two 69 Chargers take first place nationals at Hershey AACA show

[resq302]

Well, I couldn't have asked for anything better for the Charger.  She took a first place Junior National award at the recent Hershey, PA AACA show this past weekend.  For those of you who don't know what AACA is, it stands for Antique Automobile Club of America.  What they look for is how the car could have left the dealership, basically, originality.  My class was  36C -  1960-1969 Factory Performance Mopar.  Some of the cars in my class were a 67 Hemi Belvidere, 69 1/2" A12 Roadrunner, 67 GTX, and a couple others that I don't remember.  In all, there were 9 cars going for their Junior first National.  4 people tied for first place, me included.  The A12 roadrunner got a second place which I was shocked at as it was a gorgeous car. 

The other 69 Charger that took a first place was in class 27H - Factory Production Mopar (don't remember the year cut off).  The car was a nice B5 blue with a black top and a 318 motor.  If I remember correctly, the car was all original with original rear quarters and floors.  A very nicely restored car. 

There was another 69 Charger in my category which was a Y3 color with a black top and black interior and to make the car even nicer, it was a R/T sunroof car!  These 2 other chargers were the only Chargers I saw at the show aside for mine.  I really thought I would have seen more but oh well.   If you ever have a chance to go to an AACA national or grand national show, it is well worth if if you are into originallity since these cars are as close to perfect as you can get.

PS-  Chris, I got the pictures of the VINs and fender tags for the registry!  I still have to download the pictures after we get back from the AACA museum in Hershey today to pick up our el camino.  There is a Daytona in the museum also that I will try and see if they can open the hood so I can get the pic of the fender tag for ya also.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Congrats Brian! 

I saw your father's car at the museum as well as that Daytona....couldnt get close enough to snap pics of the VIN.

Any pics you have send them my way

[BrianShaughnessy]

Congrats! 

Factory original isn't my bag but I appreciate the work you put into your car just the same.

[firefighter3931]

Nice job Brian....more hardware for the mantle 


Ron

[Chris G.]

Good Deal Brian.  Let's see some pics.

[y3chargerrt]

What no pictures of the Y3 sunroof car?

[resq302]

I have pics, just havent had the chance to post them yet.

[OldGuy]

Congrat's - looking forward to the pictures.

[resq302]

my charger at the show

[resq302]

the y3 sunroof R/T car

[resq302]

engine shot of y3 car

[resq302]

engine shot of the teal 318 charger

[moparjohn]

COOL BRIAN, congrads

[gtx6970]

engine shot of y3 car

Very nice, ,,,,,,, wrong but nice

[resq302]

Bill,

What is wrong with the engine on the y3 car?  I noticed that the spark plug wire holder plastic piece was not painted and the throttle return spring was not green.  He said that at the Mopar Nationals, the judge told him it is supposed to be natural, hence that color on his car now.  I also noticed that the heater hose holder was not the correct shape and the one that held them to the inner fender was rubber coated.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

What no comments on the washer bottles?

Nice pics though.....resend the ones you sent me....I cant read them!!

Ill be adding those engine shots to the gallery page if you dont mind 

[y3chargerrt]

I'm digging that Y3 car. I bought the same carb return spring from Frank Badelson.Franks says its correct not the green one. I like the natural one because it has a higher spring rate.

[tan top]

 charger looks awesome (resq302)    .  good pictures thanks for posting

[Shakey]

Congrats Brian!   

As far as the "wrong" comment from Bill - my guess is the radiator!

[41husk]

Congratulations!! Great pictures.

[resq302]

Thanks, I will try and post a couple other pics I took at the show.  There was a really cool old cement mixer that was chain driven and an old coca-cola truck.  I was also parked next to an A12 roadrunner that ended up taking a second place probably cause he did not have the documentation needed when the judges asked why he had a G70-15 spare and the rest were F70-15.  If you know the A12 cars, the molds were destroyed for that tire size so Goodyear never made another one, therefor, the G70-15 tires are like gold since no one repros them in the Goodyear brand.

[resq302]

The coca-cola truck

[resq302]

the cement mixer

[johntpr]

About the yellow car engine compartment..yes wrong washer bottle opening, spark plug bracket should have orange paint on plastic, wrong PCV hose, and the heater hoses themselves should cross...but otherwise very nice !

[Chris G.]

Nobody saw the alt. belt? How could someone go to such lengths to be perfect and slap one of those on? 

[bill440rt]

Congrats on the win, Brian!! Glad to hear the hard work paid off.

Wish I could have made it, looks like there were some really interesting cars there.
Those Charger engine shots look great to me!

[resq302]

Thanks everyone for the congrats.  I was talking to the guy who owns the teal blue charger that had the 318 for a while.  We got to talking about the ground strap that goes from the engine to the firewall.  His has a braided cable which he said he took the original one off and replaced it with an exact new one.  I was always led to believe that the rear engine ground wire was a round black insulated wire, not the flat braided type.  He said he held onto the original one in case there was ever a question about it.  I told him to hop on here and post the question about it as I know big blocks mostly, but didnt think the small blocks would have a different ground strap in the back.

[charge-it]

I thought the windshield washer fluid should be green, not blue???

[gtx6970]

all the above-
+ power steering cap should be painted.
coil lettering  looks too blue (may be just my monitor though )
As a general rule (and yes there are exceptions to every rule)  4 barrel carbs typically used studs and nuts - not bolts to attach it to the intake
wiper motor looks OVER done
firewall ground APPEARS to not have any engine color on it
Throttle return springs I've seen were either green(short coil )  or gray (long coil )
I've seen the fender mtd heater hose bracket rubber dipped like that before , but it was on an A/C car
IMO,,,, and this is MY opinion  radiator cap would be questionable . I've yet to see an unrestored original  1969 and older with a raised dome rivet cap on it, But I've not seen them all either

[Brock Samson]

 well allrighty then,.. 
are these the correct door lock buttons for a '71 B-body?...

[RJS]

all the above-
+ power steering cap should be painted.
coil lettering  looks too blue (may be just my monitor though )
As a general rule (and yes there are exceptions to every rule)  4 barrel carbs typically used studs and nuts - not bolts to attach it to the intake
wiper motor looks OVER done
firewall ground APPEARS to not have any engine color on it
Throttle return springs I've seen were either green(short coil )  or gray (long coil )
I've seen the fender mtd heater hose bracket rubber dipped like that before , but it was on an A/C car
IMO,,,, and this is MY opinion  radiator cap would be questionable . I've yet to see an unrestored original  1969 and older with a raised dome rivet cap on it, But I've not seen them all either

Bill I've never seen studs and nuts on 69 4bbl cars before only H-bolts.  Do you have some doc's to prove the point???  Thanks Ron

[gtx6970]

Ron,
I just looked thru my files and No , I don't  Every pic  i have on file is bolts   
I've had 4 1969 GTX's and 2 were bolts and 2 were studs. One of the ones with studs was basically untouched before I bought it.
My challenger 340 had studs and nuts.

[hemigeno]

And we haven't even begun to talk about whether the dipstick should be painted or natural...   

[resq302]

The A12 car that was parked next to me had the engine built by Roger Gibson who told the owner not to paint his oil dipstick handle orange contrary to what other people might tell him.  According to Roger, the oil dipstick handle was semi flat black, not engine color.  But again, my car is not an A12 car either.