Dad's First Car - '74 Road Runner

[Basket case]

"The old Road Runner is now a reason for us to spend some quality time together working on a project while he has his health." TOTALY worth the wait.

 

[donmodro]

"The old Road Runner is now a reason for us to spend some quality time together working on a project while he has his health." TOTALY worth the wait.

Agreed. And finally in a place in life where we can do it right. He's already talking about future projects like a mildly built engine.

 

[LB0442]

I still have my first car, a 74 Road Runner I bought in summer 1980 in Billings MT. Currently it is apart and in the parts gathering stage. That picture was taken just a few days after I bought it. I think that is the only one I have of it.

 

[donmodro]

I still have my first car, a 74 Road Runner I bought in summer 1980 in Billings MT. Currently it is apart and in the parts gathering stage. That picture was taken just a few days after I bought it. I think that is the only one I have of it.

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Love those old pictures like that! My dad got his in '78 and it was already a mess when he got it. My dad and grandfather did some rust repair and bodywork, and then a friend painted it for them.

 

[donmodro]

I've been recording video while we have been putting the car back together again, and just posted the first one last night. Going to try to keep these pretty bite size. Figured it'd be a nice father's day surprise for my dad to see this go up this weekend.

 

[Basket case]

my first Mopar, '73 340 4 speed.

 

[RussT Plymouths]

This is a great update to your project, I've enjoyed reading through it and look forward to more. It's fortunate you were able to retain the repairs from your grandfather, three generations on one project is pretty cool.

 

[donmodro]

my first Mopar, '73 340 4 speed.

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Looks like it is the same color as ours was when it left the factory!

 

[donmodro]

This is a great update to your project, I've enjoyed reading through it and look forward to more. It's fortunate you were able to retain the repairs from your grandfather, three generations on one project is pretty cool.

I'm glad we were able to do that as well. We have better tools than my dad and grandfather had, but it felt wrong to pull the repairs out of the car so we left them in as a part of its history.