New guy from Sweden, soon on a US roadtrip to buy a Mopar

[DanneP]

Daniel..
If you show up in the Houston area.. Give me a shout, we'll go take a ride in that orange thing to the left of this.......

Troy

That would have been awesome!
But we're not going that far i'm afraid..

[DanneP]

...Right now we're in Cambria, got a great room at some Inn i can't remember the name
of right now.
It's dark and raining here right now, so didn't get a very thorough look of the place.
But it looks kind of like a place where couples spend their weekends, so it feels somewhat
uncomfortable being two guys 
Daniel

I'll bet you didn't even get a 2nd look. Remember, you are in the "Great Pink Triangle" now so be tolerant! 

Of course I have my dash torn apart at the moment.    Great planning, I know. Probably Mr. Samson is your best bet to getting a ride in a 2nd gen in the area. Any planned stops in Monterey on your way to the City? 17-mile drive in Carmel is a can't miss. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is also a must see. But, knowing your aggressive traveling time table it may not be possible.

Give a call when you get in!

Dan

We might drive by Carmel, depending on what time we'll pass there.
So far our time planning has been kind of optimistic, and it's starting
to catch up with us.

Hopefully we'll have time to visit the places we planned to visit atleast


Daniel

[DanneP]

So now we're in the outskirts of San Francisco, at last426's place.
It had gotten dark by the time we arrived, so i guess we'll just take
it easy tonight and then explore SF tomorrow.
I know i promised to call a couple of you guys when we arrived, but since it's
kinda late i'll wait until tomorrow to do that.



Daniel

[skip68]

You guy's have fun.       

[Dans 68]

I can picture Brock giving rides in the '69 and sliding all over the rain soaked streets of San Francisco. It should be fun.  
(Just watch it when he "burps" the engine...that car likes to go sideways an awful lot.  )

Daniel, don't worries about calling me. It seems this weekend I am playing at being domesticated, with yard work, office work, and child raising. Is there also a football game going on? Just have a great time in the City and find your Mopar.  

Dan

[DanneP]

So today we took the grand tour of San Francisco, riding in a 69 Charger 
What an awesome experience! I've never ridden in a muscle car before, so i had lots of fun!
I definitely know i want a Charger now! 

So a huge thanks to Brock Samson for the ride around town, and also to last426 for letting
us stay there.
I'm constantly amazed at how generous people are to a couple of complete strangers. 

So tomorrow the plan it to head out to Vegas.
Looked it up on Mapquest, and it seems we have a whole lot of driving to do 
What's the best route SF to LV?

We're still looking for cars, so if anyone knows of any B-bodies for sale for around $10-15K, let me know.
Also a 77-78 Trans Am for $3-5K. Not for me though 



Daniel

[68charger383]

Found a few later model TAs in Vegas, but nothing worth mentioning for mopars/chargers

Really nice 81 for $5,500 or best offer
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/1584906011.html

80 for $3,500
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/1575079781.html

79 for $2,500
http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/1565806620.html

[69charger440]

So today we took the grand tour of San Francisco, riding in a 69 Charger 
What an awesome experience! I've never ridden in a muscle car before, so i had lots of fun!
I definitely know i want a Charger now! 

So a huge thanks to Brock Samson for the ride around town, and also to last426 for letting
us stay there.
I'm constantly amazed at how generous people are to a couple of complete strangers. 

So tomorrow the plan it to head out to Vegas.
Looked it up on Mapquest, and it seems we have a whole lot of driving to do 
What's the best route SF to LV?

We're still looking for cars, so if anyone knows of any B-bodies for sale for around $10-15K, let me know.
Also a 77-78 Trans Am for $3-5K. Not for me though 



Daniel

Cool, you got to ride in a CHARGER!!! Thats great Daniel!! Wish I could of seen your face!! There is still that 68 charger down here for $11,000. You could always keep it at my place, and i could get it running for ya, then we could ship it out!!!! You need a charger my friend!!!!

[Dans 68]

...What's the best route SF to LV?



Daniel

Glad to hear you had a great time! Dave is a good guy.

The quickest way to get to Vegas is to get on Highway 5 south and follow the signs. It would help to get a map and google the directions, also.    Good luck on your Mopar search!

Dan

[DanneP]

...What's the best route SF to LV?



Daniel

Glad to hear you had a great time! Dave is a good guy.

The quickest way to get to Vegas is to get on Highway 5 south and follow the signs. It would help to get a map and google the directions, also.    Good luck on your Mopar search!

Dan

Thanks!

We have a GPS in the car, so we should be fine 


Daniel

[Brock Samson]

 Dannie P and cohort...  checking out the view south down the coast.

[Brock Samson]

last 426s' bedded in...

[Brock Samson]

  So now the guys are in route to Lost Wages... I think they're having a great time and trust me folks, They will allways remember their first ride in a Charger!  

[DanneP]

 So now the guys are in route to Lost Wages... I think they're having a great time and trust me folks, They will allways remember their first ride in a Charger!  

We definitely will!
But our Dodge Caravan sucked pretty bad after riding in the Charger 

We arrived in Vegas last night around 2.
What an awesome place when it's dark!
Got a room at the MGM Grand and got some much needed sleep.

So i guess now we're off to some sightseeing.



Daniel

[DanneP]

Oh yeah, almost forgot..

Here's a link to the photos we took in San Francisco
http://www.pixbox.se/alb_show_id1162987_page0.html


And to the main page with the different folders..
http://www.pixbox.se/usr_show_id185947_page0_order1.html



Daniel

[Dans 68]

Just took a look at Daniel's pictures. David, you are a good DodgerCharger.com ambassador. 

Dan

[Go Hogs Go]

Just took a look at Daniel's pictures. David, you are a good DodgerCharger.com ambassador. 

Dan

Awesome, just awesome!

[Polygon]

Wow, thanks for the story of you trip!

And ridiing around in a Dodge Charger

So today we took the grand tour of San Francisco, riding in a 69 Charger

!1

That would be a blast! Nice of Brock to do that.

And here is a link to MOPARTS, I see 2 Chargers , $17K and$12K,

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=B&Number=5700681&page=0&fpart=3

Hope you find one.

[DanneP]

Well, today i've been cruising around solo in Vegas, buying some cheap
souvenirs and stuff like that. Oh yeah, drove by Hoover Dam also. Cool place!
My friend has a nasty hangover, that's why i've been drivin solo 

Yesterday was fun. Playing slots, having a few drinks, then on to a club
with a whole lotta girls who didn't have a whole lotta clothes 

Anyways, we've given up on the plan to drive through Arizona, there's just
not enough time

Heading back to Los Angeles tomorrow to spend some time there before
we fly back home on saturday.


Daniel

[Charger´69]

Well, today i've been cruising around solo in Vegas, buying some cheap
souvenirs and stuff like that. Oh yeah, drove by Hoover Dam also. Cool place!
My friend has a nasty hangover, that's why i've been drivin solo 

Yesterday was fun. Playing slots, having a few drinks, then on to a club
with a whole lotta girls who didn't have a whole lotta clothes 

Anyways, we've given up on the plan to drive through Arizona, there's just
not enough time

Heading back to Los Angeles tomorrow to spend some time there before
we fly back home on saturday.


Daniel

You´ve had a great trip! 

But I quess you didn´t find that b-body or any other car what were you searching..? 

[Brock Samson]

 Ahem,..
Still awaiting pics of girls with few clothes on.... 

[DanneP]

Ahem,..
Still awaiting pics of girls with few clothes on.... 

Actually, they didn't have any clothes at all..
Isn't this a family friendly forum? 

And they had security guards there the size of gorillas, i never dared to reach for my camera 

[DanneP]

Well, today i've been cruising around solo in Vegas, buying some cheap
souvenirs and stuff like that. Oh yeah, drove by Hoover Dam also. Cool place!
My friend has a nasty hangover, that's why i've been drivin solo 

Yesterday was fun. Playing slots, having a few drinks, then on to a club
with a whole lotta girls who didn't have a whole lotta clothes 

Anyways, we've given up on the plan to drive through Arizona, there's just
not enough time

Heading back to Los Angeles tomorrow to spend some time there before
we fly back home on saturday.


Daniel

You´ve had a great trip! 

But I quess you didn´t find that b-body or any other car what were you searching..? 

Yep, it's been a blast!m
No Mopar for me though.. 

My friend bought a '78 Trans Am in Fontana, CA, so at least one of us found a car 

I'll update tonight or tomorrow with some more pics.
Haven't had internet access the last couple of days, hence the lack of updates.

Our trip is soon over, we're in Chicago until tomorrow when our flight will take us to Frankfurt.
Lots of delays, so instead of arriving at home around noon sunday (local time), we'll get
there monday afternoon/night.


//Daniel and Daniel, at the Hyatt Regency at O'Hare Airport, Chicago, IL 

[Brock Samson]

that's great! I didn't realize you were going to Chicago,..
Daniel # II must be over the moon with excitment! 
  tell him I said congrats!

[DanneP]

that's great! I didn't realize you were going to Chicago,..
Daniel # II must be over the moon with excitment! 
  tell him I said congrats!

We're just in Chicago because of our flight route.
The plan was to fly LAX - Chicago, Chicago - Stockholm, Stockholm - Lulea.
But our flight along with almost everyone elses got delayed, so we have to
stay in Chicago over night, and then fly to Frankfurt tomorrow.

A few pictures from Las vegas:
http://www.pixbox.se/alb_show_id1163372_page0.html

And some pics from when we picked up my friends Trans Am, and
some from 69charger440's place. A '69 Super Bee also! 
http://www.pixbox.se/alb_show_id1164169_page0.html


Daniel