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One owner Hemi Charger found and bought...by a lucky guy!

Started by Magnumcharger, March 01, 2008, 08:47:10 PM

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Ghoste

Quote from: charger01 on March 02, 2008, 04:31:13 PM
:drool5:Wow, that would be an awesome canidate for a general lee clone. Beutiful car, Hope you enjoy it.

:slap:

charger01

Quote from: Ghoste on March 02, 2008, 04:36:36 PM
Quote from: charger01 on March 02, 2008, 04:31:13 PM
:drool5:Wow, that would be an awesome canidate for a general lee clone. Beutiful car, Hope you enjoy it.

:slap:

;D  I was just playing.  Wanted to see how long it took for me to get slapped around.  :icon_smile_big:

69bronzeT5

Feature Editor for Mopar Connection Magazine
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

Ghoste

Quote from: charger01 on March 02, 2008, 04:43:13 PM;D  I was just playing.  Wanted to see how long it took for me to get slapped around.  :icon_smile_big:

I thought you probably were but the comment needed a slap anyway.  ;)

charger01

Quote from: Ghoste on March 02, 2008, 04:52:44 PM
Quote from: charger01 on March 02, 2008, 04:43:13 PM;D  I was just playing.  Wanted to see how long it took for me to get slapped around.  :icon_smile_big:

I thought you probably were but the comment needed a slap anyway.  ;)


Fair enough, just figured I would get the comment out of the way early in the post. ;)

Just 6T9 CHGR

Welcome to the site Steve!  :cheers:

Congrats on your find & hope to see you & the Charger at Carlisle this year!  We (the members of the site) had gotten a tent last year...hopefully we do the same this year. 
See you there!

:wave:

Chris
Chris' '69 Charger R/T


69_500

Ah bring it to Carlisle definately. Would be something very interesting to look at.




See guys I do like other cars than just 500's and Daytona's. :nana:

69chargeryeehaa

Quote from: Back N Black on March 02, 2008, 02:23:14 PM
Here is another one on E-bay right now. Its in Ontario Canada, i know it was for sale in the Auto Trader last year for $200,000.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Hemi-Charger-R-T-Original-Numbers-Matching_W0QQitemZ290210753053QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290210753053

I knew about this car since last year, the guy who owns it owns a restaurant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, nice guy, but he told me it was repainted because someone keyed the words "HEMI" on to the sides, so that's why it was re-painted....not a bad car, could use light resto, but at $200000???   :eek2: :shruggy: :rotz: :popcrn:

69bronzeT5

Quote from: 69chargeryeehaa on March 02, 2008, 07:32:35 PM
but he told me it was repainted because someone keyed the words "HEMI" on to the sides


wow... :rotz:
Feature Editor for Mopar Connection Magazine
http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/



1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

Tilar

 :drool5: Very cool... Did anyone give any indication as to how many miles are on it?
Dave  

God must love stupid people; He made so many.



charger01

Quote from: 69chargeryeehaa on March 02, 2008, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: Back N Black on March 02, 2008, 02:23:14 PM
Here is another one on E-bay right now. Its in Ontario Canada, i know it was for sale in the Auto Trader last year for $200,000.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Hemi-Charger-R-T-Original-Numbers-Matching_W0QQitemZ290210753053QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290210753053

I knew about this car since last year, the guy who owns it owns a restaurant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, nice guy, but he told me it was repainted because someone keyed the words "HEMI" on to the sides, so that's why it was re-painted....not a bad car, could use light resto, but at $200000???   :eek2: :shruggy: :rotz: :popcrn:
For all original sheet metal, the trunk floor looks like a two piece job.  Is that right?

69 OUR/TEA


bullit68

welcome to the board steve.what a beautiful car.it must be nice to buy it all ready to go with just minor work to do.i have a 69 hemi 4 spd project.unfortunately i have years of resto ahead of me before i can drive it.did the original owner say why he decided to sell now?did he order it,or was it a lot car?looks pretty loaded up.any other interesting stories about it that you care to share?i love these kinds of posts.

69hemicharger

Hello, this was a special ordered car and I have all of the original order paperwork along with the window sticker. I did ask him why he would sell something he took so much care of over the last 39 years and he said that over the last 10 years his health had gotten to the point that he could no longer enjoy it. He is single with no kids and he and his girlfriend are looking to move into a retirement community later this year. He also was not very mechanically inclined so he never really did anything to the car but at the same time did not know anyone to take it to for needed servicing since he moved to Atlanta 13 + years ago so he basically just left it sitting in his garage starting it up every few weeks and warming it up. I have tons of other info and stories about this car as we talked for several hours about it.
Thanks, Steve

tan top

hello & welcome  :cheers: wow awasome  deal  :2thumbs: .............  would love to see more detailed pictures  sometime  :popcrn: ..... :2thumbs:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

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http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
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http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
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1969chargerrtse

:o  One of the few times I'm speechless.  Wow! I mean Wow!. Wow.  Seems like it's going into the right hands.  How did you find out about it?  Welcome to the site.  See you in PA.
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

TiMopar

Quote from: 69hemicharger on March 02, 2008, 02:07:34 PM
Hello, to answer the comment about how long before it is up for sale I will say NEVER as long as I am alive! I am actually going to sell my V code 4 speed 70 Challenger R/T so I can afford to keep this one. I consider this probably the find of a lifetime for me and plan to keep and enjoy it for years to come.
Thanks, Steve

Well done Steve, absolutely gorgeous car!

resq302

Welcome to the site Steve. :popcrn:  I would leave it as it is and only clean it up with polish and keep it totally factory.  Just my opinion of course but as they say, it is only original once.  Definitely take pictures of any special markings, tags, etc so the rest of us could benefit from it also.  Personally, I am a big fanatic of details on a car and I'd love to see all of the original markings on that beauty at Carlisle.

:2thumbs:  Great find. :2thumbs:
Brian
1969 Dodge Charger (factory 4 speed, H code 383 engine,  AACA Senior winner, 2008 Concours d'Elegance participant, 2009 Concours d'Elegance award winner)
1970 Challenger Convert. factory #'s matching red inter. w/ white body.  318 car built 9/28/69 (AACA Senior winner)
1969 Plymough GTX convertible - original sheet metal, #'s matching drivetrain, T3 Honey Bronze, 1 of 701 produced, 1 of 362 with 440 4 bbl - auto

694spdRT

Welcome to the site!  :wave:

Congrats on the great find.  :cheers:

I would guess that is probably one of the best 1969 Hemi Charger survivors still out there. Love the color combo and I hope to see it in person some day. :scope: 
1968 Charger 383 auto
1969 Charger R/T 440 4 speed
1970 Charger 500 440 auto
1972 Challenger 318
1976 W200 Club Cab 4x4 400 auto 
1978 Ramcharger 360 auto
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (daily driver)
2005 Ram 2500 4x4 Big Horn Cummins Diesel 6 speed
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 Hemi

The70RT

 :cheers: you lucky dog. Hope it didn't extend yout house payments out too much.
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ACUDANUT

 Nice rare find.  To me a rare find has to be cheap.  A 100,000 plus dollar car is not a rare find.  Maybe 20,000 though. :Twocents:

hemi68charger

Quote from: ACUDANUT on March 03, 2008, 02:10:38 PM
Nice rare find.  To me a rare find has to be cheap.  A 100,000 plus dollar car is not a rare find.  Maybe 20,000 though. :Twocents:

That's a cheap find.......................   Aren't too many original survivor '69 Hemi Charger R/T's out there let alone 440 R/T's.............

my :Twocents:
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

RT/SE

From one triple black Charger owner to another, congrats on your purchase and a warm welcome to the site.  Regardless of the price you paid, I think your Hemi Charger is a rare find these days.  That fact that you purchased the car from the original owner who was wise enough to save all the original documention from the car and preserve the car over the years is good enough for me.  True one owner Hemi cars do not grow on trees.  What a great story  :2thumbs:

TripleBlackGator

What's not to like about the car, the story, the original owner and the new one. I can't wait to see the car at Carlisle. Thanks for telling your story and posting the pictures.   :2thumbs: More details if you have them.
Malicious, vindictive, spiteful, cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, & antagonistic. And those are my good traits!

TeeWJay426

Congrats on the car, Steve- nice score! Looking forward to seeing the car and meeting you at Carlisle this summer! I found my own one-owner unrestored Hemi Charger myself.... course, it was a 66, and that was 24 years ago.....
74 Charger SE, 400 HP, 4-speed