RM21Guy
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Hi all, greetings from SD,
I bought a '74 RM21 code gem around 1988 while I was in the Army. It was a completely original 56k beauty, red with black trim and interior and a 318 2bbl/4spd with Hurst pistol shifter (we didn't go fast but looked good doing it). I sold it to a guy in CA around 1992 while I was in college and always missed her; that B body is just one of the best looking Mopars ever in my opinion.
Fast forward to 2012... I found an old registration at my folks' place, and on a whim I put the VIN in my Firefox search box. Lo and behold it came up on a car club website in New Zealand! The owner had a page on the club's site, so I emailed him, we corresponded, and I ended up sending him the original 1974 license plates that were with the car when I bought it, but kept when I sold it. He had bought it on ebay from a guy in CA around 2006 and had it ever since.
In 2014 I was working overseas and had become friends with a Brit expat living in Auckland. He wanted me to come to his wedding there, so I got ahold of Gary and let him know I would be in NZ. It turned out he's only about an hour out of Auckland, so one afternoon while I was there, drove down and met him and his wife. We took the old girl for a spin and he even let me drive (on the wrong side of the road of course).
Anyway, ever since, I have increasingly had the urge to find another red/black RM21 car. I never learned a lot about these cars at the time, and have forgotten what I did know. I had assumed '73's and '74's are basically identical, but had a guy tell me the '74 suspension is different/better than the '73. I find that very unlikely, but I'm not an expert. If the suspensions changed, more likely it was '72 to '73? Any input on that question, and any leads on a good car (not interested or time for a project) appreciated.
First pic is just after I bought her, next are in NZ with Gary, the new owner on the left.
Thanks,
RM21Guy (Dave)
I bought a '74 RM21 code gem around 1988 while I was in the Army. It was a completely original 56k beauty, red with black trim and interior and a 318 2bbl/4spd with Hurst pistol shifter (we didn't go fast but looked good doing it). I sold it to a guy in CA around 1992 while I was in college and always missed her; that B body is just one of the best looking Mopars ever in my opinion.
Fast forward to 2012... I found an old registration at my folks' place, and on a whim I put the VIN in my Firefox search box. Lo and behold it came up on a car club website in New Zealand! The owner had a page on the club's site, so I emailed him, we corresponded, and I ended up sending him the original 1974 license plates that were with the car when I bought it, but kept when I sold it. He had bought it on ebay from a guy in CA around 2006 and had it ever since.
In 2014 I was working overseas and had become friends with a Brit expat living in Auckland. He wanted me to come to his wedding there, so I got ahold of Gary and let him know I would be in NZ. It turned out he's only about an hour out of Auckland, so one afternoon while I was there, drove down and met him and his wife. We took the old girl for a spin and he even let me drive (on the wrong side of the road of course).
Anyway, ever since, I have increasingly had the urge to find another red/black RM21 car. I never learned a lot about these cars at the time, and have forgotten what I did know. I had assumed '73's and '74's are basically identical, but had a guy tell me the '74 suspension is different/better than the '73. I find that very unlikely, but I'm not an expert. If the suspensions changed, more likely it was '72 to '73? Any input on that question, and any leads on a good car (not interested or time for a project) appreciated.
First pic is just after I bought her, next are in NZ with Gary, the new owner on the left.
Thanks,
RM21Guy (Dave)
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