Did you buy the Charger you wanted, or settle for what was available @ the time?

[fc7_plumcrazy]

Hi,

I always had my wishcombination. A 1968 RT in QQ1 blue with blue interieur or an LL1 car. A 4-speed was wanted, too.
I had two 68s over the years, just to have a 68 Charger, one a 383 car in black, the other an RT painted in blue but being factory JJ1 gold. Sold them both after a while because they weren't the right cars (keepers). Found my wishcar in jan 2004, genuine RT, qq1 blue, blue interieur, 4-speed, original paint, all numbers matching.

Carsten

[The70RT]

Hi,

I always had my wishcombination. A 1968 RT in QQ1 blue with blue interieur or an LL1 car. A 4-speed was wanted, too.
I had two 68s over the years, just to have a 68 Charger, one a 383 car in black, the other an RT painted in blue but being factory JJ1 gold. Sold them both after a while because they weren't the right cars (keepers). Found my wishcar in jan 2004, genuine RT, qq1 blue, blue interieur, 4-speed, original paint, all numbers matching.

Carsten

Any pics?

[fc7_plumcrazy]

Hi,

hope this works









Carsten

[moparjohn]

I had a 69 SE in high school, again a DOH kid, with a dream.  It was too much to tackle on my budget, it sat and after a while I sold it.  Forward to 2001, I had suddenly got the itch for another Charger.  I knew I wanted a big block, SE package, and dic brakes.  I found my Charger in MCG, it was optioned with a power sunroof, never heard of that before, figured the car would be long gone, but called anyway.  I talked to a man in Co. who had the car since the late 80's early 90's.  It was still for sale, he wanted a 4 speed car.  The Charger he was selling was- 3834bbl, 727 auto (on column, thought twice about this before buying, really wanted console) 8 3/4, A/C Cruise, PDB, PS, PW, 6 way seat, am/f/m rear spkr, SE package.  I bought it for $16,500 and had it shipped unseen by me to my work, the car was exactly as talked about, and I was very pleased. I have done alot to the car, more to come (as always) to keep it forever. MPJ

[moparjohn]

here's a pic

[74charger360]

Ever since I was a little boy i've always loved classic mopars.  I remember going to my mom's friends house and seeing her husband's 3rd gen charger under her carport on jack stands and in pieces.  The first thing that amazed me was how big this car was! and how awesome it would be to own one.  But being as I was only 12 years old, I knew it was a far off bid.  Fast forward 8 years to late 2009.  I was (and still am) in college and my mom told me that her friends husband was selling the charger to go talk to him if I wanted it.    BINGO!!  So i went to his house expecting to see the car still in pieces but to my amazement, it was for the most part put back together. It had a set of draglite rims, a b&m ratchet shifter, a new floor pan and a trunk pan.  He had completely rebuilt the suspension, brakes, fixed the major areas of rust, stripped the complete undercarriage and undercoated it, removed the 318 and installed a rebuilt 360 bored and stroked to around 425HP, a rebuilt tranny, a freshly painted engine bay, yada yada yada.  so at this point i was like damn this dudes gonna want a fortune for this car.  I asked him how much? he said for you?........




2 grand. 

Needless to say I walked away dug in my glove box, grabbed my checkbook and wrote him a check that second lol. and bought it Jan 6th of this year.
It still needs some work done to it but is very close to driveable. and it sounds sooo mean. But, unfortunately with college, a girlfriend, a full time job, and 2 other project cars I can't work on it as much as I would like.   But, needless to say, I never thought I would own my dream mopar, but i guess dreams do come true sometimes if your lucky    lol   

[74charger360]

PICS BUT SHES DIRTY   

[Wicked72]

I wanted a 71 or 72. Had to have the tear drop window. I didnt care about the engine or interior plus I wanted a rust free project. So basically a good rolling shell that wasnt smashed up either. Rust free... sounds impossible but I got the project car I wanted! Thank you Arizona climate! So time to sell some parts

[Nacho-RT74]

I didn't even know what it was a Charger ( beside a battery deal LOL ). simply, one thing took to the other, then the other, the other, next step, etc... an Voila!

I knew that I loved allways the GL, but didn't know it was a Charger. When I got my car, everybody was saying THATS THE DUKES CAR! but I was sure it was not... I was right, somehow.

[shart70rt]

In the 70's and early 80's, I had 15 or 16 Mopars, and my favorite ones were the 70 Charger RT's. My first Mopar was the 70, and had four more of them over the next ten years ( all 3 engine combos. but all 4 speeds). Started looking for another 70 in mid 90's. My favorite was Go Mango, 440 -4V, 4 speed, so was pretty set on finding one.

I saw one exactly like what I wanted at the Houston Mopar Show in Beaumont in 1990, but it was not for sale. Talked to the owner for a while, and left him my number. Was not a number matching motor, but that was not a deal buster for me.

Two months later. Jim left a message with my wife, and we made a deal shortly afterwards.

Still working on completing everything I want to do with the car, but should complete it this winter, though it will need a repaint in the next couple of years.

So far have done the following:
Replaced all wiring harnesses with new ones
Be Cool Radiator assembly
Legendary seat covers
Carpet
new wood grain
Upgraded hemi 4 speed with Passon Performance overdrive gear set
Centerforce dual friction clutch and flywheel assembly
scattershield
500 ci stroker w edelbrock heads, with all of the best goodies inside.
TTI 2" headers w 3" exhaust
Billet performance serpentine system
Added A/C (too hot on the Texas Gulf Coast for an old fat man)
Changing to manual brakes instead of power, tired of vacuum problems, and don't want to add a pump.
new fuel tank, sending unit, lines etc.

I know there was a lot more, but you tend to forget the details as you go along.

Have not driven it in about 6 months, so I am anxious to get the drivetrain back in and going. Should be ready for Spring, and may bring it to the Vegas show, just for fun.

[71charger_fan]

I was looking for a '68-'69 Road Runner when I found the Charger. After having the Charger for almost 25 years, I'm glad I didn't find that Road Runner.

[elanmars]

i guess you could say i've settled because of the good prices or distance/convenience and what was available at the time but have not regretted a single one. it hasn't happened to me where right after i saw a much better deal or anything like that.

my current charger is not my choice of color but it's got it's charm being a
'69 white clone r/t with the black stripe and white vinyl top (although that will have to go soon or in the next few years as i drive the car a lot and louisiana isn't kind when it comes to water and rust). maybe when it's time to repaint i'll paint it black or keep it white as is. it having a/c is a plus, being complete and at the time, only needing the most minor of things but i could drive it, put my kid in it and not worry much. it was the right car for the right time.

even though i bought it as a running car with no issues, issues did start to pop up one after the other, after 3-4 months and the signs of shoddy mechanical work reared it's ugly head. parts from other mopars (such as an a-body housing), lots of cheapo or wrong parts (one that comes to mind is a chevy carb linkage), all wires spliced to a ridiculous degree (and with black wire disease, no less), lots of crap in the gas tank and transmission pan, etc etc. so much that i need to go over it with my friend again (who did and continues to do a great job, as i don't have the time, space and knowledge. he and his dad got 3rd place in 2008 for their duster resto and have lots of awesome cars, including a few different generation gtx's) and write down the ridiculous long list of all things that were wrong/bad.

i've spent enough on the car to get it pretty correct, upgrade where it needed it and have it running great. spent enough to probably get a decent condition 3rd gen too hahaha...which one day, i'll get another 3rd gen and do what i want with it. '73/74 body, hidden headlights and rear tail from a '71 or '72, black and mean.

[madmike]

I too have always wanted a 2nd gen Charger, from my teen years due to the DoH show.  When I was a teen, my neighbor's dad always had classic Mopar muscle around, and his dad bought him a '68 Charger for his 15th birthday.  As the years went by, I got older, supposedly matured, and my income level rose.  Over the years, I still looked for a '68-70 Charger for sale, but the prices of the cars always seemed to exceed my ability to actually afford one.  I never cared to own a numbers matching, or R/T, or anything, I just wanted a clean car shell.  I'm a decent wrench, but not a body guy...

This past spring, a buddy of mine spotted one listed in Phoenix, AZ craig's list near his house.  Based on his seeing the car, I bought it, a factory '68 383, console TF, vinyl top car.  It was a generally rust free roller that came with a supposedly fresh 440 and fresh TF.  Most of the parts for re-assembly were there, but definitely not all.  I paid $9000 for it.  If I had personally seen the car (my buddy looked it over), I would have tried to get it for less, but I had to go on his opinion.

So, in some ways I would say I got the car I wanted, but I settled too (I really wanted a four speed).  Even though I think I paid too much, it was affordable, and I can slowly piece it back together.

[Belgium R/T -68]

Wanted a R/T -68 on and off thru the years and found this white one with centerline wheels
back in 2005 on ebay. The car was in Texas and I bought it after just having had the owner on the
phone for a couple of minutes. Played and drove the shit out of it for 2 years and now it's
sublime green. This is a car I will never sell.

Per

[Chargerguy74]

When I was about 14 or 15 I found a picture of a green 72 SE in an Auction Flyer. This was the coolest car I've ever seen. I cut this picture out, laminated it, and carried it around in my wallet. I had to have a 72 Charger SE. I started talking Chargers with my dad and found out he was the second owner of a 74 Rallye 400 4 speed when he was 16 (sold it when he was 18 in 1978). He had one picture of the car. Ok, this was cool, now I didnt know if I wanted a 72 or 74 Charger. At this time I didnt know a thing about Chargers, numbers, rarity, prices, etc. I've spent hours looking at these 2 pictures side by side and decided I was going to save up and buy a 74 Charger. After listening to all my dad's cool Charger/high school stories, I had to have a 400 4 speed, just like my dad's. I put a wanted ad in the local paper for a 74 Charger with 400 engine and standard trans, I was 16 at the time. Oh yeah, and I wanted the laser stripe too, just like dad's. Now to make a very long story short, my wanted ad got the attention of the current owner of my dad's 400 4 speed charger. But, he did not want to let this car go. To make the story even shorter, 9 years later, we struck a deal, and I bought the car, becoming the 6th owner of this Rallye. During this 9 year eternity, I went to an auction to check out a 74 Charger that was listed. I got there early and checked it out. It turned out to be a 72 SE 400HP automatic in B5 blue with a white full vinyl top and blue bucket interior. It wasn't green like the one in my picture....but I think I could settle. It was a tuff wheel car, factory hood pins, slotted exhaust tips, all complete, and had a build sheet under the seat. I was the highest bidder that day. LOL, it just hit me as I typed this that I bought this car at an auction, and the pic I was carying around for years was from an auction flyer. I feel that every Charger I bought, that wasn't my dad's Rallye, I settled for. It didn't matter what the car was.....I settled.

Ryan

[THE STIG]

I initially set out looking for a small block Challenger, I had a 71 with a 318 4 speed when I lived in California many years ago, I've been kicking myself everyday since I sold it. Challengers are pretty rare in Indiana so it didn't take long before I broadend my search critreia to include Chargers, there was a Red 73 SE with a sun roof on a lot near my house. I was a little hesitant about the sunroof (I don't know  ) and it got away. So anyway I kept on looking but centered my attention on the 3rd gens because I didn't think I could touch my favorite year 70, one day I went on ebay and figured "what the hell" and extended my search criteria to all 68-74 any distance from my house and came across what is now my 70 Charger less than 10 miles away. So I got what I wanted but was'nt really looking for it.

[74Rallye]

My buddy, RTDaddy, stops by while I'm starting a resto on a 64 ½ Mustang that has been around since high school. He says "You don't need to be working on that POS, You need a real car". I'm an open minded person, so off we go to Ed's MOPAR junk yard to look at a 74 Rallye 440 car. The Mustang was rolled out and the 74 Rallye took its place.
Soon there were 5- 3rd gen Chargers in the yard.
You know how it is, You buy a parts car for the first one and it's in too nice to strip, then you find another. And another. Then there's the one that you tell your wife "It's part of my retirement plan".

[6pkrtse]

I always wanted a 69' Charger. I bought my first car when I when I was 15 before I even had my license. It was a 70 Charger R/T. When I first saw it I thought man that front bumper looks different for some reason until I realized it was a 70'. At that time I didn't even know the 70' was the same body style. I have been hooked ever since. 40+ mopars later. I have had four 70's, one 69, seven 68's, & one 71' Chargers. A 70' has alway been my favorite since. As of matter of fact I have located the current owner of my first 70' that now lives several hours away. i have been trying to score this one back for sentimental reasons.