Your 1rst B Body?

[roadrunnerman]

Mine was a 74 RR that i traded a 66 belair plus $500 in 1979. 1970 charger r/t in 1980 that i paid $1000 for plus finge benefits from the wife of the guy that owned the car(she was a waitress and i was a cook). Sold charger in '82. '69 RR i bought in 86 for $200 still have it. '73 charger bought 87 and junked in '87.'74 RR totaled in '85 when wife was 6 months pregnant with 1rst son (must be why he likes toyota's).Drove other brands for awhile till '92 bought 71 charger for $1200 and drove that thru the season's. About '94-5 bought '72 charger rallye for $600 (still have).Stopped driving the '71 about 15 yrs ago and bought my 4x4 ramcharger which became my main transportation.Have not bought any b-bodies for awhile.

 

[Ram Man]

Mine was a 68 Charger it need work ,but got for $75.00 in 1979. put tires on it and vent window and had a lot of fun with that car.

 

[69Bee]

1974 Charger SE 360/904 $1500 in 1984, sold/stolen 1990 when PCS'ing back to Germany.
1965 Coronet 440 with 318 poly/727 for $350 in 1989. Stolen by person storing it while I was in Germany.
1969 SuperBee w/ 3:54 Posi Dana $600 as a roller in 1988. When finished, 1964 426W, original 4-speed, sold reluctantly in 2001 for $3250.
1972 Charger free in 1989 for parts
1973 Dodge B100 Van 225/904 bought in 1993 for $300 I think, traded for house painting. Would like to still have that one.
1978 Dodge B100 Van 318/904 bought in 1990 for $750 in Germany, gave or sold to my dad in 1992
1965 Dodge Dart 318/833 bought in 1995 for $300, traded for a pair of headers. Trying to get it back to finish it.
I had a few more, but the mind is a little hazy now...

 

[moparlee]

My first was a '68 Charger, 318 with console and buckets, light green with vinyl top. Traded a '63 Impala for it 1969 and then traded the Charger for a '71 Challenger R/T. Still miss that '68 Charger but still have the Challenger after selling it in '78 and getting it back in '89.

My second is a '69 GTX bought in '96 which I still have.

2012 Charger (don't know if that counts as a B-Body though)

 

[Mr B Body]

1) 1 st B - 1967 GTX 440 Auto - Bought in 1987 for $1925 drove
it home, still have it today.
2) 1967 Belvedere 2 dr CA car, perfect body, bought to fix the
GTX in 1989 (no engine or trans) $600 have most of it today.
3) 1967 Belvedere 4dr bought for parts for the GTX, 273 AT,
drove it home in 1990 for $115, still have parts of this one.
4) 1966 Coronet 500 383 4bbl, Auto on the floor (no engine or
trans), perfect interior bought in 1991 for the glass for $150,
sold the interior, diff and scrapped the rest, still have some
parts.
5) 1967 GTX 440 4-speed Dana, bought in 1990 for $650 No
Engine, radiator or hood, all the rest is there, wrecked in the
back so bad that the passenger side front spring perch was
nearly pushed thru the floor. I ended up parting the car out,
but still have some parts.
6) 1968 RR 383 at on the column, no engine or trans, bought it in
1993 for $60. Sold a couple of years later for $350
7) 1970 Charger R/T 440 Auto on the floor all numbers match all
original 80K original miles paid $7500 in 2005 still have it
8) 1969 Road Runner 383 4-speed 115K miles missing the original
trans and radiator. Paid $4250 in 2010, very little rust, it
even has the original wheels, sold new in my home town, still
have it. This very car was in my folks driveway in 1974 (was
owned by one of my brother's friends).

I've owned at least as many A- bodies.

 

[63RedFury]

1968 Coronet 440 2 door 1985 for $650.00
1968 Coronet R/T parts car 1985 for $80.00
1969 Road Runner 1989 for $650.00
1966 Charger 1993 for $2800.00

 

[fla 66 cuda]

In 1975 i bugged my dad for a car he said he would buy one but i would drive what he bought me [ooooh boy] while he was looking at the little crap cars i was looking on the back row i found a Cordoba white/red top and interior dad said no so i griped he got pissed and needless to say i did not get nothing. Later on my friend offered me a 383-4 speed Roadrunner for 250.00$ with a bad oil leak i drove it home and took out the motor,regasketed it and fixed the leak [cracked oil press sender] my father hated this car [cause i bought it behind his back] he did help to have it regestered/insured ect. I threw a timing chain several years later just before going into the USAF and my father sent it to the junkyard while i was in basic training. Now we have a 73 charger and a 66 barracuda.

 

[Ron 73]

Cool to see that most all whatever or whenever had there first Mopar, It started a trend in there life that the other brands doesn't seem to do.

 

[Powerflite]

....I threw a timing chain several years later just before going into the USAF and my father sent it to the junkyard while i was in basic training. Now we have a 73 charger and a 66 barracuda.

Ouch, that hurts.

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My 1st car was a '68 Barracuda that I put a 392 hemi into it in 1981 and I have been an A-body kind of guy ever since. But I did purchase this '69 Charger SE 318/904 for $200 in 1986. It drove very well and had a nice interior, but rusted quarters. They guy was going to haul it off to the crusher because it was ugly and got bad gas mileage! So I gave him $200 and off I drove. I gave it to my brother when I left for college and he sold it shortly afterward :angryfire:



My second was in 2006, this '70 Satellite wagon with 318/904, now 318/700R4. It was a 6 passenger wagon which I converted into a 9 passenger by getting the back seat parts off a donor. It is really my wife's car and she likes it except for the lack of A/C during the summer. That is the next thing on the list of to-do's. I mostly drive my cudas, a '69 Corona and a '56 Plymouth with a 392 hemi. :headbang: The '56 Plymouth is really a '50's version of the B-body, so does that count?

 

[pabster]

I'm a newbie too. Bought my first and only Mopar a year and a half ago. '74 Charger 318 in near-perfect shape, all original, 90K miles for $10K. I'm the 3rd owner, it was bought new in Santa Rosa in '74, people I know in Sonoma County saw it driving around for years. Paid a hell of a lot more than everyone else on here, that's the price for getting into these amazing rides so late. I tell myself $10K isn't so bad when a new Kia costs more.

 

[steve817]

My first car was a 1968 Charger R/T. Bought this car in 1981 at the age of 14. My dad had to drive it home (it barely ran and had limited brakes). Asking price out of the local newspaper was $500. The owner turned down my $400 offer but later accepted $450. I still own this car today.

 

[Ron 73]

Great looking 68!

 

[FC7 V code]

Bought my first B-body in 1983, a 1970 Charger RT/SE for $3000. It looked good at the time..but I was 25, and didn't know a heck of a lot except I'd wanted a Charger since I seen the neighbor do a burn out with his red and black 69 RT in 1970 or so. It turned into a money pit as I replaced all the rusted out metal. There was a lot of bondo under the nice paint job it came with. Anyway it was well worth it as the car I bought turned out to be a V-code, 4 speed, 4/10 Dana car. I have it yet today and it was the best car I ever bought. I also have a 69 Charger RT/SE that I bought in 2011 and paid a heck of a lot more for. It is in great shape. I also have a 69 Charger SE basket case that I bought early this summer for my Daughter. It's going to need a lot of AMD metal and some interior work but I hope to be starting on it in about 16 months or as soon as I finish up my Sons Challenger. Hopefully some day I can get a 70 RR or GTX 4 speed car, but with all my projects it's going to be awhile.

 

[theman440]

My first was a '64 Dodge 330 2-door post, poly/auto, radio delete, rubber floor mats and full wheel covers (go figure) paid $300 - just needed a carb rebuild and tune up, that was 1986. I later converted it to a 383 4-speed, drove it to H.S. never lost a street race, had lots of fun in that car.

 

[6t4polara]

1965 Coronet 500 4spd.,383ci bought new fall of 64.
Price was around $2,750.00 been along time since.

 

[mopwrd340]

69 coronet 440 paid $75.00 that was in 1980 i was 15 needed a timing chain it was a nice clean car i busted the k frame a couple years later. ive had probaly 20 different b bodys over the years and 100 more different mopars over the years from darts to new yorkers ,

 

[64BEL]

1. '70 GTX, U code, but had a 440+6 (from an A-12 RR), 4-speed. $1700. in '81 when I was a senior in HS (my very first car).

2. '69 Sport Satellite, 318, 904. '82 - traded a '66 Ford wagon even up for it. I drove it as my winter car.

3. '64 Blevedere (see sig). Purchased in Florida for $3500. in '09. Current driver/project.

 

[Roadbird]

1970 Roadrunner matching numbers 383 H.P. 4 bbl. 727 TF auto console shift. 8 3/4 3.23:1 sure grip but missing the center section. Bought this for $3000 on ebay from Delaware and shipped for $1675 here to Washington. Car was sold out of a dealership in Buckhead, GA. to a Randall Kilgore and only has around 25,300 something miles on the tic toc tac. The original engine had a small dent on the oil pan with a pinhole in it. I removed the oil pan and found a short hairline crack on the #2 or #3 cylinder wall (I have to check again). This is my very first Mopar and I also bought a 1969 Roadrunner parts car in Michigan and that one is still waiting for me to get enough money to transport that one here to Washington or I might sell it part for part.

 

[Basket case]

'73 340 4 speed road runner.paid $400 in '83. learned about the B&Bs with the blonde I was dating in that car :icon_biggrin:

 

[74360DUSTER]

1st ("car") `72 Dodge Adventurer D-100 P/U, bought from 'Mom & Dad' in `79 for $2,000. Had a 360/ Auto. Later installed a cast iron `72 340 intake & 750 thermoquad, headers, dual 2 1/2" exhaust. The towing capacity (and 1/4 mile times) greatly improved!

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1st A-body...Duster 340, bought in `84 for $600! (you read correctly!). Needed a complete repaint & interior upholstery. Was my daily driver while stationed in Hawaii for 3 years. Rebuilt the motor & trans once state-side and again it was my daily driver for another 3 years...it would bark the tires shifting out of passing gear! sold in `90 (why did I do that?!) :banghead:

1st B-body...`66 Belvedere II, was 'FREE' in `09. My uncles' exact words were, "Come get it out of my barn."
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So I did.
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But just like a 'free dog' it ends up costing you way more than 'free'...and I would do it again. :headbang:

beautiful belvedere. my buddy has a 273 4spd dart in that same color with the same wheels. that would be a cute pair to have beside each other in the garage. nice car again. kuddos.

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1st ("car") `72 Dodge Adventurer D-100 P/U, bought from 'Mom & Dad' in `79 for $2,000. Had a 360/ Auto. Later installed a cast iron `72 340 intake & 750 thermoquad, headers, dual 2 1/2" exhaust. The towing capacity (and 1/4 mile times) greatly improved!

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1st A-body...Duster 340, bought in `84 for $600! (you read correctly!). Needed a complete repaint & interior upholstery. Was my daily driver while stationed in Hawaii for 3 years. Rebuilt the motor & trans once state-side and again it was my daily driver for another 3 years...it would bark the tires shifting out of passing gear! sold in `90 (why did I do that?!) :banghead:

1st B-body...`66 Belvedere II, was 'FREE' in `09. My uncles' exact words were, "Come get it out of my barn."
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So I did.
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But just like a 'free dog' it ends up costing you way more than 'free'...and I would do it again. :headbang:

beautiful belvedere. my buddy has a 273 4spd dart in that same color with the same wheels. that would be a cute pair to have beside each other in the garage. nice car again. kuddos.