New Steel 68-69 Charger Hoods from Auto Metal Direct

[jsampsell]

Hello everyone, it's been awhile since I posted.  I thought I'd post a couple pictures of our Charger hood that came in this past Monday.  They are $599.95 plus shipping.  Give us a call if you have any questions or want to order one:  866-591-8309.  (We also have new 68-69 Road Runner hoods, too!)  Pictures below.

By the way, I will be posting pictures of our quarter panel samples when they come in this week.  We thought they were going to be here in October.  Then we thought they'd be here in November.  Well, they will definitely be here this week.

Take care,

Jeremy Sampsell
Auto Metal Direct
866-591-8309

Charger Hood - Top


Charger Hood - Underside

[Hemidoug]

Where are you guys located? I'm still not satisfied with the one on my car......If they are as nice in person count me in!

[skip68]

Looks dam nice to me.    And I think the price is real fair too.  I don't need one but it's good to know that they are out there.    Chuck.........

[69bronzeT5]

By the way, I will be posting pictures of our quarter panel samples when they come in this week. 

[70 Charger RT]

Finally here.

[jsampsell]

Where are you guys located? I'm still not satisfied with the one on my car......If they are as nice in person count me in!

Hey Hemidoug, we are in Flowery Branch, Georgia.  Just Northeast of Atlanta, south of Gainesville.

Jeremy
Auto Metal Direct
866-591-8309

[resq302]

Doug, what is wrong with yours?  Looks really good to me unless something happened since I saw it last.

[Old Moparz]

I like it enough that I'd want to get one just to hang on my living room wall.   

Nice work.   

[Charger_Fan]

I like it enough that I'd want to get one just to hang on my living room wall.   

I see no problem with that, people spend lots more for nice artwork all the time.

[Ryan]

wow...... looks like I will be getting one of those. I have over 30hours into my hood and it still isnt straight

how straight are the hood? Do they need anyfinishing work? Or just prime block and paint?

[BB1]

Yes!

How about 68 fenders? 

[tomdroptop]

Man I had no intentions of going that high but now that I think about it maybe I'd be better off

Are you planning on attending any shows with the hood in stock in the future??

[Hemidoug]

Doug, what is wrong with yours?  Looks really good to me unless something happened since I saw it last.

It was not as good as I would have liked to start with. I had to fill some hood pin holes as well as some rust issues. Both problem areas are starting to show...you wouldn't notice it unless I pointed them out. It's just that I notice it and I'm the one who needs to be pleased!


Jeremy....Are you going to be at Carlisle? If I made the purchase could you bring it with you and I could pick it up at the show? Thanks....

[rare69]

expect a phone call tomorrow.

[hemihead]

What about 71 - 74 Power Bulge Hoods ??

[AdamMopar]

Awesome.  Now I need some fenders.   

Adam

[Lurker]

  what a beautifull sight, the guys who invented insulin got world wide recgonition, i've never needed insulin but i need fenders and a hood. right now these posts make me want to nominate jsampsell for some sort of award. when the 68 fenders are ready for sales i am ordering a set and sending them a bottle of gibsons.

[hemi-hampton]

Jeremy, I heard some one was making 69 Roadrunner Fenders, Is that you or someone else? If so how much are they? LEON. 

[68ChargerJMP]

When are door skins coming out?

[JimShine]

Looks great! Are they being offered without the metal pads (1968) as well? Or do they all come with the pads for the end user to remove if needed?

[BB1]

When are door skins coming out?

They are here already.

PM me

[BigBlockSam]

Nice! i saw one on ebay.

[jsampsell]

wow...... looks like I will be getting one of those. I have over 30hours into my hood and it still isnt straight.

how straight are the hood? Do they need anyfinishing work? Or just prime block and paint?

Hey Ryan, I'm not the best person to ask this since I actually work for the company making the hoods - meaning that I can tell you very easily that the hoods are perfectly straight and no other company will ever make another Charger hood as perfect as ours.  There are a lot of people that will make a ton of claims since they are trying to sell something.  So, what I will say is this:  we put a lot of time and effort into making sure our final production hood is as close to the original as possible.  We have sold a number of these since last week and we've gotten some feedback already - all extremely pleased with the quality and fit.  One of the things that anyone restoring a car of this age has to be aware of is that production quality now is WAY better than production quality of when these cars were made new.  Even NOS pieces sometimes don't fit well due to this same issue.  So, with that said, as straight and as perfect as we can make a hood off of an original hood, there still may be some tweaking to do to make it fit your car well.  As far as finishing work goes, it comes from the factory with an EDP coating which means it is ready to be painted.  I am not a paint guy, so I'm not the best reference for this kind of thing, but I believe all you have to do is prime, block and paint.

Anyhow, this is probably a much longer answer to your question than you anticipated, but I like to make sure I'm as clear with everything as I can be.  Forgive me if this is stuff you already know.  Since this is on a message board with members of varying knowledge regarding these matters, I find it better to go ahead and explain things just in case someone reading it doesn't know some of this stuff.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Jeremy
Auto Metal Direct
866-591-8309

[jsampsell]

Yes!

How about 68 fenders? 

BB1, fenders are coming!  We aren't far away from having them, either.  I have not been given an update on them lately, but the last I heard is that we should have the 68 fenders late January/early February and the 69 fenders a few weeks after that.  Expected price is $589.95 per side.  Any other questions, let me know.

Jeremy
Auto Metal Direct
866-591-8309

[jsampsell]

Man I had no intentions of going that high but now that I think about it maybe I'd be better off

Are you planning on attending any shows with the hood in stock in the future??

tomdroptop (and Hemidoug),

We are planning on being at some shows next year.  What shows, I'm not sure yet.  More than likely, Mopar Carlisle and Mopar Nationals.  I also don't know if we will be bringing product to sell at the shows.  We have some dealers now and it has been discussed that we should not compete with our dealers that happen to be at the same shows.  That means that if we don't have them, someone else should.  I will try to post it here closer to the shows if I know for sure what dealers will be there to buy from.  Or, if we do decide to sell our stuff, I'll let you know that too.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Jeremy
Auto Metal Direct
866-591-8309