The HEMI Charger has landed!!!

[bzabodyn]

Thanks for all the compliments guys!!! Been so busy with work and getting ready for the first show that I neglected to post more pictures for you... so... here we go!  Pics of delivery courtesy of my lovely wife Jenna!

BZ

[bzabodyn]

More... that's me and my son Dayton - funny to see pics of him from the old thread as a baby and now he's almost 3 1/2!!!!

BZ

[Ghoste]

Hard to believe it's been 3 1/2 years, it somehow seems so much more recent to me.  The car looks great!

[69bronzeT5]

Wow Brandon, GREAT pictures!!!

[bzabodyn]

still more...

BZ

[bzabodyn]

and more! showing off the new TX vanity plate.... (my personal favorite pics) 

BZ

[bzabodyn]

More still!

BZ

[bzabodyn]

That's all I've got for now!  The show tomorrow is in Wharton TX (about 10min down the road) - it's called Freedom Fest and features a classic car show/motorcycle show/antique tractor show and after the judging has a car parade... should be lots of fun!  I'll post more pics probably Sunday...

Enjoy!

BZ

[bzabodyn]

Enjoy it while you can and do not be tempted to sell!


Carl

No worries Carl!  As you can see in the pics - there's no way that Dayton would let it ever leave his sight - after all, he tells everyone that it's HIS HEMI!

BZ

[moparchris]

WOW!!!  Brandon, that is one fantastic looking Charger.  Congratulations to you and your family.  Many happy years to enjoy it

[tan top]

   more awesome pictures ! thanks for posting BZ 

[hemi24]

man shes sweet but looking at those tires i bet that's a hand full under full power !!!

[hemi68charger]

That's all I've got for now!  The show tomorrow is in Wharton TX (about 10min down the road) - it's called Freedom Fest and features a classic car show/motorcycle show/antique tractor show and after the judging has a car parade... should be lots of fun!  I'll post more pics probably Sunday...

Enjoy!

BZ

Man, I almost went to that show today..... How far are you from Northwest Houston?

Hope you had fun.... You're probably there as I write this.........

Troy

[Back N Black]

Man! that looks awesome.  Now we need a video of that thing running.

[Shakey]

The car looks great!  Very nice.

[moparmark]

                  That's probably one of the 5 nicest  1969 chargers that I have ever seen.Congratulations on such a NICE FACTORY CORRECT car!!!!

                        WOW !!!!


                           Mark K.

[RT/SE]

Congrats BZ on the completion of the project.   Your car looks absolutely amazing!!!!!!  It has been great seeing your Hemi Charger come back to life 

[66FBCharger]

Will you be bringing the car to Chryslers at Carlisle or the Mopar Nats? I would love to see the car in person. It looks fantastic!

[bzabodyn]

Man, I almost went to that show today..... How far are you from Northwest Houston?

Hope you had fun.... You're probably there as I write this.........

Troy

You should have made the trip!  Only probably an hour, hour fifteen drive for you... A couple of mopar nuts from Brookshire came down (don't know if you know John Hovas - owns like 20+ mopars) so it turned out great... probably 8-10 nice mopars and over 100 cars total - I was pleasantly shocked at the turnout!  Hot as HELL though!!!

The HEMI Charger did take 1st place in '60s Muscle Car as well as Participant's Choice - but even more satisfying than that was all the stories that we got to share with people that remember the car from back in the day and could tell stories about them racing on open back country roads.... best story was from the organizer of the event who remembers running the original owner with his Olds 442 - from a rolling 100mph start! 

I trailered it there, but with as hot as it was, I decided against taking the time to trailer it home... so after the car parade around town (like a 3 mile circle), I drove the car liek 15-20 miles home... cruised great at 60mph the whole way with the truck/trailer in town and my dad just kept calling me the whole way home telling me how great the car looked cruising down the highway... I dropped it to third right before the El Campo exit and floored it one time real good and 60-100 came in nearly a blink of the eye with a nice puff of white smoke once I dropped the hammer... it IS a handful at speed with the bias ply tires!!!

Pics from the show to come...

BZ

[bzabodyn]

A few pics of the paint finish at sunset - the wife showing off her skills with the camera...

BZ

[bzabodyn]

Pictures from the Freedom Fest show...

BZ

[bzabodyn]

A few more - including a 3-Gen shot and also the winner of the 70's Muscle Car class - a very nice custom '74 440 Cuda... one of the best paint jobs I have ever seen!

Other notable mopars included another '69 Charger, a Duster (which was parked to the right of us), a Demon, and a really slick '50 Power Wagon - favorite non Mopars included a '57 'Vette with C5 underpinnings and stretched interior and a nice GSX Stage 1 clone (on the other side of us).... tons of Mustangs/street rods/Bel Airs/rat rods too so there was a little of something for everyone!

BZ

[tan top]

more awesome pictures 

[hemi68charger]

A few more - including a 3-Gen shot and also the winner of the 70's Muscle Car class - a very nice custom '74 440 Cuda... one of the best paint jobs I have ever seen!

BZ

Looks like Gary was there... He's a club member and a very nice guy.... He put a LOT of effort into his 'Cuda.....

Maybe we'll cross paths again soon, there should be a show or two coming up... Let me know which one you may be attending in the near future...

[bzabodyn]

Yep - Gary's Cuda was definitely a piece of work... Keep me updated on what you might be attending and maybe we'll get together.  Deciding what "big" shows, if any, we want to attend this year...

..Finally got the HEMI badges in today so I'll be installing those in the next couple of days... just got to find me a tic toc tach adjustment knob and the hardware to install the inner taillight cover and I'm money!

BZ