Saved a 1970 Charger From The Crusher...

[CornDogsCharger]

I posted this on my Facebook page but figured I would post it here as well. I got wind of a Charger that was recently hauled in to a local scrap iron recycling yard. As soon as I heard about it, I went down there to see if it was true. Sure enough, it was!  When I pulled in, I could see it sitting off in the distance about 75-100 yards away. All I could tell is that it was a '70. On my first attempt to look at the car, I was quickly turned away. I decided that I would call and ask to speak to the manager. I expressed to him that I just needed the car for parts.  He told me to come down there and he and I could discuss the car. Right off, he asked what parts I needed off the car. I knew where that would get me... I didn't want it for parts, I have plenty of parts... I just wanted to get the car out of there and keep it from getting crushed.... because otherwise, he would have let grab a few parts and be on my way. So as we walked up to the car, I told him parts that I knew would be a pain to remove in the yard.  I needed a rear end, suspension parts, steering parts, various brackets, etc.  He told me that they never sell to the public and all of their steel goes to the iron place next door. So after some persuasion (he really didn't want to let it go) we worked a deal for the car. So I was like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. I just knew, when I got back, it would have been crushed.

Yes, the car is rough.  It has been off the road more than it was on the road. There is a 1982 tag inside the car and I believe it has been off the road that long. But the good thing about it, it's pretty much all there!  Who in their right mind would haul in a mostly complete big block '70 Charger in this day and age?!?!  I don't really have plans for it, I just wanted to save it from being crushed.

Justin
"CornDog"

[darbgnik]

Nice save! 

[BDF]

NICE SAVE! 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Who would crush such a car?  I bet it only brought $400 to person who brought to the scrap yard

[CRW-FK5]

Cool.  What did you end up paying for it?

[JR]

Awesome, good work man.

[CornDogsCharger]

Cool.  What did you end up paying for it?

Less than I should have. I'll leave it at that. Haha. 

[69rtse4spd]

Nice save, get ahold of Don the 70 registry & give him the vin & fender tag info. .

[Baldwinvette77]

I saw this on Facebook, I thought it was staged, Good job man! 

[crj1968]

I'm surprised the owner would consider crushing it at all....You'd think a dude in that line of work would have a clue. 

Anyway good job man !   

[Baldwinvette77]

After zooming in on the 2nd picture there seems to be a beige classic car in the pile behind it on the right, did you happen to catch what it was?

[4406pack]

Will the car be for sale at anytime?

[ACUDANUT]

Cool.  What did you end up paying for it?

Less than I should have. I'll leave it at that. Haha. 

What's the big secret ?

[Kern Dog]

Yeah, come on Corn Doggy! The seller surely is NOT a member here. Even at $1500 it still may have been a great deal for the unique 1970 specific parts. How is the grille?

[lukedukem]

What's the trim going across the top. Did it have half a vinyl top
Nice save.

Luke

[cbrestorations]

if he wanted to say how much he paid for it he would have, some things are fine to keep private

[Sublime/Sixpack]

It's great that you were able to save it from the crusher. And at the very least there's bound to be some usable parts on it.

[CDN72SE]

Pretty cool, you don't see that very often I'm sure in 2017.

[tan top]

 

[Johnnymopar]

WOW!  This still happens in 2017.  Good save.  You did not just save it from the crusher, that's a car shredder you just saved it from becoming little bits of steel ready for the furnace. 
I worked at a shredding facility and have heard many stories of the crazy old days.  Especially in the mid 70s to the early 80s when these were just rusty gas guzzling old cars.  The worst was when one of my customers told me they pulled a hemi out of a black Challenger and sent the rusty body to the shredder back around '82.  They probably got about $25 for the scrap.   

[PlainfieldCharger]

That was the best junk yard save I have seen   Great Save!!  Post some more pics when you get her home

[cdr]

    AWESOME save, hard to believe it made it to the scrap pile in 2017!!! FRIGGIN AMAZING !!!     

[white]

Glad to see it was saved!

[cooldude]

Good job saving the old car!

And yes, its scarry to think that there are people out there who are just plain dumb enough to even think about crushing a car like that.

Probably one of those guys who walks around with his head down, oblivious to everything, stupidly staring at his cell phone all day. 

[Charger_Fan]

Great save!
I can tell the back end is rotted pretty good, how is the rest of the car?

if he wanted to say how much he paid for it he would have, some things are fine to keep private

I agree!