This car is way up there on my dream car list too. Since the original car is out of my price range,I am building a replica out of a Plum Crazy purple Charger R/T.
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I did own my dream car but didn't know it at the time.
1977 the prices for mopar muscle was in the basement.
My 71 V code 4 spd, track pack , console delete GTX had aprox 35k on it for miles when I sold it.
1977 the prices for mopar muscle was in the basement.
My 71 V code 4 spd, track pack , console delete GTX had aprox 35k on it for miles when I sold it.
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I had this (not mine but like it, I have no photos, just slides)
as my 1st real car, (I had a POS 65 Galaxie 500XL, $150 car prior)
day before my 15th BD when I got my permit July11th 1974, $350
68 Charger R/T GG1 Dark racing Green, blk top guts & stripe
2 days later I put Crager's S/ST 15x7 frt F60/15 & 15X10's N50/15 rear
(a true day 2 car)
that car was my "I wish I never sold it" or I had kept it to this day...
I had it for 15+ years, last rendition it was 1977 Corvette bright yellow/blk
I hated it right after I painted the car, thought that was a huge mistake
sort of lost interest after that (I was young & dumb, full of cum)
I had several different engine/trans combos, mostly 440/727tfs
swapped out gears or TQs like underwear, from 3.55:1 to 5.13:1,
you name it ever thing in between
I even had a lowly 318 w/bolt-ons & 5:13:1 gears in it
& I beat the crap out of a tone of BB muscle cars...
Last one was a 513cid 2x4bbl RB stroker, Grumpy's Pro-stock hood
tf/w- a J converter 4,200 & 4.56:1 & had a 6:71 blower motor,
w/2 x Holley 660 center squirters, prior, right around when the
Pro-street craze started
I sold it to my cousin Joe (Aug ? IIRC 1989) & he wrecked/totaled it
in 2 weeks, it went to the crusher, never to be seen again
I was heartbroken, I really didn't want to sell it,
but I also I had 4 others, 1) 68 in red, 2) 69s 1 piss yella' other that dark red
& a 70 in B5 all were R/Ts
& had to thin the herd, I needed cash for my racecar parts
not mine just a -www- photos
as my 1st real car, (I had a POS 65 Galaxie 500XL, $150 car prior)
day before my 15th BD when I got my permit July11th 1974, $350
68 Charger R/T GG1 Dark racing Green, blk top guts & stripe
2 days later I put Crager's S/ST 15x7 frt F60/15 & 15X10's N50/15 rear
(a true day 2 car)
that car was my "I wish I never sold it" or I had kept it to this day...
I had it for 15+ years, last rendition it was 1977 Corvette bright yellow/blk
I hated it right after I painted the car, thought that was a huge mistake
sort of lost interest after that (I was young & dumb, full of cum)
I had several different engine/trans combos, mostly 440/727tfs
swapped out gears or TQs like underwear, from 3.55:1 to 5.13:1,
you name it ever thing in between
I even had a lowly 318 w/bolt-ons & 5:13:1 gears in it
& I beat the crap out of a tone of BB muscle cars...
Last one was a 513cid 2x4bbl RB stroker, Grumpy's Pro-stock hood
tf/w- a J converter 4,200 & 4.56:1 & had a 6:71 blower motor,
w/2 x Holley 660 center squirters, prior, right around when the
Pro-street craze started
I sold it to my cousin Joe (Aug ? IIRC 1989) & he wrecked/totaled it
in 2 weeks, it went to the crusher, never to be seen again
I was heartbroken, I really didn't want to sell it,
but I also I had 4 others, 1) 68 in red, 2) 69s 1 piss yella' other that dark red
& a 70 in B5 all were R/Ts
& had to thin the herd, I needed cash for my racecar parts
not mine just a -www- photos
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To fit in it, I hope that you’re less than 5’-6” tall.
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Since high school I’ve drooled over a red on red 64 Sport Fury with a hemi 4 speed. Can’t afford one so my 63 Polara 440/727 has to do.
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Need the Dan Gurney Bump
, he was 6'2" IIRC, he fit...there are bodies/models/reproductions-tributes/clones
IIRC now with;
like 2-4" longer area in the cockpits especially for legs/footwells,
also in the doors & wheelbase to accommodate a lil' bit bigger people
it's not a MKII though, but looks the part
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Need the Dan Gurney Bump
there are bodies/models/reproductions-tributes/cones
IIRC now with;
like 2-4" longer area in the cockpits especially for legs/footwells,
also in the doors & wheelbase to accommodate a lil' bit bigger people
it's not a MKII though, but looks the part
I have a friend who has an accurate replica of an original GT40 and when I climb on and sit down, my eyes are level with the top of the windshield header. Also, after climbing in, I can’t get my knees under the dashboard and Im 5’-11” tall.
Anyone who is considering a GT40 better sit in one first before buying one.
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My friend has a 71 V code 4 speed GTX.I did own my dream car but didn't know it at the time.
1977 the prices for mopar muscle was in the basement.
My 71 V code 4 spd, track pack , console delete GTX had aprox 35k on it for miles when I sold it.
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My 1970 dodge charger rt se 426 hemi I still hate I sold it
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They only built 13 of them! Very rare car! I almost sold my V code Charger R/T. I'm glad everyday I still have it.
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Sold mine to an fbi agent 25 years ago
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That would be a cool television show! FBI agent tracks down and arrests criminals in a 70 Hemi Charger R/T SE! Title would have to be Criminal Hemisfear!
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I plan on visiting RCR in Michigan before making the purchase. To my understanding their setup can suit 6' tall folks like me relatively well. Thankfully I don't plan on wearing a helmet either!
Easy one, there is only one car I really want, my Dads 70 6bbl 4 speed Roadrunner convertible. It was the most beautiful car I’ve ever seen, and was an instant hit in our neighborhood, and by anybody whoever laid eyes on it. Missing since 1973, I would love to see it again, and more importantly bring it back home where it belongs.
Nothing like growing up with a Mopar muscle car in the family! My parents bought this new in 1970!
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I think I have mine. Mom bought a triple green 70 Charger 500 brand new. Cousin totalled it in 76. Always wanted one...finally found mine 3 or 4 years ago and bought it.
If not that, though...I always wanted a Cobra. No paint, polished aluminum body, 427. Until I got a chance to drive one in 01 when I met Carroll. I'm 6'4" and have size 14 feet. I don't fit. Period. Oh well, they're still sexy as hell.
I always loved the Countach. And the Viper (I can actually fit in a Viper - not spacious, but I can drive it). But if I had to pick ONE car, today...Ariel Atom. I WANT one of these little freaks of nature!
The original (note, I do still ride my liter bikes - 370lb wet, 162 hp at the rear tire, 0-60 in under 2 sec if I shift fast enough - but eventually I will have to hang up my helmet. It's already been a few years since I last did a track day...but every time I watch MotoGP I think "I need to get back out there"...watch the video and you'll understand why I bring this up):
And the current Atom 4:
If not that, though...I always wanted a Cobra. No paint, polished aluminum body, 427. Until I got a chance to drive one in 01 when I met Carroll. I'm 6'4" and have size 14 feet. I don't fit. Period. Oh well, they're still sexy as hell.
I always loved the Countach. And the Viper (I can actually fit in a Viper - not spacious, but I can drive it). But if I had to pick ONE car, today...Ariel Atom. I WANT one of these little freaks of nature!
The original (note, I do still ride my liter bikes - 370lb wet, 162 hp at the rear tire, 0-60 in under 2 sec if I shift fast enough - but eventually I will have to hang up my helmet. It's already been a few years since I last did a track day...but every time I watch MotoGP I think "I need to get back out there"...watch the video and you'll understand why I bring this up):
And the current Atom 4:
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I think one of those would be fun for about a month and that's it. Same goes for a Cobra.
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