 2 weeks for deposit..he is keeping the word. It sounds fair to me, so we will only hope that the other guy will not pay it..


VegasCharger

Tina, cbrestorations (Chris) is a straight up guy :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:

He knows his stuff when it comes to old muscle and especially 2nd gen Chargers.

I have dealt with him before as I bought a 1970 Charger shell from about three years ago and it was a smooth transaction. Plus I made a Mopar friend and connection in the process. We both live in Las Vegas, NV.

So if you end up making a deal with him and it's before April 23rd you could make the Spring Fling show in Van Nuys, CA. About a 5 hour drive from Vegas. It's an all Mopar swap meet and car show for Saturday & Sunday of that weekend.

Mopars at the Strip will be before you arrive. This is the Las Vegas Mopar event. Race, show and swap. That's March 18-19-20. In my earlier reply those were some of the shows I was referring to. These shows are closest (time wise) upon your arrival. Some of the other big MoPar shows across the USA start later in the summer such as Carlisle, The Nationals, English Town, Monster MoPar, Mopars in the Park, etc. If you Google any of these events you should be able to gather some info.

Hope that helps :cheers:

cbrestorations

thanks bryan, but actually you bought that 70 charger from tj, the guy who i was working for at the time, i was just the middle guy as he knew nothing about chargers. would you have ur 68 driveable by spring fling? maybe you, lennard and i could all drive our turd buckets down there lol

Tina

VegasCharger : that is awsome, maybe we will make our visit of States few days longer then  ;)
But everything depends on if we will be able to buy charger from cbrestoration, still waiting  ;)

Checked already all those other shows and damn that would be awesome to be a part of one.
The dream will come true  :angel: ;D

I know that for you guys it is probably normal race and show, but believe, here in Europe are not that big events with not so many special cars and engines and power! So for us it is something special  :drool5: And please don´t take me like some hillbilly who never saw some muscle car  :rofl:

So damn yes, I hope we will manage it somehow to visit for example Spring Fling and be there like  :popcrn: :popcrn: :popcrn:

cbrestorations

well he came thru on payment and promissed to pay off the car by the end of the week, im sorry tina. as of right now there is not alot on the market for a 1968 charger. i would say that silver car is the best deal at the moment. you could always have it transported to me and i could install a 440 and go thru the car so its reliable for you to drive around while here in the states. he is at 19k or best offer, if you could get it for 17k then you could fund the big block conversion

cbrestorations

i put some feelers out to try and find one for you aswell

VegasCharger

Quote from: cbrestorations on January 25, 2016, 06:25:46 PM
thanks bryan, but actually you bought that 70 charger from tj, the guy who i was working for at the time, i was just the middle guy as he knew nothing about chargers. would you have ur 68 driveable by spring fling? maybe you, lennard and i could all drive our turd buckets down there lol

Thanks for the encouragement CBR but that probably won't happen. Plus I'm going to haul the parts that don't sell at MATS to SF. And who knows maybe pick some parts along the way, it's an on going circle ;D

Quote from: Tina on January 26, 2016, 09:17:51 AM
VegasCharger : that is awsome, maybe we will make our visit of States few days longer then  ;)
But everything depends on if we will be able to buy charger from cbrestoration, still waiting  ;)

Checked already all those other shows and damn that would be awesome to be a part of one.
The dream will come true  :angel: ;D

I know that for you guys it is probably normal race and show, but believe, here in Europe are not that big events with not so many special cars and engines and power! So for us it is something special  :drool5: And please don´t take me like some hillbilly who never saw some muscle car  :rofl:

So damn yes, I hope we will manage it somehow to visit for example Spring Fling and be there like  :popcrn: :popcrn: :popcrn:

Yes you would really like Spring Fling if there's no shows like that across the pond.

Tough break on the CBR 68 Charger deal but keep your head up with a positive attitude and one will come your way.

cavemanno1

That sucks big time!I would be well pissed off for sure.Now someone who can't keep his end of the deal gets the car instead of these guys whom will have much harder time to find a car.
Well Tina,maybe it wasn't meant for you guys!It's upsetting for sure but you can't give up,not that you mentioned it,after the first blow!Just keep at it and time will tell how bad you want it!

Make sure you know all your registration rules about what allowed and what not before buying a car!
Like in Hungary they require number matching cars.Although my car's engine isn't number matching but it is the same engine size and family,so i guess they are gonna have to be OK with it!

Germany has some strict rules as well,so read upon that!

stripedelete

Tina, requirements verses money,  you are placing a tough order..   Even if you find a non-running, numbers matching, Arizona shell, it will be a long expensive restoration.   For most of us, the resoration process can really suck the fun out of the hobby, regardless of whether you do it yourself, or, you use a reputable restoration shop.

Consider waiting a while and coming over with $40k USD.  With good due diligence, you should be able to drive a pretty nice car home.

Try This:

Put your hand in front of your face and ask someone to hit it with a shovel.  Drop your hand right before the shovel hits it.   That's restoration.

Buy a $100 bottle of Scotch and splash it over a couple of ice cubes.  Then sit in a recliner while someone rubs your feet.  That's buying it restored.

Good luck! ;)


cbrestorations

Quote from: cbrestorations on January 24, 2016, 12:20:37 PM
there are a few 68 chargers on the market right now on craigslist that appear to be decent deals, i have a 68 that would be perfect for you but i have a guy who was supposed to put a deposit on it a week ago and has not yet, he has one more day and then im done with him. metal wise its in real good shape, it only needs quarter skins. in ur budget i could of built a fresh performance 440, rebuilt trans, all new wiring harness, all new disc brake conversion, sure grip rear, new quarter skins, all new rebuilt suspension.

i hope i dont look like a jerk...lol, i clearly stated he had 1 more day to come up with the money as i kept my word to him. he paid 2 minutes before closing at his bank

cavemanno1

Not a jerk but could have been a bit more flexible!
So the guy promised to pay the deposit but had hard time doing it but you than give hope to these guys then take it away?You think that guy will keep his end of the bargin and paying you all the money when he had difficulty paying even the deposit?
If someone would come here to Hungary and wanted to buy a specific item that only can be found here and i had it for sale and a buyer who kept stringing me along,i would just tell the buyer that you had your chance you blow it.Then I would sell it to those who are in greater need and would have much harder time to buy it otherwise.
Your buyer could buy it any day any week when one is for sale if he wanted to.What do you think the chances are for Tina to find one and buy one?Time difference,language barrier,people's feelings about these cars leaving the states,of course it's completely alright letting it rot in a field but leaving the States,no!



cbrestorations

Quote from: cavemanno1 on January 26, 2016, 08:27:15 PM
Not a jerk but could have been a bit more flexible!
So the guy promised to pay the deposit but had hard time doing it but you than give hope to these guys then take it away?You think that guy will keep his end of the bargin and paying you all the money when he had difficulty paying even the deposit?
If someone would come here to Hungary and wanted to buy a specific item that only can be found here and i had it for sale and a buyer who kept stringing me along,i would just tell the buyer that you had your chance you blow it.Then I would sell it to those who are in greater need and would have much harder time to buy it otherwise.
Your buyer could buy it any day any week when one is for sale if he wanted to.What do you think the chances are for Tina to find one and buy one?Time difference,language barrier,people's feelings about these cars leaving the states,of course it's completely alright letting it rot in a field but leaving the States,no!




the guy who wanted this 68 charger was a young guy who was saving his money to afford a charger, you want me to kill his dream...i allowed this guy to make a deposit and then make payments to finish paying the car off...not many people woud do that for someone.  i said the option was there to buy if he didnt come thru,  so i mearly filled tina in on what the car was and what i could do for her within her budget if he bailed. clearly stated in the first message...you are kinda blowing this up into something it doesnt need to be or intended. what you dont see is i have messaged her behind the scenes on another 68 i have found that i believe could of even been better than the original one i was talking about. she didnt really seem too interested in that one so i told her again if i come across one that suits you better i would let you know. its not like i said hey, sorry have to find one else where, i like helping people.

Lennard

I don't really see why you feel the need to reprimand cbrestorations,  caveman.
He was loud and clear when he explained the situation with the car in his first reply.

cavemanno1

I didn't reprimand him or was not intended at least even if it came across like that.I didn't know the circumstances so I don't judge just stated my mind.
It's good that you help that young kid out and hope Tina find a car once!

ht4spd307

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Charger-/331763069978?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4d3e9eb41a:g:RhYAAOSwL7VWhc~w&item=331763069978     http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/201510301189?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT               here you go tina a few you may be interested in...  welcome to the real world caveman its not school time were every body helps  you when you fall down.its dog eat dog or every man for himself unfortunately first come first serve .lucky enough there is some good people on this website that are willing to help.when i brought my charger there was 3 other people offering the owner more than i paid after the deposit was put down by me a day prior.to be honest i was surprised he didn't  take the other offers as the guy had young children a mortgage and the extra money would have helped his situation but he was a good man and stuck to his word most wouldn't .you have the good ,bad & the ugly on this site mostly good.

Tina

In the beginning, sorry for this long post.

We are not interested and didn´t want to lead some wars and fights here. We need help and good advice and we are more then glad that you guys accepted
us here on forum, but let us make some things to be clearer, just to not think about us that we are some strangers from Europe.

Cars are our life. Everytime when my boyfriend brings home some another looking bad car or let´s call it wreck (cause sometimes it loks like that),
he knows that his bed for next 2 nights is couch (exaggerating)  :rofl: , but then we start work on it together for pleasure, because we like this kind of relax and life.

My boyfriend came along many oldtimers, european but he knows everything what it takes..nerves,stress etc.. So we don´t need some education or
guidance about what some restoration takes and what is it about.

The time has come, that after european cars we have to move forward. Our mutual dream was always 1968 Charger and nothing else jst 1968 Charger.
We were just talking about it, that one day we will buy this car. And that one day, came now  :yesnod: So we started to manage things around, start to sell some crazy project cars and buy our dream which will grow older with us. My boyfriend says: "Not spending mile with bmw to get my future child to kindergarten. It will be misery for both of us"  :icon_smile_big:

Our budget for the start is plus/minus 20k, not 35k neithter 40k. We are not interested in buying totally restored car.
That is not fun for us, but we also have some idea what to expect. We know that we will lose 3x more money as to buy some restored nice car,
but you know , that´s it.

Please try to understand us, for us is buying Charger 68 big problem, we know that somebody also has dreams for years and waits for charger too, but
in Europe is Charger like some sci-fi  :icon_smile_big:  It´s not possible to buy it here, or you can buy it from strange people who have only wrecks without parts just for busines.
Not talking about many taxes,VAT etc, and then problem with registration to be able to take it on road. We will have to register it in other country because of it.
So yes, we think our dream is more bigger and not that easy to reach it.
We are happy that we met here the same crazy member as we are - cavemanno1, cause he is few hours from our city and we hope we will enjoy all this joy from Charger with him.

And few words to that sold Charger from our point of view.
We have no need and don´t want to make you some bad name here or copy paste our conversation, but you made us offer which we were looking for.
You gave us an offer and said he has last day to send 5k deposit, then the car can be ours. We waited for that last day till 5pm like you said the banks will be closed.We waited for information.
Then the day after deadline of deposit you sent us information that he sent only 4k of deposit 5k.
Also that you are tired of him and you just going to refund his money or put it towards the other charger he wanted to buy.
You were talking about higher deposit from us, so beacause of your good name here and know that parts aren´t cheap we decided to send you 8-10k
also with statement of payment from bank to be sure that we paid it and not only take some more time.
You know what we mean, we had good-will to send that big amount to person only because your good name here.
And then in one hour you sent another information that the guy when you want tu refund him money, sent the last 1000 and car is sold, believe me that we were more then upset,because you gave us the hope, but yes i agree that not promise. If you would write only that the deposit was paid, we will be only sad and that´s it.

But we appreciate that you are man that keep the word, we don´t know here much people with this priceless character.
We just think that you could be more flexible (like cavemanno1 wrote), especially when he sent deposit after deadline and in two parts.
So that´s it to this topic from our point of view, but we don´t want to discuss it again and again, so please let´s make thick line to this.

Don´t anybody think something bad about us or cbrestoration, he apologice for this situation and he is still trying to help us find some other charger 68,
we do realy appreciate it, but the other offer is  for longer comunication, so we have to think about it more. Thank you for your patience.  :nixon:

VegasCharger

Hopefully a good 68 Charger deal will find it's way to you Tina  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

That's 1968 Charger and nothing else!! Not 1969 Charger or 1970 Charger.

Good luck :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:

ht4spd307


Tina

Thank you ht4spd307, but yes, it was not the car what we were looking for  ;)

ralley72

here's a nice 69 if you change your mind about just getting a 68. this is not my car and I know nothing about it.
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/5452510670.html
good luck in your search.

Mike
1973 Roadrunner 400 mag. 4 sp

alfaitalia

No offence to anyone with that colour but........erm....that really is not pleasant.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you !!

stripedelete

No problem.  Just call the $20k used , running/driving, 68 Charger factory and have them knock one out in  better color.    :shruggy:

cbrestorations

im sure you will find one, just have to wait for the right one to pop up. in that $20,000 price range for a driver, cant be too picky though

bull

I'm not going to go through all the responses to see if this comment is here but one big problem is knowing where to go. The US is a big chunk of land and unless you've got a couple of weeks it's going to be tough to see many cars if they're spread out at all. Therefore, you might try to concentrate on some areas where rust is/was less of a problem. In other words, stay away from the northeast. Maybe stick to the southwest (California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, etc.).

Also, $20k is kind of a weird middle ground for Chargers. It's not enough to get a good one. You're almost better of spending $10k or less on one needing a full restoration or bumping it up to $35k (or so) and try to find one that needs nothing or next to nothing.

ht4spd307


cbrestorations

Quote from: ht4spd307 on February 20, 2016, 07:25:11 PM
here is another but its like drag racing its all about reaction time  :whistling:   http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Charger-/201526597758?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2eebebd87e:g:QhMAAOSwDuJWx4Gi&item=201526597758

damn people suck at pictures...so we know theres a naked front clip, tail lights, front and rear glass, quarter panels, doors and an r/t emblem. 18k and thats all the pics we get lol  :smilielol:

ht4spd307

almost looks like two cars as the engine bay is green but the body is orange maybe a gl clone wantabe

VegasCharger

Damn! Gotta wonder if that's a complete rust free California 68 Charger R/T. Interesting, maybe he doesn't really want to sell it thus the lazy photos. Might be one of those wifey things.

Barfyspitz

Wow! I'm surprised at the angry response from caveman number one. Seems like he took out some unjustifiable  insults and hostilities on CB restorations which I don't think Cbrestorations deserved for merely keeping up his end of the bargain. From what I read he gave the kid a deadline and the kid met the deadline. Caveman, I don't think he owed it to you or Tina to break his word just because Tina is from a foreign country. Seems like cb restorations  and others were  trying hard to help locate another suitable car for her.  This forum is full some of the most helpful people you'll ever find who try to do anything they can to help strangers locate a cars, parts, or to fix a problem with their cars.

fc7_plumcrazy

Quote from: Barfyspitz on February 21, 2016, 01:57:42 AM
Wow! I'm surprised at the angry response from caveman number one. Seems like he took out some unjustifiable  insults and hostilities on CB restorations which I don't think Cbrestorations deserved for merely keeping up his end of the bargain. From what I read he gave the kid a deadline and the kid met the deadline. Caveman, I don't think he owed it to you or Tina to break his word just because Tina is from a foreign country. Seems like cb restorations  and others were  trying hard to help locate another suitable car for her.  This forum is full some of the most helpful people you'll ever find who try to do anything they can to help strangers locate a cars, parts, or to fix a problem with their cars.

+1

verdelaw

Quote from: ralley72 on February 19, 2016, 03:59:08 PM
here's a nice 69 if you change your mind about just getting a 68. this is not my car and I know nothing about it.
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/5452510670.html
good luck in your search.

Mike

Nice 69?!  What nice 69?!?  It's a picture of a physical photograph that the picture-taker is holding in their hand:rofl: The second is of a disembodied engine bay.. the paint color seems to match, but who knows!  Lol two crappy pictures.. $45k please!  This is either a scammer or a moron or both in this clist ad... standard really for craigslist.  I can never understand how someone could logically ask for thousands of dollars of other people's money and provide only a couple of crappy pics and a few lines of text, complete with misspellings and grammar mistakes.  FFS.. almost every word-processor out there highlights these problems!  Do people really sell $45k cars with these feeble 3-minute efforts?  :shruggy:

E86/A47

QuoteAlso, $20k is kind of a weird middle ground for Chargers. It's not enough to get a good one. You're almost better of spending $10k or less on one needing a full restoration or bumping it up to $35k (or so) and try to find one that needs nothing or next to nothing.

I agree with bull but think spending a little more is the way to go seeing that the cost of a full resto will wind up being a lot more. I paid about 28k then put 2k into it and have a car that I can drive anywhere.

Forget 68, I think it will be very hard to find a decent 2nd gen charger for 20k, especially not being in the states and able to jump on any possible great deal (read decent 2nd gen charger for 20k) as the good ones will go quick.

Good luck finding your dream car! If I see anything, I will post it.

Tina

Nothing like: forget 68, will not happen  :coolgleamA: We will be still looking, praying and hunting for one  :P  you never know..

Once again, we are not looking for restored car, so we know we can put 10k more and have it in better shape, but thats not our path.