The 1968 Charger from the dam

[70B5Cuda]

2 months ago I bought a rolling shell 68 charger from a local guy. He had 8 other 1968 Chargers on his property so I looked at the others as well. I saw another 68 Charger sitting on a dam. Fortunately, it was on some cement blocks so it was not sitting in the dirt and I could look underneath it. It looked terrible at first glance but the frame rails and rockers are in great shape. I came to an agreement with the owner and bought it too. I've been champing at the bit to post pictures but but decided not to until it I picked it up (which I did just today). Im thinking this would be a perfect candidate for a pro-touring project. I didn't get a title with it but I can get one fairly easily. It need floor pans, quarters, and rear window corner patches but I'm happy with it.




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[VegasCharger]

Damn!!! Nice story. Would've love to have seen all 8 of those Chargers.

Cool story and cool project. 

[Mytur Binsdirti]

That dam Charger is pretty sad.

[Baldwinvette77]

looks great! 

[lukedukem]

Saved another one. Good job.

Luke

[Bronzedodge]

I hope the rails are as nice as you say, I'd be skeptical myself.  Nice save though, can't wait to see it finished.   

[Cncguy]

Save it!

[70B5Cuda]

Damn!!! Nice story. Would've love to have seen all 8 of those Chargers.

Cool story and cool project. 

As requested, here are 4 of the other 1968 Chargers

[70B5Cuda]

Save it!

It will be saved! I should have a title figured out by the end of the week
I removed the bent passenger front fender to confirm that the inner fender was in perfect shape. The fender was not damaged in a wreck but was damaged by a previous owner who moved the car around with a front loader

[Baldwinvette77]

Nice! 

[Charger_Fan]

Nice find, glad you are able to save it! I guess that guy sure liked the 68's, huh? From the firewall forward, it appears to be in really good shape.

[70B5Cuda]

The previous owner never received a title with the car when he bought it 20 years ago so the charger didn't come with a title. I went through the process of applying for a title. The highway patrol crawled all over it and took several hours To inspect and make phone calls but they gave me the paperwork I needed to go to the courthouse and get a title so I can't complain. 

[Nacho-RT74]

it seems just will need the outershell, but structurally seems to be pretty much perfect!!!

Sometimes worths more to have a nice structure with original attaching points still in place and unrusted than a nice shell and have to deal correcting the unybody measurements replacing those pieces

[One mopar]

Thanks for saving them more Charger on the road means more new parts and then it's easier maintain them speaking of which how much of the body do they reproduce ? Is it like a Ford Mustang or chevy camero where can build from all new parts or do u still need to get a donor car

[darbgnik]

Thanks for saving them more Charger on the road means more new parts and then it's easier maintain them speaking of which how much of the body do they reproduce ? Is it like a Ford Mustang or chevy camero where can build from all new parts or do u still need to get a donor car

Seems the inner roof structure has to be sourced at least.....

[moparstuart]

fantastic

[Kern Dog]

Thanks for saving them more Charger on the road means more new parts and then it's easier maintain them speaking of which how much of the body do they reproduce ? Is it like a Ford Mustang or chevy CAMARO can build from all new parts or do you still need to get a donor car ??

No.

[lee2]

Wow thats a nice project. Do you have any more pictures on that old General Lee?

[70B5Cuda]

Wow thats a nice project. Do you have any more pictures on that old General Lee?

I don't. Sorry!

[One mopar]

O well just hoping they did it make it easier and tempting to make a race car that if I wreck it I don't feel bad  :icon_smile_big:my charger I will not hard core race because it's 1969 oem and it would be sad to totall it out  :Twocents:don't have to worry  ;)I have no plans for building a camero or ford in less its for the miss or kids  :icon_smile_cool:I'd like to race mopar or no car most days chevys are cheap Legos   

[suburbanfireman]

Build it to race. You have the perfect foundation for a race car. I built my Charger specifically to race starting with a car that wasn't much better.  I started with a one-legged, 318, rusted hulk. The transmission blew up when we unloaded it off the trailer!  Mopar purists can be a peculiar bunch - they might come after you with pitchforks & torches if you decided to cut up / race a pristine R/T!  

Here is a pic from the first time I raced my car (coincidentally against my Dad's 1955 Chevy with a 454 big block). He has only beaten me to the end of the track once - when he "red-lighted" and left the line WAY too early.  (I still beat him if we want to be technical about it.)

Chargers dominated the streets / tracks when they were new - they can still hold their own 49 years later!

I like the pro-touring idea too (maybe a modern hemi / 6-speed)??

Keep us updated with your progress.  

[tan top]

 

[oldgold69]

looks like a candidate for dons rust restoration 

[One mopar]

Suburban you're right I got mine car for driving but I like doing fun things with my cars  so the toy part comes in at 2 place and in the long run it's probably cheaper to have full time toy like the rottensan were I just use a hammer or a welder and don't care if it's perfect to things I don't do panel beating and sowing ones cost me too much and the other one me wife said stop aka I can do better than u win I was learning how. My pro touring is basically   Aimed at a dealer feeling/ 70s for trans am racing i know  it wouldn't pass tec. But I'd like to try and I can see dan gurney 44 / 77  Olympic car trying back in the my rims for example are to big to pass but close enough for tires to be miss printed as 15s 😏. New 6.3 nope if I had one maybe but I like other engines more ( like the 572 hemi ) the 6 speed shure but there $$$ and my auto is working so well  I'd like to use a plc to shift or flappy paddle. I keep u guys u to date on my progress speaking of which Q for administrators / in the know ware do I start a build thread ? And how do post pictures of my work on it ? Thanks. Old gold 69 have u seen my car?? Or are poking at the red car ? I looked for body shops I saw 3 in the USA with " dons auto body " 

[alfaitalia]

....must be where im foreign......is there a "Translate to English " button I've missed on here?