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    Offline ek3

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    another great find!
    « on: March 12, 2012 - 01:13:29 AM »
    in nov 2009 i recovered my challenger after it had been stolen 27 years..  the origional fender tag was changed out with a repop tag that was not like the car was when new. i knew most all the options but was not 100% sure. well that all changed yesterday!! one of my grandfathers best freinds was the captain of the MYRTLE BEACH police dept. and about 10 am , my phone rings and he says you wont beleive this, but,... i have the original window sticker/order/option info for the challenger!! he always told a story about being the 2nd person to drive the car with 2-3 miles on it. turns out they were going to throw the sticker away!!! he said he picked it up and kept it ! ever since i recovered the car, he has searched for the place where he put it [unknown to me]and he finally found it ....NOW I CAN FULLY '' TRULY ''   DOCUMENT THE CAR!!  THANKS TO YOU  '' JOHN HENRY BROWN ''  !!!
    « Last Edit: March 12, 2012 - 01:45:31 AM by buddy whittington »
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    Offline captcolour

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #1 on: March 12, 2012 - 02:20:32 AM »
    That's cool and great that you know the origin of this.

    Have a question though.  If someone found a window sticker, there doesn't appear to be a VIN number on this.  How would one know what car it went to if you didn't know the source like in your case?
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    Offline msbaugh

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #2 on: March 12, 2012 - 02:26:28 AM »
    Quote from: captcolour on March 12, 2012 - 02:20:32 AM
    That's cool and great that you know the origin of this.

    Have a question though.  If someone found a window sticker, there doesn't appear to be a VIN number on this.  How would one know what car it went to if you didn't know the source like in your case?

    Re-read the sticker... I believe there's a 13 digit vin number at the top
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    Offline n9671x2

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #3 on: March 12, 2012 - 08:01:47 AM »
    That is simply amazing, you ever play the lottery :cheers:
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    Offline 06Daytona

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #4 on: March 12, 2012 - 08:18:15 AM »
    That's too cool. I think you should play the lottery too
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    Offline BIGSHCLUNK

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #5 on: March 12, 2012 - 08:33:24 AM »
    Unbelieveable! Great story for sure.  :2thumbs:
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    Offline captcolour

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #6 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:02:26 AM »
    Quote from: msbaugh on March 12, 2012 - 02:26:28 AM
    Re-read the sticker... I believe there's a 13 digit vin number at the top

    Pic not too clear on my computer.  I see it now with the dashes.  Knew it had to be there somewhere.  Thanks!
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    Offline 4Cruizn

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #7 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:11:18 AM »
    What a great story!   :bigsmile:
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    Offline EB3-GranCoupe

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #8 on: March 12, 2012 - 12:21:29 PM »
    That's great Buddy!  After seing the posts about the VIN, I noticed that the window sheet says "Color Code: Y81X"  :dunno:  What color is/was your car?  You gotta be thrilled to have your car back!
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    Offline Grec

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #9 on: March 12, 2012 - 07:07:34 PM »
    $94 for a Shaker. Good luck even getting the 440 Six Pack emblems for the bubble for that much nowadays. :-)
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    Offline AARuFAST

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #10 on: March 12, 2012 - 08:07:14 PM »
    Any pictures.     :eek2:    Was everything original still on the car when u recovered it ,440-6, shaker, etc.
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    Offline Super Blue 72

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #11 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:41:41 PM »
    Wow, real happy for you!!!  :2thumbs:
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    Offline crocha617

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #12 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:51:39 PM »
    That car is suddenly worth alot more $$$
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    Offline 74challenger03

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #13 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:29:47 PM »
    how did you find it,i still have my regie from my charger stolen from texas
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    Offline ek3

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    Re: another great find!
    « Reply #14 on: March 12, 2012 - 11:37:17 PM »
    Quote from: EB3-GranCoupe on March 12, 2012 - 12:21:29 PM
    That's great Buddy!  After seing the posts about the VIN, I noticed that the window sheet says "Color Code: Y81X"  :dunno:  What color is/was your car?  You gotta be thrilled to have your car back!
    i always heard gy8 was the gold for 71 ... so much for that!! i will try to  attach  an orig- photos with this...
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