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Most Casual/Accidental Incident That Led to Mopar Purchase?

Summer of 1994 and i was riding my BMX past a local Baptist church. Saw an orange 69 Charger parked in front and I just had to have it. 27 years now with "God's Charger," as my mom liked call it...
 
Went to a car show to see a few of a friends cars he had there. Two cars down was my 65 coronet. Walked over and was checking it out. When I didn't come back for awhile my wife came looking for me. She walked up to me and asked what I was checking out. I told her I had always love 65 coronet's and this red one caught my eye. She asked if it had A/C and I said yes. She asked how much he wanted for it. I said I was just looking at it. She walked up to him and asked how much for it, he said It's not for sale. She asked again and he started laughing, he looked at me and then her and she wasn't laughing. He laughed again and threw out a figure. She said I'd take it for a test drive and if I liked it I'd take it. She then asked cash or check. He thought she was crazy and so did I. He push her off saying he'd be out of town for two weeks and phone after that. Well we did and he said he thought we were kidding. We went to his house and she dropped a small paper bag on the table before sitting down. He and his wife kept staring at the bag. He and I went for a drive and I really liked it. We went back in and were sitting at the table and that small paper lunch bag was still there. I pushed it across the table and he finally got to look inside. Inside were twenty dollar bills still wrapped from the bank. He looked at me, her and back in the bag. I said count it, he said no need to, It's still wrapped from the bank. He got the bag and I got my car and several sets of keys. I have never seen my wife do anything like that in my life and the rest is history!!!
 
Ulli, does she have any single sisters with money?

BTW, twenty bucks was a pretty good deal.....

(I knew what ya meant)

You chose wisely, Sir!
 
Can I tell a non Mopar one? I got transferred from Los Angeles to Buffalo NY. We were looking for a house to buy. This one house I didn’t even want to look at, too small, to small driveway....

Did the tour and had to look in the garage last. In there was a 67 Shelby FT 500. Was complete but had never been finished. House owner said if you buy the house I’ll leave the car. I bought the car. Here it is with its next owner:

http://corvettes-musclecars.com/gallery2/v/al_ford/1967+Shelby+GT500+Mustang+Factory+427+Side-Oiler/
 
I have another one. In the spring of 1998, during my corporate counsel days, I had a case in Appleton, Wisconsin. We were literally on the courthouse steps, ready to go to trial. I drove up to Appleton, booked a hotel, preparing to spend several days in court. Got to the courthouse, met local counsel, stepped into the judge's chambers. Her Honor was extremely candid. "Counselors, this case is garbage. I don't want to waste my court's precious time on it. All of you, into the hallway, and settle this piece of crap!"

In my briefcase, in addition to the case files, I had an ad I'd clipped out of Hemmings, for a 1960 300F, for sale in Appleton, WI. We ended up settling the case in an hour, and I now had some unexpected free time. I called the owner of the 300F, and he took me out for a test drive on his lunch hour the next day. Drove home to Chicago, talked it over with my wife, and bought the car two weeks later.
The downside was that I had to sacrifice GTX number 3 for the cause, sold it 4 months later at the Kruse auction in Auburn, Indiana. The Chrysler, my only finned Mopar, is long gone. GTX number 5 is a near clone of the one I sacrificed 22 years ago, even better, with a factory 4-speed. I tested the waters, and in the end, I'm really a GTX guy at heart, which my wife points out any time I mention the possibility of straying to another model. I have discussed the possibility of another 300F, and she said that day has passed.

But I will always cherish that vision of her, drop dead gorgeous in her pencil skirt and spike heeled pumps, taking a bit of extra time for the benefit of the onlookers, while exiting that mystical ride.

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I was scanning through the Craigslist ads and saw a Duster for sale, and in the background of the pic I saw a 66 Cuda up on blocks. I inquired about the Cuda, and yes, it was for sale as a package deal with another 66. My brother and I made the trip out to pick them both up, and before we hit the freeway to come back, we stopped on the entrance ramp to check our straps. A guy pulls up, rolls down his window and hands me a card with his number on it and says....” I have a car just like that, and I need it gone tomorrow. If you come pick it up, you can have it for free”. Turns out, he had sold it to someone else who was supposed to come pick it up and never did, and it was blocking the loading dock of his business. Went home, dropped off the cars, and made the trip back the next day and picked up the car, which turned out to be a 65 Cuda. Made a bunch of money off that deal, used some of the parts from the car I saw up on blocks on the car that came with it, and sold that car too. Good deal all the way around!

here’s the car I put together from the parts. Sold it for $1900, what I bought both cars for.

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I own and operate a tree company and own grapple trucks. I had the boss from a previous commercial job call me up and asked if I would be interested in demolishing a double wide trailer with my grapple truck in exchange for a choice vehicle he had on his lot. I went to look at the cars. Instantly noticed a 81' Z28 Camaro, but kept looking. Came upon a 69 Charger and he said "No" because he didn't have the title. Told him to get a hold of me when it comes in. Kept walking down the line and came upon the rear end of the sexiest car ever!! It was a 69 Satellite and it was in decent running shape. I instantly told him hell yeah!! After demolishing the double wide and taking the car home and playing with it for a while. He calls me up a few months later saying he finally got the title and was ready to sell the 69' Charger!! My dream came true! Gave me a really fair deal and it was a complete numbers matching car. It's been 8 years now and the car have been rotisserie restored and almost complete. I never dreamed how much a redo on a car would be, but it's all worth it to me. Can easily remember getting my snap together model of a 69 Charger for my birthday one year and was in love ever since. Dreams sometimes really do come true.
 
In college in '92, friends and I were out boozin' it up...er, eating at a local pizza joint. On the way back to campus, we passed a bowling alley with a bone stock 72 Satellite wagon sitting there. $500. Went back the next day and bought it. Still have it.

Weirdest story though? Used to work with a guy who had an old Volare sedan. /6, factory a/c, automatic. Came in to work one day and said "hey, you're a Mopar guy, you need to buy my Volare". Um...I don't want your Volare. "naw man, you need this car. My HOA is on my case to get it out of the lot, it's my gramma's old car, like 30k miles on it, you need this car!" No, Jay, I don't want the Volare. "How much money do you have in your wallet?" Um...$38. He snatched it, and said "you just bought a car!". Damn thing was CLEAN. At idle in 90 degree weather it blew 36 degrees out the vents. Buffed it, got it a new battery, put a muffler and tailpipe on it, cop wheels with poverty caps...and drove it. 22mpg all day long. It was in my driveway one day and a guy drove by, stopped and asked about buying it for his kid, who "thought he's getting my PT Turbo" for his 16th birthday. Naw man, It's my daily driver, not planning to sell it. "I'll give ya $2500". Let me get the title.

I should have kept that car.
 
BLK 68 R/T said:
Being flattened by a dozer must have taken a year off its life. :poke: :D
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Who would flatten a '68 500? Either it had to be real bad or the guy was stoned...
 
If ya don’t mind, since another posted a non-mopar story would like to share one of mine, lol. Given my elder brother was a GTO guy, had the bug to have one. Was looking for a ’65 or ’67 vert (yeah verts were my thing). Hunted around and came across one for $1500 at a dealership…turquoise/white interior top. While I was hemmin & hawin on it, drove to our local Mac’s with a buddy that was along. Back then car guys could back into the stalls and shoot the breeze (before this was banned). I drove in and saw an open spot next to a deep purple GTO I started drooling over and parked next to it. I told the guy I was looking to buy a GTO like his describing the one I was pondering on. Well, just like that he says you can buy this one for a $1,000. This goat had every friggin option that came on it! I was 17 and had to get my mother to co-sign on the loan. Some great memories with that ride, but sad ending with that car. My next car was a ’70 Cuda vert. I was always crazy about mopars since I was knee-high; but always loved the Geetoes and still do. Back when I got the GTO, the Cuda’s and Challengers were new yet, a dream way out of my wallet at the time.
 
68BabyBlue said:
I have another one. In the spring of 1998, during my corporate counsel days, I had a case in Appleton, Wisconsin. We were literally on the courthouse steps, ready to go to trial. I drove up to Appleton, booked a hotel, preparing to spend several days in court. Got to the courthouse, met local counsel, stepped into the judge's chambers. Her Honor was extremely candid. "Counselors, this case is garbage. I don't want to waste my court's precious time on it. All of you, into the hallway, and settle this piece of crap!"

In my briefcase, in addition to the case files, I had an ad I'd clipped out of Hemmings, for a 1960 300F, for sale in Appleton, WI. We ended up settling the case in an hour, and I now had some unexpected free time. I called the owner of the 300F, and he took me out for a test drive on his lunch hour the next day. Drove home to Chicago, talked it over with my wife, and bought the car two weeks later.
The downside was that I had to sacrifice GTX number 3 for the cause, sold it 4 months later at the Kruse auction in Auburn, Indiana. The Chrysler, my only finned Mopar, is long gone. GTX number 5 is a near clone of the one I sacrificed 22 years ago, even better, with a factory 4-speed. I tested the waters, and in the end, I'm really a GTX guy at heart, which my wife points out any time I mention the possibility of straying to another model.

But I do miss the sight of her, wearing a pencil skirt and spike heeled pumps, taking a bit of extra time for the benefit of the onlookers, while exiting that vintage Chrysler.

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The '60 Chrysler was always such an awesome body style being an old fan of the finned mopars.
 
My current '69 GTX. I found it advertised on Classic Cars.com. I was searching for specifically a '69 GTX for over 2 years. A car that met my criteria and price range. I found one 250 mi away near the Canadian boarder. He was asking $28.5k. NMC but in decent shape. (I drove it home. Drove like a champ.)

When I arrived at the small town. He indicated that he only had two inquiries. I looked at his ad and saw he pushed a small radio button suggesting searches had to be specific. Had he left that button "Unchecked?" All searches with the word "Plymouth" would have included his car. I purchased the car for significantly less than his asking price. Not disclosing the ad error. I feel bad. But in the business world?

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Ron H said:
Who would flatten a '68 500? Either it had to be real bad or the guy was stoned...
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Those cars were never really popular as keepers up here, this is truck country. I remember in the ‘70’s there were abandoned muscle cars all over the place here. Young guys worked at the mine, made HUGE money. Bought cars, thrashed them, and dumped them. There were 351 Cleveland mustangs rotting all over. They found a 440 six pack Bee in the Bush here, and in Yellowknife, just north of me, a super bird was a guys daily driver beater until around 2010 or so.
 
Cojohnso1 said:
My current '69 GTX. I found it advertised on Classic Cars.com. I was searching for specifically a '69 GTX for over 2 years. A car that met my criteria and price range. I found one 250 mi away near the Canadian boarder. He was asking $28.5k. NMC but in decent shape. (I drove it home. Drove like a champ.)

When I arrived at the small town. He indicated that he only had two inquiries. I looked at his ad and saw he pushed a small radio button suggesting searches had to be specific. Had he left that button "Unchecked?" All searches with the word "Plymouth" would have included his car. I purchased the car for significantly less than his asking price. Not disclosing the ad error. I feel bad. But in the business world?

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The business world, my tortured universe for five decades. Worked for Corporate America, worked for myself. Followed my dad's advice, look yourself in the mirror, if you can't, walk away. Willing seller, willing buyer. A good deal is when both parties are a bit unhappy (quote from a former boss who was a certified sociopath!). It's hardly cut and dried. My take - you got a car you love. The seller sold it, he didn't have to. You made no misrepresentations of any kind, you played the cards that were dealt. Speaking from personal experience (you've read my posts), GTX's are a "thin" market. They go for serious money, but there are not a lot for sale, and there not a lot of buyers. I think you both made out okay. You should enjoy your car and not feel any guilt.
 
Sahara said:
Those cars were never really popular as keepers up here, this is truck country. I remember in the ‘70’s there were abandoned muscle cars all over the place here. Young guys worked at the mine, made HUGE money. Bought cars, thrashed them, and dumped them. There were 351 Cleveland mustangs rotting all over. They found a 440 six pack Bee in the Bush here, and in Yellowknife, just north of me, a super bird was a guys daily driver beater until around 2010 or so.
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They weren’t popular cause they didn’t exist. I figured it was just a running joke at this point about a 68 charger 500. Coronet 500, yes, charger no.
 
BLK 68 R/T said:
They weren’t popular cause they didn’t exist. I figured it was just a running joke at this point about a 68 charger 500. Coronet 500, yes, charger no.
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Not what I understand...
 
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