Hello Guys, new german member.

[rmw]

Hello,
want to introduce myself to you. I'm 23 and from Germany living 30km south of Berlin. My first experiences with cars were with some VW´s. First a Polo 86c Coupe(summer 2004 - Xmas 2005) with an 1,0L 45hp engine and one year later converted to an 1,3L engine with 2 40 Weber carburetor's, polo g40 suspension and brakes. In the same time I parted 2 more Polo's out and having a 4th one for the winter(salty streets). After that there was a VW Corrado G60(Xmas 2005-summer2007) converted to a Turbo and then a Passat 35i station wagon(summer 2007-Jan08) because of the beginning(Sept 2007) of my mechanical works study.
In November 2007 I purchased my Charger R/T from a guy here in Germany as a rolling project. He bought the car in may 2007 and lost interest in the car. The last owner lived in Rochester,MI and the car was built at Hamtramck. After I bought the car I collect missing or broken parts and general information on Mopars and Chargers. After decoding the fender tag my decision was to disassemble the car and rebuilt it like the fender tag states and it comes from the factory. But the original engine and trans aren't in the car and therefore I'm thinking about to convert it to 4-speed and maybe a Hemi if i could find date correct units. The second year of owning the car I spent with building a new home for the car in spare time from my study.
Where i can find good pictures of parts that shows how the parts were in 68 when the car rolls out of the assembly plant? I found Musclecarpilot(Dave) at cardomain with a 68 Charger. Same for factory marks and stampings. Are there any reproduction stamps on the market?
Parts catalog and manual are in the garage with some other books.
That's all for nowand kind regards
R. Werner

[Troy]

Welcome!

If that's your fender tag in your avatar it appears to be a black R/T with a black top, white interior, and a red stripe? It also has redline tires, tinted windows (non-A/C), and a console. It's pretty rare and I'd leave exactly as it was - especially if you're looking to reproduce the markings and such. The Hemi could be installed without any major modifications but you'll have to cut the floor and do some welding to add a 4-speed and I think that would be a shame.

Troy

[Dans 68]

Welcome also! Good to have you join us. Like Troy says I would leave it also as is. But it is your car so.... And please post pictures as we are a very visual group.  

Dan

Edit - take a look at http://www.iccahome.org/ for factory markings, stamps, etc.

[rmw]

Yes it is the tag from the car.
XS29 - Charger R/T
83 - 440HP
5 - auto
44 - F70/14 redlines
202 - 2. Feb 1968
2/5 - drip rail mouldings
3/0 - body belt mouldings
7/8 - wheel lip mouldings
AX/4- 3.23 without sure grip
TRM/C6W - white bucket seats
PNT/BB1 - black body, black roof
U/W - white upper door frame
S/4 - red bumble bee
R/1 - AM radio
X/1 - tinteed glass
Y/6- black vinyl top
a/6- console
b/4 - bucket seats
u/1 - sold car

no builtsheet uner the dash or rearseat or carpet.
I onlywant to add options that are available in 68 like rear defog, maybe power windows, 8 track, front disc brakes, sure grip and a 4-speed with a dana60 and maybe a hemi if I find date correct ones.
are there any reproduction parst of the grill edges that goes between the bumper and the fender?

[rmw]

Welcome also! Good to have you join us. Like Troy says I would leave it also as is. But it is your car so.... And please post pictures as we are a very visual group. 

Dan

Will post pics later when in body work. I have some from the former owner when he bought the car in Rochester sitting in primer. Next pictures are from buying the car BUT the former owner wasn't big into Mopars and sprayed the car in a metallic blue from a Japanese car or motorcycle company. I think you don't want to see them.

[kokxville]

Welcome  

[stripedelete]

Welcome!

That's a pretty sweet combo you got there.  I would restore it to the fender tag.  But at the end of the day - it's your car.   

Do you know how the car got to Germany?

[Dans 68]

Welcome also! Good to have you join us. Like Troy says I would leave it also as is. But it is your car so.... And please post pictures as we are a very visual group. 

Dan

Will post pics later when in body work. I have some from the former owner when he bought the car in Rochester sitting in primer. Next pictures are from buying the car BUT the former owner wasn't big into Mopars and sprayed the car in a metallic blue from a Japanese car or motorcycle company. I think you don't want to see them.

It does not phase us.    We like to see the cars from their restoration start to the end...then there is more to discuss.  The bottom line for us Charger junkies, baring seeing the car in person, is we like to look at pictures!

Dan

[b5blue]

Welcome newbie!  If you could see what a mess my 70 Chargers paint job is you would laugh!  We like photos no matter what and one day you will want them for the memory's of where you started. You will like the durability and savings a 440 will give you....you will still have PLENTY of power! 

[RD]

Hallo und heißt willkommen zum Forum!!

love to see pics of your car no matter what phase she is in.  you will find many pictures of assembly line photos on this site, you just have to do a search for them.

this pic is all i have

[resq302]

Welcome to the best charger site on the net!  (thanks to Troy)

[Lennard]

Herzlich willkommen, fotos von deinem Charger biete!

[4speed]

welcome 

[FlatbackFanatic]

Welcome!!

[monkele]

Hallo RMW,

willkommen im Forum. Du bist hier definitiv im besten Charger Forum. Ich habe hier eine Menge an Infos und Kontakten gefunden.

Danke nochmals an den Admin. 

Dir drücke ich die Daumen, dass dein Charger perfekt wird und schnell wieder auf die Strasse kommt.

Lieber Gruss

Micha

[rmw]

Thanks for the welcome guys.
Here are some pics of the car.
1 and 2 from previous owner when he bought the car in Rochester,MI
3 and 4 at my home after buying the charger
and two videos at home trying to start the car and drive it into the garage.
That was after we arrived from the seller and unloaded the car from the trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiwfQxbmeUw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWJ310bI0lU
The GL style wheels are sold and I have a set of magnum 500 in 14" and a set of
7 and 8 x15" steel wheels with the small hubcaps that fits 14/15 inch wheels.
Not the dishes shown in pic2, the standard R/T hubcaps in 68.

R. Werner

[six-tee-nine]

Hello and welcome here.

If you spend dome time here, you'll find out there quite some members here from across Europe. I'm among the few Belgian Charger owners here....

Share as many pictures with us as you get along with your project, and don't forget that it's your car and you will be driving it so build it the way you want......
My 69 R/T was originally white with red interior and red stripe, but since also my #'s matching engine is missing I'll be also converting to a 4 speed behind a big stroker and i'll change the white ext for black without the vinyl top......so it's all about what you like.

[Hemidog]

That blue don't look too bad! 

[chargerboy69]

That blue don't look too bad!  

Thats what I thought.

Welcome to the site.  You have a sweet factory color combo on your car. 

Sorry I can not welcome you in German like a few of the guys here have.  You would think with my grandparents and my wife grandparents coming over from Germany, I would have learned something. 

[Lennard]

That blue don't look too bad! 

That's a beautiful color on your Charger, i would leave it as it is. The majority of the people will not know if it is a factory color or not unless you tell them.

[68RRFlyer]

Hi RMW,

Yeah, that's me; musclecarpilot on cardomain.  Are you by chance in or near Leipzig?  That's where I am right now and will be here until the 13th.  Head to Frankfurt the 14th then home to Houston.  I come over here for two weeks each month and work out of the airport.  Ich learne Deutsch, but meine Deutsch ist schlect!  

Tschuss  

   

[PocketThunder]

That blue don't look too bad!  

Thats what I thought.

Welcome to the site.  You have a sweet factory color combo on your car. 

Sorry I can not welcome you in German like a few of the guys here have.  You would think with my grandparents and my wife grandparents coming over from Germany, I would have learned something. 

Me too.  My ancestors came from Coblence, Germany. 

Welcome to the site R. Werner!

[twodko]

Willkommen auf der Webseite Herr Werner!

You've come to the best Charger site in the world! Kudos to Troy for building this site. You have a rare car there and much can be said about restoring it to its original splendor. Like several of our brethren here have said, its your car so build it for yourself. These cars are becoming difficult to find so when you begin working on it do everything the correct way the first time. It might take a little longer and stretch your budget but you'll be happier with the end results. Good luck.

Tom

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Wecome to the forum!  Great car that you have there... I am kind of fond of black Chargers!   

My 1970 `Cuda 440-6 spent three years in Germany when  owned by a member of the US Army in the early 1970s.

Good luck with the restoration, whether original or hemified...

Allen

[rmw]

Hello again,
nothing special happened to the charger but I want to show you our new family project.
It is a russian volga hydrofoil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMEQ7jcnMxU

[elacruze]

Hello again,
nothing special happened to the charger but I want to show you our new family project.
It is a russian volga hydrofoil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMEQ7jcnMxU

Nice! Russian equipment fascinates me, because it is always simple, crude, and very effective.