Chop top '66

[Homerr]

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/3177774655.html

Is it a rear window, is it a sunroof?

[Ghoste]

Thats wrong in so many ways.

[Cooter]

Nice 1970 Challenger Tail lights.

[PocketThunder]

Thats wrong in so many ways.

That thing is cool!   I dont know about $21,500 cool, but maybe $500 cool.   

[bakerhillpins]

Thats wrong in so many ways.

That thing is cool!   I dont know about $21,500 cool, but maybe $500 cool.   

  I'm with Ghoste on this one!   And I must say that 21k worth of cool is a lot of difference in cool. 

[twodko]

Thats wrong in so many ways.

Couldn't agree more.........the best place for that POS is SE Oakland/S Central LA or the crusher.

$21k??? Get off the pipe!

[areibel]

All it needs is a wing, it could be one of those ultra rare 66 Daytonas?   
It's nice he left the spider webs in the interior pic to show it's unrestored.  I actually think it's kinda funky, maybe even $5k worth. 

[1974dodgecharger]

this has been on sale for over a year now....I called him up once just to see and he is very delusional......

[TheGhost]

I like the wheels...

[Aero426]

Creepy.

[Ghoste]

Delusional and creepy and both apt words.

[moparstuart]

  if it was in modified perfect condition it wouldnt bring 21 k

[Ghoste]

You mean "un" modified, don't you?

[moparstuart]

You mean "un" modified, don't you?

no i meant fix up perfectly in its strange state , it still couldnt bring that money

[69charger2002]

21k what a douche. as said before i think it's $500 cool!

[tan top]

 what a waste !! just a parts car now    

nice set of slots  

[Homerr]

A roll back roof like this might be the only solution.   

[VegasCharger]

In the ad it says "Only one of its kind"  Randy got that part right, not sure if I've ever seen a 66-67 Charger like that. Nice interior BTW   $21,500 LMFAO 

[Ghoste]

Are those Challenger taillights he has butchered in there?  If so that is two good looking taillight treaments that were destroyed.

[wingcar]

Actually there are four first generation Chargers that had their tops chopped that I know of.  The first was a street custom that someone posted a picture of on this site...green in color.  Then there is the one used in the 1992 movie..."Shakes the Clown" with Bob Goldthwait and Julie Brown.   This Charger would later reappear in an episode of a show called "The Greatest American Hero".  Then there is one that can be found in the book, "How to Chop tops" a hot rod how to book that shows how to chop the tops of many different cars and trucks....I really don't think this owner read the book.  And, then there is of course this example of automotive "art".   If you checkout the one in the book, it's not that apparent that the top was even chopped..... (The book should be available at your local book store.....I can post details such as author, etc. if anyone is interested)

By the way, I like the line:  "Photo says the rest".  Perhaps he needs to tell the photo to be quiet....

[Ghoste]

... there is one that can be found in the book, "How to Chop tops" a hot rod how to book ... I really don't think this owner read the book.  

By the way, I like the line:  "Photo says the rest".  Perhaps he needs to tell the photo to be quiet....

[Old Moparz]

That 2012 Challenger with the Daytona wing & stripe is starting to look better & better.   

[Ghoste]

Thats like trying to decide between a butt ugly blond or butt ugly brunette.

[kab69440]

As an unapologetic butcher myself, I love to see homebrewed custom work. It's cool to see what other people who have the skills to execute their visions do. Having said that much... That abortion makes even me yearn for the formerly proud rolling masterpiece that it once was.

As a guy who is six and a half feet tall, I am NOT a fan of the chopped roof. On ANYTHING!

At least it's still wearing a lot of parts that can be used to fix other first gens. Are those Chevelle quarter curtains?

[TheGhost]

Thats like trying to decide between a butt ugly blond or butt ugly brunette.

I'll take the brunette.  The blonde is probably dyed anyway.

[Benji]

Looks like someone beat it with an ugly stick.  Maybe the guy who chopped it should ALSO be beat with the same stick.

Benji

[Cooter]

Are those Challenger taillights he has butchered in there?  If so that is two good looking taillight treaments that were destroyed.

Nice 1970 Challenger Tail lights.

[PocketThunder]

Thats like trying to decide between a butt ugly blond or butt ugly brunette.

I'll take the brunette.  The blonde is probably dyed anyway.

I'd let you pick first cuz i'd take either one...  beauty is only a light switch away!         

[Bobs69]

Thats like trying to decide between a butt ugly blond or butt ugly brunette.

I'll take the brunette.  The blonde is probably dyed anyway.

I'd let you pick first cuz i'd take either one...  beauty is only a light switch away!         

You're a "the glass is half full kind of guy aren't you!"

[A383Wing]

yea.."The Greatest American Hero" is where I remember that car from....but it had gun turrets as well.....

or was it "The A-Team"

Bryan

[Indygenerallee]

I do like the cobweb interior pic!!  The car looks like something the Munsters would drive!!  Gotta love the sunroof rear window!!! 

[Highbanked Hauler]

 JUST get a used roof for it and fix it

[dkn1997]

from the add:

Photo says the rest.

It sure does! 

[A383Wing]

JUST get a used roof for it and fix it

the roof ain't the issue...it's still there....the roof has been lowered about 5" from what I see....side glass, vent frame & glass, front windshield & frame have been modified as well

the roof still retains it's original shape

Bryan

[ChgrSteve67]

It should be finished off to recreate this

The Hit Car - Greatest American Hero

[A383Wing]

yea ....I was watching the original "A-Team" TV series..that car above was in it as well....although it was not in running condition....

Bryan

[Old Moparz]

I wonder if that is the car from the TV show?   

They both looked chopped to me, & both have the vent wing window squared off on the top. Someone may have put a grille in & fixed up the headlights to drive it.

Then again, it could be that two nutty people separated at birth built 2 cars the same way.

[FastbackJon]

I wonder if that is the car from the TV show?   

They both looked chopped to me, & both have the vent wing window squared off on the top. Someone may have put a grille in & fixed up the headlights to drive it.

Then again, it could be that two nutty people separated at birth built 2 cars the same way.

I was thinking the same thing. Looks like it might be the same car. The show car has a hole in the front bumper for the 1966 Bumper Guards. Hard to tell if the sale car has the same thing.

[Bobs69]

The car in the above picture has a hood scoop where the rear window should be!

[ChgrSteve67]

It would be a fun car to recreate however it would not be legal to drive on the streets of CA and I'm not into trailering cars around.

[ChgrSteve67]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOBna9N2I0

[myk]

I'm 5'4" and I think my stock 69's roof height is "just right," I'd develop claustrophobia in a chopped car like that one.  Nevertheless, if that car was clean and set up properly it wouldn't be so bad IMO.  I mean, the 1st Gen has that whole crazy giant fast back thing going for it anyway-any other body 'mod sorta blends in, again IMO...

[1974dodgecharger]

Talked to the guy over the phone he said at the price of 21k is a 'STEAL' he said it was appriased at 35k, but wanted to give deals out 

[kab69440]

If he gave me fifty bucks, I'd appraise it at $200k.  Appraisals mean exactly squat.

[FastbackJon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOBna9N2I0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EOp0xZsKYQ&feature=channel&t=8m30s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G97uooFb5Gk

[ACUDANUT]

If he gave me fifty bucks, I'd appraise it at $200k.  Appraisals mean exactly squat.

Very true.

[Ghoste]

And for the record, the one from the show is "less than pretty" too.

[kab69440]

It's no beauty queen, but kind of cool in a Mad Max sort of way...