Ever check up on parked Chargers?

[grdprx]

Couldn't really figure out a good topic.. anyway,  ever find yourself driving past places you know there are Chargers?  I go out usually once a week on deliveries for my job.  I found a 70 RT a few months ago that is just sitting in a neighborhood, unfortunately with some rust issues and such, doesn't looked like it's moved in quite some time.  I've come to refer to if as Sleeping Beauty..     If I'm in the area, I drive past and it makes my day better!   

Found a 66 a week and a half ago.  Was in the area again today, so I decided to see if it was still there...  Yup!     So, I got to see and 1st & 2nd gen today..  Not a bad deal.

Always on the hunt, keeping an eye out for other Chargers too! 

[69bronzeT5]

Yep.....I'm guilty

[mikesbbody]

I found a 72 Rallye Charger sitting on a front lawn knocked on the front door waking a Woman up  she told me it ws her B/F's car I eventually got in touch with him so it all worked out.

[Mikesmoparperformance]

Always on the hunt, keeping an eye out for other Chargers too! 

Me to I always make a stop when I see a  Charger parked some where and then I check it out  

[1969chargerrtse]

 

[68Bbody]

....started doing it 35 years ago.

Old habits are hard to beat!

[SRT-440]

Wait till u go by and it's gone. 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

...there is one near me, a 1969 RT w/ another old Mope beside her - neither have moved in over a 15 years 

[grdprx]

Wait till u go by and it's gone. 

True!  would probably ruin my day!

You know, reading through this; I think I recall a 3rd gen parked in someone's yard near by.. Haven't been by there in awhile.

One of these days, I might actually work up the nerve to knock on the door where that 70 RT is at.  But, reading about all the reactions you can get blindly knocking on someone's door, I'm just uneasy about it.  I'm not looking to buy it or anything.  (I wish!)

It's fun to see the obsession is shared on this topic.   

[SRT-440]

There was a black 68 sitting in someones yard most of my life...first time I saw it I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and it sat in that yard till I was 33 (I'm now 36)...then disappeared...its still hard to drive by and see the big bald spot on the grass where it sat. My dad did ask the guy many many years ago if it was for sale..and he said no..that he planned on getting it running again. 

[Old Moparz]

About 15 years ago I had to drive to an area that I haven't been to in ages to look at a construction project we were bidding on. One road I don't ever recall having driven on before, had a barn that was partially collapsed. The front was open, & you could just make out the front grille of a 1969 Charger as you drove past. Well, I had to make a u-turn to verify what I thought I had seen. 

It WAS a '69 Charger, & there were 2 or 3 other Mopars inside, all with pieces of the second floor resting on them. Maybe a C-Body, but nothing that looked rare. There was another car parked adjacent to the barn that looked safe & undamaged, an early 70's Plymouth if I recall, maybe a Satellite. The barn structure appeared very unstable so there was no way I was going to walk in & trespass to look around.

There were no houses on the same side of the road as the barn, so I didn't know which property the barn may have belonged to. I had hoped to return on a Saturday to see if I could figure out who owned it, but got busy & forgot. Besides, 15 years ago I had just started this job & wasn't in a position to drag another car home with no space, no money, no trailer, & no garage. I did go past a year or so later & never saw the car or the remains of a barn.

No matter where I am I always look for Mopars out of habit. Only difference now is that I tell myself it needs too much work & keep going. 

[Red Ram]

I check once in a while on that '70 Charger too! The '66 you've noticed is my machine...I drive it quite a bit but since the weather has been so bad I haven't driven it that much!

[69charger440]

I am guilty also!!!!  Just last week went to check on a Numbers matching 69 Superbee i have been stalking for almost two years, and all the other car next to it (60 or so cars). Well yeah they are all gone, except a few stragglers!!! Sad Sad day for me!!!!!

[jeryst]

You almost never see old cars just sitting around up here in the northeast.
If the weather hasnt claimed them, the vultures have.

I envy you guys down south and out west.

[WHITE AND RED 69]

Wait till u go by and it's gone. 

Thats the worst feeling. There use to be a dark blue 69 with a 383 about a mile from my house that sat in a driveway for years. Perfect project car, had all original panels, no rust, and was complete. I waited till I had some cash in hand and went over there only to find out it was sold 2 weeks before I showed up and for about a grand less than what I was going to offer. Apparently the owner just wanted it out of his driveway and took the first offer. I was pissed at myself for weeks for not going over sooner.

[spankmunky]

i still nock on the doors of all the chargers i know of, still get the same answer, but would hate to see them gone and know i never went back. thats how i ended up with my 69, and thats how ill probly end up with my next one, or shot in the head lol.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

This thread has made me decide to drive past the one I mentioned and see what's up... I'll report, tomorrow... Answer will probably be the same as it was 15 yrs ago: "gonna fix it up one day..." 

[spankmunky]

if i had a dollor for all the times ive heard that i would be able to pay someone to drive by all the chargers lol. i cant hate these people for that but at the same time i hate seeing a car wasting away.

[Darkman]

Isn't this just another form of stalking 

I have to drive halfway around the country to see another charger, so I guess I'm just jealous at you guys

[grdprx]

Isn't this just another form of stalking 

I have to drive halfway around the country to see another charger, so I guess I'm just jealous at you guys

Our hobby/passion could be considered stalking by others... 

Red Ram, the 66 looks great!  How's the 68 coming along?  Have you ever tried to talk to the owner of the 70? 

[Darkman]

Our hobby/passion could be considered stalking by others... 

Just don't go hiding in any bushes OK! 

[MoparManJim]

Our hobby/passion could be considered stalking by others... 

Just don't go hiding in any bushes OK! 

OR trees! 

[grdprx]

Got a pic of a 3rd gen I saw at the shop awhile back.   Missing front fenders, might have to check on it; it's at either a mechanic's shop or a body shop.  I only saw it on a drive by.

[AKcharger]

I found my '70 abandoned in a storage lot and paid $500 for it...the whole story is too long to tell here but took 9 months of work to get the title.

This thread reminds me of the "ultimate "barn find" the guy who found the  440 6 pack road runner...he should be posting photos of it here soon  

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,23408.msg254395.html#msg254395

[Magnumcharger]

This is exactly how I got my 1968 Charger R/T. I saw it sitting in a back yard, as I cruised the back alleys of a small town...looking for just this sort of thing.
Long story short, the guy had a thing for Roadrunners, and I had one. We swapped.