HersheysHemi
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I was given this car last June by my cousin when my kids and I were out visiting family.
We were looking at the building my older cousin lives in that used to be a car dealership in the 1920's.
My younger cousin has been storing a couple cars in his uncles building.
We got to talking and he was saying how he wanted to sell his 68 chevelle and 69 roadrunner.
I told him I would be interested in the roadrunner.
So we started trying to figure out a price and he says "wait you want the roadrunner not the chevelle?"
And I said ya the roadrunner.
He said "oh you want that car, you can just have that car. It was given to me and I will never have the time,knowledge or money to ever be able to restore that car."
I told him ya i want it but I don't know when i will be able to come get it or have it shipped out to California. He said "no rush it's yours get it whenever you can".
My kids and I really fell in love with the east coast and when we got home they told my wife all about it and that they didn't want to live in California.
My wife and I a few months later flew out so she could see what things were like and to start looking at houses to buy.
We ended up selling our place and moving to the east coast last December.
The weather has finally been good enough lately that last weekend I went and helped my cousin get the car out of his building and loaded up in his car trailer.
Today he was able to bring it over to my house.
My goal is to try to have it running and driving for the 2025 carlisle mopar show.
I'm torn if I just wash the car and take it as is or do I paint the fenders white, paint the hood black and try to find some period correct seats?
Can't verify the story.
But my cousin was told this car when new was a Plymouth dealerships drag car on the Long Island New York area.
if anyone has any information about it that would be really appreciated.
We were looking at the building my older cousin lives in that used to be a car dealership in the 1920's.
My younger cousin has been storing a couple cars in his uncles building.
We got to talking and he was saying how he wanted to sell his 68 chevelle and 69 roadrunner.
I told him I would be interested in the roadrunner.
So we started trying to figure out a price and he says "wait you want the roadrunner not the chevelle?"
And I said ya the roadrunner.
He said "oh you want that car, you can just have that car. It was given to me and I will never have the time,knowledge or money to ever be able to restore that car."
I told him ya i want it but I don't know when i will be able to come get it or have it shipped out to California. He said "no rush it's yours get it whenever you can".
My kids and I really fell in love with the east coast and when we got home they told my wife all about it and that they didn't want to live in California.
My wife and I a few months later flew out so she could see what things were like and to start looking at houses to buy.
We ended up selling our place and moving to the east coast last December.
The weather has finally been good enough lately that last weekend I went and helped my cousin get the car out of his building and loaded up in his car trailer.
Today he was able to bring it over to my house.
My goal is to try to have it running and driving for the 2025 carlisle mopar show.
I'm torn if I just wash the car and take it as is or do I paint the fenders white, paint the hood black and try to find some period correct seats?
Can't verify the story.
But my cousin was told this car when new was a Plymouth dealerships drag car on the Long Island New York area.
if anyone has any information about it that would be really appreciated.
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