Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A

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Offline 1BADFISH™

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #120 on: March 08, 2013 - 06:13:14 PM »
Congrats! That is a really sharp looking car.   :burnout:

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #121 on: March 08, 2013 - 09:00:33 PM »
That's awesome, what a story.  The car looks great!

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Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #122 on: March 08, 2013 - 09:18:35 PM »
It's awesome to see that it has safely made it back to you now!! :2thumbs: Now go out & enjoy it just as your father did back in the '80s!!! :burnout: :grinyes:

That is so cool that you were able to track the car down, and more importantly, strike a deal to buy it back!!


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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #123 on: March 09, 2013 - 06:29:07 AM »
I'm sure your Dad is looking down and smiling about having the Challenger back in his blood line!

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #124 on: March 09, 2013 - 08:23:30 PM »
Thank you to Ron of Sea and Air Experts, Inc.  He did a great job helping me get this car back to the United States from Japan.  I would highly recommend them to anyone wanting to ship anything in a container or RORO to or from anywhere!

A couple of videos about my T/A:



1970 Dodge Challenger T/A Plum Crazy, Auto, imported from Japan

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #125 on: March 09, 2013 - 09:00:29 PM »
This is one of my favorite threads!  great videos.   :bananasmi
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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #126 on: March 09, 2013 - 09:21:28 PM »
So...... are ya coming to Carlisle? :naughty: :bigsmile:
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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #127 on: March 09, 2013 - 09:30:35 PM »
So...... are ya coming to Carlisle? :naughty: :bigsmile:

Barry has already asked me about that.  I would need to buy or rent an enclosed trailer and I'm thinking the wife will not be allowing that anytime in the near future.

Having said that, I would really like to go! But we'll see.
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A Plum Crazy, Auto, imported from Japan

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #128 on: March 09, 2013 - 09:32:48 PM »
This is one of my favorite threads!  great videos.   :bananasmi

 :iagree:   :jumping:

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #129 on: March 09, 2013 - 10:15:15 PM »
Ahhhh.....covered trailers are for "garage trophies".....I was hoping you bought this car to drive and enjoy ! If Carlisle is too far of a drive, don't be afraid of an open trailer.....If the car gets wet...it'll dry off.....You're going to find you'll be cleaning it more then driving anyways....that's half the fun !

U-Haul rents open trailers fairly reasonable....
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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #130 on: March 11, 2013 - 10:12:37 PM »
Here's a picture of my mom next to my dad's first T/A, May 15, 1973.

1970 Dodge Challenger T/A Plum Crazy, Auto, imported from Japan

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #131 on: March 12, 2013 - 08:56:56 AM »
Thanks a cool picture!  :2thumbs: :bigsmile:
Brad
1970 Challenger 451stroker/4L60 auto OD
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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #132 on: March 12, 2013 - 09:28:32 AM »
You're dad had good taste in Cars! Is that the same one you have now or a different purple T/A?  :2thumbs:

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #133 on: March 12, 2013 - 09:36:39 AM »
If it's the same ta  I like the black top and stripe better.  Great story  , Has the car been checked for radiation exposer?  Or was it on the other side of the disaster?   The shipping price question never got answered for some reason.  I know you saw it, but it would of helped future buy sell members here to give them an idea of what it might take to do a transaction like you did.  What you paid for it is what it was worth to you and that's all that matters. It probably won't leave your family for quite some time now as it is anyways. 

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #134 on: March 12, 2013 - 10:54:46 AM »
Wow, awesome videos and what a happy ending!  :thumbsup:
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