Plum Crazy R/T Challenger....I finally got one!

[mofish]

I have always wanted a Plum Crazy Purple 4-speed Challenger R/T. I finally bought one...er..part of one.

[mofish]

I am told that it was parked in the blackberry bushes with a tarp over it and this is all that came out when the owner tried to remove it. Yup...I bought it!
 

[mofish]

When I got it home and got the hood off....I realized that it was actually a FC7 car....disc brakes too!          Ya I know, it's the wrong air cleaner. It seems the carb and air cleaner came from a B-body car.  And the fender tag is rusted away...now I will never know what options this poor car had.

[AARTA340]

And I thought I had seen rust buckets. That thing beats all the ones I have seen.  Looks like you found some parts, but not many Darcy. 

[mofish]

Ya, there are some parts. The rad, grill, headlight bezels, engine, trans, are all still good. Some parts to sell to cover my cost. Plus I get parts I didn't have like the flywheel, z-bar, linkage etc. It's a win win.......except for this car. And the previous owner that PAID somebody to haul it away!   

[TelisSE440]

Someone had been chopping this beast away for some time, and was covering it with a tarp, not to cause any suspicion, don't you have another Challenger rolling chassis to transplant the good stuff? 

[anlauto]

Well the rad alone could be worth a few bucks if you wanted to sell it

[dfrazz]

Perfect candidate.....

[anlauto]

Do you mind me asking what you had to pay for that ? I see a lot of good parts there

[340challconvert]

That was actually a very cool purchase with a lot of valuable parts

[mofish]

Ya, luckily there are a lot of good parts there.....you called it Alan..it's got a 26" rad. I paid $1200 for it. I am confident that there is more than $1200 in parts although a lot of it is pretty rusty. I have a 1970 Cuda 383 4-speed car that is in need of some of this stuff. What do you think....decent price?

[anlauto]

I think you did well

[mofish]

Perfect candidate.....

Great idea....but this would be the "ratrod" version!   

[69bronzeT5]

Hey from Mission! I've heard about this car....glad it went to a member.

[anlauto]

Do you still have the rad ? is it a 961 ?