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Just joined and spotted my old 72 Charger

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 10:25 am
by yabadaba
Hi guys, I've just joined so thought I'd say hello. My Mopar - a '66 Dodge Polara 383ci 2dr hardtop - is still in California, waiting to be shipped over, so at least another 6 weeks wait :(

Here's a couple of shots - all very original - but should I leave it that way?

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Although the wait is frustrating I've been keeping busy browsing the forums and planning some upgrades I already know I need (or want) to do, which is kinda fun in itself. Then, what do I stumble across this morning, nothing less than my old '72 Charger...what a pleasant surprise! Seems to be in the capable hands of 'Scooby' now and certainly looks a little different to when it was mine in the early 90's....

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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 10:37 am
by Jon
I like that polara 8-)

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 10:37 am
by Cannonball
howdy matey and welcome to the club,
keep your mtr as a stocker looking maybe a set off wheels anf hot the mtr up,

your old charger went through a change of life with our miserable x club photographer dave mcbride he got the racing bug via thong wearing kev taxi driver it ended up running pretty quick with all its lardy arsed weight and a little old 318

good luck

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 11:14 am
by Jon Connolly
Welcome yabadabadoo


Love your Polara -very cool

Maybe some Keystone Klassics ??


:thumbright:

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 11:52 am
by jerry
Hello and welcome, nice looking car :thumbright:

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 12:48 pm
by Kev
The Charger then lived near me in Chadwell Heath (before I moved over here) owned by a DJ called Markie, then went to it's present owner, Happy days when Dave owned it, we began a power struggle, but his car's lardiness failed him!!! Still remember welding the floor up after the prop vanished when he was chasing a Porsche........What's that prop loop hanging on yer wall, Dave???? "I meant to fit it, but......" ;)

Welcome aboard, nice Polara! 8-)

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 12:56 pm
by Gareth
Welcome to the club fella :thumbright:

That Polara looks super tidy. Perfect as it is for summer cruising 8-)

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 1:15 pm
by Dart Vader
Welcome to the club.

Nice motor. Nice to see something other than a charger. They are becoming as common as ford focuses. :D

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 1:19 pm
by Dart Vader
Welcome to the club.

Nice motor. Nice to see something other than a charger. They are becoming as common as ford focuses. :D

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 2:09 pm
by Jules
Welcome to the club mate. Nice Polara. Leave it the way it is. Very sweet :thumbright:

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 3:03 pm
by Scooby
Yep welcome mate like your new motor...keep it as it is...not to many original..cars left around these days.

72s mine..just a pic for you..present...
Rich.

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 4:35 pm
by TYREMAN
Great looking car that,has a look of a 64 to 67Olds from the front,the Dash is a bit like a posh Ford and the back end look amazing.best looking of the mid 60s Mopars i can just imagine that driving around LA in the 60s

For me leave it as it is :thumbright: its not broke ;)

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 4:42 pm
by yabadaba
TYREMAN wrote:best looking of the mid 60s Mopars i can just imagine that driving around LA in the 60s

For me leave it as it is :thumbright: its not broke ;)
I'll try and convince myself I'm cruising through the streets of LA this summer...when I'm navigating speed humps, potholes and traffic islands down the streets of south east London :D

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 4:48 pm
by yabadaba
Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I think I will leave it original - it's what most of you are saying and the previous owner was hoping I wouldn't hot-rod it (as he put it). I must admit though, I am tempted by the Magnum 500 wheels - maybe a 15" set - they look so good on c-body cars.

One thing I will do though is upgrade to a dual chamber master cylinder - I've been researching that - mainly for safety's sake.

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 11 4:51 pm
by TYREMAN
No problem with the wheels you can always put the old ones Back.

Most of my mates go through at least three sets of wheels before they are happy :D just keep the correct ones in case you need to sell in future.