Medic
Active Member
My older brother, a life long MOPAR fan, worked all his life and planned to retire and build his dream car. Sometimes, those plans don't always work out. About 4 years ago, he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer in his leg. I was able to convince him to quit waiting and get busy on that dream. We came across a 1968 Charger, 318, auto with factory air that someone had painted like the General Lee. It was running, but needed quite a bit of work. The car was stripped down, and we found the body was in very poor condition. We decided that if we were going to do this, we were going to do it right. The car had to be a driver, a show car, reliable, and would always be driven to shows- no trailering. So we dove in head first. New floors, trunk floor, inner fender wells, quarter panels, hood, and one fender. Then we added the chassis stiffeners and torque boxes. A new K-member was located to support a Blue Print Engines 493 crate motor with a TCI 727 backing it up. The rear end was replaced with a Moser Dana 60 with 373 gears, and TTI ceramic headers make it sound good. Wilwood discs slow it down. The entire interior was replaced, the dash and console rebuilt. Tires and wheels give it that old school look. The paint is PPG Dark Cherry. The end result is what you see pictured. My brother was able to enjoy the car for a couple of years before the cancer took him from us. He won dozens of awards, usually winning his class. His last show was January of 2020, where he won his class in The World of Wheels show in Shreveport La. He passed away the following weekend. The trophy was at his bedside.