WoW! Original 69 Charger 500 426 Hemi roadtest on U tube. Very Cool.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

The car in the magazine your talking about is owned by a board member. XXHEMI is the one who has the R6 red HEMI 500 in the article, and it is supposed to be at Carlisle for me to  over.

I have known the guy who has the HEMI 500 road test car all of my life. He used to always hang out with my dad when I was younger. He has one heck of a collection of cars. Every time I go visit him I'm more and more shocked at cars that he has, that I've never seen and I've known him for 30 years. He  just doesn't get his stuff out, other than a few cars that he drives a lot. The stripe was off of the car when he bought it in the early 70's, and it actually has 1970 door panels on the front as well. Other than that, nothing much has changed in the past 40 years.

Ed has some press time?  What was/is the mag Danny?  Cant wait to see his R6 500 as well

[Ghoste]

It's the Oct issue of Mopar Action.  It has a green Sam Posey style concept 09 Challenger on the cover.

[autodynamics]

that thing handles like a pile........thank got i changed all that....

[1969chargerrtse]

It's the Oct issue of Mopar Action.  It has a green Sam Posey style concept 09 Challenger on the cover.

And there's a small plip of a writing on the right side on the cover that says " 69 Hemi 500".  I wanted to scan and post it, but the scanner died.

[Mike DC]

                   
That video really reminds you how much fun these cars can be when the tires AREN'T grippy. 

The body roll is more than we like now, but it's really not as bad as we picture it when we think of a 100% Charger right from the factory.  The weak-gripping tires really did affect how they set the chassis up from the factory.  It reduced the need for stiff suspensions at every level.  Chassis, springs, shocks, bushings, etc. 


Imagine a little 14x6" set of wheels on that car, with some modern long-treadwearing radials made of hard rubber . . . Tons of drifting fun, that's for sure. 

 

[C500]

thats really cool! thanks for sharing 

[69_500]

Hopefully we will all see the car that was featured in the video back on the road one of these days. It is alive and well, just hasn't moved in years.

[C500]

Wow, are there any recent pictures around?

[69_500]

Nope. No pictures that I'm aware of anyways.

[gtx6970]

owners initials aren't MP by chance are they ?

[nascarxx29]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUgWMl4ftdc
.Its fun to watch to see what are cars were subject to back in the day

[69_500]

owners initials aren't MP by chance are they ?

NOPE. Not sure if I can think of any early HEMI 500 owners who have those initials Bill. Would love to know which car it is that your thinking of though. You know me, I'm always willing to go check another one out.

[gtx6970]

Danny,
I was thinking about mike peterson. I didn't think he had a Hemi 500 , but anything is possibile. as I haven't seen him in 20 years