If money were no object....

[grdprx]

I'd get a 68 Hemi Charger 4 speed if money were no object.  Have a hard time deciding which color, maybe this burgundy one.  I'd keep my current 440 68 as a daily driver.   

[426HemiChick]

23 June 2026 1651 MST

In 1972 I returned from living in Japan. I was supposed to go to Europe after my vacation. After having spent 9 years of my life at sea, I resigned from my. DOD contract and bought a Service Station.

In so doing we bought the Hemi Daytona and about a week or so later we bought our 70 Hemi Cuda 4 Spd.

The Cuda looked Hot, ran well after removing the junk the previous owner installed on the engine. It was fun rodding around town but sucked on trips longer than 20 miles. A 4:10 rear is not ideal for lengthy romps.

Eventually, we sold it just to get rid of it. Turned out to be one expensive mistake. Can't win them all.

Sometime in 06 a gentleman came to our house asking if we wanted to sell the Daytona. I asked how he knew about the Daytona. Turned out a neighbor that was an enthusiast was talking to the guy that stopped by and told him about our car. If you want something to remain a secret, don't share your secret with anyone.

Eventually, we agreed to allow this person to see the car. We cleaned it up a bit, took all the stuff that was piled on top and made it possible for the prospective buyer to view it. Told the guy to come Sunday afternoon. He showed up with a guy that knew a lot about Daytonas.

They came and we allowed them to look the Daytona over. The guy that came along verified the car was legit. The principal wanted to know what we wanted for it. I told him we wanted $1.6 Mil. He said: "That's a bit high." I told him if you look around here there are no For-Sale signs. You came to me, if you want it that's the price. If that's too much, tough shit, it's not for sale.

What he didn't know is how much I knew about him. He was a convicted felon, was involved in an insurance scam that netted the Governor of Louisiana and one of his cohorts prison sentences while the sleaze-bag trying to buy our Daytona ended up with a Felony conviction and 10 years probation.

I think he still lives in Southlake Texas in a home about 1000 feet from the house we owned at that time. I figured he was going to try and do a flim flam deal to steal our Daytona. That would have been a serious blunder on his part.

If you're interested, do a little online research on the: "Louisiana Governor's insurance scam."

Last I heard the prospect was still scamming.

What happened to our Cuda? That's another story for another time.

Enjoy

C

[bakerhillpins]

I asked how he knew about the Daytona. Turned out a neighbor that was an enthusiast was talking to the guy that stopped by and told him about our car. If you want something to remain a secret, don't share your secret with anyone.

Went to a car show across the state, (NH isn't all that big, lol) I think the registration for the show asked for the town I lived in and name. I won the Chrysler category but the organizers had trophy issues and it wasn't handed out. Whatever, I didn't actually care. 3 months later a guy knocks on my door. Turns out he was part of the club that ran the show. He drove though town for business, brought the trophy, stopped a the local market and asked about a black Charger. They sent him right to me. Small towns, if you want to drive it, it's going to be known.