Mopar nut newbie that finally got one!

[tcalpino]

Hey everyone!

I am a huge Mopar fan and have always wanted one. I've built countless plastic models of Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars and here I am! I finally got a 1972 Challenger to satisfy my urges. The car was originally owned by my father-in-law (who sadly passed away last year at 50) and he sold it to his brother. His brother crashed it but the car was repaired and it sat in the garage until now. Surprisingly, the floors are all there and look brand new with the exception of the trunk pan. It's an original slant six car that a 318 or 360 will be replacing here soon.

Thanks for listening!

Tony

[750-h2]

Nice to have you aboard and congrats on the Challenger! I am sure like I do, you will find this forum to be very helpful. 

[brads70]

   Welcome!

[jimynick]

Welcome to the site and good luck with your resto! 

[Topcat]

Welcome to CC.com Tony.

condolences to your family.

Any pictures?

[js29no]

welcome aboard it's cool to see a car stay in the family. it brings good memories of the people who had the car before.

[69ChargerRT]

congrats on making your dream come true!  the first one is special, but don't be surprised when you want more!  post up pics so we can see

[tcalpino]

Here's what I have to work with. I started working on it by sanding down the old paint and removing rust.

 My father-in-law loved Mopar and we connected on them the most. His baby was the '59 Sport Fury (all original, numbers matching) and his '72 Cuda (original car).

This car was surprisingly in good shape. The floors are all there and I really don't have any crazy repairs to do. Well, I kind of do but hey, it's going to be fun

[tcalpino]

[tcalpino]

[734406pk]

Wow! The car is in great shape by the pics. Any rust repair needed? Do you have the rest of the parts for the front? I like the snow tires!

[tcalpino]

Some rust repair but not much. I have to replace the lower quarter panels on both sides and the trunk pan as far as I can see. I do have another hood and both fenders. Other than the botched replaced quarter, I'd say it's going to be a good resto.

[Mpdlawdog]

Welcome!  I'm restoring a 72 ralley as well!  Good luck with the restore!

[734406pk]

Best of luck with your resto!

[dougs bs23]

looks like a fun project you have there  also, lets see some pics of that cuda and fury because we all love