Who restored their classic Chargers and who bought theirs off the shelf?

[694spdRT]

Totally went through the '69 and completed it back in 2005.

Now the bug is starting to bite again with my '68. That car was bought by my father back in the mid 70's and is showing it's age.

[bull]

I bought mine 25 years ago and it was a decent driver but I am now rotisserie restoring it. Do you have a category for that scenario?

Cheers,

Not exactly, but the "bought a good driver" seems to work.

[Khyron]

bought mine as a nice driver with a bum motor, restored it to what she is today. I have more pride now that I've essentially touched every bolt in the car

[Brock Samson]

I bought my '69 stripped and rusted from a junkyard, ( Pics below) i knew it was an R/T SE auto air conditioned car which was what i wanted but beyond that i wanted a project car, I wanted to build my own the way i wanted, basicly a black '69 street fighter based loosely on Dick Landy's super stock '69 only with a six-pack motor and a/c.

here's more info 'n pics...
http://www.americantorque.com/page/0/89/

[Back N Black]

Bought it needing full restoration, started a complete nut and bolt restro 4 years ago and should be running within a month. 

[mopar_nut_440_6]

Bought it needing full restoration, started a complete nut and bolt restro 4 years ago and should be running within a month. 

Your car is coming along great. I have been following it on cardomain for quite some time! I can't wait to see it finished and check out soem videos!

[Magnumcharger]

Bought it needing full restoration, started a complete nut and bolt restro 4 years ago and should be running within a month. 

If you ever get your engine back.....

[ChgrSteve67]

Full Rebuild.

Just takes time and lots of money.

[66chargerkid]

I got mine in box's 
And its still in boxs 

[Death1970Proof]

Bought needing a complete resto in '07 from out behind a barn and left for dead. To far gone and to much missing
for restoration, but still decent enough to save and bring back to life for a decent "fun/modded" driver.  Still a work in progress.

[maxwellwedge]

My dad purchased ours in 96 as a project together. It needed pretty much full restoration. Since then I went away to college, my dad passed away, I graduated college, and now I'm back at it!  This time in memory of my pops.

That is cool - I wish you all the best. 

[A383Wing]

Another vote here in the "Bought it (them) needed full resto"

[c00nhunterjoe]

bought mine running and driving with clean paint but in need of a full resto. its fullllllllllllll of putty. that was 10 years ago, i havnt got very far on the body. since the i have built a strong 383 for it, converted to an 833 tranny, and overhauled the rear. collected a bunch of parts but havnt gotton much else done

[green69rt]

Bought mine from a guy in Chicago area.  Car was advertised as a restorable car with lots of new parts in boxes.  Guy ran out of time and money.  Well since this was my first restoration I learned that one mans restorable is another's parts car.   Bought it spring of '07 and dissamembly is complete except for dash and front suspension.  Rear frame rails and trunk floor are replaced, the saga continues.

[charger490]

bought mine in 68 drove it 1 year 2 months and was hit head on .bought the next one in 88 and full resto and still going.

[r_biccum]

Bought mine "ready for paint"... after stripping the primer off and finding over a dozen pieces of galvanized sheet metal rivetted to the car under up to 3/4" of bondo, its undergoing a full resto.... After Im done all this buying a house and moving everything junk 

[Sendero]

I bought mine in the mid 80's. Original with about 63k on the odometer. I would not classify the work  I have done over the years as a "resto" per se. I just repair the original parts, replace when required and keep driving it. It is still a nice driver and, I believe cleaner than when I bought it. I usually pick one thing out a year to recondition to make it better then the year previous. This year I reconditioned the interior. Just finished up today.

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[69*F5*SE]

That's a beautiful 70.   

[Back N Black]

Bought it needing full restoration, started a complete nut and bolt restro 4 years ago and should be running within a month. 

If you ever get your engine back.....

Dyno day tomorrow, Barry and i are going to Sussex early morning. 

[ChargerSG]

1. My 70 500 was a good driver, so i restord it
2. My 69 SE was a good driver, i crashed it so total restoring
3. My 69 RT/SE was allmost a driver but broke down so its time for tearing her down to, as soon as the SE is ready

[richRTSE]

I bought mine needing a full resto. Original F5, stripe delete, column shift car from California. Floors and framerails were good, but ended up replacing both quarters. Here's a before...

[richRTSE]

...and here's the "after"...

[chargerman67]

Nice before and after!