Hi everyone,
I had to laugh when I found a Carlisle 2003 picture of my car in the photo gallery! My dad bought that car for me "in a basket" in 1989 for $300 and we spent 5 years restoring it together. It is an original Plum/White, 318 column shift automatic car, but now carries a 383 and a slapstick.
I've been following the progress of the new Challenger, fearing (after the new Charger came out) that Chrysler would majorly foul it up like they did in the late 70's. I'm still waiting to see what's under all that vinyl on the pilot cars...

 

Welcome to the site.

Glad to see another fellow member owning a Challenger. If you have time post up some pictures of your car. I'm sure most of us here would like to see them.

 

In the Photo Gallery, go to the Classic Challenger Galleries -- In the 1970 Challenger gallery, the picture labled tj4sm.jpg IS my car! I'll try to post a "before" picture sometime so you can see why it was three hundred bucks when my dad bought it.

 

Welcome to the site, Plum70Rag! I look forward to seeing those photos when you get the chance to post them. If you could provide a link, that would be appreciated. BTW, nice scripture verse. You'll fit in just fine with us here.

 

Ok, here are some more current pics of my Challenger. Unfortunately, the "before" pictures aren't digital, so I need to find time to scan them.

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Small world- tthe tj4sm pic looked vaguely familiar to me, since I shot it at Carlisle in 2003.... in fact, I think all those pics were ones that I supplied to Patrick from my Carlisle excursions! Here's the other I took of it at the same show:



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It obviously made an impression on me- still does! Super nice car! Welcome to the site.

 

Plum70, nice looking car, I like the bumperettes and fender mounted turn signal indicators, what other options do you have. What color is the top?

 

Thanks for the compliments. I did find one before pic on my computer, the one I made up to put on top of my battery at car shows.
To answer you, 70RT, as I recall, the only notable options were the light group (including the fender turn signal repeaters), the protecton group (including the inserts on the bumper guards), power top, and power windshield washers. I didn't realize until later that when you got the power bulge hood, Chryler deleted the fender repeaters, but I really like them and probably would have put them back on anyway. Remember, though, that this was a 318 car and almost nothing is original. About the only things we salvaged were the dash and the back seat (which the previous owner tossed on a shelf when he switched to a black interior) As I said before it is an original plum/white interior/white top car, and we stayed with that, adding the stripe to break up the purple. The ad in the Philly Inquirer in September '89 said something to the effect of "1970 Dodge Challenger Convertible. Needs work. $350." My dad called and told the guy "I'll buy it -- sight unseen!" to which he repied, "You'd better come have a look at it first." My dad had one picture left on the roll of film in his camera when he went, and the picture below is what he saw. The car's current condition is a testament to my dad's sticktoitiveness -- it was his first restoration, and, being a typical high schooler, I didn't help nearly as much as I now wish I had. He has since restored his '65 Olds 442 (which he ordered new in '65), and 81 Fiat Spyder (long story having to do with a trade for a junk Neon), and is currently working on a '65 Olds F85 V6.

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Oh, yeah, forgot to mention: The guy had it in his garage in Philly for six years using it as a workbench to refinish furniture, that's why the paint on the driver's side looks so bad -- he spilled paint stripper all over it!

 

Thank goodness you saved it from that abuse. That is a tremendous before & after.

 

Wow.... you sure brought that back a LONG way, probably from the dead..... excellent work!