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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #195 on: October 04, 2013 - 11:37:52 PM »
I'm confused
A year older and bam you have enough for the car......... Must have been a VERY good year

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #196 on: October 07, 2013 - 10:31:47 PM »
...surely lightning can't strike a third time, but I have an identical T/A to your dads first one

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #197 on: October 08, 2013 - 08:00:48 AM »
...surely lightning can't strike a third time, but I have an identical T/A to your dads first one

Dad, is that you?


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Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #198 on: October 20, 2013 - 09:38:18 PM »
Check out the just released January 2014 issue of Mopar Muscle to read the story written by Challenger HK about the "Far Out, Far East" challenger....



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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #199 on: October 21, 2013 - 07:52:09 AM »
Definitely have to check out the car and Challenger HK's article!  Very cool!

Is that your car pic as a submission for the calendar?  If so, it's one of my favorite pics there!  :thumbsup:
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #200 on: October 21, 2013 - 07:54:51 AM »
Great write up David! :2thumbs:
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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #201 on: October 21, 2013 - 03:28:47 PM »
Great write up David! :2thumbs:

Thanks, Brad. While I can't say that this required no work (ask Koby how many times we went back and forth over drafts) I can say I was motivated by the subject matter. I can't count how many pieces I've read that go like "I found a really rare car, then I pulled it into my 24x40 foot side garage and had my employees do a restoration so I can send it to Barrett Jackson." It was nice to see a person pursuing a car out of passion.


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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #202 on: October 21, 2013 - 04:00:13 PM »
Sounds great, Can't wait to read the article.....Anyway someone could scan it and post it here so I don't have to waste five bucks on the crappy magazine ?
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« Reply #203 on: October 21, 2013 - 04:05:57 PM »
Sounds great, Can't wait to read the article.....Anyway someone could scan it and post it here so I don't have to waste five bucks on the crappy magazine ?

I can`t even get it here.....  :popcorn:
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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #204 on: October 21, 2013 - 04:20:38 PM »
I was just thinking they might have some sort of on line version ? :dunno:
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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #205 on: October 21, 2013 - 08:52:01 PM »
I was just thinking they might have some sort of on line version ? :dunno:

I just checked, not online as of yet.  :dunno:
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #206 on: February 07, 2014 - 08:22:32 PM »
Alan, the article is now online, albeit with the incorrect title, stating it's a 1973 model. The webmaster must not be all there.

Here's the link:
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/featuredvehicles/e_body/1401_1973_dodge_challenger_plum_crazy_t_a/



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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #207 on: April 28, 2014 - 12:09:55 PM »
Just read it again....still can't get over it all! Truly amazing!

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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #208 on: July 02, 2014 - 01:18:22 AM »
Great story.   You really need to buy lottery tickets, amazing.
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Re: Trying to find my dad's Plum Crazy Challenger T/A
« Reply #209 on: July 03, 2014 - 12:43:35 AM »
I agree , simply amazing , I have no clue where to look for the #s block for my car unfortunately , I did call the guy I bought the car from 30 years ago & he was blown away that I still had the car but no leads what direction ot go to find the block that was sitting 3' from my car when I bought it & I could not buy or trade for the original block !!

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