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Persistancy does pay off (she's a runnin)

Started by sparkybr74mr, November 23, 2011, 08:39:45 PM

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sparkybr74mr

November 23, 2011, 08:39:45 PM
I've been after this 68 for six years, the owner finally parted with it this Afternoon. She's sports a 318, auto, column shift with factory a/c. The car has been sitting for about 10 years before I towed her home and gave her a nice bath. I had no problem relocating 10 years worth of spider webbing within the engine compartment to my shop vac.

sparkybr74mr

#1
November 23, 2011, 08:40:33 PM
Another

BIGBLCK11

#2
November 23, 2011, 08:45:11 PM
 :cheers: NICE!  Looks pretty clean too.

Ghoste

#4
November 23, 2011, 08:51:20 PM
Congrats!

sparkybr74mr

#5
November 23, 2011, 08:54:18 PM
Right now I just want to get her running. Plugs are out and mystery oil in the cylinders. Tommorrow between dinners I am going to drain the tank and add some fresh fuel. We will see from there.

sparkybr74mr

#6
November 23, 2011, 08:57:09 PM
some more

Laxy

#7
November 23, 2011, 09:00:04 PM
Love it! Great score mate.
71 Valiant VH Hardtop 265 Hemi 4-speed, 71 VH Valiant Charger R/T Replica 360 4-speed, 68 Dodge Charger 440/727.

XS29L9Bxxxxxx

#8
November 23, 2011, 09:02:40 PM
Nice score, got a lot to be thankful for, eh?  :cheers:

UH60L

#9
November 23, 2011, 09:08:52 PM
Very nice.  Yeah, shop vacs love spider webs, and the little chunks of foam from the seats and headliner too.   :o

Another car saved from rotting away.  I wish those people who say "I'm gonna do something with it "someday", would actually do something with them or put them up for sale.  I hate to see great cars rotting away behind a barn or in a yard and know the owners are never gonna save them.

If I ever win a gozillion dollars from the lottery, I think after the initial shock wears off and I help out my fmaily, I'm gonna go "barn find shopping".  With enough money, I could save quite a few cars, I'll bet.

1969chargerrtse

#10
November 23, 2011, 09:10:28 PM
Wow, beautiful car.  Good Luck.
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

jaak

#11
November 23, 2011, 09:13:14 PM
awesome, now you need a 69 for the tri-fecta!

Jason

bakerhillpins

#12
November 23, 2011, 09:26:44 PM
Woot!   :2thumbs:  I take it that it was a hubcap car? Did they come with it? Get into the back seats to look for the broadcast sheet?

:popcrn:
One great wife (Life is good)
14 RAM 1500 5.7 Hemi Crew Cab (crap hauler)
69 Dodge Charger R/T, Q5, C6X, V1X, V88  (Life is WAY better)
96' VFR750 (Sweet)
Capt. Lyme Vol. Fire

"Inspiration is for amateurs - the rest of us just show up and get to work." -Chuck Close
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -Albert Einstein
Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.
Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.

sparkybr74mr

#13
November 23, 2011, 09:50:47 PM
Have not gotten to the back seats yet, hope it's there. I think evrything is pretty original as far as the drivetrain and interior is concerned. No hub caps either.

vancamp

#15
November 23, 2011, 10:11:49 PM
sweet looking 68 :2thumbs:

twodko

#16
November 23, 2011, 10:32:22 PM
That's nice! Good on you.
FLY NAVY/Marine Corps or take the bus!

ACUDANUT

#17
November 23, 2011, 10:52:03 PM
 Great find...Being a 318 car, you can modify it alot (engine/trans/paint) and not lose any value. :cheers:

tracpack440

#18
November 23, 2011, 10:52:43 PM
Very nice. I would make that a daily driver car
1969 Charger  R/T SE 4 spd dana

TK73

#19
November 23, 2011, 10:53:21 PM
Clean it up and drive just like it is...
1973 Charger : 440cid - 727 - 8.75/3.55


Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical,
      a liberal, oh fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
      acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable!

Kern Dog

#20
November 24, 2011, 02:15:09 AM
Thats great! My favorites.... a '68 and a '70.
One thing that few people mention: A 318 car may be a much wiser choice for a project car because its more likely that they were NOT raced and bashed like the 383 and 440 cars.

Hemidog

#21
November 24, 2011, 03:32:06 AM
Nice score! I bet you are satisified  :cheers:

tan top

#22
November 24, 2011, 09:18:59 AM
 :coolgleamA:  looks pretty straight from the pictures  :yesnod:

good stuff   :2thumbs: :popcrn:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

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http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
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 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

rick.d

#23
November 24, 2011, 09:32:05 AM
Nice find! Congrats! Gotta love them New Mexico and west Texas Chargers!

b5blue

#24
November 24, 2011, 10:00:33 AM
S-C-O-R-E ! ! !  :cheers:

chargergirl

#25
November 24, 2011, 10:59:05 AM
Looks great! Interior looks clean.
Trust your Woobie!

71ChallengeHer

#26
November 24, 2011, 11:29:17 AM
Congrats.  :cheers:  Looks nice and straight.  :2thumbs:

projectanimal

#27
November 24, 2011, 01:39:47 PM
Congrats!   Looks like a perfect add to the stable!  :2thumbs: :coolgleamA:
northwest CT

xx29440charger

#28
November 24, 2011, 03:45:48 PM
Good job! Looks nice and straight.  :laugh:

Silver R/T

#29
November 24, 2011, 03:57:00 PM
Good score
http://www.cardomain.com/id/mitmaks

1968 silver/black/red striped R/T
My Charger is hybrid, it runs on gas and on tears of ricers
2001 Ram 2500 CTD
1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE
1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722

41husk

#30
November 24, 2011, 06:03:06 PM
Nice!
1969 Dodge Charger 500 440/727
1970 Challenger convertible 340/727
1970 Plymouth Duster FM3
1974 Dodge Dart /6/904
1983 Plymouth Scamp GT 2.2 Auto
1950 Dodge Pilot house pick up

sparkybr74mr

#31
November 24, 2011, 07:14:49 PM
She's a runnin, by-passed the fuel tank and ran it from a can. Now I have to find some
more old milk jugs for the 10 plus gallons of turpentine I have been sucking out of the tank. I ran out of gas cans.

XS29L9Bxxxxxx

#32
November 24, 2011, 07:39:44 PM
Quote from: sparkybr74mr on November 24, 2011, 07:14:49 PM
She's a runnin, by-passed the fuel tank and ran it from a can. Now I have to find some
more old milk jugs for the 10 plus gallons of turpentine I have been sucking out of the tank. I ran out of gas cans.

That's awesome!

If you don't mind me asking, what did she cost? :popcrn:

rattlehead_74

#33
November 24, 2011, 09:01:41 PM
that gold on black really looks nice   i never thought id like that particular combination but it really seems to draw the cars unique lines out quite nicely    very nice car dude!

sparkybr74mr

#34
November 25, 2011, 01:48:54 AM
Quote from: XS29L9Bxxxxxx on November 24, 2011, 07:39:44 PM
Quote from: sparkybr74mr on November 24, 2011, 07:14:49 PM
She's a runnin, by-passed the fuel tank and ran it from a can. Now I have to find some
more old milk jugs for the 10 plus gallons of turpentine I have been sucking out of the tank. I ran out of gas cans.

That's awesome!

If you don't mind me asking, what did she cost? :popcrn:
Well let's say it was a little less than half of what I paid for the 70 Charger

XS29L9Bxxxxxx

#35
November 25, 2011, 09:01:41 AM
Quote from: sparkybr74mr on November 25, 2011, 01:48:54 AM
Quote from: XS29L9Bxxxxxx on November 24, 2011, 07:39:44 PM
Quote from: sparkybr74mr on November 24, 2011, 07:14:49 PM
She's a runnin, by-passed the fuel tank and ran it from a can. Now I have to find some
more old milk jugs for the 10 plus gallons of turpentine I have been sucking out of the tank. I ran out of gas cans.

That's awesome!

If you don't mind me asking, what did she cost? :popcrn:
Well let's say it was a little less than half of what I paid for the 70 Charger


Ballpark??  :popcrn:

RIDELIKEHELL

#36
November 25, 2011, 09:07:25 AM
Nice!
AMD POSTER BOY

1968 CHARGER R/T  http://www.youtube.com/user/ridelikehell73

ACUDANUT

#37
November 25, 2011, 12:01:06 PM
Quote from: XS29L9Bxxxxxx on November 25, 2011, 09:01:41 AM
Quote from: sparkybr74mr on November 25, 2011, 01:48:54 AM
Quote from: XS29L9Bxxxxxx on November 24, 2011, 07:39:44 PM
Quote from: sparkybr74mr on November 24, 2011, 07:14:49 PM
She's a runnin, by-passed the fuel tank and ran it from a can. Now I have to find some
more old milk jugs for the 10 plus gallons of turpentine I have been sucking out of the tank. I ran out of gas cans.

That's awesome!

If you don't mind me asking, what did she cost? :popcrn:
Well let's say it was a little less than half of what I paid for the 70 Charger


Ballpark??  :popcrn:   

Maybe a hint ?

sixty8charger

#38
November 25, 2011, 12:17:32 PM
very nice!
Jayson

JT01

#39
November 25, 2011, 03:09:38 PM
SWEET looking 68

Tilar

#40
November 25, 2011, 05:07:26 PM
I'm going to throw a wild ass guess out and say he paid 8k for it.
Dave  

God must love stupid people; He made so many.


68blue

#41
November 26, 2011, 11:55:42 AM
Car loooks good, a great place to start!

sparkybr74mr

#42
November 26, 2011, 02:40:52 PM
Quote from: Tilar on November 25, 2011, 05:07:26 PM
I'm going to throw a wild ass guess out and say he paid 8k for it.
I got 9k of my money invested in the car, traded a 97 jeep and cash. 

ACUDANUT

#43
November 26, 2011, 06:52:06 PM
That's one sweet deal.  :cheers:
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