Unrestored?

[Bob]

There is a low mileage 68 Charger on Ebay (hi-dolla) that claims unmolested/unrestored. The gas tank appears to have been change or removed. The tank straps have undercoating but the tank does not. Would make me wonder.

[The70RT]

obviously the tank and shocks have been changed.

[hemi68charger]

obviously the tank and shocks have been changed.

Along with the original unmolested rear sway bar !!!!   

[hemigeno]

obviously the tank and shocks have been changed.

Along with the original unmolested rear sway bar !!!!   

Good eyes...  not the original mufflers either.

[LargerCharger383]

unrestored, maybe. unmolested...not so much

[bordin34]

I dont think fixing a leaking gas tank, new muffler, or new shocks counts as restoring I think it makes it drivable.

[BMOTOXSTAR]

E-Bay sucks for cars.I have never had any luck with Chargers that I found 0n E-Bay.

[The70RT]

I don't think he really wants to sell it anyway. $89,000......could have at least cleaned the straps.......but i guess that would take away the originality 

[hemigeno]

I dont think fixing a leaking gas tank, new muffler, or new shocks counts as restoring I think it makes it drivable.

Agreed, none of the above constitutes a restoration, and there is certainly nothing wrong with making repairs for driveablility as you said.  However, if he's going to advertise it as "unrestored and unmolested", I don't think this car falls into that category.

I agree with The70RT, the seller doesn't really want to sell it anyway at that price.

[Charger-Bodie]

didnt someone post pics of that car at an auction not too long ago? i think it looks to be a nice well kept car but for that money its gonna take a fresh lotto winner to be that horny

[Chris G.]

didnt someone post pics of that car at an auction not too long ago?

I believe that was at the Atlantic City auction last month. That is one super clean car if it's original. I would say it was painted, but I guess all the magazines he has about it would trump my opinion. 

[BMOTOXSTAR]

didnt someone post pics of that car at an auction not too long ago? i think it looks to be a nice well kept car but for that money its gonna take a fresh lotto winner to be that horny

[6670charger]

Depends on your definition of "molested." 

The word usually means "defiled" in some way.  I wouldn't consider a new gas tank, new shocks and sway bar as having defiled the car.  That sounds like maintenance to me.  After 40 years, all these cars need new parts to keep them running.   

The car may well be unrestored.  To find an unrestored car that has all its original parts in good shape is an extreme rarity.  I guess if I were looking for something to put in a time capsule and never drive, the "unrestored-all-original" might be something to aspire to. 

A "molested" car, IMHO, would be the car that has been all torn apart, and perhaps half cut up in the name of making a race car out of it and then never finished, missing half or more of its original parts because they were taken off and thrown away.