"well over a six figure build"

[68X426]

I really try to not trash anyone else's ride, but this one is disturbing. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Dodge-Charger-/112374344972?hash=item1a2a086d0c:g:K5oAAOSw7U5Y9TpL&vxp=mtr

Quote: "well over a six figure build" is some sort of bad joke.  Horrific engine compartment and crappy detail work.

And what the f is with the gas cap? 

[Baldwinvette77]

well technically $9,999.99 is 6 figures 

i actually kinda like that shelby cobra gas cap

[RallyeMike]

Odd tastes and big wallet = bad investment.

[chargerboy69]

I would keep the wheels. . . Everything else would be repainted/gone. 

[lukedukem]

I have one of those gas caps for my jet boat, lol

https://www.wholesalemarine.com/sea-dog-flip-top-gas-fill-351110.html?gclid=CIvs5MXlrNMCFZ21wAod8oYJFw

Luke

[JR]

I remember this car, it was featured in a European car magazine. The owner is an Italian man who came to the u.s. for business frequently, and had a shop build this car to his tastes.

I think we discussed it here.

[1974dodgecharger]

6 figure builds, but no HEMI, lmao....

[Lennard]

6 figure builds, but no HEMI, lmao....

But you get red and black zip ties under the hood!

[birdsandbees]

Laugh all you want (and the car in question does nothing for me) but there's no hemi in my car and I'm up to 152 K Cdn at this point... and I've done all the mechanical work and assembly myself on what was a driving car.  If I was paying for the tear down and component rebuild, on top of the body work and paint I farmed out, I'd be well over 200 by now and I didn't touch the engine and trans significantly. If I did the bill would be that much higher.

I guess the difference might be I know that I'd only get 65k on a very good day when it's all done. Mind you nobody knows what the reserve is set at on the car in question either.... could be 30K to get rid of that ugliness.

[daveco]

Two sad events here,
Some unfortunate Italian businessman got hosed for some serious cash.
A '68 Charger was forced to participate in the crime.

[cbrestorations]

im not sorry...that is one ugly fuckin charger

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[alfaitalia]

  Yuck.....Oh hang on....Ill take the shifter!

[challenger70]

Two sad events here,
Some unfortunate Italian businessman got hosed for some serious cash.
A '68 Charger was forced to participate in the crime.

[68pplcharger]

 

[INTMD8]

[Mytur Binsdirti]

[Homerr]

Wow, I hate everything about this car.

This Italian should stick with domestic makes.

[alfaitalia]

Wow, I hate everything about this car.

This Italian should stick with domestic makes.

NOOOOOO! One of my favorite cars of all time.......with a race pipe very few cars make the spine tingling sound of that flat twelve on full noise. Who ever did that needs beating with a large halibut....other fish are available!

[XH29N0G]

I wouldn't do that, but I am not offended by it.  I figure he did what he wanted, and I am assuming he enjoyed it after it was done.  If he could afford it and it had a place for him, then it is fine by me.  Hopefully it finds someone to give it a nice home as is, or to do again.   

[hemi-hampton]

 

[tfdub]

The pacifier on the back floor adds to it somehow. I would have at least cleaned it up before taking photos of it.
Terry

[INTMD8]

NOOOOOO! One of my favorite cars of all time.......with a race pipe very few cars make the spine tingling sound of that flat twelve on full noise. Who ever did that needs beating with a large halibut....other fish are available!

Yep, poor TR. Interestingly Ferrari calls it a V12 due to crank pin layout.

[venecharger]

There's no other way, I have to say it in Venezuelan spanish: ¡Dios mío, qué vaina es esa!

[birdsandbees]

The pacifier on the back floor adds to it somehow. I would have at least cleaned it up before taking photos of it.
Terry

The car or the pacifier??? !!!! 

[tfdub]

Both. And the little car next to the pacifier too.

[chargerperson]

Car is at $42,800 and not yet at reserve.  What do you guys figure it would cost to return the car to a decent more "normal" car?  Even if good body work was done previously, would seem you would have to disassembly to repaint, especially the GM style paint job in the engine compartment, plus the interior is challenging and need of some investment (new restored dash plus some seats). 
Car would seem to be worth $30K at most unless it actually fit your taste

[daveco]

If you look at the photos in detail, the craftsmanship is not impressive. I would expect everything needs to be redone. Some parts (like the console) look like they may have been nice before the mod and now will require considerable effort to get a good result.

The ideal customer for this car would be somewhat ignorant of Mopars in general, recently / easily wealthy,
and drunk.

[70B5Cuda]

If you look at the photos in detail, the craftsmanship is not impressive. I would expect everything needs to be redone. Some parts (like the console) look like they may have been nice before the mod and now will require considerable effort to get a good result.

The ideal customer for this car would be somewhat ignorant of Mopars in general, recently / easily wealthy,
and drunk.

Lol. Too true. the new owner will certainly satisfy all three requirements.

[Kern Dog]

That is funny.

[crj1968]

Car is at $42,800 and not yet at reserve.  What do you guys figure it would cost to return the car to a decent more "normal" car?  Even if good body work was done previously, would seem you would have to disassembly to repaint, especially the GM style paint job in the engine compartment, plus the interior is challenging and need of some investment (new restored dash plus some seats). 
Car would seem to be worth $30K at most unless it actually fit your taste

Minus the color choice(s) I think it's pretty cool. But not $42K cool and rising....but this mopar / musclecar frenzy is almost science fiction lately....so who knows?

[daveco]

In all seriousness this strikes me a a scam car. If it was in fact a completion for a wealthy businessman (which I kinda doubt) he probably walked away after the first inspection. This would have been really neat in say, 1980-~maybe the mid '90s. But there are too many incongruities to believe that the person/persons building it had a clue.
-Crazy wild interior/paint with a stock looking engine 🤔
-Lots of issues with the "Italian leather" (looks sloppy as all get out)
-The aforementioned trash on the floor, seriously, you can't even pick up the trash???

I totally have no problem with customs or retro-mods or whatever. This one strikes me as a scam.

[daveco]

Looks like this seller is an EBay flipper.
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=coolrunninwater&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&searchInterval=30

Nothing wrong with that I guess, just keep in mind that any details presented are simply what the seller was told by the previous sucker/seller/owner.

[chargerperson]

Car is at $58,100 and has not hit reserve....

[Kern Dog]

Whoever bids that high for the car should be hit in the face.

[NHCharger]

I'd drive it...............................Straight to my shop and strip it.
The ass on these cars look so plain when they are painted the body color.
Looking at the engine compartment I noticed all the plug wires zip tied together. I always thought you wanted some separation between them. Or is that now a mute point with the better technology with today's plug wires.

[bakerhillpins]

I'm usually a fan of white interiors but that's too much white for me. Not a fan of the paint scheme either, the colors are another story.  Each to his own.

When you make something (car or otherwise) too personal, you greatly reduce you ability to pull your money back out and as such I am quite surprised at the current 60k bid. 

[JB400]

It's not my choice of colors, but it shows off the lines of the Charger well.