Post Pics Of What Your Car Looked Like When You Rescued It

69dodgesuperbee said:

Here are a few after pics. I did ALL the mechanicals and electrical. I took it down to the body shell and rebuilt it. Everything works. I did not do the body though, I left the original paint and vinyl top. I have since put new exhaust with Flowmasters and correct tips on it. About half of he interior is original. The other half had to be replaced. Rotten rats!!!

It's fun to drive just like it is!!!

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pat1969charger said:

Ok.....you asked for it .....

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69dodgesuperbee said:

Not that this was a contest, but you win!!! I love '69 Chargers.

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396 Signet said:

My 70 RR was an atypical barn find. Saw in in a free auto trader in one of the PA turnpike rest stops back in 1991 on way home from Carlisle swap meet where I saw nothing but overpriced scrap. Called when I got home (no cell then), guy says body is pristine from CA but car doesn't run. Got my interest up so head on back to take a look, 200 miles. The car is in this ancient dairy barn where they stored the milk trucks, has a really filthy car cover that's covered in rat poop. Barn is dirt floor & all around are horse drawn farm implements & those old wooden car wheels that went out of style in the '20s. Thought this was going to be a big waste of time. Pulled back the cover & was totally shocked, one of the most fabulous rust-free bodies I'd ever seen. Spent an hour combing over every inch & all numbers matching, had one repaint in the '80s. Run problem was just a bad coil although I did pull & go through motor later for my own satisfaction. Had to have it, offered $1k less than asking, he says OK. Had it ever since, it's as sweet an old mope as you'll ever find, drives smooth & strong with no rattles, by the way it's a V-code, 4-speed, super trac-pack with GTX buckets, & vit-C. Here it is end of last year, exactly as I found it in '91.
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MrJLR said:

That's freaking beautiful. ......!

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396 Signet said:

Thanks! Still kicking myself 25 years later. Not seen a deal like it since, likely would not happen in 2016.

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396 Signet said:

My 70 RR was an atypical barn find. Saw in in a free auto trader in one of the PA turnpike rest stops back in 1991 on way home from Carlisle swap meet where I saw nothing but overpriced scrap. Called when I got home (no cell then), guy says body is pristine from CA but car doesn't run. Got my interest up so head on back to take a look, 200 miles. The car is in this ancient dairy barn where they stored the milk trucks, has a really filthy car cover that's covered in rat poop. Barn is dirt floor & all around are horse drawn farm implements & those old wooden car wheels that went out of style in the '20s. Thought this was going to be a big waste of time. Pulled back the cover & was totally shocked, one of the most fabulous rust-free bodies I'd ever seen. Spent an hour combing over every inch & all numbers matching, had one repaint in the '80s. Run problem was just a bad coil although I did pull & go through motor later for my own satisfaction. Had to have it, offered $1k less than asking, he says OK. Had it ever since, it's as sweet an old mope as you'll ever find, drives smooth & strong with no rattles, by the way it's a V-code, 4-speed, super trac-pack with GTX buckets, & vit-C. Here it is end of last year, exactly as I found it in '91.
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Badvert65 said:

My 65 when I first laid eyes on it.
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Still a work in progress. Getting a big block later this summer.
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