Pictures of my 1969 R/T after I bought it in 1983.

[Kern Dog]

Yes, I still have the car.  It's in project state right now.  I have some of it taken apart for restoring.  I have all the "hard to find" parts.  I'm in the process of buying aftermarket parts now.  I'm in Northern California (half way between Sacramento and Redding California).

Hey, Lee!
I live near Folsom Lake in Granite Bay. I bought my 70 Charger 500 in 2000 for $1700!
I like the wide tire look that you have. These cars have fenders that beg for big tires. The stock look seems like a big man with little feet what with 6 inch rims and an F 70 tire.
I see that you ran the classic BF Goodrich Radial T/A ! I ran several sets of that tire back then.
Was that a TYPO on that brown Challenger? $14 grand in 1986

[DixieRestoParts]

Cool Pics, thanks for sharing. Bought my F3 R/T SE in August of '82.

I Tried to buy my 70 R/T Charger in 1982 for $700.00. I bought it about 20 years later in 2001 but cost alot more then $700. LEON.

I hear ya. I purchased mine from a used car lot for $2200. My dad thought it was overpriced. The previous owner had traded it in on a Dodge Colt as he was commuting a few hundred miles one way (not everyday) to manage a Hardee's restaurant. I guess it worked out for him, he wound up being a regional manager or something and I think retired from there. He tried to buy it back, but would never pay anywhere near what it was worth. Not that I would have sold it.

[tan top]

     good pictures  L R/T ,  thanks for sharing !! 

[Derwud]

The plate on the Blue Charger looks familiar. I did own a Blue 70 R/T, and bought it for $350 at the Pomona Swap meet as a running junk pile... Can't remember the plate, but also had the wrong seats in it.. Car was cut up and parts used on my Charger, a friends Challenger and a few other Chargers.

By the way, my car was purchased in 1979 by my Brother and Sister for $700.

[66FBCharger]

Cool Pictures! Thanks for sharing them with us.
I'm guessing that with the wide front tires, your car has to have power steering.

[Mike DC]

         

I remember those days & the cheap Prices. $14k was alot back then in 86, 4 years earlier in 82 you probably could of bought it for $4k. & 4 years later in 1990 prices peaked it would probably been a $20k car. Prices really started going up in the mid 80's. LEON.

I could have seen that price being $1400 or $14,000 depending on the condition.  Such a wide variation at that time. 


Nowadays people would walk by that car at a show and mutter about how "these cars were easy to find for a couple grand until Barrett-Jackson ruined it for everyone."

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Only Charger "dealer" in knew about in that area, was/is, Brocker's Beauties, and what a piece of work Brocker was, when I tried to deal with him. Scams and lies...

[Charger_Fan]

Schneider!!!!

No way...Bernie!

[DixieRestoParts]

A personalized plate was big stuff back then too. At least where I lived it was.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

No way...Bernie!

Hah!!!!

[70B5Cuda]

I love the vintage pictures! Thanks for sharing! I was born in 82 and although I love the 68-70 mopars a lot (maybe too much) I'm glad I'm 33 now and have the support of many quality vendors...

[hemi68charger]

I love the vintage pictures! Thanks for sharing! I was born in 82 and although I love the 68-70 mopars a lot (maybe too much) I'm glad I'm 33 now and have the support of many quality vendors...

Oh Lordy.. I graduated High School in '82....... And yes, the reproduction vendor market is far past what it was.......   

[DixieRestoParts]

I love the vintage pictures! Thanks for sharing! I was born in 82 and although I love the 68-70 mopars a lot (maybe too much) I'm glad I'm 33 now and have the support of many quality vendors...

Oh Lordy.. I graduated High School in '82....... And yes, the reproduction vendor market is far past what it was.......   

Oh yeah, I can remember just about the only place to get parts were junkyards. Tried to get a vapor separator and the local parts store told me it was a tractor filter. I just put it back on and decided I'd mess with it later. I still have it! Although, not on the car anymore.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Back in 78 when I got my first Hemi Charger, there was still a ton of new parts available, but buying ones for my car was all I could barely afford. Had I had the insight and funds, I should have bought 10 of everything. For instance, a new hemi radiator was about $250.00 and a chrome Hemi air cleaner lid was around $60.00. Sounds cheap now, but when I was making 5 bucks an hour, it took a long time to save up.

[fc7_plumcrazy]

thanks for sharing the pics

Carsten

[Mopar Nut]

Cool pictures, thanks!

[AKcharger]

That is a quintessential 80's muscle car look right there!!!!

[LeesRT]

Something else I've had almost as long as my Charger.  My dad had this painting done on wood about 1984 of my car. 

[LeesRT]

Some of you have seen some of my signs I've made in the past.  I had these Roadrunner signs I did and they've always been bare wood.  I had my daughter paint one up and it doesn't look half bad.  Just thought I'd share.

[keepat]

Very nice! She did a great job!
Pat

[Lennard]

Wow, those colors make it pop!

[bakerhillpins]

+1 on the awesome BITD pics.     

[DixieRestoParts]

+1 on the awesome BITD pics.     

+2 

[tcs69rt]

Great pics, thanks!!!   

[charge69]

Love the Roadrunner art work !  Actually, my initial search for a '60's muscle car back in the early '70's had me wanting a Hemi Roadrunner really bad!  I just actually "fell" into the current Charger by fate.

These new ads I am seeing on TV featuring a cartoonish Roadrunner just like our old one has me conflicted! I guess I will always think of the original Roadrunners when I see the new commercials.