My Dad bought my 'cuda about ten years ago and it just sat in the back yard until I bought it from him. From the day he brought it home around a decade ago I told him what "I" was going to do with it. He never really listened to me because he had plans to "some day" do it back like a 340-4 speed 'cuda he had in high school that was yellow. He never did anything with it though. I jacked it up so the condensation wouldn't eat at the floorpans too bad, I tried to mouse-proof it as best I could, I moved it around and did little stuff to it. But it was still his car.
I grew up and joined the military, taking my watchful eye away from it. I had purchased a "powder puff" Duster that a 93 year old lady had bought from her older brother in '74. That car was immaculate and had only a handful of miles on it. I knew the Duster was a stepping stone to the 'cuda I had sat in as a kid, pretending to shift gears. For about a year before I bought the 'cuda, I started asking what it would take to get the 'cuda away from my neglectful pops. He always said ,"More than you can afford." he wasn't oblivious to how much a big block, 4 speed '70 'cuda was worth, even if it was a project.
I ended up unloading the Duster for more than I thought I would. I came up with a plan to take a handful of cash up to my parents the next time the wife and I went for a visit. I started subjects about things like zero turn radius lawn mowers and tractor implements and how much cash it would take to buy something like that. I know his weaknes and it is yard stuff, he loves his yard and tractor stuff. When I was a kid he didn't need all that stuff because I was his yard tool, I gues that's why I hate that stuff now. But never the less, I had him baited and thinking of what he wanted, I knew he didn't want that car nearly as bad as me.
The next day we were sitting around the table and I plopped down $3,700 and told him it was for the 'cuda and he would have the money to buy "yard toys". He told me I had to have more and got me up to $4500. I was prepared for that though, I never expected to get it for $3700. Before I had went back up there to trailer the car back to Mississippi, he told me he was going to back out if I didn't do it how he was going to do it, wich meant a stock representation of a yellow 340-4 speed. I just said "OK, Dad."
Funny thing is, last time he was down visiting, he saw the supercharger, 5 speed, 4-barred Dana, and Hydroboost and flipped. He thought it was the coolest thing ever.
He has replaced the 'cuda with a 69 RR and here's this guy that always wanted the Mopars he had to be as close to stock stock as possible, and he is asking me about all the cool new stuff he could do to the RR, like it will ever move. I might end up owning that someday.
