Got me another 'ratster' Mopar

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Mon Oct 29, 12 10:49 pm

Delivered by Jon Connolly last week for which much thanks due. it's a long way from Garboldisham to Newquay

1973 Petty Blue Roadrunner 340 car, built in '72 so tax free! Totally stock with whats left of its original paint which is currently being lathered on Gibbs to keep it fresh.
Motor has about 90% new running gear under the floorboards and in fron of the bulkhead. Correct hippo 340 built to pre smog spec with 727 column change trans and a 8.75 at the fat end.
Interior probably still has racoons and snakes in it along with the South Carolina plates.
I'm currently fettling elctrical and brake parts plus tuning before getting on the road. Better pics to follow in due course... :

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Oct 29, 12 10:55 pm

Looking forward to the build up / re-build.....

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Mon Oct 29, 12 11:06 pm

PROPER 70's cool Miles, just clean it a bit and drive it

Love the colour and hood/roof stripe combo, that must have looked the tits years back

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Oct 29, 12 11:27 pm

Is it as rough as ten bears inside??

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Tue Oct 30, 12 12:50 am

Yea my Mom had a car .almost the same it had 400 auto but loaded,even had the cassette player with the mic, and same color ,stripe

I always liked that car nice looking cool hood ,and my Dad totaled it up in the hills on a skiing vacation in Breckenridge

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue Oct 30, 12 6:23 am

The car is very solid and the paint in about 95% original. MUch of the darker aspects are not rust, but a reddish primer underneath the blue paint.
The inside is rough and needs just about everything, no headliner, collapsed drivers seat and bleached out dash etc...
The motor has close to zero miles on it and sounds very nice. Just need new brake booster to arrive before I can drive it.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Tue Oct 30, 12 12:47 pm

Great looking car Miles. Looks like it could be a craking project!

Nothing wrong with a blue patina'd car either!

What are you plans then......

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Oct 30, 12 1:32 pm

It was in that shape RoadRunner that I had my first experience of big block performance. It was another 10 years before I got my own big block but I never forgot that feeling.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue Oct 30, 12 3:57 pm

This is the car that was for sale on ebay back in mid Aug, I put a posting up on it.

http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=40365

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Tue Oct 30, 12 5:19 pm

Love it Miles.
Keep on the Gibbs and drive as is !!!
Gary

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Oct 30, 12 5:37 pm

Cool, just needs a period set of wheels and a better stance and jobs a good 'un. This one was only 2 years old at the time and got written off a few weeks later...

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue Oct 30, 12 5:40 pm

Yep, wheels are period correct, but a more raked stance would be good and wider wheels.
fancy cop car rims, actually!

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Tue Oct 30, 12 7:35 pm

Nice Buy Miles...i saw that in Jons Truck A few months ago....liked it alot, so did my Dad

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue Oct 30, 12 8:34 pm

Cheers for comments chaps, i've now done an 'official' thread with better pics in the Members Cars section.

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Thu Nov 08, 12 8:43 pm

Nice choice

these and the 71/72 chargers best looking of the BBodys