Crazy '70s custom '69 Charger...

[Charger Aficionado]

Some info on that weird '69:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/1047174154.html

Still needs to be STRIPPED imho.  Looks like a Ca car too...

This 1969 Charge R/T spent its life on the professional show circuit starting in 1973. It was created by Dalford Adkins from Dayton, Ohio. It is the only known survivor of this car builder who worked with the likes of George Barris. In won numerous awards throughout the years. With the car will be the original show plaque used and a couple of the awards it received. One from 1975 for "Outstanding use of Color" which is very appropriate since he used the actual metal flake to create the various hues of blues, greens and yellows in the murals and another from 1977 for "Best Custom".

The car has only 36,000 original miles. The original 440 magnum engine has been updated with a serpentine belt system and some internal high performance upgrades but for the most part is completely original. The balance of the drive train is 100% original. The entire chassis has been meticulously restored using stainless steel or aircraft bolts, etc. The engine and chassis work was done by the original owner/builder's cousin.

This is not only a very low mileage, documented, one owner (family), 440 magnum Dodge Charger R/T, it is a piece of American car history nostalgia.

This car needs to become part of a serious collection.

[69charger2002]

that car is nasty and the price is absurd. looks like it came straight out of mexico(no offense). maybe some rich collector who doesn't flinch at the thought of $40k will snag it up, i don't see a normal mopar enthusiast getting that one, low mileage real R/T or not
trav

[tan top]

lot of work gone into that charger .. but in my opinion destroyed one of the  most awesome looking mopars on the planet   
i would by it for 10 k & convert it back to a low miles stock R/T ... the car needs putting out of its misery & returned to stock 

[MoparSam]

lot of work gone into that charger .. but in my opinion destroyed one of the  most awesome looking mopars on the planet  
i would by it for 10 k & convert it back to a low miles stock R/T ... the car needs putting out of its misery & returned to stock 

AMEN!!!

[Ghoste]

I don't care if he worked with Barris or not, that thing is a hideous pimp-mobile that could only be loved by those Lord of the Mullet acid heads at MCG.  You know why it survived?  Because after it got it's 70's award for most far out use of colors man, they all came down off their trip and hid it in a barn.

[WingCharger]

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[tan top]

I don't care if he worked with Barris or not, that thing is a hideous pimp-mobile that could only be loved by those Lord of the Mullet acid heads at MCG.  You know why it survived?  Because after it got it's 70's award for most far out use of colors man, they all came down off their trip and hid it in a barn.

  thats funny Ghoste    probably  true   

[maxwellwedge]

I don't care if he worked with Barris or not, that thing is a hideous pimp-mobile that could only be loved by those Lord of the Mullet acid heads at MCG.  You know why it survived?  Because after it got it's 70's award for most far out use of colors man, they all came down off their trip and hid it in a barn.

     

[TruckDriver]

As much as this car has come up in posts over the years, Troy should create it's own section

[Old Moparz]

I still like that car.   


I'd have to lose the green furry interior though, no matter how much my 9 year old daughter would want me to keep it. 

[68charger383]

I do like the hang 10 gas pedal. 

[69bronzeT5]

The side view isn't too bad. I'd get rid of the fuzzy interior, put the grille back to normal and scratch the side pipes and drive it.

[BIRD67]

The side view isn't too bad. I'd get rid of the fuzzy interior, put the grille back to normal and scratch the side pipes and drive it.

I agree with cody, however, I would keep the sidepipes but get rid of the molding over them.. I would also put some wider tires on it and give it a nice rake, not too dramatic, but it sits way to low to the ground..As for the interior, I would go with the 1971 Charger upholsty pattern and I would get rid of the console, how about a B&M Rachet Shifter?

[Brock Samson]

 i think this is the third time this car has been dragged over the coals here,..
and as i said last time it's a good example of the state of mild customs, circa 1979 or so...
 

[Ghoste]

Then I think we have a good example here of what happens when you are trying to sell a good example of late 70's mild customization for 38,750 dollars... you get to keep trying to sell it.

[charger01]

Used to pass that car driving down the road on my way to work.   It was listed in the local auto trader for 14,000.  May not be the prettiest thing, but sure got your attention and sounded very nice.

[ac_knight]

There has got to be something wrong with this car, past the obvious.  I have seen it before on eBay and on some classic car sale sites in the past several years.  There must be a reason it doesn't move.  I have never liked this car, I agree it looks like a bad 70's movie pimp car.  I have a hard time looking at it, it actually sickens me that a Charger was degrated to this.  Just my     

[Daytona R/T SE]

I'd cruise it just the way it is. 

[Magnumcharger]

Finally!!! My SnoopDog 'chop gets a laugh!

[dukeboy320]

BURN IT!

that POOR car!

[68beepbeep]

DON'T YOU KIDS GET IT, IT HAS BEEN PERSONLIZED (not to my taste) TO THE OWNERS TASTE, THIS IS AMERICA, I DON'T REMEMBER EVER SEEING AN "01" ON THE SIDES OF A NEW '69 CHARGER!!!

[mauve66]

DON'T YOU KIDS GET IT, IT HAS BEEN PERSONLIZED (not to my taste) TO THE OWNERS TASTE, THIS IS AMERICA, I DON'T REMEMBER EVER SEEING AN "01" ON THE SIDES OF A NEW '69 CHARGER!!!

most don't remember any of the 70 do they..................... this car was practically REQUIRED to be made this way back then just to recieve an award, as a custom builder you don't build a custom car that looks like a stock one, but sometimes things get carried a little too far, i absolutely hate velour interior in anything

[68beepbeep]

Don't like the interior, maybe in a custom van though

[ACUDANUT]

That is some funny sheeet. 

[MoparManJim]

BURN IT!

that POOR car!

Well if you burn it, then there is one less out there, that maybe someday might have been yours. Plus I wouldn't burn it, I would just repaint it   

Why burn somthing when all you need, is to change the paint on it if it was yours and if you don't like it. 

If you burn it then it would be a poor car. 

But for me, I kinda like the art work on that car, but the grill would have to be replace though with a correct one.

[Stanleyart]

With the utmost respect to the artist and the builder-- it's beyond time to DA sand the green Hawaiian lagoon/skyline away--Removing my mom's living room from the interior is needed too.

I know, I know, pot meet kettle. 

Fo' Shizzle.

[captnsim]

I like those Kelly Charger tires... 

[TheGhost]

Lose the grill, interior, and possibly the sidepipes (unless it's easy to remove the molding), and keep the rest as it is.  It'd be something different to see at shows.  Stock Chargers are cool, but I enjoy seeing the custom ones once in a while.

[Ghoste]

DON'T YOU KIDS GET IT, IT HAS BEEN PERSONLIZED (not to my taste) TO THE OWNERS TASTE, THIS IS AMERICA, I DON'T REMEMBER EVER SEEING AN "01" ON THE SIDES OF A NEW '69 CHARGER!!!

I absolutely get it.  I also get the part where he has decided his taste his so good that the car is worth 40k.  My taste says it isn't worth that and that it looks hell.  The nice part about America is that I am as free to say that as he was to booger the car up in the first place.  Now if it were listed for half that much so that you could reasonably afford to return to stock or wreck it all over again with your own personal vision then I might be less critical.  I've said before that car makers employ the finest stylists with talent and training to come up with designs that will score well in the sales race.  Sometimes they strike out and sometimes its a homerun and most poeple would agree that the 2nd gen Charger was a bottom of the ninth-bases loaded-game winning dinger at the World Series.  Now some guy decides his personal vision supercedes that .  Cool.  As you say, its America and we have that right and I support that right.  But a long distance foul ball while it may still be a strong hit, still hasn't really gone anywhere and I'm not even sure this one would be a foul ball.  Maybe but 
Oh, and I'm not all that crazy about GL's either but I support anybodys right to do one.  At least they are mainly limited to paint, decals, and a grotesque push bar.  (you got a whole dime on that one)

[68beepbeep]

I'm not likin' this car at all but, back in the day Chargers were everywere and customizing was in, so doing something different was popular.  Just like building a '32 Ford street rod.  Someone that was into seeing those stock would frown upon that.  I will say, "shizzle" does fit the picture well!  Someday in the futere they will think what we are doing to these cars today are nasty.  Example= Ricky Ricardo bucket seats, CD players, food processor looking rims, 5.7 Hemi's, 6-speed trans, etc.

[Ghoste]

I agree with you 100% and in the 70's I was into murals and sidepipes myself and Centerline wheels in the 80's, Pro Street in the 90's and now we have restomods.  It always comes back to stock though doesn't it? 

[68beepbeep]

Yes it does.  It is really hard to try to top Mopar styling of this vintage, though people do try?
I do like the Dukes Charger but, there's so many out there, never liked the brush bar or those crappy rims.

I do agree, that price is "wackadoddle"

[Charger_Fan]

It would be interesting to see the fender tag, just to picture what it looked like originally.

[tan top]

It would be interesting to see the fender tag, just to picture what it looked like originally.

was thinking that also , wonder what options ....  prolly F8 with black interior could be a California car with noise reduction package , as its got a twin snorkel      A/C , power discs & steering 

[ClassicalGas]

I just got this posting sent to me and its hilarious how much attention it has gotten.

We (Classical Gas Motors) are the owners of this car.  Whether its your taste or not is your opinion.  I (owners son) personally don't care for it. 

Its what it is that is important.  Its not a general lee or a hemi car, its a piece of car customization from history.

Its not meant to insult Chargers at all, just a cool example of the evolution of car customs over time.  The car even had a place to put a black and white TV in the center console talk about innovative.  While many of you think destroying it would "put it out of its misery" I think destroying it would kill an interesting piece of art history.

[WingCharger]

I just got this posting sent to me and its hilarious how much attention it has gotten.

We (Classical Gas Motors) are the owners of this car.  Whether its your taste or not is your opinion.  I (owners son) personally don't care for it. 

Its what it is that is important.  Its not a general lee or a hemi car, its a piece of car customization from history.

Its not meant to insult Chargers at all, just a cool example of the evolution of car customs over time.  The car even had a place to put a black and white TV in the center console talk about innovative.  While many of you think destroying it would "put it out of its misery" I think destroying it would kill an interesting piece of art history.

I think it is a window into the car customization of the '70s. I don't think it is insulting Chargers, just most of the guys on this board don't care for it. The car is very interesting, and while I don't 100% care for it myself, I agree killing it would be bad. (Maybe return the interior to normal. )
Welcome to the site ClassicalGas!

[dads_69]

Gees, another thread of the custom charger. Leave the car as it is I say. They were popular back in the day before many of you/us were even thought of or at least had no idea what custom builds were.
It would be like taking the Dick Landy chargers and putting them back to stock forum along with every freakin' general lee wannabe', not gonna happen, get my drift?


Mark

[Ghoste]

I stand by my statements.  I never suggested killing it but I would immediately return it to stock which to the current owner could be considered killing it in their eyes.  In any case, my opinions about the car should be clear enough to speak for themselves and I'll leave it at that.
I do wish you the best in finding it a new home though.

[Old Moparz]

I just got this posting sent to me and its hilarious how much attention it has gotten.

We (Classical Gas Motors) are the owners of this car.  Whether its your taste or not is your opinion.  I (owners son) personally don't care for it. 

Its what it is that is important.  Its not a general lee or a hemi car, its a piece of car customization from history.

Its not meant to insult Chargers at all, just a cool example of the evolution of car customs over time.  The car even had a place to put a black and white TV in the center console talk about innovative.  While many of you think destroying it would "put it out of its misery" I think destroying it would kill an interesting piece of art history.

See, this happens a lot on the car forums. Someone finds an oddball car, posts about it, then others post about what's wrong with it, or how ugly they think it is, & then the owner shows up.  

I remember seeing that car a few years ago & liked it. Probably because my Dad used to take me to the New York Custom Car Show in NYC every year in the late 60's & early 70's. I have old poloroids I'll have to dig up & scan of a few cars like this. One I can think of is a '69 Road Runner with murals on it & lots of chrome.

If I had the chance & could afford to buy a car like the green Charger, I might. I think it's pretty cool, but the seat covers made from old Elvis paintings would probably get new covers on them.   

[ClassicalGas]

I have a bunch of other pictures of the car I will have to dig up and post.

Pictures of the car signed by George Barris and others by Tommy Chong.

[tan top]

I have a bunch of other pictures of the car I will have to dig up and post.

Pictures of the car signed by George Barris and others by Tommy Chong.

hello & welcome    , yes would like to see more pictures , have you got one of the fender tag ?? does it have a broadcast sheet

[Mike DC]

         
   
So it's a cool car that's dressed up ugly.  So what?  

Leaving it that way does not rob the Mopar hobby of any more than a perfectly restored Charger R/T that spends 363 days a year closed up in a garage.  



It's a bit of a time capsule.  I say leave it as-is.  

 

[ACUDANUT]

  That VIN tag says "made in Mexico". No Offense.

[69charger2002]

  That VIN tag says "made in Mexico". No Offense.

hahaha
in truth it's up to the new owner whether it stays ugly custom or goes a different path. the problem here is, the asking price of the current owners only justifies leaving it as is, if you paid that sticker shock price, and THEN restored it back to stock, you'd probably lay claim to having the most expensively restored plain 440 R/T automatic in america
trav

[68beepbeep]

I just got this posting sent to me and its hilarious how much attention it has gotten.

We (Classical Gas Motors) are the owners of this car.  Whether its your taste or not is your opinion.  I (owners son) personally don't care for it. 

Its what it is that is important.  Its not a general lee or a hemi car, its a piece of car customization from history.

Its not meant to insult Chargers at all, just a cool example of the evolution of car customs over time.  The car even had a place to put a black and white TV in the center console talk about innovative.  While many of you think destroying it would "put it out of its misery" I think destroying it would kill an interesting piece of art history.

See, this happens a lot on the car forums. Someone finds an oddball car, posts about it, then others post about what's wrong with it, or how ugly they think it is, & then the owner shows up.  

I remember seeing that car a few years ago & liked it. Probably because my Dad used to take me to the New York Custom Car Show in NYC every year in the late 60's & early 70's. I have old poloroids I'll have to dig up & scan of a few cars like this. One I can think of is a '69 Road Runner with murals on it & lots of chrome.

If I had the chance & could afford to buy a car like the green Charger, I might. I think it's pretty cool, but the seat covers made from old Elvis paintings would probably get new covers on them.   

I would love to see those pictures of the N.Y. coliseum shows, I used to go to them. I worked for ACME plating in Stamford CT. from the mid '70s to 2001 and back in the day I chromed so many cars out for people.  That is what was in then.  Rods, customs, vans, and performance cars(muscle cars). It was a wild time to live!~Steve~

[ClassicalGas]

There has been alot of talk about the asking price of the car. 

We our hobbyists that started a classic car sales company.  We have a website with a ton of cars on it and we wanted to show the world this charger. 

If we were wanted to sell it fast the price would be much less.  We just wanted a way to show the car and putting it on our website was the best way.

Havent you ever had a car that you werent wanting to sell but would still let go if someone walked up and said they would give you $40,000 for it?

[Charger_Fan]

Havent you ever had a car that you werent wanting to sell but would still let go if someone walked up and said they would give you $40,000 for it?

Yep! If someone offered mt $40K, I'd sell in two seconds.

[ACUDANUT]

Havent you ever had a car that you werent wanting to sell but would still let go if someone walked up and said they would give you $40,000 for it?

Yep! If someone offered mt $40K, I'd sell in two seconds.

Not me, I want 90K