Awesome! Those were cool based off of what I read! By the way, are you originally from New Zealand, or did you move there?

 

Nope, born and raised down-under in New Zealand.
How old are you mate and where abouts from the USA are you from?



Cheers!!

 

I'm almost 21, sober college student (and one of the few of them). I'm currently living in Missouri, but I'm originally from southern Illinois, basically the mid-west. How old are you?

 

Cool! I'm 23, 24 in July.


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Hey Carl- you need to put some of those incredible pics of Lucy among the NZ scenery up in the gallery. I know you posted a few here already, but I've also seen plenty of others you have at C-C.

 

Thanks TeeW but there really isn't too many more photos.
I've only taken 3 different shoots thus far: Snow Mountain, River trees, Driveway.

When I get her back I've found a few nice locations.
I will get one at the beach(s), long road parked in the middle (highway shot), Industrial area etc


Cheers bud,
Carl

 

Really! When did you get your Challenger? Did you inherit it or are you rich or something?

 

Got it when I was 20 now it's 3 years on since restoration began.
Nope not rich, saved money since I was like 8, from collecting golf balls and selling them, road works, fish filleting, gardening, storeman, data base entree, PC work, timber yard(s) now an online business. Also selling and trading up cars at NO loss helps. Buy a car for $8,000 put $2-3K in sell it for 14K etc Plus a little help from Mum and Dad, couldn't of done it without them. I'm not ashamed of telling anyone either, they understood what a year car it is/was and helped me out when I needed it.
If we were going to do it it was going to be done right.

Cheers,
Carl

 

Okay, that makes sense. It looks like your good at restoring, as well as a few other things. Do you have before pictures of the Challenger to compare against its current shape? What do you mostly restore? Did you rebuild the 440, or was it in good enough shape? There is nothing to be ashamed of, those cars are an excellent investment and a dream to have. My uncle has restored a few cars as well. A 1954 Dodge Royal 241 cu. in. HEMI (the original HEMI small block), 1970 Ford Mustang (I can't remember which engine it had), 1970 Chevrolet C10 350, 1973 Plymouth Grand Fury 360 (I think its a Fury III to be exact), etc.

 

Nope, the car was entirely restored professionally. Wasn't cheap but I felt my "expertise" was not the place for the Challenger and felt it deserved the best it could get. I was basically the parts source running around ordering parts they needed. I learnt a hell of a lot and would feel more comfortable now restoring a car myself, bar some of the major engine work (bore, hone, blueprint etc).

Yip, I have attached photos of how it looked before with one now so you don't have to go to page 1. lol
The 440 was totally rebuilt and makes a comfy 400hp and 500lbs-ft torque at the fly.
For more info and a decent read (if I do say so myself) check out my website: www.nz440rt.com


Cheers,
Carl

Whats your real name if you don;t mind me asking.