show us your 68 Chargers

[Bob T]

great thread, fantastic 68 pics 
Here's mine, metallic burgandy with red fleck but its had a gold pearl put on before I got it, not my thing - would like to put it back to stock colour. First up this winter would be a white stripe though
Liking those black ones too 

http://www.nzmoparregistry.com/default.aspx?Page=544

cheers

[redmist]

Well long time no post!!

Anyhow.. Just getting back into the charger after building (spending everything!!) on a rock crawler..

9 years this poor girl has sat!!  NO ENGINE!!   440 going in, going to drive it then do the body work and paint.. Anyhow here is a pic:

[Dans 68]

...9 years this poor girl has sat!!  NO ENGINE!!   440 going in, going to drive it then do the body work and paint.. Anyhow here is a pic:

  Nine years it has sat? It looks like it is brand new. Get that think on the road asap!   

Dan

[Rolling_Thunder]

Damn Dude!  Long time no see!    Last time I heard from you I don't even think I had my charger yet...    and I bought it in 2002  haha       Nice to see you found your way back     

[redmist]

Yup!!

Spent the last few years doing this...







And I have learned a TON about fabrication.. Plus I did it on a rig I could mess up and not feel bad!! hahah!!

Anyhow, I got a 1967 Vergin 440 block and all the stuff to do the bottom end... I went spend crazy on the last engine and messed it up. Now I know a little bit more, and realize now how to better spend the money. I still have some of the good parts from the 383 though!

[XS29J8]

Great color combo there ARK!   



Steve

[472 R/T SE]

Well long time no post!!

Anyhow.. Just getting back into the charger after building (spending everything!!) on a rock crawler..

9 years this poor girl has sat!!  NO ENGINE!!   440 going in, going to drive it then do the body work and paint.. Anyhow here is a pic:

Wow, there's a blast from the past.  Wicked lookin' crawler, I don't imagine there's many places you can't go.

Hey redmist, do you remember this car you found at a body show in Idaho?  I'm pretty sure it was you.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-69-Dodge-Charger-500-440-SE-NASCAR-Aero-Wing-Car_W0QQitemZ330399271708QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item4ced54cb1c

[redmist]

Yup I remember that car!!  Wow is that the same car!!  It was in real good shape but I never got to take a close look at it..

[472 R/T SE]

Yup I remember that car!!  Wow is that the same car!!  It was in real good shape but I never got to take a close look at it..

I (AllBlueRT) back then, asked you it's whereabouts & I can't remember if you told me no or just never got back to me.

So one day I had off work & sat down with my trusty WebTV, I seen a "Jack in the Box" restaurant in one of your pix so I cross referenced it with all of the paint & body shops in a 100 mile radius of Boise until BINGO I found them a couple address number's apart on the same road. 

I called them up & he said he'd sell it for $12k.     Except he was pushing this motor that had a pile of money in it.  I think he said he had like $20k into it & didn't sound like he wanted to separate the two but didn't say no either.

So I lined up a trailer & a weekend but just never got my wife to warm up to the idea of a '69 & '70 all blue (no vinyl tops) Chargers.  I always kinda kept the fact the '69 was an SE to myself hoping to some day score it.  But that was many years ago.  I had just bought my '70 Charger for $14k & my wife was wanting me to sell it to buy the 500 which kinda defeated my whole vision.

I always wondered what happened to you.  Good to see you're still alive & kickin' plus you kept your Charger. 

Sorry for the 'jack...not really. 

[redmist]

I just can't believe you guys remember all this haha!

[MellowCharger]

Here's mine.

[tan top]

Here's mine.

nice looking 68 Lee

[HITMAN 149]

yea nice mellow!! what size wheels are those?? they are TT II's???
thanks!!
-john

[MellowCharger]

Thanks guys.

I'll have to check sizes for you though they're 17" dia. Not sure about width.

Frustrating here in the UK with our horrid weather.....I've not used the car since Oct. 

[Hemidog]

Lots of nice 68's here guys! 

[redmist]

Whos a whats it radiator?

Where did you get it, and who made it!!

Nice car!

[472 R/T SE]

I just can't believe you guys remember all this haha!

You & me both.  It's strange what's happened to my memory, some stuff I'll remember forever.  Some stuff I forget 5 minutes after I'm told.

[clanton]

Thats a beautiful freakin Charger!!!!! Love Sunfire Yellow!!!!!

[Bob T]

Thats a sharp looking Charger Mellowcharger alright, nice work  


I borrowed some 14" steel wheels off a mate and put my hubcaps on, still kinda getting used to it after the magnums , looks retro grandad tho   , the CarCrazy/ Barry Meguire team is filming a show & shine out here ( New Zealand ) tomorrow night , I wanted to get the hubcap look going on, should be fun.

[XS29J8]

Thats a sharp looking Charger Mellowcharger alright, nice work  


I borrowed some 14" steel wheels off a mate and put my hubcaps on, still kinda getting used to it after the magnums , looks retro grandad tho   , the CarCrazy/ Barry Meguire team is filming a show & shine out here ( New Zealand ) tomorrow night , I wanted to get the hubcap look going on, should be fun.

Great Charger Bob! What color is this and did you make the show? 

Cheers,

Steve

[Bob T]

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Great Charger Bob! What color is this and did you make the show?  

Cheers,

Steve

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Cheers Steve, Metallic Burgandy RR1 , actually thought your car was the same colour ,     yeah, good show was invite only gig 120 or so cars, mostly hotrods, and only a few Mopars but I won a cool stainless Meguires watch  , I'll only put up a pic of a mate of mines Nitro Car -  The Phoenix an old U.S car that raced out here in the 70's , has run a 6.18 a long time ago with a different combo, but its not running in anger again yet . soon tho . Very cool. is 455 Olds powered now. It would pop the windows out if they started it up next to the building  
Barry Meguire and CarCrazy are out here for a week long car show called Americana in New Plymouth about 6 hours drive away , not going tho, cant make it fit.
Cheers

[XS29J8]

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Great Charger Bob! What color is this and did you make the show?  

Cheers,

Steve

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Cheers Steve, Metallic Burgandy RR1 , actually thought your car was the same colour ,     yeah, good show was invite only gig 120 or so cars, mostly hotrods, and only a few Mopars but I won a cool stainless Meguires watch  , I'll only put up a pic of a mate of mines Nitro Car -  The Phoenix an old U.S car that raced out here in the 70's , has run a 6.18 a long time ago with a different combo, but its not running in anger again yet . soon tho . Very cool. is 455 Olds powered now. It would pop the windows out if they started it up next to the building  
Barry Meguire and CarCrazy are out here for a week long car show called Americana in New Plymouth about 6 hours drive away , not going tho, cant make it fit.
Cheers
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Sounds like you had a great time! Post all the pics you want of the show, really enjoy the background. Sent a few restored 73 Z1 900 Kawasaki's down under over the years.........
Steve

[pullrock]

Here is my 68 R/T

[Brock Samson]

 

[nelson_audet]

my 68 lee