69 Charger 500 Barn Find

[69F8C500]

Here are some pictures of under the hood and in the trunk

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[hemi-hampton]

I didn't think they'd take a car so rough as a barn find. Barn finds are nice if they are in pretty good shape but what good is a wasted rusted barn find that needs a total Restoration.

[69F8C500]

I didn't think they'd take a car so rough as a barn find. Barn finds are nice if they are in pretty good shape but what good is a wasted rusted barn find that needs a total Restoration.

Barn find is just a general term. That's why it's called the barn finds and hidden jems section. There have been cars in that section that are way worse than this one, the savage GT cuda comes to mind.

[aerolith]

Barn finds aren't all they are cracked up to be?

Most Barns are soft earth floors, that create more rust issues than they prevent!
'Rising damp' comes to mind and probably a complete lack of 'air flow'...

Concrete floored garage with good ventilation would be FAR better methinks...

Or a nice plastic tent with a warm air blower...

[69F8C500]

Small update: the car has been dug out of the corner after about 5 years of sitting there. Almost ready for MCACN. The first picture is of the driver side while digging it out.

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[hemi-hampton]

I wonder if they'd accept 72 Bengal Charger in Survivors Tent? Not a Barn find but a Back Yard Find? LEON.

[69F8C500]

I wonder if they'd accept 72 Bengal Charger in Survivors Tent? Not a Barn find but a Back Yard Find? LEON.

They definitely would. Ours has only been inside for 10 years. It sat in a junkyard for 30 years before that. That why it's called barn finds and hidden gems. Not sure if Ryan Brutt has any spots left for the barn finds. You can always ask him.

[hemi-hampton]

Mines been in the garage for past 10+ Years. Maybe next Year? My 70 R/T would of been a better candidate. LEON.

[426HemiChick]

Hi Folks,                09 July 2021

When we first posted pictures of our cars in our dilapidated garage, we were pretty embarrassed by the condition they were living in.

After seeing some of the photos others have posted we feel we have soul-mates here. We aren't the only ones with questionable digs for their cars.

Fortunately, they are now in a fine environment in Phoenix AZ where humidity is an endangered species, occasionally punctuated by a rare bit of dust.

Wishing all your cars happy days ahead.

Best Always

426 Hemi Chicks

[aerolith]

Without rust and bad drivers, there would be a LOT of cars still here...

Plenty still to go around, as some folks have garages/yards full of cars...

My feeling is after the recent weather events in Canada (where my 71 GTX was built) they will use less salt in the future!
Salt corrosion on my car was pretty bad, the previous owner said ''six months of salt, six months of road repairs''!

My Charger 500 was luckier, sold in Florida and shipped to LA back in the early Nineties...
But as I live only 'one mile' from the salty sea, on 'an island' in the Thames Estuary, its a worry?

I drove to Phoenix from LA in 2005 to pick up Charger parts.
I thought Cali was 'hot and dry' 300 miles later, I now now better lol...
If you don't have aircon in 'Zona' you is TOAST!!!

The only salt they have there is on 'fish and chips'...

[aerolith]

Strangely this trunk area is much more painted than my F8 C500?

But the rust has been much more aggressive on this C500, than mine!
You always think 'yours is bad' then you see this...

Methinks the 'plug' will have to be removed to put this right???

Any progress on the resto?

[69F8C500]

Strangely this trunk area is much more painted than my F8 C500?

But the rust has been much more aggressive on this C500, than mine!
You always think 'yours is bad' then you see this...

Methinks the 'plug' will have to be removed to put this right???

Any progress on the resto?

Not progress yet, just trying to collect parts for it. We have a new trunk lid for it, and other things like a center console. We have a date correct 440 for it as well. Yeah, unsure how that will be fixed, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. It's sits just like the last pictures I posted, a couple more things to do before it's ready for MCACN.

[aerolith]

Many thanx for the reply.

Sorry to hear the original block has gone.
The plan 'was', for my C500 was a 69 hemi motor!

But the aficionado's in the UK frowned upon my idea?
I thought it was a cool plan for an even cooler car lol...

Four speed hemi, dana C500 in F8, does it get any better...

[aerolith]

Looking at the pic's the rear quarters will need replacing.

Then the plug will literally 'fall out' lol...
Don't remove the section attached to the roof.
Just cut through somewhere easy on the upright sections.

'Been there done that'...

[69F8C500]

Looking at the pic's the rear quarters will need replacing.

Then the plug will literally 'fall out' lol...
Don't remove the section attached to the roof.
Just cut through somewhere easy on the upright sections.

'Been there done that'...

Yeah the car needs everything, quarters, doors, fenders, hood, trunk, all floors, rear rails. It's a project but it's still here, at least. We're prepared for it, we know what we're getting into. I'm happy that the back glass and trim are still there.

[aerolith]

Hi again 69F8,

I read your last post and it didn't really sink in what you wrote!

Fenders and doors that's bolt on and line up.

Rear quarters and trunk floor getting a bit 'heavy duty now'..

Rear frame rails, full floorpans, now we are talking jig alignment work and specialist 'bodyshop'...
Carefully unpicking the rails from the rear floor and re-attachment is MEGA!

If you take out the rear floor with the rails we are talking 'Serious' metalwork here!!!

How do I know this 'cos I've been there and done that'!

Not on my car but on some 'friends' Daytona's and Superbirds...

[69F8C500]

Had a great time with the car at MCACN last weekend. Ryan Brutt was kind enough to award us with his celebrity pick. Had a great time talking with some of you about the car and other things.

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[Livinglife442]

Your build date is probably 9/27/68.  I would bet money on it. 

[aerolith]

Nice to see her 'out and about'!

Just keep dreaming and this could happen, even the hemi lol...

[tan top]

Had a great time with the car at MCACN last weekend. Ryan Brutt was kind enough to award us with his celebrity pick. Had a great time talking with some of you about the car and other things.