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WoW! Original 69 Charger 500 426 Hemi roadtest on U tube. Very Cool.

Started by 1969chargerrtse, June 30, 2008, 06:54:46 PM

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Just 6T9 CHGR

Quote from: 69_500 on July 03, 2008, 09:13:20 PM
The car in the magazine your talking about is owned by a board member. XXHEMI is the one who has the R6 red HEMI 500 in the article, and it is supposed to be at Carlisle for me to  :drool5: over.

I have known the guy who has the HEMI 500 road test car all of my life. He used to always hang out with my dad when I was younger. He has one heck of a collection of cars. Every time I go visit him I'm more and more shocked at cars that he has, that I've never seen and I've known him for 30 years. He  just doesn't get his stuff out, other than a few cars that he drives a lot. The stripe was off of the car when he bought it in the early 70's, and it actually has 1970 door panels on the front as well. Other than that, nothing much has changed in the past 40 years.

Ed has some press time?  What was/is the mag Danny?  Cant wait to see his R6 500 as well :thumbs:
Chris' '69 Charger R/T


Ghoste

It's the Oct issue of Mopar Action.  It has a green Sam Posey style concept 09 Challenger on the cover.

autodynamics

that thing handles like a pile........thank got i changed all that....

1969chargerrtse

Quote from: Ghoste on July 04, 2008, 08:20:23 AM
It's the Oct issue of Mopar Action.  It has a green Sam Posey style concept 09 Challenger on the cover.
And there's a small plip of a writing on the right side on the cover that says " 69 Hemi 500".  I wanted to scan and post it, but the scanner died. :eek2:
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

Mike DC

                   
That video really reminds you how much fun these cars can be when the tires AREN'T grippy. 

The body roll is more than we like now, but it's really not as bad as we picture it when we think of a 100% Charger right from the factory.  The weak-gripping tires really did affect how they set the chassis up from the factory.  It reduced the need for stiff suspensions at every level.  Chassis, springs, shocks, bushings, etc. 


Imagine a little 14x6" set of wheels on that car, with some modern long-treadwearing radials made of hard rubber . . . Tons of drifting fun, that's for sure. 

 

C500

"An aggressive exterior with power to match was enough to pull in the performance boys-especially when abetted by a pair of pipes blaring out the back, and brawny red-sidewall rubber hitting the pavement."  

"........the four speed box changes cogs with the precision of a sharp axe striking soft pine."

69_500

Hopefully we will all see the car that was featured in the video back on the road one of these days. It is alive and well, just hasn't moved in years.

C500

"An aggressive exterior with power to match was enough to pull in the performance boys-especially when abetted by a pair of pipes blaring out the back, and brawny red-sidewall rubber hitting the pavement."  

"........the four speed box changes cogs with the precision of a sharp axe striking soft pine."

69_500


gtx6970


nascarxx29

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

69_500

Quote from: gtx6970 on July 27, 2008, 09:02:41 AM
owners initials aren't MP by chance are they ?

NOPE. Not sure if I can think of any early HEMI 500 owners who have those initials Bill. Would love to know which car it is that your thinking of though. You know me, I'm always willing to go check another one out.

gtx6970

Danny,
I was thinking about mike peterson. I didn't think he had a Hemi 500 , but anything is possibile. as I haven't seen him in 20 years