Not Restoration but History

[ChallengerHK]

Found two shots of my car from roughly 1980, meaning I had owned it about two years.  The sexy guy with the quasi-afro is me, after pulling an all-nighter helping a friend swap motors in a pair of 68 Chargers.  You can see that I've already been "enjoying" the car from the recently primered fender and the bondo in the driver's door.

The second pic is on the beach at Daytona, taken during my first trip to Florida with the Challenger.

[bb71challenger]

Cool. Nice to have a history in pictures of ownership 

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

Hello there HK.  Its good to be able to have some old pics.  And to remember the history behind them.   Looks like youhad a CB with you on the beach trip.   KFI 6970, The Grasshopper.............10-7 for now................

[Bullitt-]

GOOVY MAN.....GROOVY   

[ChallengerHK]

10-4 on that CB Grasshopper.  I was the Artful Dodger. Never did it right, though; just had a magnetic mount stuck on the trunk or the roof, which I never bothered to tune.  Nor did I have a license.

Bullitt - Very groovey, man.  That night with the motor swap involved the consumption of lots of beer and various illicit substances. To paraphrase Jone Mellencamp, I'm sometimes surprised that I'm still living.

[71bigblock]

Great history.  Its always cool to look at that stuff, it doesnt get old.   

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

Hey HK.  What it what appears to be the gas cap on the drivers side?

[360 'CUDA]

Hey HK.  What it what appears to be the gas cap on the drivers side?

Yeah ChallengerHK 
What be the deal what what...?

[ChallengerHK]

That was a cheap locking gas cap.  I lived in a very bad area at that point and someone was siphoning the gas out of the cars in my apartement parking lot regularly, so I put a locking cap on.  About a year later I lost the key and had to pry it off with a tire iron 

[bb71challenger]

Did they switch sides on the fuel filler on 72-74 Challys? I had never noticed the fuel port was on the opposite side compared to a 70-71.

[71bigblock]

Did they switch sides on the fuel filler on 72-74 Challys? I had never noticed the fuel port was on the opposite side compared to a 70-71.

Guys, the picture is inverted.  Look at the antenna.   

[Jacksboys]

Guys, the picture is inverted.  Look at the antenna.   

Had me going for a minute.  Also look at the license plate.

[Bullitt-]

Guys, the picture is inverted.  Look at the antenna.  

Dang...thought we had found the ultra rare NASCAR Challey we hear about from time to time....
Did MoparAl ever get with that guy in LA with the Left side fuel filler?

[MOPAR FANATIC]

10-4 on that CB Grasshopper.  I was the Artful Dodger. Never did it right, though; just had a magnetic mount stuck on the trunk or the roof, which I never bothered to tune.  Nor did I have a license.

Bullitt - Very groovey, man.  That night with the motor swap involved the consumption of lots of beer and various illicit substances. To paraphrase Jone Mellencamp, I'm sometimes surprised that I'm still living.

  We got to be around the same age,these pics like these bring back so many memories that i have'nt thought about for a looooooong time thanks dude cool man far out.i have to see if i can find my old photo album one of these days and see if i can find any of me and my chargers.had two a 70 and a 71.ya your hair sure brings back memories too.   mine was down past my shoulders.like carls [nz's] avatar.  

[71bigblock]

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