Share The History of Your Car

[Carlwalski]

NZ440R/T  That is a very cool lookin' Challenger! Did it come factory with the spoiler on the rear? Either way, it looks fast and mean.

Thanks mate, nope some guy put that disgrace of a wing on.
In all fairness, it was very well made, ugly, but solid none-the-less. 

It was one of the main reasons this restoration took place. 

[74cuda4spd]

my first mopar was a '70 challenger rt...banana twist yellow with vynle top, black out hood, and black rt strips...it came origionally with a 383 but by the time i got it, it had a 440, 4 10s, and a sure grip in it...after a few years of getting it road worthy and down sizing it..my dad felt i would kill myself with the 440..etc..so he put a crate 360 in it...which isnt much slower...and 296 open gears..either way i loved it...i was the king of my school throughout highschool....then it eventually got sold and replaced with my new project...my '74 'cuda 360 4spd...i got it off a guy up in ohio..iam in texas so...it was a little bit of a road trip...it is a triple black 360 with 391 sure grip..its gonna be fun..it came with a dirty old 340..but i kept the crate 360 outta the challenger to put in it...ill have pics of it hopefully it will be running by summer...my dad just bought a '71 barracuda..we have a bet to  see whos will be running first...i have high hopes haha..the cuda pictured in my sig...

[1970grancoupe]

71cuda4spd  Sounds like a good game plan. The real race will be when you two line up at the local drag strip. Who do you think will win that race?

[1970grancoupe]

NZ440RT  I really do like the stance of your car. Perfect ride height. When a car looks to be doing 100 mph sitting still, then you got the look.

[1970grancoupe]

Fred  You know the history of that car, for sure. Hurry up and get-er-done. Can't wait to see the end result. Will you keep the original color?

[1970grancoupe]

Autophile   Did you look behind the drivers seat , the plastic panel on the back rest? Or taped above the glove box. Those are two places I have found build sheets in the past. Either way, you will have a tough ride.

[Autophile]

Autophile   Did you look behind the drivers seat , the plastic panel on the back rest? Or taped above the glove box. Those are two places I have found build sheets in the past. Either way, you will have a tough ride.

Hey, thanks for the ideas. However, my Cuda was modified into a bit of a race car during its changeover, and all locations for the broadcast sheet were stripped out. I.e., no back seat, race seats, and no glove box....

[Super Blue 72]

I bought my '72 Challenger Rallye back in Nov. 2003.  It's mostly original.  I'm the 3rd owner. 

The 2nd owner bought it back in 2001 from the original owner and just let it sit around in a barn in New Hampshire because he spent most of his time racing Mustangs.  He originally wanted a Cuda but this Challenger was too good to pass up.  (He got it for $3,000) 


I met the original owner when I picked up the car.  I drove it by on the trailer to let him see it again as he was sorta close by in New Hampshire.  He bought the car 8/31/1971 from MacKensie Motors in Mancester, NH, 4 days after getting out of the Army.  It went through the typical phase in the 70's of big tires, Cragar S/Ss, and air shocks.  He really loved this car but sold it in 2001 as he thought he "blew the engine".  Turns out the neck for the radiator fell off so I soldered it back on and it hasn't been a problem since.  He made me promise him if I ever sold the car to call him first as he still loves this car.

The original owner took real good care of this car.  He even kept some of the original paperwork, ie the hand written and typed invoices from the dealer when he bought the car, owner's  manual, certificate of title, etc...  The engines never been apart, numbers matching 340ci with a 727 and Slap Stick.  Doesn't blow any smoke.  Still in the original color, code TB3, Super Blue, but painted a couple times.  All the sheet metal is still original.  The original steel 14x5 wheels and hubcaps are in the garage.  I found 1.5 build sheets but the mice got to them before I did.  The car presently has brushed steel 14x6 Magnum 500s but will upgade to Keystone Klassics with 275/60s in back.

[1970grancoupe]

SuperBlue72  SWEEET!!!  I kinda feel sorry for the fella that bought it first, regreting selling it. I have many regrets about Mopars that I've sold. During my younger years I didn't know what I had. Hold on to yours, as one day they will be impossable to buy. Mopar's of all types are quickly becoming a rare item. Camaro's and Mustang's have had there day. Now it's our turn. Who would ever believed that a Mopar would bring more money at auction than any other American made car, and most high-end foreign cars. My first car was a 69 Charger, that had been in a flood, water over the roof. I worked all summer to buy this car from dad's friend. Gave him 100.00. Then worked all winter cleaning and cleaning. Got it running, and that was the most fun a 13 year old could ever have. I'll quit ramblin on now. Just keep the Shinny side up.

[1970grancoupe]

Autophile  Sounds like a PRO STREET project, to me. I've always wanted to build one. Narrowed rear, big tires, big engine, you get the idea. Thank's for the response. Keep us posted.

[Super Blue 72]

1970grancoupe,

A '69 Charger when you were 13!!!  Do you still have it?  All I had when I was 13 was a '67 Cutlass 4 door that died on my dad so he gave it to me and got it running.  It's long gone now.  That Charger must've been cool!

[Fred]

Fred  You know the history of that car, for sure. Hurry up and get-er-done. Can't wait to see the end result. Will you keep the original color?

Yep.....will stay original color.  It needs to match the orange seats.

[1970grancoupe]

SuperBlue72   Being young and dumb, I swapped it for a 76 AMC Javelin. That was a cool car. 360 4-spd. Fiberglass hood, a nice car. The 4spd was what I was after. First trip down the road the hood blew open and that was scary. The Charger was a 318 auto car. Forest green in and out. Hideaway lights. Solid car. Back then, 1975, you could get those cars for very little money. Wish I knew then, what I know now. OH WELL.

[Super Blue 72]

Yep, oh well, live and learn.    Definately hold on to what you have now, now that you're older and wiser! 

[freightdriver]

so one day my dad calls me says theres a 71 challenger in the local fickle nickel for 1000 dollars... i called the guy and talked to him for awhile turned out it has no frontend bolted up but is all original except for afew things that came along with the car... rebuilt 400 never fired,electric window conversion(sold for 500 on epay) headers, copies of the original build manuals, new centerlines and tires... to make a long story short i'd say i made out quite big on this one its no hemi car but for what i'll be doing with it its a great start the plan is to get it driving and then take it completely apart again for painting and bracing the chassis up maybe a mintub just to prepare for the next step which will be a 500ci lowdeck should be interesting....

i'm deffinatly holding onto this one its an orig fy1 vinyl top car with white int can't get too much better

and yes i know its a mess in there i finished cleaning up most of it today and a time allows its funny when your gone for a year your car seems to become the storage place..