1968 Charger R/T rusting in the garage and an Imperial in the....

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

driveway...

I found this today, a 68 Charger R/T, 440, auto.  Needs quarters, trunk floor, some other stuff out back.  Non-matching engine (383 now).  He said it was a Mr. Norms car, but can't verify it.  Has build sheet though and vin.

There was also a 82 Imperial Frank Sinatra edition.



































Ryan

[AKcharger]

Gosh!

[komninon]

is he still asking $12000 for the charger?

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

is he still asking $12000 for the charger?

I have no idea?  I just found the car.  Was it for sale before?

[bull]

Odd how perfect the dash looks amid all the chaos. And I thought I was doing some things backward.

[Brock Lee]

It looks like it may have had a quick skimming of bondo and respray "resto" not too far back in its past. Note the filler breaking away under that stripe and how nice the paint around it is,

[tan top]

nice charger once restored !! looks like  PP1    has cruse control , & 3 speaker dash

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

It is worth restoring, R/T, 440 (originally), power windows, cruise, a/c, am 8-track.  I'll go back today and see what the guy thinks.

[komninon]

it was for sale a couple months ago for 12000
i made an offer, and never called me back.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

it was for sale a couple months ago for 12000
i made an offer, and never called me back.

Hey Komninon, your inbox is full.

I had no idea the car was for sale before.  Was it for sale on here?  He was asking $12,000?!?!?  the car is barely worth 1200 in the condition it is in.

[nh_mopar_fan]

That Imperial is a collectors item if it still has the Sinatra's Greatest Hits 8-track that came with it.

[6bblgt]

nice charger once restored !! looks like  PP1    has cruse control , & 3 speaker dash

Looks like JJ1 - "medium gold metallic" - mudded up & painted "re-sale red".  Did you get a fender tag pic?

[charger_fan_4ever]

probably worth 5k to some of us east coast guys if the frame rails and unibody are solid. As i recentlly learned a buildsheet is a must have for 68 and down to verify body #'s vs tag vs vin.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

A few more pictures of the cars and a BUILD SHEET....

Found out it has been sitting since 1988.









FULL SIZE BUILD SHEET
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5028276408_051b207666_o.jpg











































Been sitting since 1988.

[vancamp]

Looks more like the fred sanford edition than the frank sinatra edition

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Yeah, from the looks of it, it was made up of 2 cars.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Sorry for bringing this thread back from the dead, but I needed some opinions. 

The kid who owns this dropped me a line the other day, wanting $9,000 for the Charger.  I think it is worth maybe 2-3,000 in just parts.  What do you think?

[bull]

I'd take $9k for it but it's worth about $6k, maybe. IIRC he does not have the original engine, right?

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Yeah, not original engine.  Needs a complete back half of another car to restore this one.

[Blakcharger440]

It does look like the car may have had the whole rear clip replaced. I wonder if the build tag says it was green or red? The dash and build tag could have been taken off of a green car.

[charger_fan_4ever]

It does look like the car may have had the whole rear clip replaced. I wonder if the build tag says it was green or red? The dash and build tag could have been taken off of a green car.

good spot i just noticed the green speaker tray, yet the floor is red 

[MoparManJim]

It does look like the car may have had the whole rear clip replaced. I wonder if the build tag says it was green or red? The dash and build tag could have been taken off of a green car.

good spot i just noticed the green speaker tray, yet the floor is red  

If you look more close, in the two of the photos, you will see that even part of the rear floor is also green not just the package tray.  

[nvrbdn]

right you are jim, the floor and rear panel frames are all green as if a car was cut straight in half and welded together check the drip rail from rear against the radiator core #'s.

[DC_1]

A little rough for that much dough and no original motor.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Yes, as was said earlier in the thread, the car looks to have been back halved.

Do you guys think the car is savable?  68 R/T, original 440, auto on the floor, a/c, am 8-track, cruise, power disk brakes, etc...