Stereolab42
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Coming over from FBBO, I'm now shopping for another car and am casually considering a Challenger. One car I'm looking at seems to have a misaligned door. The "crease" in the middle and the top of the door are down about 1/3" from where they meet the back of the body. The car is not local so I can only go by pics, but the sales guy says there is no sag here and it's all an illusion. He even took a new pic and claimed this. So who is smoking crack here, me or him?
I doubt this is fixable with a simple hinge adjustment and IMHO it's sloppy bodywork. I've included a pic of the opposite side which shows no such issue. Opinions? Would this be a "no-no" for you guys or is it within the tolerances of the era? (I did take a look at pics of many more restored Challengers on Hemmings and none of them had alignment issues here though.) Rest of the car seems great so I'm loathe to rule out a car based on one mistake, but it REALLY catches the eye, at least mine. I will NOT be pointed to and laughed at during car shows. (Yes, that was tongue-in-cheek. Mostly.)
I doubt this is fixable with a simple hinge adjustment and IMHO it's sloppy bodywork. I've included a pic of the opposite side which shows no such issue. Opinions? Would this be a "no-no" for you guys or is it within the tolerances of the era? (I did take a look at pics of many more restored Challengers on Hemmings and none of them had alignment issues here though.) Rest of the car seems great so I'm loathe to rule out a car based on one mistake, but it REALLY catches the eye, at least mine. I will NOT be pointed to and laughed at during car shows. (Yes, that was tongue-in-cheek. Mostly.)