Hello all,
Been looking at the board for a while but only just joined as I've just collected my first American car from the docks. To be honest it's been the realisation of a dream. I've always had a thing about Mopar muscle cars, particularly liking the the land-yacht C-bodies.
So, after six months of waiting and waiting – through hurricanes, customs difficulties and all the rest – I went down to Southampton on Monday and brought this back. I can't believe it was 6 months ago that I clicked Buy-it-Now fuelled by too many beers...
It's a 1969 Chrysler 300 2dr. It's got the 440 TNT engine, 3.23 gears and a few options – power seat, electric windows, discs, A/C and an eight-track.
The paint is all original and has a great patina. I'm just going to replace the vinyl top and the carpets. The previous owner replaced the brakes, engine bay hoses, tyres and fitted the dog dish caps.
Loved the Euro Nats lat year but it killed me not having the Chrysler. Can't wait for this year. Anyway, here are a couple of pics...
Big, bad 69 Chrysler 300 TNT
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Nice choice there. 
That's certainly weathered well for 40 years.
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Nice choice there. That's certainly weathered well for 40 years.http://fuselage.de/index.html?http://ww ... .de/chr69/
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hello there 
, great looking car
, great looking car Si
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1970 Charger 500
383 | 4bbl | 727 column | PAS | PAB | buckets/buddy - check out my photos HERE
If you don't want another same old brand-new car ... you could be DODGE MATERIAL
1970 Dodge Charger Registry - https://www.1970chargerregistry.com/
" which it gets misused for a lot nowadays! 
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Cheers for the welcome chaps.
I'm not in VWs (though my daily is an 82 Porsche 924 - does that count?), but I have a couple of mates who are – that's probably where the patina word comes from.
It is errr.. big, as you say. At nearly 19ft long UK garages are a problem.
A guy I know is involved with the American Super Stock series and is persuading me (successfully) to enter. Sounds like a laugh, but I don't think I've got a locker, and the thing weighs 2 tons, so my times will be equally laughable I guess.
Still, I don't think I've ever been so excited to own a car...
I'm not in VWs (though my daily is an 82 Porsche 924 - does that count?), but I have a couple of mates who are – that's probably where the patina word comes from.
It is errr.. big, as you say. At nearly 19ft long UK garages are a problem.
A guy I know is involved with the American Super Stock series and is persuading me (successfully) to enter. Sounds like a laugh, but I don't think I've got a locker, and the thing weighs 2 tons, so my times will be equally laughable I guess.
Still, I don't think I've ever been so excited to own a car...
, nice original looking C- body , i see it has texas plates ..where abouts ? what part do you know ? ...whats that i spy on the left side of the trunk lid a dealer name plate ? or is it me just imagining stuff again 
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Steveo, yep you're right it's a dealer stamp but not Mopar. From memory it says,
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Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac
Story of the car is that it was owned by an old couple for years and when they died it went to some female relative who then bonded the car to get someone out of jail. Then it sat in their yard for 9 years until it was rescued by the bloke I bought it off.
It came from Abilene, Texas. Somewhere west of Dallas, so pretty dry, but those years in the bail bond yard have fried the roof and paint. Interior is pretty good considering, though the carpet is shagged.
I'll get some more pics up asap but it's stored away from where I live at the moment and I didn't get much time on Monday when I picked it up to take many photos. I haven't even really driven it yet – just around the docks, but the 375bhp 440 feels full of beans
Your scaring me about those tail lights
What do you guys do about the tail lights? I don't really want to add other lights, and I might be able to get an MoT as it is but I don't fancy some moron rear-ending me because they don't understand the indicators.
Pollards
Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac
Story of the car is that it was owned by an old couple for years and when they died it went to some female relative who then bonded the car to get someone out of jail. Then it sat in their yard for 9 years until it was rescued by the bloke I bought it off.
It came from Abilene, Texas. Somewhere west of Dallas, so pretty dry, but those years in the bail bond yard have fried the roof and paint. Interior is pretty good considering, though the carpet is shagged.
I'll get some more pics up asap but it's stored away from where I live at the moment and I didn't get much time on Monday when I picked it up to take many photos. I haven't even really driven it yet – just around the docks, but the 375bhp 440 feels full of beans
Your scaring me about those tail lights
What do you guys do about the tail lights? I don't really want to add other lights, and I might be able to get an MoT as it is but I don't fancy some moron rear-ending me because they don't understand the indicators.