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Offline 73RallyeChallenger

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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2016 - 08:13:00 AM »
What strikes me about this article is how most feel the mopar hobby has no future because all the baby boomers are dying off. This article proves to me that this is not the case. In 40 years when I'm in a wheel chair and my T/A is in the garage with 4 flat tires covered in dust, there will be young men bothering my wife to let them have a look at it.
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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2016 - 08:34:10 AM »
Hey it's NOT Purple :cooldancing:
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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2016 - 08:44:03 AM »
Do you know the guy Alan? Maybe another restoration for you.
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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2016 - 08:45:46 AM »
Do you know the guy Alan? Maybe another restoration for you.

No...I was going to ask you the same question.....I wonder where in Ontario it was found ? :dunno:
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Offline ec_co

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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2016 - 09:03:19 AM »
What strikes me about this article is how most feel the mopar hobby has no future because all the baby boomers are dying off. This article proves to me that this is not the case. In 40 years when I'm in a wheel chair and my T/A is in the garage with 4 flat tires covered in dust, there will be young men bothering my wife to let them have a look at it.

always a wonder in my head too. but I was talking to a kid the other day, him and his pops just bought a restored Mustang SCJ with the plan of actually driving it! shocker!! so the younger gen still seems to have interest in the old muscle, I don't think that will go away any time soon
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Offline brads70

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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2016 - 09:21:07 AM »
Cool, they are still out there. In my business I get to see a lot of what people have tucked away in barns and garages. I've found a couple "old soldiers"  but no Mopars yet


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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2016 - 10:41:55 AM »
Awesome find!   :wow:

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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2016 - 12:53:01 PM »
Cool, they are still out there. In my business I get to see a lot of what people have tucked away in barns and garages. I've found a couple "old soldiers"  but no Mopars yet





Oh man would I ever love to fine one like in the second pic!!!

The fist pic, is that tri 5 chev?

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Offline brads70

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Re: Challenger barn find
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2016 - 01:11:48 PM »
It was a 58 Chevy as far as I could tell. The other one was a 31 Chevy I think? No these ones were "not for sale" I was asked to not tell people were it was at? There was about 10-12 more bays that I wasn't allowed to look through.  :pullinghair: Most likely full of wing cars I'll bet!  :lol:
Brad
1970 Challenger 451stroker/4L60 auto OD
Barrie,Ontario,Canada
Proud to own one of the best cars ever made!!!!!

My restoration thread 
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=59072.0
 My handling upgrade post
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=73985.0