When did you buy your 1st E-body?

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    Offline BoughtItNew

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #30 on: August 10, 2008 - 10:48:23 AM »
    September 10, 1974 our new Barracuda joined my 56 Chevy Truck along with my grandfather's 55 Chevy Truck.



    This is the same car in the avatar.  It's been through a few changes but still sitting out in my garage and driven regularly!



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    Offline TripleBlack71Cuda

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #31 on: August 10, 2008 - 11:05:17 AM »
    73 Challenger in 1988
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    Offline LAA66

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #32 on: August 10, 2008 - 11:50:36 AM »
     70 Challenger bought in 75-76? paid $1750. It Still owns me. :roflsmiley:
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    Offline mopower

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #33 on: August 10, 2008 - 12:53:05 PM »
    allways was poor till started own business,loved e-bodies since i was 14 or 15, 42 now.. Anyhooo found it in 2005 ,# matching 73 340 pd $10,000 been restoring every since . flew from nebr to boston and drove back in it, it has 77,000 original miles. and since have a total of over $50,000 dollars in it and it will be finished in three weeks. yeeehaaaaw. I know some people wonder why you would put that much money in a 73, I fell in love with the body lines long ago,it has never mattered to me if it was a one of one or a hemi,to me it was body lines and it was a Dodge
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    Offline mopower

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #34 on: August 10, 2008 - 12:55:50 PM »
    its interesting to see that after 35 years theres still a love of ebodies from a new generation.sweeeeet
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    Offline DAYTONA

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #35 on: August 10, 2008 - 01:33:00 PM »
    1973...ordered the car while stationed at CCK AB, Taiwan, pix was taken the day it was delivered, it was wrecked (the first time) the next night

    ...340/AT, AC, many options, stripe delete...quite possibly the worst car I have ever owned, I could type for hours about the problems.....also, it was accident prone....it was rear ended when it only had 79 miles on it, and was hit nearly every time I parked it, side swiped sitting at the curb, slid thru a barbed wire fence backwards, rammed head on by an ex wife,  a tree fell on it in an ice storm  and crushed the roof, ... it was finally drowned in 8 ft of water by the next owner...like Christine, it survived, only to bite the 3rd owner, I'm sure :roflsmiley:
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    Offline bb71challenger

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #36 on: August 10, 2008 - 04:51:23 PM »
    Man, the old schooler 70's guys and the young pup generation are killing the 80's dudes. I thought for sure the 80's would win out,   :clueless:
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    Offline NoMope Greg

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #37 on: August 10, 2008 - 04:57:45 PM »
    Quote from: bb71challenger on August 10, 2008 - 04:51:23 PM
    Man, the old schooler 70's guys and the young pup generation are killing the 80's dudes. I thought for sure the 80's would win out,   :clueless:

    Not all of those buying their first E-body in the 2000's are young pups.  Several are guys in their 40's and early 50's who can finally afford to buy the muscle car they've always wanted.
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    Offline bb71challenger

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #38 on: August 10, 2008 - 05:08:44 PM »
    Quote from: Greg's HO R/T on August 10, 2008 - 04:57:45 PM
    Not all of those buying their first E-body in the 2000's are young pups.  Several are guys in their 40's and early 50's who can finally afford to buy the muscle car they've always wanted.

    True that.  :smokin:
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    Offline CHUCKS71

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #39 on: August 10, 2008 - 07:29:01 PM »
    This was my first Challenger I had it in back in 1989.
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    Offline fantum

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #40 on: August 10, 2008 - 07:51:46 PM »
    I bought a '70 GC in the summer of 1976.  It started life as a 318 automatic, and over the years grew up to be a 340 4-speed with an 8.75 sure grip packing 3.55 gears.  That car would flat out run.  I had to sell it in 1985 because as my battalion XO (a major) told me, "Lieutenant, you need to get a car that is more representative of your position as an Army officer and a leader."

    Now, I am working on another '70, bought in '06, and a '73 Duster bought last year for my son's birthday.



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    Offline DAYLEY/CHALLENGER

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #41 on: August 10, 2008 - 08:16:15 PM »
    1970............1970 340 Challenger.

    ...actually bought 5-28-70
    From Piedmont Dodge, Martinsville, Va.
    JH23 H0B 182687
    List at $4013.55 with destination charge........Minus Allowance on a 62 Chevy resulting in $3150.00 Difference

    Vinyl split bench seat w/CAR
    Light group
    Rallye cluster
    340 CID 4bbl
    Power brakes
    Seatbelt group
    Torqueflite Transmission
    Tinted Windshield
    Mirror right o/s manual painted
    Mirror left remote control painted
    Locking gas cap
    Bumper guards  Front/Rear rubber inserts
    Radio- Music master am
    Power steering
     Vinyl roof  - black
    Tires F60x15 RWL Fiberglass  ( These were painted wheels and I had them swap with another Challenger for the F70x14 with the Wire spoke Covers)

      April  2004.....For more than I paid for my new one.....
    ..1970 440 Challenger  R/T S/E

    See avitar for orig and Website for second one...........
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    Offline Street_Challenged73

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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #42 on: August 11, 2008 - 04:19:47 AM »
    2002-ish for me at the prime age of 16 (okay, so I was almost 17).  I bought my rust bucket '69 Charger around '99-'00 (man, I feel old). :lol2:
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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #43 on: August 11, 2008 - 07:28:24 AM »
    1983 Drop top challenger that baby was pretty  :faint:
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    Re: When did you buy your 1st E-body?
    « Reply #44 on: August 11, 2008 - 11:00:13 AM »
    First Challenger I bought was a 440 six pack recreation sometime in 2005.  I was finally grown up enough to afford a toy :bigsmile:
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