New here, this is my first car.

73challlenger · Dec 2, 2023

I bought this car in my senior year of high school... Here is the original ad, My Dad came with me, and I actually paid $10,500
That's me in the picture sanding the car, and my Dad did the bodywork and paint.

73challlenger · Dec 2, 2023

The last time I drove this car was I believe 2007...added another cam with failure,. I am now getting a hydraulic roller.. the car has been sitting to long, those are brand new tires eagles, can't find them now, there 295's I have less than 100 miles on them,.. there dry rotted now..

Rapidfire · Dec 2, 2023

Welcome to the forum. Nice to have you with us. Great looking Challenger. Love the color!

Challenger RTA · Dec 2, 2023

Welcome to FEBO. You are a lucky guy. Not for the car. But because of your father. I'm going to guess when your dad drove it there's a smile from ear to ear.

73challlenger · Dec 2, 2023

My Dad wants it bad..lol offered to buy it, but I will never sell.. he loves it, my brother bought 66 tempest in his senior year, and cloned it, my Dad did all the metal work and painted it.. my brother put a 4speed in it and a 67 GTO 400 in it.. still has it today. We are a just over a year apart.

Chryco Psycho · Dec 2, 2023

Welcome to the site , great to see some younger people passionate as us older guys are !

moparleo · Dec 2, 2023

aboard. Looks a lot better in your Avatar picture then when you got it.
The pictures are pretty old. What does it look like now ?
Did you repaint the engine compartment body color like it was from the factory or still black ?

Xcudame · Dec 2, 2023

Welcome to FEBO from the desert! Nice Challenger! Good to see some young guys taking an interest in old Mopars! They're fun to drive!

moparlee · Dec 2, 2023

Welcome to the site from Michigan!
Glad you joined up.

73challlenger · Dec 2, 2023

moparleo said:
aboard. Looks a lot better in your Avatar picture then when you got it.
The pictures are pretty old. What does it look like now ?
Did you repaint the engine compartment body color like it was from the factory or still black ?

Thanks, it looks exactly the same as you seen in the pic other than some cracking, in the paint on the fiberglass hood.. its been parked all these years, My Dad used Standox bc/cc the gloss on the car is deep and extremely nice, it's never been waxed, just washed.. the picture of me standing next to it was about 4 years ago, It got a wash..
My Dad is excited that I am going to get it road worthy again.. I have a video of me my brother and Dad having a 100 yard drag race..lol I smoked my tires the entire way, the cam in this car was big, I know it was a purple cam, very choppy idle, probably why it has a 3000rpm stall..

73challlenger · Dec 2, 2023

moparlee said:
Welcome to the site from Michigan!
Glad you joined up.

Thank you

73challlenger · Dec 2, 2023

moparleo said:
aboard. Looks a lot better in your Avatar picture then when you got it.
The pictures are pretty old. What does it look like now ?
Did you repaint the engine compartment body color like it was from the factory or still black ?

No, the previous owner put some kind of sealer on it, textured sealer, same thing with the frame, so my Dad did not paint it, it was left black..

Mopar Nut · Dec 2, 2023

73challlenger · Dec 2, 2023

Here's a picture of me, my brother and Dad's with my youngest brother... and some pics of the challenger. You will see my old fender on the garage wall, I forgot to put the pins on the hood, at about 40mph the hood lifted up and ripped from the hinge and flew over the fender and put a big dent on the top.. I can't believe my father could piece that hood together.. he had to completely re-do the area where the hinges were and the front of the hood was cracked..