Pulling my 1968 R/T Out Of The Pond

[elanmars]

You live in Baton Rouge? Just see it mentioned in your posts, just curious. I live in Mandeville, an hour away from you, if that's the case. I'm majoring in photography at Southeastern, I'd be absolutely down to take pics of your cars one day if you'd be okay with that, I can offer prints and drinks in return, as I'm a student with a baby on the way haha.

Very cool cars and trucks!!

[69bronzeT5]

I don't know if you've mentioned this or not...but are you putting it back to a General Lee or back to a '68 R/T?

[CornDogsCharger]

K.C. doesn't live in Baton Rouge.  Actually he lives across the big pond in Austraila.  That is why most of his cars are at my place.  As for #10, it is going back to 2005 movie specs.  It would take quite a bit of work to but it back to an original 68 RT.  The car has a full cage going through the firewall and radiator support.... as well as both inner aprons.  So to make the car right, it would need A LOT of metal replacement. 

Justin
"CornDog"

[moparstuart]

KC, I looked back and didn't see any threads where you introduced yourself, maybe you could give us a bit of history on your collection. When a guy shows up out of the blue and starts talking about all the DOH cars he owns I at least am curious as to how you got so many and what connections you have.

Hey
Here is short version

  I brought my first Tv series GL in may of 1997 , after finding out about the Dodge Charger Registry Deal in MCG ,i tracked down Wayne Wooten and went from there ,i had only just completed a replica in April .
Sold the first Tv series GL in 2001 WGL57 ,then purchased my 2nd one WGL76 , Sold it in 2005 and brought my 3rd tv series Gl SGL13 , it was not one of the " 17 Wayne got, it surfaced in 2000 in N.c  .

  Like many here i grew up watching the show , told my folks as a 6yr old i wanted the BJ and the Bear Kenworth and trailer and wanted to haul the General Lee around it .
  I now have owned 3 screen Used Tv series GL's and one Movie GL  also in 2005 i brought the very first BJ and the bear Kenworth used in the tv series .
     Also  own  , the Peterbilt 379 used in the Patrick Swayze movie Blackdog ,and recently just purchased the only surviving stunt Truck GMC 4x4 from the Fall Guy .
BJ Mckay


Blackdog


The Fall Guy GMC


I am interested in tv shows that i grew up watching as a kid , and now having the means ,and be able to find them and buy them are a kids dream come true .

  I have been posting on the cglfc for a few years , i know alot of the guys are on here as well , trav , corndogscharger,  kikgas01 , lostsheep , Mike ,just to name a few .
 
K.c

you need a simon & simon macho dodge 

[Silver R/T]

The thing is seeing the 68 sitting on the forklift looking all sad and unloved, that 40 odd years ago that car was sitting in a showroom as it's new extremely exited new owner drove it out of the lot and loved and cherished the car until they got sick of it.
If only that car could talk.

she would cry and have suicide thoughts 

If only that Charger could've been a "christine"... Lots of people would be dead lol

[tan top]

I don't know if you've mentioned this or not...but are you putting it back to a General Lee or back to a '68 R/T?

good question Cody    was just thinking  that my self 

[CornDogsCharger]

Here are a few pictures from when I was replacing the quarter panels. 

Justin
"CornDog"





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[squeakfinder]

I'm surprised it wasn't more corroded than it was. Thank's for sharing  .

[Mike DC]

It didn't spend any real time living in the water.  It was painted up like a rust bucket and then sunk just so they could film it being pulled out. 

[GL#10]

It didn't spend any real time living in the water.  It was painted up like a rust bucket and then sunk just so they could film it being pulled out. 

Exactly , i spoke with Steve at the Disney Ranch , they had to cap off everything as to not contaminate the pond water , it was in there for all but of 15 Min he said .
  It would not take much to turn it back to a stock 68 R/T , but its more valuable  as a   GL.

K.c

[Charger_Fan]

I've also got the Fall Guy truck here too.  That thing is pretty cool.  There was a lot of hard work that went into that building that truck.  Pictures to come.... I don't have any on my laptop.

I'd like to see pics of the bedside that opens up, if you can. That was almost my favorite part about that truck.