Look what I Found!!!!!! Updated Updated

[ChargerSG]

Hope you get it easy

[Drache]

And DONT admit being the one to leave all those foot prints in the snow around the car! They might shoot first and tell you no afterwards! 

[andy74]

keep us posted,that looks like an awesome ride

[hemi-hampton]

The Roadrunner never came with a 440 4bbl. The only time the Roadrunner did come with the 440 4bbl is in 1972-74 when it had the added GTX option to it. Since the 383 was standard on Roadrunner & 440 Standard on GTX, when the 2 were combined in 72 due to the demise of the GTX as it's own model (& now a added option to survive) this would be the only possibility. If 5th digit is indeed a U for 440 then I'd guess 6th digit a 2 for 72. If not 5th digit should be a N for 383. Hope this helps? LEON.

[jasonfromIKILLYA]

wow, that looks like it's in too good of shape to have been out there that long!  Best of luck getting it.  I've never had luck with cars in yards. 

[Bones68charger]

bookedbydano is that car  down near Broken Bow?

[tan top]

 looks good  from the picture    whats the  fith  digit  say ( letter )  on the vin 

[Mr_fixit]

Looks like it's someone's car and doesn't need saving.

[bookedbydano]

Okay, I decided to go over to the house and see if he/she  would sell.  I went to the bank and got 3 thousand dollars worth of $100 bills.  I wasn't going to beat around the bush so this is what I did.  I went to the door and a guy answered.  I said...Hi sorry to bother you but I would like to buy the car in your back yard......I handed him the money and I said....this is all I had.  He counted it and said Sold!!!!!!!!I couldn't believe it.  He invited me in to sign the title and a bill of sale slip.  Come to find out he is in a middle of a divorce and needed to sell so his wife didn't get part of it.....I guess timing is everything...LOL.  I started to ask about the car.  He said it was his wife's dads car that was given to them when he passed away.  He admitted he really wasn't a car guy.  He said the car at one time did have some front end damage that was repaired... the fenders, grill and the hood.  He said the hood is different than the one it came with and that the original hood and fenders where in the barn out back...we bs for a while and I asked if I could see the stuff in the barn, mind you I haven't even really checked the car out yet.  Well we walked out to the barn and he opened it up and what I saw made my heart about stop.  On the fender above the side marker was 440-6 and the hood was a air grabber style...I couldn't believe it, I however acted dumb....we went to look at the car.  I went straight for the hood.   We opened it up and there it was the Scat Pack 440-6 pack...He said It hasn't been driven for a couple of years.  I looked underneath and it does have the dana rear-end.  I jotted the Vin and fender tag and said thank-you....Oh he also said the car had been painted at one time.... I have to tell you guys this car is in great shape, this might be a diamond if all the numbers are right.  I am going to the court house on Monday to get the title changed ASAP, just in case the wife finds out...thank god she is not on the title.  The title says 1971 and I know for sure it is a road runner.  Guys is this a rare car for the year???  I have to do some research on the vin and fender tag and let you all know if it is what I think it is.  Pictures will be coming after ViN numbers a comfermed and title changed....please be patient...my first child is suppose to be born anytime...I will get them as soon as I can.  I am still amazed.........Oh he told me that he was impressed with my forwardness and not beating around the bush, not to mention all those 100 dollar bills........As I tell everyone money talks and timing is everything...Oh some luck doesn't hurt either.

[Ghoste]

SOME luck?  Man, that is just an amazing find. 

[bull]

Awesome! Wow, great end to the story and a great find. I hope you get her home soon and enjoy her immensely. Right place at the right time I guess. It was meant to be.

[mikesbbody]

WOW!!!!! i was hoping you would get that car! good for you bookedbydano 

[69bronzeT5]

Wow. I just did a NADA price check on it.

71 Roadrunner 440 6pack auto
   Low     Average    High 
$22,995 $44,835  $81,795 


71 Roadrunner 440 6pack 4spd
  Low      Average   High
$24,090 $46,970  $85,690

[Charger1973]

That sounds like an awesome score!     I guess I was right when I said it was worth looking into.   

Hope to see some more pics of it soon.  You are going to bring home the old body panels, right? 

[Bandit4142]

That is truely awesome!   Congrats on the incredible find, and BUY!   

[mikepmcs]

Awesome!!!
Another peice of mopar history is saved.  Kudos to the gentleman who sold it as well.

Congratulations

[nh_mopar_fan]

How can you beat that timng?

Must be clean living.

Congrats, that is an awesome score.

[RT]

This story reminds me of a car that I found once..........then I woke up!!!

Great find!!

More pictures please.


Ralph

[TruckDriver]

Right on Dan. That is just awesome!!!! I can tell you, if thats a '71 440 6 Pak car, its rare. My buddy has won, I'll see if he can join on here and give up some more info. also. How cool is that, his X old lady is getting the shaft on top of it, hahahaha. Score one for the guys side of the deal in the end!
Mark   

on getting the car. I'm jelous big time. '71/'72 Roadrunners are my second favorite Mopars

[hemi68charger]

WELL !!!!!!   Is it a v-code !!!???

Man oh man !!!!  That's a GREAT freakin' story !!!!!  Good for you.... I hope this 'runner sees the light of driving-day again with a true-mopar enthusiast..

Troy

MORE PICS !!!!!

[rt green]

oh my god...........................do you realise  what you just scored? did you have to change your pants?  could you sleep last nite?  is it an auto? is it a 4 speed? holy shit!!!  i'm excited and i'm a number of states away!!! if we lived close, you'd be my pal, even if you beat the crap out of me  NICE SCORE!!!!!!

[Bandit72]

lucky b*stard.....lol j/k, awesome score 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Wow!   Chalk one up for the little guy!    

Great score man.  Fill us in on the details when you can.

PS---congrads to you & the misses on the new addition   (baby.....not the car )

[Hemidoug]

Sounds like a great deal. As I was going through this post from the start I was going to say that if it was an original 440 car chances were that it was a 6 pack. Not very many 440 4bbl Roadrunners out there. If you wanted a 4bbl, GTX was the way to go. Anyway, glad you found it and I hope you do something with it and resist the urge to flip it. I would be a little leary of the current situation (ie sold his soon to be exwife's fathers car.....) but as long as the title was in his name all should be legal. Good luck with it! Keep us informed of it's progress!

[mikepmcs]

Oh yeah exactly, if the title has both the names on it, or her father's name on it, it could get tricky.  I had a problem in maine with that same thing on a toyota tercel junker i bought.  It was in his wifes and her father's name cause it was her first car.  Husband sold it to me and the state let me register it.  1 month later I got a letter stating that it was no good and i had to get the father and her to sign a bill of sale as well.
I'm not trying to rain on this because this is an awesome deal, I just wanted to throw that in there. I hope Nebraska's rules are less stringent for sure.  If nothing else and it comes down to that, just convince the guy to tell his soon to be ex that the car wasn't worth $3000 and maybe she will go for it.  Heck, he's gotta give half anyways, right??