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Offline pink71demon

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help looking for dads 1973 rally challenger
« on: February 27, 2011 - 04:28:33 PM »
please help im running out of ideas trying to find my dads 1973 340 ralley challenger that he sold around 1979-80 i have the vin number for the car my dad passed away in 2001 at the age of 47 and have been searching ever since please help me would love to find the car of know what happen to it. the car was autumn bronze in color with black top and side strobes. JH23H3B435020 is vin no matter what condition would love to know were car is thanks again Darren




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Re: help looking for dads 1973 rally challenger
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011 - 06:25:38 PM »
Do you have any other information about the car?
Maybe the fender tag readout or a build sheet?

What state was this in?

What state was it sold in?

Any idea who that person was that your father sold it to?

Good luck !!!! :2thumbs:

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Offline tx9aarcuda

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Re: help looking for dads 1973 rally challenger
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011 - 07:02:04 PM »
I would post this over on Moparts and on Dodger Charger.com  and any other Mopar site. Like Cuda Hunter said add all the information you can. Ask Galen Govier if he has it in his registry. Good luck I hope you find the car.
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Re: help looking for dads 1973 rally challenger
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011 - 08:56:43 PM »
Hope you can find the car.  I can imagine the sentimental value of this car.

That was a nice looking car but that car may have been painted over with how popular other colors were over the autumn bronze color. 

As Cuda Hunter stated, more info is needed.

There is a member named Devil on here that runs the site "cars in barns" or something like that.  He might be able to give you some insight as to how to better hunt down this car. 

It's been over 20+ years since being in your dad's possession so anything could have happened to it.  Maybe, if the car doesn't show up, maybe make a tribute car to remember your dad's car?  I often think of doing that for my sister's old 1981 Trans Am that got totalled after having it a few years.  :dunno:

Hope you find it!  :grinyes:  Don't give up!
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Re: help looking for dads 1973 rally challenger
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011 - 09:47:25 PM »
Best of luck with tracking down that particular Chally! :cheers:  Perhaps someone may recognize the V.I.N. & can help point you in the right direction with determining where it's at now. :2thumbs:
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Re: help looking for dads 1973 rally challenger
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011 - 09:55:12 PM »
Wishing you the best of luck tracking it down. I hope you find it! Cool story! :2thumbs:
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