1969 Mr. Norms 426 Hemi Dodge Charger R/T Survivor

[BIGBLCK11]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Dodge-Charger-R-T-/222539734029?hash=item33d066dc0d:g:Al4AAOSwPWRZOZWY&vxp=mtr

[alfaitalia]

Be interesting to see what that goes for.....lots I would reckon!

Usual low standard of listing for a quality car. The body work is covered in dust and the photos that are not in shadows to make seeing the paint/dust more difficult are so dark you can barely see anything!!

[Lennard]

Nice car but that small hood scoop looks dumb.
I wonder why they made holes in the upper radiator support.

[70 sublime]

Nice car but that small hood scoop looks dumb.
I wonder why they made holes in the upper radiator support.

If you look they have some holes the same size on both sides of the rad also

I had a car in the past and it looked like swiss cheese because someone had drilled all kinds of holes in the same places as this one

[Lennard]

Those supports are already weak from the factory.  Instead of making holes in it, they should have braced it. Specially with a 426 Hemi sitting next to it.

[tan top]

 been for sale a number of times ,  its the one with swiss cheese frame rails   

[alfaitalia]

been for sale a number of times ,  its the one with swiss cheese frame rails   

Ah.....hence the poor under car photography!

[hemi-hampton]

been for sale a number of times ,  its the one with swiss cheese frame rails   

Are the Frame Rails Swiss cheese from rust holes or swiss cheese from more weight saving hole drilling light weighting like the Radiator Core Support?  Just like the old time 60's racers used to do.  LEON.

[tan top]

been for sale a number of times ,  its the one with swiss cheese frame rails  

Are the Frame Rails Swiss cheese from rust holes or swiss cheese from more weight saving hole drilling light weighting like the Radiator Core Support?  Just like the old time 60's racers used to do.  LEON.

  yep you got it  Leon ! Drilled      weight saving   , even the K frame is drilled  

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[Charger-Bodie]

Too cool for school.

[Bad B-rad]

Such a cool car!!!!
Looks great(take that scoop off), and has the cool MR. Norm factor, and Hemi.
Only a four speed could make it any cooler.


If it has all the "weight saving" holes all over, then man,that sucks so bad!!
What one guy did back in the day to go fast, has totally made the buyer of this car's life a bunch more difficult.

I wonder if it even made any noticeable change in the car, before holes and after?

I wonder if the "swiss cheese incident" is why the sale keeps falling through?

I would think that is something you may want to show in the pictures of the car  in the add.Its that type of last minute surprise that pisses people off to find out after they have set up transportation and driven 850 miles to pay for and pick up the car.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

I believe that this car for sale at American Muscle Car Restorations in RI a few years ago. If so, what's with the new-found coat of dust? Trying to make it out to be a barn find?

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been for sale a number of times ,  its the one with swiss cheese frame rails  

Are the Frame Rails Swiss cheese from rust holes or swiss cheese from more weight saving hole drilling light weighting like the Radiator Core Support?  Just like the old time 60's racers used to do.  LEON.

  yep you got it  Leon ! Drilled      weight saving   , even the K frame is drilled  

click link below scroll down & check out (6bblgt' s ) post  

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,118332.0.html

[6bblgt]

I knew I had pic of the "lightening" just couldn't find them 

[hemi-hampton]

Looks like stock seat mounts, should of used the A100 Van seat mounts drilled with big holes like all the 68 Super stock Hemi Cudas & Darts did. And a strap holding cornings plexiglass windows. LEON.

[1974dodgecharger]

never understood the hole drilling thing for weight savings....seriously 1 inch holes aint gonna save much....I know better ways to save weight.

[Jarven]

Is this a scam? It is Up for sale again on Ebay with the exact same pictures and description all the way down to "happy car hunting"
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Dodge-Charger-R-T-/223311843864?nav=SEARCH

[odcics2]

A lot of work here....

[Jarven]

You mean restoring it to a more of an original look with all holes closed? I wouldn't touch a thing.

[odcics2]

You mean restoring it to a more of an original look with all holes closed? I wouldn't touch a thing.

No, I mean drilling the holes...

I've drilled stuff out. Takes time.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

A lot of work here....

Especially when you consider that all they did was shave off a couple pounds.

[Dano 1]

A lot of work here....

Especially when you consider that all they did was shave off a couple pounds.

That's what I was thinking, how much does all that drilling REALLY save and what's the trade-off in structural rigidity? I'm assuming they had to leave all the original equipment, back seat, console, etc. in order to stay in a 'stock' class?