Mopar Mark wrote:It might be an R/T, but we don't know what it was like when he got hold of it. He may have brought it back from the brink, in which case he is entitled to do as he wishes. If it was a clean and original numbers matching car, then it is a bit of a shame not to have done a resto on it.
The article states that he bought the car from new in '68, kept it ages, raced it, sold it, bought it back 15 years later and was about to restore it when he thought "I've already had a brand new factory R/T -I wan't to do somthing different"
Horses for courses IMHO
danscharger wrote:Hey Mark- I think I recognise that Charger- you get that from Petersfield in Hants?
That'd be the first ever charger I sat in...!
Yes mate. I got it from TonyO, but I think it came from someone local who had owned it for about 13 years. I don't think he had the budget to look after it, and it was generally left sitting under a car port and hardly used. It's a mess. Needs a full restoration. The guy who owned it before had a respray done that cost him £800, so you imagine what its like. They painted over the rust! What was it like when you saw it?
[quote="mo_malone"]Modified firebird im working on at the moment, what do ye think of these wheels Mark?
Do you know, I think they suit the car.
Some cars look right with big rims, some don't. The Charger has always looked right with fat rubber and 15's. Nice F'bird by the way. My mate used to have one with a straight six and a four speed. One of the best handling muscle cars I've been in.
It's the mechanicals that swayed it for me. As regards the body, you are right, it's a mess. But my plan was to do a full resto on the car anyway, so methinks it might as well be a ropey one 'cos I'm gonna replace the panels anyway. A little rust or a lot, makes no odds.
What's yours like then Dan?
I think the chaps done a great job. i read all the posts here and then opened up the link fearing the worst! Nope, subtle, like it and sure as hell preferable to the 'dukes' look
danscharger wrote:shes a proper good un'. Got from Southants after looking at a few and deciding manual or auto...was the one with the best body I could get hold of and is an ex GL converted back to its pre GL '68 glory...
Personally, Im better with engines than bodywork, so this was more of a important thing for me...
Nice to hear another Charger has been rescued from Dukedom. I'm the same with mechanicals mate. Not good with bodywork, but I know a man who is. Also, I wanted a unique colour, so it was always gonna go back to bare metal. Have you got some piccies in the Members Car Show?
Im sorry but i buy a classic car because its a classic car,yes i want it to stop and yes i want it to break my neck when i excelerate, But thats about it. I find the seats in my roadrunner extremly comfortable and the dash user friendly i have everything where i want it and it has character and feels like it has been crafted with thought and love
if i want bling wheels custom dash etc etc i would be a ricer i wouldent ruin a good classic
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