Original Dodge Challenger
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newsatten said:
Mine had a factory vinyl , which was replaced back in 88' with a moody UK vinyl , the seems on a geni one follow the drip rails,
rather than running screen to screen ,
Its made me a bit more work, as factory vinyl cars, had a gob job on the sail panel joins, the leading at the screen pillar joins was a bit crap,
plus the factory kept roof panels with pressing faults and handling dings back solely for vinyl tick box cars,
Just like Jaguar done with the XJC, the roof/pillar change made a vinyl mandatory,
I'l just have to put up with the odd wobble ,
No decent vinle kits available in the States ?rather than running screen to screen ,
Its made me a bit more work, as factory vinyl cars, had a gob job on the sail panel joins, the leading at the screen pillar joins was a bit crap,
plus the factory kept roof panels with pressing faults and handling dings back solely for vinyl tick box cars,
Just like Jaguar done with the XJC, the roof/pillar change made a vinyl mandatory,
I'l just have to put up with the odd wobble ,
mikial said:
Circa 1973 .
My 1970 440 RT Challenger. Location then was Crossoak Lane , Salfords , Surrey.
Nearby was the A23 pre M25. Drove that bad boy every morning up to Billingsgate Mkt at 4 am.
American auto parts in Wallington , Steve Thompson in Thornton Heath. Suppliers and mechanics.
Preceded by a 1966 260 Tiger. Followed with a 454 manual Corvette. Part exchanged the 'Vette for an orange LHD 2.2 911 E .
neutral 3 said:
Any luck re it's registration number or any more photos ?
And was it a 4 speed car ?Coincidence, but a good pal got chatting to someone @ the weekend, who mentioned that he had a Challenger 440 4 speed back in the day!!
He showed him a faded photo of it on his phone. It looked a pinky type colour, the guy said he re painted it purple and sold it to someone in France. The reg no was visible in the photo, I've asked him to try get some more info on it !!
Plum Crazy 4 speed 340cu A66 car, seen here in 1976. Two brothers owned this Challenger and have great memories having tear ups with other late 60s muscle cars, inc a 396 Chevelle.
They eventually sold it and this one burnt, due to an electrical fault a few years later.
Edited by neutral 3 on Saturday 28th September 08:39
Edited by neutral 3 on Saturday 28th September 08:42
Scarce 70 R/T SE 383 Magnum. One of circa just 500 cars built to this spec / colour.
This is an Original Plum Crazy car, which was loaded with options, inc Power Disc Brakes, Power Steering, Air Con, all 4 electric windows, 3 speaker dash, bumper over riders, fender trims, 2 mirrors, Magnum 500s with trim rings, plus the usual SE options of a vinle roof and over head console.
Edited by neutral 3 on Monday 2nd December 01:24
newsatten said:
Fabulous , looks like the scene when Carrie rises from the grave!
I know a guy that has fire damaged 71 shell, could be of use, he also has a full rear quarter not sure which side,
Its looks like a major project, but given the right motivation , and a sensible budget it will rise from the grave permanently
Morning Pete, yes, the rear 1/4 etc is needed. Tried to mail you, but your settings need to be changed to recieve mail. I know a guy that has fire damaged 71 shell, could be of use, he also has a full rear quarter not sure which side,
Its looks like a major project, but given the right motivation , and a sensible budget it will rise from the grave permanently
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