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17825 messages, Last post on Nov 08, 2009 at 11:50 AM
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Replying to: ghulet (Jul 01, 2009 9:11 pm) 
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Replying to: martian (Jul 01, 2009 10:02 pm) |
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I saw this thing on a highway in podunk yesterday:  Looked pristine and restored, early model, and it wasn't on fire or wobbling or anything like that.
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 03, 2009 7:39 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 24, 2009 7:16 am) |
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Replying to: andys120 (Jul 03, 2009 11:54 am) |
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Spotted at a used car lot in podunk, this gargantuan 62 Olds:    (cellphone pics) I didn't post the drivers side pic because there's a big dent in the front fender that makes the car look pretty horrible  . The paint is old and faded unevenly - original perhaps, and metallics never age well if not maintained. Light surface rust on the chrome that could easily be cleaned, but not much rust on the body. Rotten old tires, who knows what it is like under the hood. Interior was pretty decent though, and I noticed it had a Wonderbar radio. It's not as nice as it looks in the pics, but it's not horrible and shouldn't totally be a lost cause if one can do work by themselves. They want $2500 for it, but I am sure it could be had for 2 grand or less.
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....I especially like the weirdo deep-set steering wheel center and the football-shaped taillights. Wondering what the upholstery looks like under those nasty covers (front, anyway).....looks like factory A/C (see vents...not unusual for a 98) and power windows, no? Unless it's a basket case, $2500 doesn't seem so bad....I'm huge fan of four-door hardtops, they're tough to find in general (at least if eBay is any indication)......seems for every 4HT, there are 10 two-doors or convertibles in every ilk.
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1970 Dodge Charger 500 with the bumblebee stripe across the rear fenders and trunk at the local highend car wash. Looked like an unmolested original - very good, without looking overly glossy. No loud exhaust, original wheels. Had the original Waco Texas Dealer's logo on the trunk Excellent BUT: It was that soft green the Chrysler liked in those years, with a white vinyl top and a green interior. Somehow that dragged the desirabilty meter down into the low end for me. I understand about how hot it gets in Texas, so the white top makes practical sense. Still, since there's nothing practical about a 1970 Dodge Charger anyhow, why not a black roof. Would putting black vinyl in place of the white bring up the desirability enough to offset the fact that the car wouldn't be factory original anymore? It sure would have in my book. Looked like this but not this pretty green  More like this green... but a little softer 
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