SOLD IT - UPDATED... and now it's gone

[terrible one]

Mmm GTX! Love the color too. Citron Yella?

[Bandit72]

nice looking 71-72 bird.. man i hope i never get bored enough to start trading 69 chargers for 3rd gen b bodies though.. hope you enjoy it. can't help but think you will get bored with that one a little faster
trav

give it time trav, you'll get bit by the 3rd gen bug soon enough

[471_Magnum]

I believe the last car was your all time record for length of ownership as well IIRC?

The six years with the Charger is a personal record.

Mmm GTX! Love the color too. Citron Yella?

Curious Yellow.

[Rolling_Thunder]

nothing wrong with third gens...      I'll admit I own one...    1972 Roadrunner...     440 4-speed car...      mine it Tor-Red though   

[Mass_Mopar]

Nice 

[471_Magnum]

Okay guys, it's pretty much a done deal at this point, so here's the scoop on the GTX.

When I first made the decision to sell the Charger, I told myself I would try to step away from the hobby for a few months wait for inspiration to find me. Well, I didn't have to wait long. As soon as I had a firm offer on the Charger, I started looking.

I had lots of ideas bouncing around in my head, but I finally decided to focus my search on a '71-'72 Road Runner or GTX. I wanted to find a work in progress that I could get into at reasonable cost and work on for the next few years while driving it.

Coincidentally, I have an friend (Chuck) who was looking for the same model.  He was looking for more of a complete show car, ready to take the field.

Last weekend I get a call from a mutual friend, "Chuck just brought home a '71 GTX and wants you to come take a look at it."

So we haul ass up to Chuck's place, and sitting in the garage is this amazing Curious Yellow '71 GTX. 

Without getting into too much detail, I need to preface the rest of this post and give a little more background on Chuck. Chuck has owned some pretty amazing cars. His cars have finished in first place at Mopar Nationals on a couple of occassions. His cars are detailed to the extreme. He is a fanatic.

He is also a bit fickle.

Long story short, buyer's remorse hits HARD and he decides the GTX isn't the right car for him. He want's to sell it.

We spend a good 30 minutes or more trying to convince him to keep the car, at least for a little while, and see it if grows on him.

Meanwhile, I'm standing there with money all but burning a hole in my pocket after selling my Charger and this GTX is growing on me in a big hurry.

"Chuck," I say, "before you do anything crazy, take some time and think about it." "But if you do decide to sell the car, give me a call."

The following day I get the call, "Make me an offer."

So at this point I'm faced with both moral and financial dilemas.

I work through the moral dilema after several conversations with Chuck. He has made up his mind about the car, and he has the opportunity to sell it to someone that will appreciate it more than he. So in that respect, I guess we both win.

Financially, while I had previously decided to reduce my investment in the hobby, I realize opportunities like this don't come along very often.

One other reservation I have is that this isn't the caliber of car that typically interests me... it's too nice. I like to drive my cars... A LOT. This car looks as if it's never seen rain. You could flip it upside down and eat off the bottom.

At the same time, there are just enough little issues with it that it's not an 100 point show car. It's got some paint chips, and thin paint in spots. The bodywork is ever so slightly wavy. In a lot of respects, this car is ready to hit the road.

Bottom line, I decided I'd rather chance regretting buying this car, than regretting NOT buying this car.

The auction description pretty much sums it up, so I'll spare you the details here.

I've already got some future plans in mind, starting with disc brakes. I also think the car is a great candidate for a Passon Performance OD gear set.

But before any of that, I'm going to DRIVE this sucker. It needs to get soiled.

Unfortunately, as luck would have it, the car ate it's fuel pump pushrod the other night. Before I can take possession, we need to fix that issue. I hope to take care of that tomorrow night.

For a brief period, the two cars will share garage space (assuming no one gets cold feet in the next 48 hrs). I will avoid being Mopar-less.

[Mass_Mopar]

again...that's awesome    The GTX looks great   And a 440 4spd Dana car to boot

[PocketThunder]

Holy Crap!!                       

[Harlow]

Wow. That is a really cool car. I'd like to have a 71-71 satellite one day.

[Mefirst]

Thats one sweet looking ride -Enjoy it...

/Tom

[Ghoste]

Be sure and get a pic of the two cars together in your garage before they part ways

[TeeWJay426]

WOW..... that's a beauty! And sure brings back memories and seller's remorse here.... I had that same car in black with a white interior, minus the console. Another I never should have parted with.....

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Beautiful ride Jim, good luck with it.  71-72 RR's & GTX's are reallly growing on me.

My friend picked this one up at Carlisle this weekend

[NYCMille]

Congrats Jim... Damn boy, you move fast. Now you just have to drive down some dirt roads and get a little dirt on that thing.

Congrats man!

Mike

[Brock Samson]

 anyone wanna make me an offer?.. it's for a good cause..

[Charger_Fan]

Congrats on your new playtoy, I love it!

Strat, I'd love to snag that baby from ya...now if I only had the fundage to back it up.

[471_Magnum]

So me and a buddy went to replace the fuel pump pushrod and drive the GTX home tonight.

Got the rod replaced, but discovered a broken alternator bolt upon reassembly. It's the bolt that screws into the head. Lacking the proper tools (a right angle drill and an EX-out) and running out of time, we decided to come back later.

We did fire the car minus the alternator just to make sure we had fixed the original problem.

Tomorrow night I think I'll just utilize my AAA membership, call a flatbed and get the car home to my garage. Here I can fix the problem at my leisure.

On the bright side, we did complete the transaction. The car is mine!

I also spent some time with the Charger, cleaning out some personal belongings, and loading some spare parts in the trunk. I definitely have a heavy heart right now.

[Ghoste]

If it helps, I showed Pete the pics tonight of the car and he is really excited about seeing it.  He's happy for you and thinks it's an incredible car from the pics and that you are going to love it.

[chargerrt]

That's a beautiful new baby you've got there 

I wish I was the one taking the Charger from you 

[MTPOCKET]

Here it is in blue.

[NYCMille]

Your going to LOVE that GTX. Those cars are gaining some big time momentum in the market right now and are only going to keep climbing. You have a a really beautiful car there ... and don't worry about the Charger, it's going to a really good home.

[firefighter3931]

I also spent some time with the Charger, cleaning out some personal belongings, and loading some spare parts in the trunk. I definitely have a heavy heart right now.

That has to be tough Jim....your Charger is very well sorted out. 

The X is a very cool car.....if you had to replace it with another b-body, that's not a bad choice at all ! 



Ron

[supserdave]

Ok, I'll bite. Who bought your charger?

You picked a damn fine car to replace it with, I love 71 gtx's. Can't wait to see some more pics of it.

[71ChallengeHer]

Congrats to both new owners.

[TUFCAT]

Sounds to me like NYC Mike may be keeping a little secret -   

That's okay.  When the new buyer's ready we'll find out. I hope Mr. Angry may soon have an angry cousin!