1971 Challenger A93 Deputy /6....

[71Challenger/6]

Fast and Furious 7 bought my '68 Charger project from me for a MORE than fair price. I took the cash and picked up a '71 Challenger that had been parked for 25 years. Original blue plates, same owner on the registraion slips from '72 - last tags in '85. I had it running within a day and I'm one bad freeze plug from driving the thing around town. Trans shifts fine and there are no funny noised when driving. Pretty solid, needs rear floor pans and a rear deck filler panel ,both of which I have already purchased and will install shortly. Needs a front drivers fender and a drivers quarter skin. Inner cowl is somewhat perforated, so that will be a challenge, but no biggie. Some minor patches here and there, but I'm quite happy with it. It is perpetually for sale as I continue searching for another '68 that isn't priced to the moon. Brakes have been gone through and it now has a late model 2-bolt aluminum master cylinder to feed the manual drums.

I'll go into more detail soon, just a quick status update for it for now. Frankly, I dig the patina as-is.


The day I bought it:



Cleaned up a little:



Today with the Charger's spare wheels:



The way it is supposed to look: (Wifey even picked the color/stripe scheme)

 

[ramenth]

Nice project.

Welcome aboard!

 

[DetMatt1]

Welcome to the site from the Motor City! Nice project, that green looks kool on a Challenger, your wife has great taste.

 

[moparlee]

Welcome! Looks like a pretty solid car. Is that Arizona sun scorch on the paint?

 

[dancingsteven]

so is this challenger for sale now??

 

[71Challenger/6]

Welcome! Looks like a pretty solid car. Is that Arizona sun scorch on the paint?

SoCal "hole in the o-zone" deluxe. A lot more rust than I would normally see on a true lifetime CA car, but nothing terrible. Lower cowl will be the biggest challenge.

...and yes, it is for sale, but that was not the purpose of this post.

 

[AZkcar135]

Nice car! I just replaced the filler deck on my car too, my dad and I did it in his garage. We added a piece of metal to the lip of the speaker panel to meet the filler deck. Got to love the old vinyl top holding in the moisture!!

 

[dancingsteven]

how much would you take for the car??

 

[challenger6pak]

Welcome to the site. 198 or 225?

 

[71Challenger/6]

225. It is a "C" code. Looks like the original block, but it has a red head, so I am guessing the head was swapped for one with hardened seats somewhere along the away.

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