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Just pulled from the garage!!!

Started by aone415, May 16, 2006, 11:38:36 PM

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aone415

May 16, 2006, 11:38:36 PM
This is my dad's 68 which has been sitting in a garage in Newark, NJ for the last 30 years!!!!  It's orginally a 318 car with a console auto... We're planning to hire out a good deal of the work so hopefully some of you NJ guys can reccommend some places we can use... well here she is...










This Charger right here is a one of none, that means none before it, none to come.

THE CHARGER PUNK

#1
May 16, 2006, 11:47:31 PM
those rims looks pretty new, the car dont look 2 bad but u got ur work cut out 4 ya ;D-MATT

Bandit72

#2
May 16, 2006, 11:54:19 PM
as do the tires..i'm thinking he put new rims and tires on it to move it...
Daddy ran whiskey in a big black dodge
bought it at an auction at the masons lodge,
Johnson County Sherriff painted on the side,
just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside,
well him and my uncle tore that engine down,
I still remember that rumblin' sound.....

Silver R/T

#3
May 17, 2006, 12:19:23 AM
lol..I bought rims/tires for my R/T too when I started work on it
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1968 silver/black/red striped R/T
My Charger is hybrid, it runs on gas and on tears of ricers
2001 Ram 2500 CTD
1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE
1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722

CB

#4
May 17, 2006, 12:24:55 AM
 looks like it has 70's seats :)
Anyway, I would like to have a dad too who has stashed away more of this candy  :yesnod:
1968 Dodge Coronet 500

SeattleCharger

#5
May 17, 2006, 01:08:24 AM
Looks good with the new rims and tires, good start, car looks all there, better shape than mine for a starting place,    :thumbs:


Why would you want anything else?  Just give me a Charger and I'll be happy.

Shakey

#6
May 17, 2006, 06:39:51 AM
Car looks to be in pretty good shape and should be a great project.

There are a few fellas from NJ that I am sure would be happy to point you in the right direction.

Good luck with it and keep us updated.

Welcome to the site.   :cheers:

41husk

#7
May 17, 2006, 07:00:54 AM
Looks good you should be on the road before you know it.
1969 Dodge Charger 500 440/727
1970 Challenger convertible 340/727
1970 Plymouth Duster FM3
1974 Dodge Dart /6/904
1983 Plymouth Scamp GT 2.2 Auto
1950 Dodge Pilot house pick up

4402tuff4u

#8
May 17, 2006, 07:01:51 AM
Very nice project!! Keep us posted on the resto work. I just had the body done on mine here in LI, NY and seeing that Charger brings back memories when I first got mine.  :thumbs:
"Mother should I trust the government?........... Pink Floyd "Mother"

Chris G.

#9
May 17, 2006, 07:12:18 AM
Very cool.  :icon_smile_cool: I'm right in West Orange, so if you need any help, just ask. The last thing I would do is take it to some shop in Newark and leave it overnight. :o

MassCharger73

#10
May 17, 2006, 07:14:32 AM
Congratulations on having a father who is smarter than my son's. Looks like a good starting point.  :yesnod:
1973 Charger

aone415

#11
May 17, 2006, 11:01:22 AM
Quote from: Burnt70R/T on May 17, 2006, 07:12:18 AM
Very cool.  :icon_smile_cool: I'm right in West Orange, so if you need any help, just ask. The last thing I would do is take it to some shop in Newark and leave it overnight. :o
Kool... we're in South Orange, and that's where the car is now... any suggestions on who to contact for resto/body work???

we're considering these guys http://www.nostalgiamotors.com in Boonton but if there's a place closer and with a good reputation we'd gladly check them out also.


This Charger right here is a one of none, that means none before it, none to come.

Blown70

#12
May 17, 2006, 11:29:52 AM
Cool,

i bet your dad has some good stories to go with the car..... :icon_smile_cool:

MOPARHOUND!

#13
May 17, 2006, 12:01:36 PM
Gotta love stories like this!

Great pic's.

Thanks for sharing.
1971 Charger R/T, 440 H.P., Auto, A/C Daily Driven (till gas went nuts).  NOW IN CARS FOR SALE SECTION: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,48709.0.html
1969 Charger 318/Auto (latest addtion): http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,31948.0.html
*Speed costs money son, how fast do you want to go, and for how long?"
*"Build the biggest engine you can afford the first time."
*"We normally wouldn't use a 383 for this build, parts and labor for a 440 cost the same."

limey

#14
May 17, 2006, 12:37:46 PM
I love those father-son bonding stories....wish my Dad had EVER had anything nearly as cool. The most interesting thing in my Dad's garage is his collection of Beer........
Not that its so bad having a Dad who gives you beer, you understand...
L
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. -- Albert Einstein

PocketThunder

#15
May 17, 2006, 12:56:45 PM
Quote from: Blown70 on May 17, 2006, 11:29:52 AM
Cool,

i bet your dad has some good stories to go with the car..... :icon_smile_cool:

Ya, like umm (hey you're not 30 years old by chance are you?)  hehehe   :icon_smile_wink:

------------------------  formerly mikeD style :icon_smile_big:

I say wash and wax it and drive it!  its a survivor!!   :drive:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

70charginglizard

#16
May 17, 2006, 01:20:08 PM
Be sure you find and pull out the build sheet before you send it out for restoration.

You wouldn't want to lose that.
70charginglizard

limey

#17
May 17, 2006, 01:21:23 PM
Quote from: PocketThunder on May 17, 2006, 12:56:45 PM
Quote from: Blown70 on May 17, 2006, 11:29:52 AM
Cool,

i bet your dad has some good stories to go with the car..... :icon_smile_cool:

Ya, like umm (hey you're not 30 years old by chance are you?)  hehehe   :icon_smile_wink:



Hehehehehehe! ROFLMAO!! ;D ;D ;D
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity. -- Albert Einstein

4402tuff4u

#18
May 17, 2006, 01:21:45 PM
Quote from: 70charginglizard on May 17, 2006, 01:20:08 PM
Be sure you find and pull out the build sheet before you send it out for restoration.

You wouldn't want to lose that.


I would also keep the fender tag!
"Mother should I trust the government?........... Pink Floyd "Mother"

Chris G.

#19
May 17, 2006, 04:36:48 PM
Quote from: aone415 on May 17, 2006, 11:01:22 AM
Kool... we're in South Orange, and that's where the car is now... any suggestions on who to contact for resto/body work???

we're considering these guys http://www.nostalgiamotors.com in Boonton but if there's a place closer and with a good reputation we'd gladly check them out also.

I have been to Nostalgia before. Nice owner, and the garage is pretty cool. They are pricey, but who isn't?

I am right off 280 by Pal's Cabin.

aone415

#20
May 18, 2006, 03:10:28 PM
Quote from: Blown70 on May 17, 2006, 11:29:52 AM
Cool,

i bet your dad has some good stories to go with the car..... :icon_smile_cool:

The story of my dad and the Charger is a great one actually.  In 1970, he finished his tour of Veitnam (US ARMY) and was stationed in Germany.  So one day he's hitching a ride to Amsterdam (you can imagine for what LOL) and an American picks him up.  The head down the Autobahn in the left lane and all cars, including Porsches, began to drift into the right lane to let the faster car through.  My dad said he looked at the speedo and it read 150 and it the needle was bouncing (lol), so he asked the driver what kind of car they were in and the guy told him a 1968 Dodge Charger.  My dad was so impressed that he just had to get one as soon as he got back to the States.

Later on that year he and my mom got married and the following year I was born and in 1972 my sister was born and we moved to the US.  My dad's 1st priority, find place for us to live, 2nd to get a job and 3rd to get the Charger... he accomplished all three in 3 months and brought the 1st Charger from DODGELAND on Rt 22 in NJ and has had the car ever since.  It truly is his 1st love.


This Charger right here is a one of none, that means none before it, none to come.

tan top

#21
May 18, 2006, 03:27:31 PM
wow good charger story :2thumbs: ( aone415 ) thanks for sharing ,
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BigBlockSam

#22
May 18, 2006, 11:35:30 PM
hey
i'm from nj too. nice car , great story. hey burn't i saw your duster at the whiskey acouple of sundays ago but you were nowhere to be found. the whiskey has a good cruise night on satureday, in Lynhurst. Rene
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Chris G.

#23
May 19, 2006, 05:50:08 AM
Quote from: BigBlockSam on May 18, 2006, 11:35:30 PM
hey
hey burn't i saw your duster at the whiskey acouple of sundays ago but you were nowhere to be found.

Rene....It's a Dart!!!!   :brickwall: I actually made a plaque that now states that. At least people don't say it's a Nova, like they do to many Duster owners.  ;D

bill440rt

#24
May 19, 2006, 08:00:21 AM
Great Charger aone415!! Yet another one has surfaced. You can also check out Bob Nagy's Auto Body & Restoration. He's down in Edison on RT.1. Although he's a big Ford guy, he does a lot of older cars. Most bodyshops won't touch them nowadays.

For those that haven't seen Chris' Duster, it's awesome. Like a brand new Duster. Most unrestored Dusters are beat & rusted to death. Chris' Duster is beautiful.
(What, did I say something wrong??)   :D
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