Hemi returned to original car ????

[1970dodgecharger]

I read this story a couple of years ago and my memory sucks so give me a break on this one.  From what I remember the story goes that man # 1 had a original hemi car with a non matching hemi motor in it and man # 2 had a 69 RR with the original motor gone as well.  Man # 2 had Man # 1's  matching hemi motor in his RR.  Galen Glover new of them both and got them connected to  each other.  The story is written by man # 2 and he definitely wanted to get man #1 's car and motor back together and the article was
more or less asking what should the price be to man #1 to make his car a complete numbers matching car.
Man # 2 also was concerned about not wanting to hold man #1 to an unrealistic figure but rather he wanted to be fair (pretty rare attitude today).  He wanted the editors opinion and to see want he thought about asking for a new crate hemi totally installed and set-up in his RR.  My question to you guys is what do you think?   What would you ask for?  Should he do it?   Also my main question is I only read the one article and that was it.  Does anyone remember reading the article and was there any follow up to it on what really happened.  THANKS   ALLAN

[69bronzeT5]

never remember hearing about that

[Ghoste]

I remember reading it but I can't recall the magazine or issue.  I'm sure it was either Mopar Muscle or Mopar Action.  I don't remember ever hearing about a follow up though.

[skip68]

Well if I had your hemi motor in my car and my car was not numbers matching, I would want the same. Buy me a crate hemi with the same build and have it installed.  And then maybe a little something extra would be nice.     Chuck......................

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

i remember this story that was some time ago but i do remember

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

That was in Mopar Muscle like 4 months back.  The guy then found a huge stash of Hemi stuff, and an original Sox and Martin Barracuda remains out back of the guys shop.  I believe it is the one with the 70 Hemi Challenger on the cover.  Oct 2006 issue I believe.

Sounds like my story about the Hemi have and the body I found... but I won't bore you guys with that old tale.

Ryan

[69bronzeT5]

Hey..its Ryan!

[694spdRT]

First I heard of that story. I did hear of a Hemi Superbird not to far from me that was recently reunited with it's long lost #'s engine. I think Galen was involved in that deal too. The owner of the Bird was looking to sell the non #'s Hemi engine. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

We had a "reuniting" right here on this board.   A member posted pics of a '69 440 engine he scored.   He posted pics of the VIN stamping as well.
I checkec the VIN in my database & turns out it was another members '69 Charger R/T!
I put the 2 in contact with eachother but sadly the new owner of the engine did not want to part with it....

[6pkrunner]

In this situations the idea is to put the least amount of duress onto the party that is making the offer. Here the number 2 guy is willing to give number one his original engine back. To be completely fair the guy getting his engine back should return number 2 guy's car back to the exact same condition that it was in before the swap. Now add up the costs of that and determine of those 1/4 numbers are worth the effort to the car number 1 guy. If to have a numbers matching engine is worth absorbing those costs, then that would be it.

But given the checkered history of Mopar crate engines, I wouldn't take one unless a reputable machine shop stripped it down and went over it with a very very fine tooth comb.

Also does number 2 want the original dual quad setup? Stock cast iron manifolds? These are big coin items. Those numbers still worth the price? To want something that bad, the guy is either a true purist or looking to flip the car.

[TripleBlackGator]

What Devil may be referring to is an article in the December 2006 issue of Mopar Muscle. The article is titled "They come in threes" and starts on page 70. I don't believe though that it is the same story that 70dodgecharger is talking about. His story sounds more like what Just 6T9 Chgr... was talking about and I remember seeing that on the board. But I do also remember a very similar story which I think appeared in Mopar Collectors Guide. Who can dig that one up?

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

That's it.  Sorry, I didn't have any of the magazines with me and couldn't read the titles.

Mine just involves the Hemi have in the garage, and my father's 70 Hemi Cuda...

Ryan

[Dirt101]

If i remember correctly he found the hemi from a 1 of 4 69 RR convert from that yard and reunited it with the car, as well as a couple early super stock hemis...cool story..

[tan top]

i remember a story in one of the mopars mags about this guy found a 69 or a 68  F8  HEMI   roadrunner witch had been stored in a coal shed for 30 years i think .  it was missing is HEMI & 727 .  he found his original motor in a cuda race car that was for sale , had to buy the whole car . then later on he found the original  trans . the owner of the  727 said  you can have the trans if you supply me with another hemi one.

[TruckDriver]

I remember reading it but I can't recall the magazine or issue.  I'm sure it was either Mopar Muscle or Mopar Action.  I don't remember ever hearing about a follow up though.