Here's one for Chris G...

[warriorbass05]

I sent you info on this car already....

[warriorbass05]

This is the remains of the FY1 1970 Top Banana Charger 500SE....Yep, I decoded it...I have the fender tag here in my hand...

[warriorbass05]

Neither the frame nor the floors are rusted...I stood on top of this car and the floors are solid. It has been sitting at the bottom of a huge hill since 1970-1....THe remains of the odometer show 12,605 miles....

[694spdRT]

 

Do you know how it ended up there? Was it in a wreck or flood?

[Blown70]

Well finish stripping it then.  You have a 8 3/4 housing there. K - frame, doors, dash sounds like...... Get to work already.  Tail lights.  Bumper, Lotz o' parts there dude.

Tom

[warriorbass05]

Do you know how it ended up there? Was it in a wreck or flood?

It is at the bottom of a LARGE hill....it was driven over the side....

[warriorbass05]

Well finish stripping it then.  You have a 8 3/4 housing there. K - frame, doors, dash sounds like...... Get to work already.  Tail lights.  Bumper, Lotz o' parts there dude.

Tom

Actually, I am going to try to get it out and use it as partial trade for a 69 that I have been made aware of...

[warriorbass05]

here;s another piece of it...

[694spdRT]

Do you know how it ended up there? Was it in a wreck or flood?

It is at the bottom of a LARGE hill....it was driven over the side....

Intentionally abandoned or was it wrecked? Looks like it would have been a rough landing if someone was in there. 

[warriorbass05]

The story I was told today was that the kid who owned it INTENTIONALLY ran it down the hill because either he was being chased by 'revenuers' or repomen....what a way to lose a charger....the fender tag has SOOOOOO many options on it...

[694spdRT]

Looks like the drivetrain is still there. What are the options?

[Charger_Fan]

Other than the one corner, the tail panel still looks pretty decent too. Does it have a console in it?


Poor Charger.

[Shakey]

Looks like Dodge Don's old car!

[Chris G.]

Hi Jay, I'm glad you posted here. I emailed you, but it got bounced back to me. 

What a nightmare. 

Car was a 500 SE, 383 auto, Top Banana, Console and A/C. Real shame, but they can't all make it I guess. 

[Hemidoug]

The story I was told today was that the kid who owned it INTENTIONALLY ran it down the hill because either he was being chased by 'revenuers' or repomen....what a way to lose a charger....the fender tag has SOOOOOO many options on it...

F'n bastard didn't deserve that car...should have bought a Chevy.  Hope they caught the SOB. What a shame!

[billfury]

When I looked at the picture I thought it was a ad for HLPAG. you know,the father/son project,but it was too nice  .I do hate to see stuff like that.Poor charger.
Billfury

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Does it still have the A/C stuff in there?    dibs if ya wanna sell

[warriorbass05]

There is truly not much of it there. All of the options are gone....I still am debating about taking out of there and doing something with it. It does not appear that the roof has caved in...I could buy the panels from goodmark and I would be short a number of things but I am sure I could acquire them to start a MAJOR resto...On the other hand, if the trade deal I have in mind comes together, it will go in one piece. The taillight panel is all there, those odd little corner pieces are there around that panel, the floors are ROCK solid...I am not sure.... There is NOTHING under the hood, come to think of it, there is no hood either.....

[694spdRT]

 The floorpan looked like the oil pan but now I see nothing is there. Someone must have flipped the car over after the wreck if the engine isn't there now.

[tan top]

thats a sad sight  , looks to of been a real nice charger     thanks for the pictures , intresting story .  would be intrested in seeing more pictures 

[4402tuff4u]

Call your local Sky Hook (helicopter hoist) and see how much they want to pluck her out of the revine. I dont know how else would you do it - the hill is probably a forrest of trees that will be hard to hoist her up the side of the hill. Maybe a tow truck with a cable extension from top of the hill and cut some trees out of the path? How would you get her out?

[warriorbass05]

I have a friend who works for the power company and has access to all kinds of cool trucks with booms and winches and hoists.....plus there are about 5 of them that are brothers and ths smallest weighs about 350 and is 6 ft tall

[Charger_Fan]

Well, show us more pics if you get it out.

[BigBlackDodge]

Thats probably one of the few Chargers whos top is rustier than the bottom!


BBD

[warriorbass05]

Well, show us more pics if you get it out.

I fully plan to get it out...