Wow, just met a guy with over 70 mopars. UPDATE 66 Hemi!

[1969chargerrtse]

 So when is ur next man date?                

Well, just got back from my man date.  Very nice guy, a hard worker that has been into Mopars his whole life and collected, restored and raced many.  He does all the work himself. He showed me some more. The 66 charger is a very rare 426 Hemi, 4spd, pw car.  It was bought along with another blue one that is still in the mid west with the same options. The Vin numbers are sequential. That owner tried to buy this silver one and Rob said he wouldn't sell it for a million bucks. Seems a father was buying the blue Hemi 66 for his kid and loved the charger so much that he ordered another (this one ) silver Hemi car along with it.  The engine compartment is almost 100% original.
The owner today of the blue Hemi Charger located  Rob and had a plan to buy Rob's car at a very high price and then sell the 2 cars as a pair overseas back in 2005 for a million dollars.  Rob said no thanks, and the phone went silent.  The guy couldn't believe he passed on the offer? Rob did fly out there and drove the twin blue car.  
He said to ask you guys why is the power antenna off the rear? whereas the other 66 charger has the standard antenna on the front fender?

Oh and John he said HI.

[1969chargerrtse]

Here is another 66 he races and a 1930 Dodge.

[1969chargerrtse]

Some of his models in a play room.
Also he said he keeps everything he has as this is his hobby.  He sells or sold very little.  That 4spd rotting smashed 69 charger stays where it is.  He showed me a picture of the 69 Hemi car that is apart and said it will be put back together and on the road.  He works on his cars almost daily.  I asked where he finds the time?  He said " I don't watch T.V"  Wow.  Now I know why I get so little done.

[mikesbbody]

Does he have any 3rd gens at all? I saw one in the first lot of pics

[1969chargerrtse]

Does he have any 3rd gens at all? I saw one in the first lot of pics

All I've seen so far is what is posted, though there are many more I haven't seen yet.

[tan top]

  thas some collection going on , shame about that 69 charger R/T  , looks like an original Y2 car    ,

Question of the day...Is that 69 Charger for sale ??

Your kidding?  The thing is rotted and smashed BAD!!  But I'll ask.

For the right price anything can be "fixed".

good day Eh Rob    thanks for sharing the pictures 
what about red 69 hemi charger ?/ did you see it ??

[1969chargerrtse]

He showed me a kinda dark picture of it with the front clip off.  I think it's blue now but a original red car.  I will stop by his shop one day and grab some more pictures including the Hemi. Where I was today was his home and garage. He has a business building ( where the outside parts cars are ) and a car shop building where he works on the nice cars.
He was very friendly and had no problem with the pictures at all.
Even though he has 11, 66 chargers his favorite are the 63 type Mopars and he has several race and stock cars of those also.
Wondering if he was one of these guys that have a rare car but never ever get it done, I asked if the 69 Hemi Charger would ever be back on the road?  He clearly said absolutely it will be finished and on the road but he is doing other Mopar car projects right now.  The 69 Hemi engine is in one of the 63 cars.  He doesn't care much if the original Hemi engine goes back in the 69 charger.    He likes it in the 63 car and may just put another Hemi engine in the 69 Hemi car. Hey whatever works for you. 

[1969chargerrtse]

Stopped by his car work shop and he was playing with a 62 Dart with original paint, and just stuffed a 413 in it.

[grdprx]

Wow!  Who knew sitting in front of a TV/Computer kept us from being productive!   

Amazing collection.      Thanks for sharing.

[RD]

He said to ask you guys why is the power antenna off the rear? whereas the other 66 charger has the standard antenna on the front fender?

rear antenna cars, from my understanding, were for export cars only.  i got this tidbit from the recent mopar action that showed a export 1 of 1, non-galen documented, convertible 6pk challenger.  it stated that rear antennas were for that reason only.

am i full of kaka or do i know what i am talking about?  idk.. just spitting out what i read in the magazine is all.

[jasonfromIKILLYA]

I noticed the title of the dart picture ends in "nj".  Is this cat in New Jersey?

No, CT.

even better.  who do I have to pay for his address.   

[tan top]

thanks for the update & pictures Rob , great stuff 

[learical1]

rear antenna cars, from my understanding, were for export cars only.  i got this tidbit from the recent mopar action that showed a export 1 of 1, non-galen documented, convertible 6pk challenger.  it stated that rear antennas were for that reason only.

am i full of kaka or do i know what i am talking about?  idk.. just spitting out what i read in the magazine is all.

70 AAR's and T/A's had rear mounted antennas because the fiberglass hood allowed too much ignition interference in the radio signal.

[Brock Samson]

and the 69 1/2 SIX PACKs?..

[learical1]

 

Don't know about the 69 1/2 six pack cars.  Never had one of them.

[covet66]

Rear antenna's dealer installed maybe??

[tan top]

rear antenna cars, from my understanding, were for export cars only.  i got this tidbit from the recent mopar action that showed a export 1 of 1, non-galen documented, convertible 6pk challenger.  it stated that rear antennas were for that reason only.

am i full of kaka or do i know what i am talking about?  idk.. just spitting out what i read in the magazine is all.

70 AAR's and T/A's had rear mounted antennas because the fiberglass hood allowed too much ignition interference in the radio signal.

never heard of that before    

and the 69 1/2 SIX PACKs?..

nope 69 & a half six pack  cars !   antennas  were passenger side front fender mounted like all other b-bodys  

[ACUDANUT]

Yea, how can a fiberglass hood have radio interference. 

[bakerhillpins]

Yea, how can a fiberglass hood have radio interference. 

It's not that it has any radio interference, it's that it doesn't shield against it. Grounded metal acts as a barrier to electromagnetic waves, i.e. radio waves. Powerful sources of constantly changing electricity like ignition systems generate lots of EM radiation (noise) and result in interference with EM radiation that is purposeful like radio and digital communications.

I would have to look into the validity of this situation as the radio shares a ground with the body through the battery so the radio probably still sees the noise.   

[learical1]

nope 69 & a half six pack  cars !   antennas  were passenger side front fender mounted like all other b-bodys  

Maybe Ma Mopar learned the hard way on these, and that's why the T/A's and AAR's have the antenna in the back?