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« Reply #20 on: September 17, 2007, 04:25:04 PM » |
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I see I'm not the only guy with garages packed full of Mopars. I have 6,000 sq ft and still don't have enough room. The wife said no more shops on the property.
 Mine is only 3,000 sq ft plus 500 sq ft more effective area when you count the loft... and I have room for more shops on the property (being single, the votes always go my way  ) But, I need fewer cars, not more storage...  Allen |
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« Reply #21 on: September 17, 2007, 04:28:21 PM » |
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Alright Allen !!!!!!! Can't wait to see her some time.........
Troy
Thanks Troy, I wish the C500 could be ready for Boerne... but it not going to be.  Allen |
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« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2007, 04:53:10 PM » |
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Me thinks you have way too many toys for one man....
You are correct, and the problem is being addressed... wanna buy a 1973 Charger SE 440 car? Sold a 1971 Challenger R/T original Shaker car a few months ago... And you've sat on the 500 for 21 years! I can't imagine doing that.
It might help to imagine some serious health problems, losing $28K on an investment made to help a friend, 5 months of unemployment followed by 6 years of 60-70 hr weeks with travel, then a job change (liked the 50-60 hr weeks better), buying a new house, building a 50x60 shop, moving 21 trailer loads of cars & parts 300 miles by yourself, Etc... Are you now going about restoring them, because you've realized that life is too short?  The `Cuda 440-6 was finished in those years, the Challenger Convertible was 95% restored, the Hemi `Cuda is at about 50% done. When I bought the C500, I had 13 more cars than I have now. You are close to being correct, life is too short to have too many cars... I will have some hard decisions in the next few years. BTW, the only cars for sale at the moment are the 1973 Charger SE 440 Hp car & a 1968 Polara 2Dr HT 383 HP car. While many of my cars did indeed "sit" for 20+ years, almost all were stored inside... my storage bill in the late 1980s was over $650/mo, while my house payment was $720/mo. XS |
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« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2007, 04:58:48 PM » |
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.Looking forward to seeing the restoration progress pictures.As your cars emerge from deep storage  .Heres another B5 charger 500 a friend of mine.Bought it also in the 80-s $2500.00 440 Automatic AC car Thanks Dave! Your friend's car looks super solid... maybe we can park them side by side in a few years at the Monster Mopar Weekend! Allen |
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« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2007, 05:02:12 PM » |
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Alright Allen !!!!!!! Can't wait to see her some time.........
Troy
Where is your famous qoute about trading for his Daytona? ??  Did you have to go there?!? Besides, Troy wants a nice shiney one... not an old war horse like mine!  Allen |
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« Reply #25 on: September 17, 2007, 05:07:28 PM » |
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Can't wait to see the pics. You have a lot of great Mopars. Thanks Jackie! I hope to have it sent off to the paint shop in 2-3 weeks. I will try to get the car ready for the paint shop owner to have a look at it in my shop by this coming weekend. If all goes well, they would pick it up soon afterward... Allen |
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« Reply #26 on: September 17, 2007, 05:52:14 PM » |
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I saved these pictures on my computer.When I thought your daytona looked B3 to me  |
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1969 R4 Daytona XX29L9B410772
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23UOA174597
1970 FY1 Superbird RM23UOA166242
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23VOA179697
1968 426 Road Runner RM21J8A134509
1970 Coronet RT WS23UOA224126
1970 Daytona Clone XP29GOG178701
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« Reply #27 on: September 17, 2007, 06:17:54 PM » |
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I saved these pictures on my computer.When I thought your daytona looked B3 to me
The original color of my Daytona was R4 Red, but it was repainted some GM color in the 1970s... You can see a little red peeking out near the end of the bumper in the picture that you posted, and the R4 is even more visible on the "A" pillar in picture 0085 that I posted above (I removed the "A" pillar mouldings when I had the car in a public storage). Below is part of the original data plate from my Daytona. Allen |
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« Reply #28 on: September 17, 2007, 06:38:19 PM » |
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Hey is that 500 an SE by any chance? I am still looking for the build sheet to mine!!
Al
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« Reply #29 on: September 17, 2007, 06:44:15 PM » |
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Hey is that 500 an SE by any chance? I am still looking for the build sheet to mine!!
Al
No, its not an SE. The broadcast sheet that I found in the car was for a T5 colored Hemi Charger 500...  Did your car have any broadcast sheet?... looking for mine too! Allen |
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« Reply #30 on: September 17, 2007, 06:59:54 PM » |
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Yes, it is for a B5 blue with blue interior SE 500 so I figure there is a blue se car with my build sheet and I have theirs. It and mine must have been in Creative Ind. at the same time.
Al
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« Reply #31 on: September 17, 2007, 07:08:04 PM » |
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Yes, it is for a B5 blue with blue interior SE 500 so I figure there is a blue se car with my build sheet and I have theirs. It and mine must have been in Creative Ind. at the same time.
Al
Yes Al, your chances are better of that being the case due to the blue interior. With my black interior, the mix-up was probably more messy... many of the cars had black interiors. I picture a ceiling high stack of black seats to pick from for any given car ready for them! Allen |
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« Reply #32 on: September 17, 2007, 07:23:06 PM » |
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Another thing that helps is there are only 14 or so SE 500s. There is a B5 SE in Canada but it has a much later production number than mine. I would guess there more black interior Chargers than any other color so I see how you got a sheet for a bronze car.
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« Reply #33 on: September 17, 2007, 08:45:33 PM » |
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I hope to have it sent off to the paint shop in 2-3 weeks.
wow, you just pull it out and its already going to the paint shop in a few weeks? Your making fast progress man! My 69 is hopefully going to the paint/body shop by the end of November...it only took 9 years to get this far....  |
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You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored--Cliff Burton from Metallica Five years ahead? I would love to have people know me as a guitar hero. - Randy Rhoads (1 year before his death) 1969 Charger 383, 1973 Duster 318 |
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« Reply #34 on: September 18, 2007, 06:20:55 AM » |
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Another thing that helps is there are only 14 or so SE 500s. There is a B5 SE in Canada but it has a much later production number than mine. I would guess there more black interior Chargers than any other color so I see how you got a sheet for a bronze car.
Dang,, black interior T7... Wish I could find Dana's broadcast sheet....  T7 with saddle interior............. Troy |
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« Reply #35 on: September 18, 2007, 03:22:01 PM » |
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Hey Allen you should just get that B5 car of yours up and running, and make it driveable, so that we can swap. Hope that you do get it done so that I can see it some day though. It was great hanging out with ya the other weekend. You definately have some nice rides, as we all know that I wish I had a daytona even if it was a battle horse as you described yours. |
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« Reply #36 on: September 19, 2007, 04:41:19 PM » |
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Hey Allen you should just get that B5 car of yours up and running,...
 ... and make it driveable,... ... so that we can swap...  must resist... Geez Danny, you & Troy are gonna give y'alls cars some sort of complexes... trying to trade 'em off  Now, go hug your C500! Hope that you do get it done so that I can see it some day though. It was great hanging out with ya the other weekend. You definately have some nice rides, as we all know that I wish I had a daytona even if it was a battle horse as you described yours.
I am trying a completely different approach than I have used before... I plan to be a "Project Engineer" of sorts. We will see how it works out, I am starting by compiling a list of sub-contractors (like Performance Car Graphics, SMS Restorations, HARMS Automotive, Etc.) to do components like the instrument cluster, steering column, AVS carb, Etc. I will be asking for recommendations after the C500 is sent off to the paint shop. Yea, I talk a little bad about the Daytona sometimes... kinda like I used to joke about my weight when I was a lot heavier than now. It seems to prevent someone from showing their grasp of the obvious with "WOW, did ya know its going to take a lot of work to restore that car?..."  But, it is a real Daytona, and I plan to clean it up a bit after the C500 leaves. Actually, I plan to clean all my cars up a bit in the next 6 months or so as time & space permit. I really enjoyed meeting you, Gene, and all the other great aero car fans at MMW!!! Had a blast! Thanks again for the ride on the track! Allen |
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« Reply #37 on: September 21, 2007, 04:02:25 PM » |
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Don't worry about my C500 having a complex for me wanting to swap it for something else. I think it knew that the day that I picked it up. It is well aware that if someone wanted to swap a project Daytona for it, then it would be heading out of the garage faster than you could say "See ya"
What did you mean by "when my C500 leaves?" You just talking about it going out to be repaired right, not as in leaving to someone else? YOu gotta hang on to these cars, you've had them too long to part with any of them now.
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« Reply #38 on: September 21, 2007, 05:43:05 PM » |
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What's up with the 68 318 Charger that you are going to put on the trailer? It just seems a little out of place compared to the rest of the collection. I have one that I just don't know how I feel about it.
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« Reply #39 on: September 21, 2007, 08:14:28 PM » |
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What did you mean by "when my C500 leaves?" You just talking about it going out to be repaired right, not as in leaving to someone else? YOu gotta hang on to these cars, you've had them too long to part with any of them now.
I probably could have worded that better, but I just was referring to when the C500 goes to the paint shop... I have had a lot of chances to sell or trade the car off, including four recent/current contacts about the car. I have tried to explain to each of them that although I am not sentimentally attached to the car, it is the easiest to restore of my Aero Cars. That is the main reason it is going to the paint shop instead of my Daytona, I hope to have it on the road much faster than I have ever been able to do a restoration before... we will see how it works out! Sadly, I cannot see myself hanging onto all the cars... it is just too many projects to handle. Right now I have plans to sell the 1973 Charger SE 440 car, 1968 Polara 2Dr HT 383 HP car, and two E-Bodies. The Charger & Polara are essentially ready to go, but the E-Bodies will take some time to gather the parts and do more assembly... At some point the decisions will get much tougher, but some other cars will have to go too... Allen |
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