While driving the Charger.....

HANDM · May 31, 2011, 02:08:13 PM

I've noticed that the looks you get from people range from......

Absolute shock, total amazement, completey spazing or the one I like best, the old "what the hell is your f*cking problem!.....

During or short drives yesterday, we experienced all three

It's still hard to believe that it is actually running and driving finally

1969chargerrtse · May 31, 2011, 02:24:57 PM

I would say I get "nice car

" looks.

HANDM · May 31, 2011, 03:09:45 PM

Well of course, those too!

aussiemuscle · June 01, 2011, 08:55:46 PM

Quote from: HANDM on May 31, 2011, 02:08:13 PM
"what the hell is your f*cking problem!"

why would they think you have a problem?

if they drive a prius, more fuel for you!

69rtse4spd · June 01, 2011, 09:44:46 PM

If they do drive a Prius, pull up beside them, pop it in neutral & clean the plugs out. That should really get a shocked look out of them.

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morepower · June 01, 2011, 09:47:05 PM

reminds me of a license plate I saw on a corvette a few months ago here in California. It was UNHYBRID. haha.

BrianShaughnessy · June 01, 2011, 09:53:37 PM

I worry about the idiots trying to give you thumbs up or worse yet taking pictures while driving and not paying attention to the road.
I don't really feel like being the meat in a sandwich.... well at least not that kinda sandwich

ChgrSteve67 · June 01, 2011, 09:58:15 PM

I get the usual questions

What is it
What year is it
Is it for sale

I have never had anyone ask me what my problem was

morepower · June 01, 2011, 09:59:37 PM

I got offered 2500.00 one time...and I was like pssssh you couldnt have this car for 25k and the guy looked at me and was like WTF is your problem kid? My problem? I know what I got and I love it to death!

HANDM · June 01, 2011, 11:32:58 PM

Quote from: BrianShaughnessy on June 01, 2011, 09:53:37 PM
I worry about the idiots trying to give you thumbs up or worse yet taking pictures while driving and not paying attention to the road.
I don't really feel like being the meat in a sandwich.... well at least not that kinda sandwich

Kern Dog · June 02, 2011, 01:52:28 AM

I get mostly positive responses. Driving a restored classic is sorta like running down the street NAKED with your hair on fire....You ARE going to get noticed.
I get all sorts of comments too:
Wow.. Nice car... I used to have one just like it, but mine was blue, and it had 4 doors.
Hey...My brother had one like this... 440 Six Pack. ( Were ALL 440 cars Six Pack models?)
Whats the gas mileage?
How much horsepower?
How big is the motor? (493) Whats that in LITERS?

elacruze · June 02, 2011, 03:57:30 AM

I particularly enjoyed the toothless bicycle drunk who 'had a 69 R/T' and the bum who asked for spare change.

I gassed up behind a new Mustang Cobra, the guy just stared at the Charger until he left, easing out slowly.

Richard Cranium · June 02, 2011, 04:48:43 AM

If you think a Charger attracts attention, you should try driving one of these..........

dodgey68 · June 02, 2011, 05:04:01 AM

i must say i am surprised that people in the U.S.A dont reconize a charger, as driving mine here in country australia, when i pull up at the servo i get the
" my ol man had one of them" ,, australia never had the dodge charger imported
"nice chev"
"what is that"
"nice ride"
"were the fuck are the headlights", which i reply, these cars were not designed to be driven at night so no need for headlights,,
and some at show know exactlly what it is,,

elacruze · June 02, 2011, 06:30:06 AM

Quote from: Richard Cranium on June 02, 2011, 04:48:43 AM
If you think a Charger attracts attention, you should try driving one of these..........

Ya, we got one of those that comes to all the shows...nobody spends much time on it. Pretty, but ho-hum.

Now, the Bentley Continental we just did a headliner in is a car worthy of attention.

Polygon · June 02, 2011, 09:06:32 AM

Quotethese cars were not designed to be driven at night so no need for headlights,,

Now that's funny, I bet some young kid would believe that!

rp23g7 · June 02, 2011, 10:32:30 AM

Quote from: Red 70 R/T 493 on June 02, 2011, 01:52:28 AM
I get mostly positive responses. Driving a restored classic is sorta like running down the street NAKED with your hair on fire....You ARE going to get noticed.
I get all sorts of comments too:
Wow.. Nice car... I used to have one just like it, but mine was blue, and it had 4 doors.
Hey...My brother had one like this... 440 Six Pack. ( Were ALL 440 cars Six Pack models?)
Whats the gas mileage?
How much horsepower?
How big is the motor? (493) Whats that in LITERS?

totally agree. I get all those comments. You should see people when both my wife and i are cruising both cars. Everyone points and swerves and gives thumbs up, and yells stuff, geeze

When i drove the Coronet everyday, i got all sorts of comments, especially when it was raining. "Why do you drive it in the rain? You Crazy?" Hey, they drove it in the rain 40 yrs ago, its just water, you wash your car dont you?

"What is the engine size"? 440, "umm dont know what that means" Ummm 7.2 Liters, "holy @$#@, thats huge"

"Whats the gas mile"age" Dont know, dont care, i drive it for the smiles per gallon. I got into a big argument with a Prius driver at a gas station over this one.

"Hmm whats the horsepower"? HMM not sure, its just a stock 440 with 850, Headers and 3 inch exahust, probably just 420. "just 420 Holy Hell, UMMM whats 850 mean"?

My plate used to read "Real Cars Dont Wear Bowties" It got ruined when i got rear ended. I pissed off a lot of Chevy drivers with that one Now i have one that reads "Buy A Hybrid, I Need Your Gas" I get pissed off looks from hybrid drivers when they pull up next to me at a light. I just put it in Nuetral and piss them off some more.

Kern Dog · June 02, 2011, 12:30:36 PM

RP23..... Thats GREAT! I love the wording of that ANTI Prius bumper sticker!

71charger · June 02, 2011, 05:04:59 PM

Quote from: morepower on June 01, 2011, 09:59:37 PM
I got offered 2500.00 one time...and I was like pssssh you couldnt have this car for 25k and the guy looked at me and was like WTF is your problem kid? My problem? I know what I got and I love it to death!

Dans 68 · June 02, 2011, 06:32:55 PM

"Thumbs up" is what I usually get from the public. The most common question is normally "What year is that?" A few weeks ago I passed (blew by) a new lime green R/T Challenger on the freeway (license "RAM HEIR"

) and got the thumbs up. I had an older couple walk across the street last week and tell me their son saw my '68 and wanted to buy it, and how much I wanted. I told them I would take $50,000. They didn't bat an eye (but in their defense their first language is not English); for a moment I had sellers remorse as I thought they were going to say yes. I had a gent pull up next to me (I was in the '73 SE) a few days ago and say that while he was stationed down under back in the early '70's the Aussies called these cars "Yank Tanks". I laughed at that one.

Dan

68r/t · June 02, 2011, 08:17:53 PM

Quote from: Dans 68 on June 02, 2011, 06:32:55 PM
"Thumbs up" is what I usually get from the public. The most common question is normally "What year is that?" A few weeks ago I passed (blew by) a new lime green R/T Challenger on the freeway (license "RAM HEIR" ) and got the thumbs up. I had an older couple walk across the street last week and tell me their son saw my '68 and wanted to buy it, and how much I wanted. I told them I would take $50,000. They didn't bat an eye (but in their defense their first language is not English); for a moment I had sellers remorse as I thought they were going to say yes. I had a gent pull up next to me (I was in the '73 SE) a few days ago and say that while he was stationed down under back in the early '70's the Aussies called these cars "Yank Tanks". I laughed at that one.

Dan

They still are called Yank Tanks by some down here.
I had a prius behind me at the lights and the passenger was holding her nose as if the smell was offensive, I got all there senses working overtime with that one, nose ears and sight.

elanmars · June 02, 2011, 09:14:09 PM

usually get the thumbs up, i've gotten flashed by good looking women so far a few times, nothing but props. any time someone brings up the mpg question, it's almost always from some hater who's just jealous.

BigBlackDodge · June 02, 2011, 09:52:59 PM

I had a prius behind me at the lights and the passenger was holding her nose as if the smell was offensive, I got all there senses working overtime with that one, nose ears and sight.

Maybe the driver farted.

BBD

troutstreamnm · June 02, 2011, 09:53:26 PM

I either get thumbs up or people don't notice it. For folks that ask about gas mileage...I just say "Who Cares"!

QuoteI had a prius behind me at the lights and the passenger was holding her nose as if the smell was offensive, I got all there senses working overtime with that one, nose ears and sight.

I would of thrown it in neutral and sent it up to 6000 rpm. What liberal idiots

grdprx · June 02, 2011, 10:23:00 PM

I get the most reactions from a lot of kids, and mean kids 12 and under. Teenagers are trouble around here.. lol "WOW, cool car!"

morepower · June 02, 2011, 10:29:05 PM

Yeah those Prius people piss me off!

Kern Dog · June 02, 2011, 10:46:14 PM

Just after I got the Charger put together, I stopped in at 7-11 for a Big Gulp. As I got out of the car, a 12-13 year old kid said...
" Is that a 440 Magnum?"
" Yeah."
" Fuck, yeah!"
I cracked up laughing!

morepower · June 02, 2011, 10:48:36 PM

Lol that is a great story!

GunMetal · June 03, 2011, 05:14:18 PM

I drove past a biker bar the other day, a few couples outside smoking, and heard ...."Now That's a Charger!". How do you not grin after a comment like that?

ChgrSteve67 · June 03, 2011, 05:34:03 PM

I stopped at a gas station heading to Washington and people were asking me to wait so they could take pictures of the car. They went into the gas station to buy disposable cameras in order to take a pic. It was almost 30 minutes before I could leave.

Of course I can't tell you how may Harley riders have offered to trade me thier bike for the Charger straight across.

drifter69 · June 03, 2011, 05:39:09 PM

I was parked at the burger joint right next to a old guy with a new red corvette and everyone there was all over the 69. He just took his food and left.

morepower · June 04, 2011, 03:17:53 PM

and that's the way it should be! I took mine to shows and it wasnt looking good at all and I got more people looking at it then the nicer cars...of course thier were no other MOPARS there..

ChgrSteve67 · June 05, 2011, 11:30:58 PM

got this one Saturday.

Impressive Grill

elanmars · June 06, 2011, 01:06:05 AM

was out with my daughter shopping, come back to the car, putting bags in the trunk and this older, total grandma lady I'd have NEEEEEVER expected to EEEEVER say something like this-walks by and says "now that's a real Charger!! not one of them new ones with the 4 doors, you have the real deal!"

Kern Dog · June 06, 2011, 03:18:54 AM

I have had positive responses from people of all ages. I did once have an old lady tell me that I had a nice Dodge. THAT was impressive.

sixty8charger · June 06, 2011, 05:40:45 AM

the one comment I can't stand (no offense)... when i am in the driveway wrenching away someone always says, "you gonna paint it orange and put an 01 on it".

You know I am in NC, but some of these people, thats all they know over here...

I tell some of them, "no, I am going the Bullitt route" and they look at me confused.

Road Dog · June 06, 2011, 08:05:39 AM

I was out on my usual weekend cruise (me, my son and the dodge) on the back roads when I go past a sheriff car going the opposite direction. I noticed he eyeballed me as went by. I told myself he is gonna turn around for sure and I should probably do a quick turn and meet him again going the other direction. I didn't feel like mess'n with him. I checked my mirror just before I entered a curve and sure enough I saw white car in a distance. My road came to a "T" Stop and I turned right with the Sheriff right behind me. I'm bouncing around between 45 and 50 in a 45 zone all the while contemplating the accuracy of my speedo. After about 4 miles or so we come to another light that enters to I-70. I'm going right and he comes up on my driver's side and yells over " Nice car, you don't see many of those around here". I thanked him and told him I was out burning gas. As I entered onto 70 I let him hear the exhaust a little bit.

sixty8charger · June 06, 2011, 08:31:06 AM

Very nice! (I could picture the whole encounter)

Patronus · June 06, 2011, 08:38:12 AM

Went to the Golden CO super cruise this past Sat. it was getting dark, and time to leave. This older gentleman comes up and says, "Is this your car?"...yes..."Its the nicest car here!, its perfect, I can't find anything wrong with it." I said you should see it in the daytime, to which he says.."Oh I saw it, hell, I had to walk 5 blocks to get here."

I also took it to FedEx once. Driving around a corner I catch this couple just walking out. He sticks his arm out in a protective manner across her and says, "Oh my God"

Polygon · August 18, 2011, 01:06:24 AM

Quotethese cars were not designed to be driven at night

I thought that was funny, too.

ChargerD100 · August 21, 2011, 04:47:16 AM

Quote from: rp23g7 on June 02, 2011, 10:32:30 AM
My plate used to read "Real Cars Dont Wear Bowties" It got ruined when i got rear ended. I pissed off a lot of Chevy drivers with that one Now i have one that reads "Buy A Hybrid, I Need Your Gas" I get pissed off looks from hybrid drivers when they pull up next to me at a light. I just put it in Nuetral and piss them off some more.

LOL I just bought one for my 69 that reads "The Heartbeat Stops Here" and it looks like the heartbeat of america logo

ChargerD100 · August 21, 2011, 04:54:05 AM

71charger · August 24, 2011, 07:24:22 PM

I was at the gas station whe nsomeone asked me if it was a satellite!!!

BigBlackDodge · August 24, 2011, 10:13:55 PM

Quote from: 71charger on August 24, 2011, 07:24:22 PM
I was at the gas station whe nsomeone asked me if it was a satellite!!!

Don't feel too bad! I was driving my '69 Satellite years ago and this scraggly dude asked me if it was a Pontiac!

BBD

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