What in your garage?
01-29-2009, 04:40 PM
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RE: What in your garage?
Hey, the only way we're going to get out of this mess is spend, spend, spend BABY!!
Not by CON-gress giving all our money away.
Not by CON-gress giving all our money away.
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01-29-2009, 06:37 PM
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RE: What in your garage?
We have:
2002 Yukon XL
1999 Chevy Malibu
1967 Plymouth Barracuda
And ALOT of other crap that isn't car related.
Outside (currently):
1984 Ford Ranger
1994 Polaris XLT
1996 Polaris XLT
1997 Polaris RMK 700
1998 Polaris RMK 600
1998 Polaris Indy 500
In Storage (in garage in the summer):
1984 Corvette
1986 Honda XR600
1995 Kawisaki KDX200
1994 Honda XR100
2001 Suzuki DRZ 125L
1999 Glastron GS 185 19'
The Garage turns into a toy box in the summer. No Daily Drivers in There!
My mom hates it!
We buy a lot just not as often and less expensive.
I can't remember my parents spending over 15K on something.
Oh... we'll be adding about 20 ft onto the end of the garage.
So were you guys lonely without me?
I'v been checking out an A body forum for a while.
The Cuda currently has no chrome on the outside.
We're gettin there.
2002 Yukon XL
1999 Chevy Malibu
1967 Plymouth Barracuda
And ALOT of other crap that isn't car related.
Outside (currently):
1984 Ford Ranger
1994 Polaris XLT
1996 Polaris XLT
1997 Polaris RMK 700
1998 Polaris RMK 600
1998 Polaris Indy 500
In Storage (in garage in the summer):
1984 Corvette
1986 Honda XR600
1995 Kawisaki KDX200
1994 Honda XR100
2001 Suzuki DRZ 125L
1999 Glastron GS 185 19'
The Garage turns into a toy box in the summer. No Daily Drivers in There!
My mom hates it!
We buy a lot just not as often and less expensive.
I can't remember my parents spending over 15K on something.
Oh... we'll be adding about 20 ft onto the end of the garage.
So were you guys lonely without me?
I'v been checking out an A body forum for a while.
The Cuda currently has no chrome on the outside.
We're gettin there.
01-30-2009, 06:14 AM
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RE: What in your garage?
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A friend gave me a heads up about the "Charger" on eBay as well...Didn't see the ad, but sounds like that Purple 70 Charger with the "Daytona conversion package" that started a lot of the confusion surrounding the myth regarding whether Dodge made any "factory" 70 Daytona's.
Which has been proven to be false for a number of reasons;
1. No need as the 69 Daytona was still legal for the 70 season
2. Would have had a hard time moving the cars (Yes, it's hard to believe with their value today, but back in the day..few people really wanted a street Wingcar...example the unsold 70 Superbirds)
3. Safety Regs wouldn't have allowed "any" wingcars built in 1970 due to new regs regarding bumpers. (And, no the feds would not allow the nose to be considered a "Bumper" for 1970.
4. Engineers at Chrysler were already working on the next generation Wingcar based on the to be released 1971 body Dodge Chargers and Plymouth RoadRunners. (They had already done a lot of wind tunnel testing, before the entire project was dropped in late 70..due to NASCARs outlawing all the special bodies....of course there would be Aero Coupe SS Monte's and others later...but no more WINGS)
And, the story regarding Robert G. owning the car...he stated to an auto magazine a few years before his death that in fact he had never owned a Daytona. He did however own a 1971 Charger that was mildly customized by George Barris (mostly paint). There is a picture of this Charger in the Barris book "Cars of the Stars".
A friend gave me a heads up about the "Charger" on eBay as well...Didn't see the ad, but sounds like that Purple 70 Charger with the "Daytona conversion package" that started a lot of the confusion surrounding the myth regarding whether Dodge made any "factory" 70 Daytona's.
Which has been proven to be false for a number of reasons;
1. No need as the 69 Daytona was still legal for the 70 season
2. Would have had a hard time moving the cars (Yes, it's hard to believe with their value today, but back in the day..few people really wanted a street Wingcar...example the unsold 70 Superbirds)
3. Safety Regs wouldn't have allowed "any" wingcars built in 1970 due to new regs regarding bumpers. (And, no the feds would not allow the nose to be considered a "Bumper" for 1970.
4. Engineers at Chrysler were already working on the next generation Wingcar based on the to be released 1971 body Dodge Chargers and Plymouth RoadRunners. (They had already done a lot of wind tunnel testing, before the entire project was dropped in late 70..due to NASCARs outlawing all the special bodies....of course there would be Aero Coupe SS Monte's and others later...but no more WINGS)
And, the story regarding Robert G. owning the car...he stated to an auto magazine a few years before his death that in fact he had never owned a Daytona. He did however own a 1971 Charger that was mildly customized by George Barris (mostly paint). There is a picture of this Charger in the Barris book "Cars of the Stars".
If memory serves (I saw this car over 10 years ago), this wasn't a car that was actually made by Dodge - it was a dealer conversion kit that was done by some dealer in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. The window sticker even showed a "Daytona Conversion Package" price. I remember it being quite a sight to see, and it obviously isn't the "real" thing, as evidenced by it having the standard Charger rear window (tunneled vs. flush like on the real Daytona), didn't have the chrome A-pillars or the scoops atop the fenders, plus the car has a vinyl roof (and a factory power sunroof, no less).
As far as Robert Goulet being the original owner, I figured that part was probably an urban legend. Lord knows how often stories like that get passed down and changed over the years.
01-30-2009, 06:35 AM
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RE: What in your garage?
Bottomline...even without the Daytona Nose and Wing....it's a beauiful 70 440-6-pak Charger, with a factory sunroof, and a long list of options. That alone makes the car worth big dollars....AND, it may just be the first 70 Charger Daytona clone built by anyone....so it does have an interesting history....
01-30-2009, 06:54 AM
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Supposedly 3 of these were built by this dealer, but that could very well be the sole survivor. Back when the museum it was in was liquidated in 1999, they were trying to unload it then for $250,000... last time I saw the eBay bid it was at "only" 200K.
Being a Mopar buff you'd have really appreciated this museum - along with that Charger, it also had a matching #s 71 Challenger Pace Car, and there was also a 69 Road Runner convertible that had power windows, AC, cruise, AM-8-track combo (just about every option available) with 5,000 original miles on it, just to name 2.
I can't remember if the museum owner died or just decided to sell it, but in '99 the museum closed permanently and ALL of the cars in it were for sale. This guy had a Mopar collection that would make Jay Leno jealous.
Being a Mopar buff you'd have really appreciated this museum - along with that Charger, it also had a matching #s 71 Challenger Pace Car, and there was also a 69 Road Runner convertible that had power windows, AC, cruise, AM-8-track combo (just about every option available) with 5,000 original miles on it, just to name 2.
I can't remember if the museum owner died or just decided to sell it, but in '99 the museum closed permanently and ALL of the cars in it were for sale. This guy had a Mopar collection that would make Jay Leno jealous.
01-30-2009, 08:19 AM
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I don't want to hi-jack this thread, but let me add a few known facts about this Charger:
It seems as if the Charger is an original 440-6-pak 4-speed car...However, it did not come from the factory with the sunroof as it was coded as FC7, non-vinyl top. All sunroof Chargers, both 69 and 70s had to be equiped with vinyl tops...so in addition to the nose and wing being added, the sunroof was also added by the dealer.
The Charger is refered to as a "day-two conversion" due to it's being converted so early in it's life, and again it may be the first clone ever done. I have a picture of the Charger driving through the pits in 1971 at the Lime Rock Park race track in all it's Daytona glory.
The Charger was converted by Parsons Dodge for a Dr. David Jackson of Bethesda Maryland.
Chrysler never commissioned a factory 70 Daytona. Could you order a 70 Charger SE RT loaded with 69 Daytona parts installed on it – Absolutely. So comparing this special order 70 Charger “Daytona” to a 69 Daytona that was build by Creative Industry commissioned by Chrysler for homologation reasons is apples and oranges. It is was it is, namely a "day-two conversion" by a dealer. And, knowing that it is not a factory sunroof car, makes the $250,000.00 asking price way out of line considering that you can buy a "real" Daytona for the same or less.
Again, it's a beauiful Charger...but for $250,000.00...no way!
It seems as if the Charger is an original 440-6-pak 4-speed car...However, it did not come from the factory with the sunroof as it was coded as FC7, non-vinyl top. All sunroof Chargers, both 69 and 70s had to be equiped with vinyl tops...so in addition to the nose and wing being added, the sunroof was also added by the dealer.
The Charger is refered to as a "day-two conversion" due to it's being converted so early in it's life, and again it may be the first clone ever done. I have a picture of the Charger driving through the pits in 1971 at the Lime Rock Park race track in all it's Daytona glory.
The Charger was converted by Parsons Dodge for a Dr. David Jackson of Bethesda Maryland.
Chrysler never commissioned a factory 70 Daytona. Could you order a 70 Charger SE RT loaded with 69 Daytona parts installed on it – Absolutely. So comparing this special order 70 Charger “Daytona” to a 69 Daytona that was build by Creative Industry commissioned by Chrysler for homologation reasons is apples and oranges. It is was it is, namely a "day-two conversion" by a dealer. And, knowing that it is not a factory sunroof car, makes the $250,000.00 asking price way out of line considering that you can buy a "real" Daytona for the same or less.
Again, it's a beauiful Charger...but for $250,000.00...no way!
01-30-2009, 05:20 PM
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RE: What in your garage?
My house has a 2 3/4 car garage. So home for the winter are the new and old Challengers and the 57 Thunderbird. I start them while I'm shovelling snow, and let them run to keep batteries charged and such. The yellow 02 Thunderbird has become my daily driver.
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02-04-2009, 08:05 AM
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Those are some really nice cars you have there and they look so comfortable... well except for the new Thunderbird. She looks kinda cold. When the weather is nice, you have some kind of decision to make as to which car to drive
02-04-2009, 10:22 AM
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RE: What in your garage?
Current Cars
2001 Viper GTS <In garage
1998 Mustang GT convertible < Driveway
1995 Lightning my daily driver
1991 Mustang Notchback(project) < at work
1990 Mustang Notchback < Driveway
2001 Viper GTS <In garage
1998 Mustang GT convertible < Driveway
1995 Lightning my daily driver
1991 Mustang Notchback(project) < at work
1990 Mustang Notchback < Driveway