I received the Jan '06 issue today (no idea why so early...maybe they all take off for Christmas) and the Rare Finds page With Jerry Heasley shows a '68 RT 4-speed with Hemi found in a garage. What???!!! My most desirable car??? Some people have all the luck (and probably money, too). I've attached the page (no idea about the copyright issues) for those of you inclined to drool and read about it (but at a 200 KB size it is not (probably) readable. But wow.
Dan
shit other people always find the good cars when can i find mine????-MATT
That's pretty cool. Does it say how much he nabbed it for?
No, it does not. I think the previous owner knew what he had, so.... Either way, what a find! I've resized the photos (well, scanned "only" the print) and attached the article, this time readable.
Dan
Talk about a unicorn!!!!!!!!!! :o Wholy Crap!!!! :o
Wow...just WOW!
That would be so cool to stumble into that kind of deal! :drool5:
Man that is a great find.........I dream of finding something like that.
I find stuff like that all the time, only it's a 318 car in worse condition for four times the money. :icon_smile_angry:
That is some rare animal! I'm glad someone saved it. I can picture a widow calling a salvage yard or a donation car place to get rid of the gem car like that and having the car destroyed because no one was knowledable enough to know or care what the car really is. Highly doubtful but possible.
If everyone found a hemi car in a garage for sale, would it still be rare find?
There are still plenty of HEMI cars left out there sitting in barns waiting to be found. In the past 3-5 years I'd say that I've run accross about 5-6 HEMI Charger's in peoples barns. Only problem is everytime I run accross them they aren't for sale. So those people still get a monthly phone call from me to shoot the breeze, talk about life, and of course before I hang up I always ask if they are finally ready to part with the car.
DAMN!!!!!
And that car was in CLEVELAND
You know how many times I might have passed that car driving around the mistake on the lake!!!!!!!!!
ARGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!
Quote from: 41husk on November 08, 2005, 08:07:54 AM
If everyone found a hemi car in a garage for sale, would it still be rare find?
:iagree:
Just like when I found some parts on a '69 in CA this summer, the guy gives me the price and says "this stuff is hard to find" and I said, "I found it right here"! We ended up making a fair deal!
Quote from: 69_500 on November 08, 2005, 08:48:54 AM
There are still plenty of HEMI cars left out there sitting in barns waiting to be found. In the past 3-5 years I'd say that I've run accross about 5-6 HEMI Charger's in peoples barns. Only problem is everytime I run accross them they aren't for sale. So those people still get a monthly phone call from me to shoot the breeze, talk about life, and of course before I hang up I always ask if they are finally ready to part with the car.
Call them right after Christmas holiday - when the credit card bills start rolling in. :icon_smile_big:
It was found in Cleveland. I wish I knew about it.
Quote from: 41husk on November 08, 2005, 08:07:54 AM
If everyone found a hemi car in a garage for sale, would it still be rare find?
If a man witnesses a tree falling in a forest...is he still wrong?
(ask your wife that during your next argument) ;D
Yeah. That never happens to me either. Not that I'd have the money right now to do anything about it if it did happen. Hopefully, soon, though.
Hemi cars are not that hard to find, you just need to know where to look (ie. off the beaten path). I probably know where around ten of them are at (one is a 69 Charger RT/SE and is on my future "to buy" list) but, out of respect for others privacy, I will keep the details to myself and those that currently own them. It is rare to find them complete though. I know of a junkyard that has crushed 3 of them since the 80s and there is a hidden trove of ten 426 hemi engines that were pulled out of cars that pass through the yard. A few years ago, the yard owner wanted my hemi car and offered to let me pick a few cars (5) out of his yard as a trade (he has some nice projects out there like a 67 390 GTA Mustang fastback in black, 10 Mach 1s among the others), but I passed on the deal. My HP2 was a junkyard survivior thanks to a previous owner who rescued it when he did. Otherwise, it would have been recycled with the other cars around it when the land was cleared. BTW-there was a 1968 Hemi RR that was found in a junkyard south of me earlier this year. It all goes to show that you need to check the numbers when you go to the salvage yard.....
Quote from: Chad L. Magee on November 09, 2005, 07:42:15 PM
Hemi cars are not that hard to find, you just need to know where to look (ie. off the beaten path). I probably know where around ten of them are at (one is a 69 Charger RT/SE and is on my future "to buy" list) but, out of respect for others privacy, I will keep the details to myself and those that currently own them. It is rare to find them complete though. I know of a junkyard that has crushed 3 of them since the 80s and there is a hidden trove of ten 426 hemi engines that were pulled out of cars that pass through the yard. A few years ago, the yard owner wanted my hemi car and offered to let me pick a few cars (5) out of his yard as a trade (he has some nice projects out there like a 67 390 GTA Mustang fastback in black, 10 Mach 1s among the others), but I passed on the deal. My HP2 was a junkyard survivior thanks to a previous owner who rescued it when he did. Otherwise, it would have been recycled with the other cars around it when the land was cleared. BTW-there was a 1968 Hemi RR that was found in a junkyard south of me earlier this year. It all goes to show that you need to check the numbers when you go to the salvage yard.....
That is so true on what you just stated!! Just gotta talk to people and "listen".
I think you and I know of the same stash of those 10 hemi engines. It is funny that I bet we are talking of the same stash!!
Do not worry, a little bird came down to me and told me of "this story of 10 hemi engines"!! I will keep quiet!!! :icon_smile_wink:
Is that 68 charger the same one as on that Mountain Mopar site?? It looks the same.
www.mountainmopars.com
Look in the projects section on the second page. Click on the car to see more pictures.
Quote from: ChargerHound69 on November 09, 2005, 08:23:37 PM
Is that 68 charger the same one as on that Mountain Mopar site?? It looks the same.
www.mountainmopars.com
Look in the projects section on the second page. Click on the car to see more pictures.
Yep, I'd say that's the same car. This back view confirmed it for me.
Here's a more direct link; http://www.mountainmopars.com/mm11_067.htm
(http://www.mountainmopars.com/mm11068003.jpg)
Yep, that is the one. I compared the rust marks between the two photos, and it is a winner. It will be (is) a nice ride.
Dan
Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on November 09, 2005, 10:45:00 PM
Quote from: ChargerHound69 on November 09, 2005, 08:23:37 PM
Is that 68 charger the same one as on that Mountain Mopar site?? It looks the same.
www.mountainmopars.com
Look in the projects section on the second page. Click on the car to see more pictures.
Yep, I'd say that's the same car. This back view confirmed it for me.
Here's a more direct link; http://www.mountainmopars.com/mm11_067.htm
(http://www.mountainmopars.com/mm11068003.jpg)
Yep, also has the same green sticker on the right side of bumper
Well this guy is in California then. What a trip this car has made.
i have a hard time actually beleiving all those "rare finds"
I don't know, I have had a few rare finds of my own, but never a Hemi. That would be nice though.
Quote from: 1968 Charger B5 on November 09, 2005, 11:04:05 PM
i have a hard time actually beleiving all those "rare finds"
Me too, sometimes I think they make up shit too, you know spice up the details for us readers, guy knew where the car was, knew it was a hemi, just waited on his oppritunity to buy it, calls MM gets his car (unrestored) in the mag, and makes us all envious, it sells!!!
that car was on e-bay not too long ago, im surprised nobody else here has pointed that out already.
I did not see it on ebay, how much did it go for?? Anyone know??
I didn't see it either. :-\
no idea, i swear i remember it though.
Quote from: Chad L. Magee on November 09, 2005, 07:42:15 PM
Hemi cars are not that hard to find, you just need to know where to look (ie. off the beaten path). I probably know where around ten of them are at (one is a 69 Charger RT/SE and is on my future "to buy" list) but, out of respect for others privacy, I will keep the details to myself and those that currently own them. It is rare to find them complete though. I know of a junkyard that has crushed 3 of them since the 80s and there is a hidden trove of ten 426 hemi engines that were pulled out of cars that pass through the yard. A few years ago, the yard owner wanted my hemi car and offered to let me pick a few cars (5) out of his yard as a trade (he has some nice projects out there like a 67 390 GTA Mustang fastback in black, 10 Mach 1s among the others), but I passed on the deal. My HP2 was a junkyard survivior thanks to a previous owner who rescued it when he did. Otherwise, it would have been recycled with the other cars around it when the land was cleared. BTW-there was a 1968 Hemi RR that was found in a junkyard south of me earlier this year. It all goes to show that you need to check the numbers when you go to the salvage yard.....
I could be wrong but I thought I read here once that there were no '69 Hemi R/T SE Charger's. :shruggy:
Also, I know of a yard in NM that had a whole row (15 - 20) of 68 - 70 Chargers and when the crusher was in he crushed them all by mistake! :eyes:
These kind of stories have been around forever.
Don't get me wrong, I know there are still cars out there but you won't find them unless you give up your job and start hunting full time. Whenever I travel for business, I usually have a road trip included. I make trips from New Orleans to Houston, LA to SF, Washington DC to Charleston, SC and El Paso to Albuquerque on a semi-regular basis. I usually take the back roads, way off the beaten path and although I have time, I do not have time to stop at every barn or field that looks like it might have a car stashed on the property. I do speak to locals about potentials, but there are a lot of bogus leads out there - trust me I have encountered this myself.
Don't believe everything you read or hear, trust your own eyes only!
There are plenty of HEMI cars left out there to be found and purchased. There is a 1970 HEMI Charger R/T just about 2 miles from me sitting in a barn. The owner hasn't had the car out since the mid 70's. I got to check the car out last year and its isn't in that bad of shape, but no chance of him turning it loose though. Even though he doesn't do anything with the car he still knows what they are going for in todays money. The only way I got to check it out is his neighbor has a 71 Cuda and I drove the 500 over to his house to just shoot the breeze. As i was leaving his neighbor was in the yard and waved me into his driveway. Told me he had a car to show me in the garage since I was in a Charger.
So there are HEMI cars out there to be found. 2 years ago I ran into a HEMI challenger that was about 15 miles from my house. I had seen the car sitting out in the guys yard for years and had never checked it out. One night I just stopped and asked if I could look at the car, and the owner said yeah fine. It was rough but very restorable, and very much worth the money he was asking for the car. So I passed the deal on to a buddy of mine who love's E-bodies. In exchange he hooked me up with a ton of 69 Charger parts, engine's, transmissions, and money.
Quote from: Shakey on November 10, 2005, 07:09:44 AM
Quote from: Chad L. Magee on November 09, 2005, 07:42:15 PM
Hemi cars are not that hard to find, you just need to know where to look (ie. off the beaten path). I probably know where around ten of them are at (one is a 69 Charger RT/SE and is on my future "to buy" list) but, out of respect for others privacy, I will keep the details to myself and those that currently own them. It is rare to find them complete though. I know of a junkyard that has crushed 3 of them since the 80s and there is a hidden trove of ten 426 hemi engines that were pulled out of cars that pass through the yard. A few years ago, the yard owner wanted my hemi car and offered to let me pick a few cars (5) out of his yard as a trade (he has some nice projects out there like a 67 390 GTA Mustang fastback in black, 10 Mach 1s among the others), but I passed on the deal. My HP2 was a junkyard survivior thanks to a previous owner who rescued it when he did. Otherwise, it would have been recycled with the other cars around it when the land was cleared. BTW-there was a 1968 Hemi RR that was found in a junkyard south of me earlier this year. It all goes to show that you need to check the numbers when you go to the salvage yard.....
I could be wrong but I thought I read here once that there were no '69 Hemi R/T SE Charger's. :shruggy:
Also, I know of a yard in NM that had a whole row (15 - 20) of 68 - 70 Chargers and when the crusher was in he crushed them all by mistake! :eyes:
These kind of stories have been around forever.
Don't get me wrong, I know there are still cars out there but you won't find them unless you give up your job and start hunting full time. Whenever I travel for business, I usually have a road trip included. I make trips from New Orleans to Houston, LA to SF, Washington DC to Charleston, SC and El Paso to Albuquerque on a semi-regular basis. I usually take the back roads, way off the beaten path and although I have time, I do not have time to stop at every barn or field that looks like it might have a car stashed on the property. I do speak to locals about potentials, but there are a lot of bogus leads out there - trust me I have encountered this myself.
Don't believe everything you read or hear, trust your own eyes only!
The RT/SE may very well be just an RT with the SE options added later, but it was described to me by the current owner as an RT/SE Hemi 69. I have not seen the car, but have seen pictures of it and I know where it is (funny how word of mouth spreads as you help others on car deals). A mopar friend (an e-body collector) did see the car and told me it looks correct. Currently, the dana is missing (8 3/4 replaced it), as it was sold back in the 80s to a racer who wanted the rearend but not the car. You would think that if someone came up to you and asked if you would want to sell your rearend out of your complete hemi charger for a hundered $ you would say "no", but he said yes. It is in a collection of 50+ big $ cars, so the owner treats it much like another car to drive......
two and a half years ago,i purchased a car that i had long since known about but didn't check out.back in 88-89 i had seen the car sitting next to his house in primer.its a 66 hemi charger auto in MAUVE METTALLIC paint(one of three known).the original motor has been missing since the early seventies,but the original trans and all the other hemi parts are there.its a really solid 56k mile car.and did i mention that it was really cheap?another car that i picked up a year and a half ago is a 69 hemi charger 4 spd car-body only.i bought it off the old charger site(i'm sure some of members here probably remember the car).anyways the car was more money than the first one,but still a bargain compaired to todays market.the guy i bought it from was a dealer.he runs ads in the papers looking for muscle cars.this guy phones him up and ends up selling him this hemi car for 5k us.my point is,these cars are still out there,i know its hard to believe but its true.theres people that have these cars and are not into them as a hobbie,they're just old cars to them.so its a matter of being in the right place at the right time.talk to lots of people and let it be known what you're after.keep the dream alive.
I was under the impression that there was only 2 Mauve Mettalic HEMI Chargers in 1966. Both of them were on display at Carlisle this year.
Hi Guys, If you wish to see the finished pictures of that 1968 R/T Hemi Charger check them out :
http://www.mountainmopars.com
The Charger is in the Restored Cars For Sale Link
Quote from: 6670charger on November 09, 2005, 09:53:06 AM
Yeah. That never happens to me either. Not that I'd have the money right now to do anything about it if it did happen.
Same goes for me :rotz:
I would rather find 5 great deals on 318 1968-9 Chargers than 1 Hemi Charger. I love Chargers, small engines, ugly colors, you name it. Just has to be 1968 or 1969.
Yea, like Id rather find a regular Challenger or Charger than find a Hemi Challenger or Charger because chances are, theres a better chance of getting the regular car for an affordable price where the Hemi car would probally be wayyy high pricewise.
:whistling:
Lumpy, How do you know thats the same Charger for sale? LEON.
I may be picking up another "rare find" soon, but it has been in my crosshairs for along time and is not a hemi car or even a Charger. I have known about this car since I was a young kid visiting some of my relatives (they hooked me up with the owner who they know really well and I have first shot at it). It is a 1970 Barracuda (Grande Coupe?) in yellow, black top and black interior, (engine code G in VIN), but don't know what it has for a transmission. What makes it special is it is currently owned by the orginal owner and is a survivor with the exception of the black vinyl top (which has been replaced, because I remember it in tatters back in 1986 when she was driving it). Everything else is orginal and the owner has stopped driving it only the last few years. It sits outside (in the outskirts of a very small town), but the paint is still nice due to the care given it by the owner. When I get that one, I will share pics........
Quote from: hemi-hampton on July 02, 2007, 12:51:31 AM
Lumpy, How do you know thats the same Charger for sale? LEON.
I work there Leon. Cya Lumpy