Charger owner... finally!

[Gringo]

And of course he bought the best year........ :

Definately...

Good luck with it mate And enjoy the strip down too. Just remember where everything goes when you put it all back together

That's where I'm hoping others can help me out. It's gonna be a long, long, long term project. Thanks for the advice on panels. I want to get just about everything together before stripping. I'll try and keep it on the road for 18 months - 2 years while I'm collecting. Will probably do un-boltable bits, i.e. hood, trunk lid, doors, front fenders, etc, and tackle the main shell when it comes off the road. Spreads the cost a bit, and gives me one (large) bit to concentrate on. Sheet metal is the priority, it's all down hill after that.

[Gringo]

i would almost say [depending on how much needs doing] strip it while its winter and you cant use it as much ready for the summer again it depends on how much needs doing

Loads! Put it this way, if it'd been any worse I wouldn't have bought it. Should be able to keep it on the road for a while, but it is in dire need of bodywork. But ultimately I would have done a restoration on any Charger I bought, so panels would have to be replaced anyway. The colour was going to change. May as well start with a reasonably priced car that needs work, than spend more on an up-together car that I will end up stripping. Looking forward to building my dream.