SteveSS
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We went to the Hot Rod Rock and Rumble here in Colorado Springs today. I can't overstate what a wild time this is. There must be 5,000 cars. There are 25 different bands playing on 5 stages. We took the '71 Challenger. Besides the car show, there's a swap meet a vintage camper show, and a mini bike show. 1/8th mile drag races all day and night. High-speed driving on the banked oval, (no speed limit) A giant circle for burnout donuts. So much more! So a young man came up and asked about the Challenger. His friend owned it in 2000. He had noticed it at a different drag race and had his suspicions it was the same car.
Since we owned the car we changed it from brown to Sublime Green. Changed it from a 3-speed manual to a 4-speed. Changed the interior from a kind of purplish-brown velour to white vinyl. Changed the 318 to a 408 stroker. Numerous other non-visual changes. He said he paid $1700 for it back in the day. We bought it for $5,000 and probably put $20,000 into it. I be damned if it wasn't the same car. He checked the VIN and it matched. Stange world!
I'll post Rock and Rumble videos once folks start posting them on YouTube.
Since we owned the car we changed it from brown to Sublime Green. Changed it from a 3-speed manual to a 4-speed. Changed the interior from a kind of purplish-brown velour to white vinyl. Changed the 318 to a 408 stroker. Numerous other non-visual changes. He said he paid $1700 for it back in the day. We bought it for $5,000 and probably put $20,000 into it. I be damned if it wasn't the same car. He checked the VIN and it matched. Stange world!
I'll post Rock and Rumble videos once folks start posting them on YouTube.