Hello- First post here so be gentle...I have a green car for you to pick on if you want but I am techno-illiterate so you have to wait for pictures. Like I said it is green so what's the rush right? My car's birthday is March 19 and my goal is to get some pictures on here by then. I was going to join '69 registry but read the drama instead but in the meantime picked up some really good info here and wanted to be a part of it.
Future posts will be much shorter than this intro.
My Dad bought this car new. It is the first car I drove (in '72), he put 150k on it- I rolled it over to 200k in 2004ish. It is a numbers matching, never wrecked 2 owner car. My father & myself. He gave it to me as a wedding gift.
!!!!!THANKS DAD!!!!!
It has had 1 engine overhaul (MILD, future topic) and 1 repaint in '87. I went through car A few years ago and been driving it every chance I can since!
The poor thing is a 20 footer from road rash so I think the old girl deserves some fresh make-up this spring.
Here is what the fender tag looks like:
END
M31 R11 V1W V88 26
G11 G33 H51 J25 L31 M21
A01 A04 B41 B51 C16 C55
F6 C6G F8 319 187768
E86 D32 XS29 L9B 326xxx
I look forward to many pleasant exchanges, Thanks!
Welcome!
The pics can be hosted here if they are under 200kb each and a unique name - of all the pics ever uploaded to this site, so mash the keyboard for a unique name. Or host them on Photobucket or another free hosting site and post the link here.
I think for many of us it's the triple greens and green interiors that are a bit much. But, hey, at least you have a white top! I look forward to pics. :2thumbs:
Welcome to the site! Can't wait to see pictures :popcrn:
Another green car owner says Hi! :wave:
My car was originally green.. then red.. then everything.. now black :lol:
Quote from: Baldwinvette77 on February 09, 2017, 10:50:29 PM
My car was originally green.. then red.. then everything.. now black :lol:
Hey...Me too, sorta.
Mine started out either F8 or F7. Back in 2001 I lost the fender tag. I didn't think it was that important at the time! :brickwall:
Welcome BDF.....
I have grown to appreciate the green cars. One that is well preserved is a great time capsule as to how SO many of these cars were built back then. How often do you see ANY new cars with color coded interiors anymore? Most seem to be variation of black, gray or tan. Some of our cars came with white interiors! Some looked like a homage to Halloween with an orange and black seat combination. WHuuuuuuTT ????
IMO F6 green is one of the nicest colors on a 2nd gen charger
Thanks all-
F-6 IS my favorite!
I have read the help topics here pretty well & do NOT (don't call BS!) have a 'puter at home and am using iphone.
I can use a friends computer but is there anyway to do something like email pics to this site? My phone will downsize them small enough. I am using a company phone and can not download apps.
In the meantime I WILL review the help topics & experiment. Most likely to be booted off for screwing something up.
Later. I hope...
If I need more help I will ask for some in appropriate spot.
PS: I've gotten used to the F-8 interior over the last 40 some years!
Green is nice. :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
Hello BDF and welcome.
If you want I can post them for you. Send pics to my e-mail and I'll post.
slayervegas at gmail
Bryan
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
It's a beautiful car he has...
(http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo186/fromthehunt/image1_zpsbxi0nrju.png) (http://s374.photobucket.com/user/fromthehunt/media/image1_zpsbxi0nrju.png.html)
Holy cow, that is nice. Very unusual too. :2thumbs:
For any of these cars to have survived for almost 50-years now is something of a minor miracle. Green, black, blue or other, the fact that they still roll down our roads is a testament to somebody's care and hard work along the way. Ugly cars don't last anywhere near that long, certainly not in any numbers. These 2nd generation cars are as much art as they are wheels and that art has a lot to do with why many of them are still with us.
we green car (F3, F4, F5, F8) owners hate F6 - "bright green metallic" because we wish our cars were "that GREEN!" :2thumbs:
Thank for posting that Johnnycharger, appreciate it!
Yes, that is one of my family's jewels...
I had no idea how great this site would be. Like some great big disfunctional family.
I've already had occasion to interact with Kern Dog.
I am aware that grammer & punctuation are highly regarded on this site.
However, mistakes will be mDe.
Johnnycharger and I are gonna cruise this summer because we DRIVE ours!
VegasCharger- Thanks for the offer!
I'll take you up on it, stay tuned.
Thanks everyone!
Quote from: lloyd3 on February 10, 2017, 12:06:32 AM
For any of these cars to have survived for almost 50-years now is something of a minor miracle. Green, black, blue or other, the fact that they still roll down our roads is a testament to somebody's care and hard work along the way. Ugly cars don't last anywhere near that long, certainly not in any numbers. These 2nd generation cars are as much art as they are wheels and that art has a lot to do with why many of them are still with us.
How many people are restoring a 1969 Toyota Corona? A Fiat Strada? A Ford Maverick...? :lol:
Welcome & very nice car :drool5:, had a 69 that color I stripped out back in the day, still have the doors & other stuff. If I remember right just the shell what I got. Nothing wrong with green, got a 69, A4, green top & interior 4-spd S.E. talk about strange.
Thank you Vegas Charger!
I'll send a couple your way.
Appreciate it!
Quote from: BDF on February 10, 2017, 12:43:41 AM
Thank you Vegas Charger!
I'll send a couple your way.
Appreciate it!
No problem. :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
Here you go DC.com
:cheers: :cheers:
Hello & welcome BDF :cheers: :2thumbs:
wellcomb BDF , it shure is nice too halve you hear, I like that grean it is cool lookin.
Wut de hekk ???
Well this is the 3rd time to try to thank VegasCharger & all.
Stupid thums. :shruggy:
Damn that's a good looking Charger!
And that's quite the pet beside it... is that your guard dog? :icon_smile_big: :scratchchin:
Quote from: marshallfry01 on February 10, 2017, 03:23:46 AM
Damn that's a good looking Charger!
And that's quite the pet beside it... is that your guard dog? :icon_smile_big: :scratchchin:
I thought it was his hood ornament like the Mack truck bull dog :2thumbs:
Welcome to the site
Love the colour
That is the colour I painted my first Charger I ever fixed up and every one since that I have painted
Nice car :drool5:
WoW BDF, I thought F8 was Coolio, but F6 is SUPERCOOL!!! :drool5:
You've got me thinking now of a slight dyslexic moment when ordering my F8 and getting F6... :smilielol:
All my cars are GREEN, just not inside...lol... :coolgleamA:
I like Sassy, just not on pre 70 cars.
Yes, that is my pet reptile.
DO NOT TOUCH MY CAR
I am new to the site but not mopars or Chargers. My uncle had a '68 Hemi Charger. Don't know color code, no one cared back then. It was reddish-orange with white top/ interior. My best friend's brother way back then also bought a '69 and when my father came home one day & asked what kind of car he should get I yelled " Charger! A green one!"
Green has always been my favorite color...much to my continued delight he came home with this one a few days later.
My 1st car was a '69 Charger 500. I will ask about it at Aero place later. Then a white '66 Coronet with 440/auto whose combo now resides in my '63 Willys 4x4 wagon which is 'resting' now but put on quite a slippery/billowy 4 wheel smoke show.which is a topic for another thread. Have owned a M-37 & M-43.
I LIKE DODGE!
Thanks for the nice comments fellas!
That is a beauty 500Jon!
I didn't see it when I last looked at this. The weather is foul here and phone service is marginal now so it takes a LONG time for things to load.
I am going to have to be patient or be double posting because they do not show up right away.
Still dialing it in.
Beautiful '69! I'm guilty of liking green as well. My '68 was born black with a green top and interior and I'm restoring it that way!
How can you not like this?
God bless GREEN Chargers lol... :nana:
Sweet! It appears to me that green car owners tend to show their cars ass first.
Maybe a poll topic.
Quote from: Kern Dog on February 10, 2017, 12:25:55 AM
Quote from: lloyd3 on February 10, 2017, 12:06:32 AM
For any of these cars to have survived for almost 50-years now is something of a minor miracle. Green, black, blue or other, the fact that they still roll down our roads is a testament to somebody's care and hard work along the way. Ugly cars don't last anywhere near that long, certainly not in any numbers. These 2nd generation cars are as much art as they are wheels and that art has a lot to do with why many of them are still with us.
How many people are restoring a 1969 Toyota Corona? A Fiat Strada? A Ford Maverick...? :lol:
What is ugly to some may not be to others... I helped on the restoration of this beast
(http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p474/mbenassi1/960169_1390476111189473_1276010613_n_zps5fmlqwxd.jpg) (http://s347.photobucket.com/user/mbenassi1/media/960169_1390476111189473_1276010613_n_zps5fmlqwxd.jpg.html)
Oh.. and no Green hate here, this was my car prior to the resto, just wanted to do something different. :yesnod:
My car left the factory F6 green with a white top (white hat special). hindsight, I wish that I went back to original color after restoration. Your charger looks awesome!!! :2thumbs:
Welcome to the site and that's a very nice 69. :2thumbs:
Quote from: 500Jon on February 10, 2017, 10:25:25 AM
How can you not like this?
God bless GREEN Chargers lol... :nana:
True....but it is a 500.....and most on here would swap body organs for one...but......I would like it more just about any other colour. But hey colour is a very personal thing and lots will probably not like my Charger colour choice....which is fine. Obviously if a had a 500 it would be being restored by the numbers...green or not. I find them far more desirable than even a wing car.....well out of my budget though.
Quote from: alfaitalia on February 10, 2017, 12:27:35 PM
Quote from: 500Jon on February 10, 2017, 10:25:25 AM
How can you not like this?
God bless GREEN Chargers lol... :nana:
True....but it is a 500.....and most on here would swap body organs for one...but......I would like it more just about any other colour. But hey colour is a very personal thing and lots will probably not like my Charger colour choice....which is fine. Obviously if a had a 500 it would be being restored by the numbers...green or not. I find them far more desirable than even a wing car.....well out of my budget though.
Attempting quote 1st time.
I bought my C500 from my Dad's cousin. It was 440/727 red with black bench interior & column shift.
I paid $750 in 1977 & sold back to father about 1981. It went thru one of our "100 year floods" in Napa and he sold to collector in Cloverdale/Ukiah?
I think I'll be sick, then sad for a bit now...
Still have the green one though. Now I feel better.
F6 is a nice green, from an FJ5 owner. I like your car.
my old green charger. miss that car :'(
Welcome BDF. Sharp looking car you have there! I've always liked that green, and the white top really sets it off. :thumbs:
And thanks to 500JON for posting up that Charger 500. That car, color, and white stripe is a nice combo. Wish it were mine! :yesnod:
I love green. :cheers:
Haters are losers. :Twocents:
Quote from: 500Jon on February 10, 2017, 09:11:51 AM
WoW BDF, I thought F8 was Coolio, but F6 is SUPERCOOL!!! :drool5:
You've got me thinking now of a slight dyslexic moment when ordering my F8 and getting F6... :smilielol:
All my cars are GREEN, just not inside...lol... :coolgleamA:
I like Sassy, just not on pre 70 cars.
Nice pic of your Charger Jon. :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
What sizes and back spaces are your Cragar rims? Both front and rear?
:cheers: :cheers:
The F6 is very nice.
Quote from: timmycharger on February 10, 2017, 11:13:43 AM
Quote from: Kern Dog on February 10, 2017, 12:25:55 AM
Quote from: lloyd3 on February 10, 2017, 12:06:32 AM
For any of these cars to have survived for almost 50-years now is something of a minor miracle. Green, black, blue or other, the fact that they still roll down our roads is a testament to somebody's care and hard work along the way. Ugly cars don't last anywhere near that long, certainly not in any numbers. These 2nd generation cars are as much art as they are wheels and that art has a lot to do with why many of them are still with us.
How many people are restoring a 1969 Toyota Corona? A Fiat Strada? A Ford Maverick...? :lol:
What is ugly to some may not be to others... I helped on the restoration of this beast
(http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p474/mbenassi1/960169_1390476111189473_1276010613_n_zps5fmlqwxd.jpg) (http://s347.photobucket.com/user/mbenassi1/media/960169_1390476111189473_1276010613_n_zps5fmlqwxd.jpg.html)
Oh.. and no Green hate here, this was my car prior to the resto, just wanted to do something different. :yesnod:
Thanks for the complments all!
My friend had a Maverick with a 427(9? didnt pay much attention it was a Ford)/4 speed.
It was one of the ugly green ones...
Uff da!
Okay, that Maverick looks pretty cool. :yesnod:
While I'm a green car hater, I do have a green car myself, thank god it's F6 and not F8
If your going to keep it green, F6 is where's it's at in terms of a "likable" green, nice ride by the way :2thumbs:
Here's my F6 green turd...
Mike
i have a 68 f8 green r/t, i like green cars
WoW Mike, you sure like GREEN!!! :smilielol: :smilielol: :smilielol: Cucumber and Gherkin come to mind :shruggy:
The REAR-VIEW of a C500 is clean and uncluttered and particularly nice in GREEN!
The rear-view of a Daytona (in green) is somewhat overstated, maybe its the HUGE white STRIPE!!! :scratchchin:
Me I woodda gone BLACK, with DOG DISHES!
Whereas the Charger 500 (in red) sitting next to her is quietly contemplating a 'missed win' at the 69 Dega race? :nana:
To Mike and others with Green Turds.
I was very concerned about the term 'green turd' as most I've seen are primarily BROWN!
Then I found this and it clears it up for me, especially the BROWN one on my best 'BLUE suede shoe'... :brickwall:
Looks more like a COLOR-CHART for FORD's... :slap:
Lol......if you are worried about being "somewhat overstated"....then probably driving a Daytona is not for you. Not many cars shout "LOOK AT ME!" quite like a huge winged Daytona. Which to be honest is part of the reason they have little appeal to me. C500 or 440RT for me everytime.
You are probably RIGHT! alfalfa.
Over twenty five years ago I had the chance to buy a Daytona or a Superbird.
Driving Big dodges and Plymouths around London Town never worried me and in fact, gave me a thrill!
Now I am an early retiree the thought of driving a Wingcar in the UK, is quite Alien!
But as and when my Goose-sh*t green C500 is done I will drive her with GLEE!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Maybe even some of this? :drive: :drive: :drive: :drive: :drive:
Weather permitting unlike TODAY in not so sunny KENT! :eek2:
Bloody snowing here....in tropical West Sussex! Global warming my arse! :lol:
Love me some green
Its not easy being GREEN!
Trust me I know, all my Chargers have been GREEN!!! :2thumbs:
And my GTX too... :smilielol: :smilielol: :smilielol:
Quote from: 500Jon on February 10, 2017, 10:25:25 AM
How can you not like this?
God bless GREEN Chargers lol... :nana:
Amen to that!
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m125/danfrazz/1968%20Charger/IMG_0390_zpsexhmgwq3.jpg) (http://s103.photobucket.com/user/danfrazz/media/1968%20Charger/IMG_0390_zpsexhmgwq3.jpg.html)
My Parents new 70 charger was EF8, My 70 r/t I bought in high school in 77 was EF8, the 70 r/t I bought in 08 was EF8, and when I repainted that car it was redone in a base/clear pearl resembling EF8. All these cars had green interiors. Point is, although not my first choice of color in the 70s, it was a heritage thing for me. I spent 6 years, all my free time, and TONS of money nut and bolt resto/modding this car. It is irritating for people to off hand write it off because it is green. I mean, for crist sakes it isn't your car, you will never have to own or drive it, so who cares what color it is.
I would like to think REAL car guys would look at the extent and quality of work done and appreciate that.
Some guys like rarity and green cars are the most common, I think that's part of it that plays into the bigger picture.
f6 is pretty scarce (spring color) and its a great looking shade so lumpng that in with "green mopars" is gonna make all the guys with f8 cars pissed.... cause they get all the hate not you with your poor f6 car. LOL
There is "desirable" green and "less desirable" green, f6 and alot of the 1970 high impact greens are pretty desirable still.
I like my green Charger...
I'M AIRING OUT THE TURD TODAY!
What are you guys doing with your POS?
Hjå
Quote from: F8-4life on February 11, 2017, 12:09:33 PM
Some guys like rarity and green cars are the most common, I think that's part of it that plays into the bigger picture.
f6 is pretty scarce (spring color) and its a great looking shade so lumpng that in with "green mopars" is gonna make all the guys with f8 cars pissed.... cause they get all the hate not you with your poor f6 car. LOL
There is "desirable" green and "less desirable" green, f6 and alot of the 1970 high impact greens are pretty desirable still.
I like all green chargers!
Maybe us green car guys need our own sub-group like the aero-dudes.
We are 'special' too!
Green is my favorite color. My brother went to Michigan State University and for some reason I really like British Racing Green. However, colors I REALLY hate are: Puke Green, Crack-house Purple, Blue, and Yellow.
My '69 Dart, and my my '72 charger were both Dark Green Metallic (F-7).
Quote from: BDF on February 10, 2017, 12:20:36 AM
I had no idea how great this site would be. Like some great big disfunctional family.
Yeah, we're the Kardashians of car forums. Kern Dog is Khloe and Lennard is Blac Chyna.
That said...awesome ride!
Quote from: Ponch ® on February 11, 2017, 09:22:57 PM
Quote from: BDF on February 10, 2017, 12:20:36 AM
I had no idea how great this site would be. Like some great big disfunctional family.
Yeah, we're the Kardashians of car forums. Kern Dog is Khloe and Lennard is Blac Chyna.
That said...awesome ride!
I must admit that I may have been 'following' Kern Dog's posts a little inappropriately.
I also went back and put an ' between the g and s up there too. I hope that was the right thing to do.
Quote from: Kern Dog on February 09, 2017, 11:57:28 PM
Holy cow, that is nice. Very unusual too. :2thumbs:
Thanks, I like yours also!
Quote from: cdr on February 10, 2017, 02:18:44 AM
wellcomb BDF , it shure is nice too halve you hear, I like that grean it is cool lookin.
I thought you may start something.
Quote from: 500Jon on February 11, 2017, 11:48:19 AM
Its not easy being GREEN!
Trust me I know, all my Chargers have been GREEN!!! :2thumbs:
And my GTX too... :smilielol: :smilielol: :smilielol:
Agreed.
Quote from: 500Jon on February 11, 2017, 06:20:16 AM
To Mike and others with Green Turds.
I was very concerned about the term 'green turd' as most I've seen are primarily BROWN!
Then I found this and it clears it up for me, especially the BROWN one on my best 'BLUE suede shoe'... :brickwall:
Looks more like a COLOR-CHART for FORD's... :slap:
COOL!
A poo-chart!
Quote from: Ponch ® on February 11, 2017, 09:22:57 PM
Yeah, we're the Kardashians of car forums. Kern Dog is Khloe and Lennard is Blac Chyna.
That said...awesome ride!
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Quote from: 6bblgt on February 10, 2017, 12:07:06 AM
we green car (F3, F4, F5, F8) owners hate F6 - "bright green metallic" because we wish our cars were "that GREEN!" :2thumbs:
Is that like 'Greenis-envy'? :smilielol:
Quote from: TheBipolarRoller on February 11, 2017, 03:33:14 PM
Green is my favorite color. My brother went to Michigan State University and for some reason I really like British Racing Green. However, colors I REALLY hate are: Puke Green, Crack-house Purple, Blue, and Yellow.
There are a lot of houses painted with various combos of those colors in parts of Vallejo.
I am NOT kidding. :eek2:
F6 is probably my favorite of all the Greens. Owning an F3 car since 1982, I've heard all the stupid comments about how ugly F3 is. To be honest, when it's faded and dull, it isn't pretty. But, in fresh paint it's a nice color. The guy that bought my car new, chose F3 because he liked the color.
The photo below is not a fresh F3 paint job, but a 30+ year old Maaco job.
I personally like green paint, but a triple green car goes up my butt like a hot poker. I've owned three '68s in Racing Green Metallic & my current one has a white interior with green dash & carpets. Not being a fan of green interior, the contrast was better than I expected it would be once I saw it in person.
My green '69 Super Bee came from the factory with two tone green interior. That green interior was the first thing to go. Looks much better with white interior, especially with it's white butt stripe.
With that said, I don't hate on other peoples cars that have green interior. I can appreciate them for what they are.
White looks good. F8 with charcoal/black is what mine was ordered. I like it, but summertime sun can be a bit of a problem.
An old magazine , this guy was a green hater , changed a Hemi Charger from green to red .
I don't object. Its his car and he did what he wanted with it.
Quote from: XH29N0G on February 12, 2017, 06:13:31 PM
I don't object. Its his car and he did what he wanted with it.
Damn straight!
I could stand to have my car back in its original F8 with white top, but that green interior has got to go!
Quote from: BDF on February 12, 2017, 04:24:52 AM
Quote from: TheBipolarRoller on February 11, 2017, 03:33:14 PM
Green is my favorite color. My brother went to Michigan State University and for some reason I really like British Racing Green. However, colors I REALLY hate are: Puke Green, Crack-house Purple, Blue, and Yellow.
There are a lot of houses painted with various combos of those colors in parts of Vallejo.
I am NOT kidding. :eek2:
My first experience, and naming of "crackhouse" colors, came back in the 90's when I was driving through Flint, Michigan. Literally every other house was a boarded up crackhouse and it was then I dubbed those colors that the houses were painted "Crackhouse" colors. Just seeing those colors makes me want to.... well you know, something that would land me in jail or Devil's Island where Steve McQueen was in Papillon.
Quote from: TheBipolarRoller on February 13, 2017, 12:18:49 AM
Quote from: BDF on February 12, 2017, 04:24:52 AM
Quote from: TheBipolarRoller on February 11, 2017, 03:33:14 PM
Green is my favorite color. My brother went to Michigan State University and for some reason I really like British Racing Green. However, colors I REALLY hate are: Puke Green, Crack-house Purple, Blue, and Yellow.
There are a lot of houses painted with various combos of those colors in parts of Vallejo.
I am NOT kidding. :eek2:
My first experience, and naming of "crackhouse" colors, came back in the 90's when I was driving through Flint, Michigan. Literally every other house was a boarded up crackhouse and it was then I dubbed those colors that the houses were painted "Crackhouse" colors. Just seeing those colors makes me want to.... well you know, something that would land me in jail or Devil's Island where Steve McQueen was in Papillon.
Oh my!
Best just STAY AWAY from there!
You wanna keep your car doncha?
:slap:
I remember the color Nazis from back in the day, driving 4 doors with mags and talkin about how bad ass their uncles roadrunner superbee with the 440 hemi was.
Quote from: fizz on February 15, 2017, 10:05:09 AM
I remember the color Nazis from back in the day, driving 4 doors with mags and talkin about how bad ass their uncles roadrunner superbee with the 440 hemi was.
Yep! :thumbs:
Quote from: fizz on February 15, 2017, 10:05:09 AM
I remember the color Nazis from back in the day, driving 4 doors with mags and talkin about how bad ass their uncles roadrunner superbee with the 440 hemi was.
Sad thing is, they're STILL driving 4 doors with mag wheels :scratchchin:
Well played, dayclona :lol:
Quote from: fizz on February 15, 2017, 10:05:09 AM
I remember the color Nazis from back in the day, driving 4 doors with mags and talkin about how bad ass their uncles roadrunner superbee with the 440 hemi was.
I remember the first time I heard a buddy say 440 Hemi ::) . I did not correct him [in front of others] because he was my buddy, he was drunk :cheers:, and he was telling us his "I had a dream last night that I won the lottery" story :yesnod: . And they weren't even making a bolt on Hemi Head for a 440 at that time... but were just about to. :icon_smile_cool:
Most of them looked like beevis and butthead, and their uncles car was always (supposedly) plum crazy or hemi orange. Not calf shit green like my car. Usually the conversation came up after "no, I am not going to help you put a hemi in your Pacer", or something like that.
Quote from: Artur on February 10, 2017, 01:27:26 PM
my old green charger. miss that car :'(
It's mine now since August and i take care of it.
Nice !
That is a sweeet car Yada [yada, yada]. :icon_smile_big:
Quote from: Yada on February 17, 2017, 10:31:38 AM
Quote from: Artur on February 10, 2017, 01:27:26 PM
my old green charger. miss that car :'(
It's mine now since August and i take care of it.
Hej! & velkommen!
Nice car(s all)!
Having done so I am of the firm opinion that no one will ever part with a Charger and not suffer some sort of emotional trauma. :'(
Unless of course they are of the cold, lifeless heart type...just kidding flippers! :icon_smile_big:
Quote from: 69 OUR/TEA on February 12, 2017, 05:26:55 PM
An old magazine , this guy was a green hater , changed a Hemi Charger from green to red .
I have that magazine somewhere!
Quote from: qwick68 on February 17, 2017, 07:24:19 PM
Quote from: 69 OUR/TEA on February 12, 2017, 05:26:55 PM
An old magazine , this guy was a green hater , changed a Hemi Charger from green to red .
I have that magazine somewhere!
Same here. That was my car when I owned it back in the 80's.
Quote from: OldGuy on February 11, 2017, 12:54:35 PM
I like my green Charger...
Yes looks :2thumbs: Is that F3 or F5?
Quote from: Yada on February 17, 2017, 10:31:38 AM
Quote from: Artur on February 10, 2017, 01:27:26 PM
my old green charger. miss that car :'(
It's mine now since August and i take care of it.
Very nice.
You got a side shot of that car?
What size wheels and backspacing? The front ones look just the right depth to me.
I was asked to post my F6 car pictures. Here you go BDF.
Thanks Lee! :2thumbs:
Any more out there? :popcrn:
I'll have to dig the picture out, but I have a picture of another F6 car from 1996 in Chico, CA
Nice retro pics Lee. :2thumbs:
Damn those are some deep dish Cragars, both front & rear.
Do you remember the rim sizes? Back spacings? Tire sizes?
:cheers:
I don't remember the wheels spacing (I'll need to measure them), but the tire sizes were LR50-15 and GR50-14. This is what the car currently has and will have when done rebuilding the car. Wheels are shot, so I will be replacing them.
Quote from: LeesRT on March 26, 2017, 07:33:11 PM
I don't remember the wheels spacing (I'll need to measure them), but the tire sizes were LR50-15 and GR50-14. This is what the car currently has and will have when done rebuilding the car. Wheels are shot, so I will be replacing them.
Cool thanks. :2thumbs:
So you'll be having 14" up front and 15" in the rear with new Cragars of the same dimensions?
:cheers:
That's the plan. 14" up front, 15" in the rear. Wheel style may change. I haven't decided yet.
Quote from: 69 OUR/TEA on February 12, 2017, 05:26:55 PM
An old magazine , this guy was a green hater , changed a Hemi Charger from green to red .
I have that magazine!
I think hate is a very strong word. I do not like green much myself and would not buy a car (new or classic) in green..........but i would not use the word "hate" just for a colour! However If I was lucky enough to own an original hemi....it would stay original colour no matter what!! LOL!
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,114768.msg1467227.html#msg1467227
I still miss this car. It will always be one of my top favorites.
Quote from: alfaitalia on March 27, 2017, 09:50:42 AM
I think hate is a very strong word. I do not like green much myself and would not buy a car (new or classic) in green..........but i would not use the word "hate" just for a colour! However If I was lucky enough to own an original hemi....it would stay original colour no matter what!! LOL!
While lurking on this site I picked up on quite a few 'ugly-fugly' type comments concerning green cars, hence the title of post.
Quote from: Charger-Bodie on March 27, 2017, 03:17:47 PM
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,114768.msg1467227.html#msg1467227
I still miss this car. It will always be one of my top favorites.
Beautiful GREEN CAR there!
Quote from: Dino on February 12, 2017, 08:32:19 PM
I could stand to have my car back in its original F8 with white top, but that green interior has got to go!
I'm with you Dino. The green guts have to go. :eek2: :eek2:
Had a green 72 satellite once the wife and I restored. Before it hit the road it was dark blue with a black interior! We both hated the color green that much! :popcrn:
Quote from: alfaitalia on March 27, 2017, 09:50:42 AM
I think hate is a very strong word. I do not like green much myself and would not buy a car (new or classic) in green..........but i would not use the word "hate" just for a colour! However If I was lucky enough to own an original hemi....it would stay original colour no matter what!! LOL!
If you grew up back in the day (US) when cars, clothing, home appliances, furniture, etc were either green, brown or gold...then you started to truly HATE those turd colours, by the late 60's (really late) wild colours started to appear on the scene, by 1970 everything was getting "groovey", wild colours, mod prints on clothing, furniture, even the automobile, there was a colour explosion, it probably lasted no later than the late 70's, then it returned back to the drabness, but among motorheads anything that was green, esp dark green was considered vile, brown or gold could be tolerated, but a paint change was always on the list of things to do after driveline mods, green cars always seemed to get a black or grey primer spraybomb job right out of the gate
Quote from: DAY CLONA on March 30, 2017, 09:33:16 AM
but among motorheads anything that was green, esp dark green was considered vile, brown or gold could be tolerated, but a paint change was always on the list of things to do after driveline mods, green cars always seemed to get a black or grey primer spraybomb job right out of the gate
True, I knew many owners of green cars that got spray bombed rather quickly once they were acquired. Also, many green cars were parted out. I called it "parts car green". :icon_smile_big: This is one I parted out in 1994. Kind of a bummer looking back, because it would have been a fairly easy restoration today.
(http://i.onfinite.com/ZsYsdy8s.jpg)
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How much did something like that cost back then?
Quote from: Baldwinvette77 on March 30, 2017, 10:54:11 AM
How much did something like that cost back then?
Well I passed on a B5 70 R/T in 1986 for $1500 because the trans was blown...if that gives you any idea.
I also passed on a white superbird around the same time at @ $7500, of course that was a lot of money for a teenager at the time...plus it has 413 in it and I thought that was weird. :P
I was there, painting cars, and if a car was green, gold, yellow, tan, or brown it was in line for a color change. part of that was those colors faded to ugly. If it red, blue or black it got left alone. Then we painted everything red, black or blue until the mid 80s and it seemed everything got painted maroon, brandywine, or bright blues or some shade of turquoise after that. I had a dark green 70 charger, never changed color, it is true I would have preferred another color, but it was good shape and that money supported performance parts. Where I was from, the fast guys didn't worry about color, but the monte carlo, grand prix, and other non performance 70s car owners did. Now, I traded a blue 73 318 charger straight across for my green 70 r/t in 76. To us, after 71-72 everything was a grandma car. Now some of you maybe wouldn't have traded the blue 318 73 for the green 70 r/t, because you hate green so much. But the green 70 was at least a muscle car. Now, I never got much grief about the color of my car from the other hot rod/muscle car guys, and didn't care much what the grandma car guys thought.
Quote from: Baldwinvette77 on March 30, 2017, 10:54:11 AM
How much did something like that cost back then?
IIRC, I paid $400 for that car just as you see it. It was a 383 500, the previous owner pulled the engine & trans to put into a truck. I wish I would have kept more of the black interior, but I was running out of storage space.
i was born in the wrong era :lol: ...... :rotz:
Quote from: Baldwinvette77 on March 30, 2017, 03:00:52 PM
i was born in the wrong era :lol: ...... :rotz:
Well maybe, but you would have been just like us born earlier with the same type of stories. It's all relative, I suppose.
Think of the cars right now that you are passing on.....what will they be worth in 50 years? :scratchchin:
Pictures of an F6, 1969 Charger R/T from about 1996. It was for sale in Chico, CA at a collector car place. At a quick glance, I thought it was mine until I noticed the missing stripes.
More of the same car.
I'm a big fan of F8 with a combo such as below:
TPR
Vile,he says.
Quote from: LeesRT on March 30, 2017, 07:43:14 PM
Pictures of an F6, 1969 Charger R/T from about 1996. It was for sale in Chico, CA at a collector car place. At a quick glance, I thought it was mine until I noticed the missing stripes.
Cool car!
I'd like to put the dual snorkle air-cleaner back on mine :coolgleamA:
Quote from: Baldwinvette77 on March 30, 2017, 10:54:11 AM
How much did something like that cost back then?
Back in the day, late 70's early 80's most 68-70 Charger parts cars were either "just get it out of my yard" free, or anything under $300-$400 bucks for a running car, yes even R/T's, I remember missing out on a F8 69 HEMI Charger with a blown motor, nice car in 1977 for $800, but again that was a lot of money in 77
I picked up a few freebies, usually it was the Dad or the Wife getting rid of the kids/husbands "junk", other than a few free ones the cheapest Charger was a 70 500 B5/B5 383 auto for $40, guy just wanted what he paid for the 4 "new" tires (which were all flat from YEARS of sitting) had a nice NOS passenger fender on it, most I ever paid was $500 for a 70 440 4speed R/T, I was mostly into E bodies, of which I parted approx 300-350 Cuda/Challengers from the late 70's thru the late 90's, a couple of dozen Chargers, RR's, SATs, etc, etc, mostly B and E's, A bodies if they were sunroof or 340 cars,...the days of finding them in the back/front yard of every other house are long gone, but GOD! a lot of them were Green! :icon_smile_big:
Mike
Here's one you may enjoy. It's a 69 Charger in its original F5 paint. Here's a picture the day I dropped it off at my detailer's place.
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/7003B618-943F-4708-9C39-366A3532384F.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/7003B618-943F-4708-9C39-366A3532384F.jpg.html)
$150 later, this is what it looked like. The old enamels can really be woken up.
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(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/D2A93E80-504F-4895-8B04-108D0A1A0294.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/D2A93E80-504F-4895-8B04-108D0A1A0294.jpg.html)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/0D33C5D0-9999-4354-93EA-6F38151BD99A.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/0D33C5D0-9999-4354-93EA-6F38151BD99A.jpg.html)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/48D1F5CD-055F-4400-A1CF-52D2CBAE2D94.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/48D1F5CD-055F-4400-A1CF-52D2CBAE2D94.jpg.html)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/BF212A17-97AD-46BD-924C-475D98769061.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/BF212A17-97AD-46BD-924C-475D98769061.jpg.html)
Lovely, what a beauty! :coolgleamA: :cheers:
Amazing transformation!
TPR
How vile. Are you going to part it out?
Quote from: 70B5Cuda on April 02, 2017, 10:54:31 PM
Here's one you may enjoy. It's a 69 Charger in its original F5 paint. Here's a picture the day I dropped it off at my detailer's place.
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/7003B618-943F-4708-9C39-366A3532384F.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/7003B618-943F-4708-9C39-366A3532384F.jpg.html)
$150 later, this is what it looked like. The old lacquers can really be woken up.
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/B648CD32-7F93-48F8-99E9-8939512F8691.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/B648CD32-7F93-48F8-99E9-8939512F8691.jpg.html)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/D2A93E80-504F-4895-8B04-108D0A1A0294.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/D2A93E80-504F-4895-8B04-108D0A1A0294.jpg.html)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/0D33C5D0-9999-4354-93EA-6F38151BD99A.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/0D33C5D0-9999-4354-93EA-6F38151BD99A.jpg.html)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/48D1F5CD-055F-4400-A1CF-52D2CBAE2D94.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/48D1F5CD-055F-4400-A1CF-52D2CBAE2D94.jpg.html)
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/850XP/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/BF212A17-97AD-46BD-924C-475D98769061.jpg) (http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/media/My%20old%20Mopars/1969%20F5%20Charger-Goddard/BF212A17-97AD-46BD-924C-475D98769061.jpg.html)
If it is orig paint , they were enamel , the GM's were laquer .
you are correct. I didn't think before I typed!
Quote from: fizz on April 04, 2017, 10:23:02 AM
How vile. Are you going to part it out?
Haha...nope! I hope to have it running by the weekend. It had been off the road for about 7 years
Ever notice, green car haters have no pics of their chargers in their avatar?
Quote from: fizz on April 04, 2017, 05:58:25 PM
Ever notice, green car haters have no pics of their chargers in their avatar?
Mine is in my avatar. :icon_smile_big:
Quote from: Charger_Fan on April 04, 2017, 06:52:19 PM
Quote from: fizz on April 04, 2017, 05:58:25 PM
Ever notice, green car haters have no pics of their chargers in their avatar?
Mine is in my avatar. :icon_smile_big:
Hjå! Closet Greeny! :nana:
My first car in 1979 was 69 Charger. I towed it home, put a new timing chain in it, and drove the wheels off it. Thanks goodness it was a $150 green car. If it were any other color I could not have afforded it. Green can be good :icon_smile_tongue:
Looks like cars with damaged front ends is "your thing". ;)
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Ive parted out 46 SRT8's and fixed/drove 6 wrecked SRT8's over the past 5 years...so yeah! The B5 Super Bee is my next car to part out....what a shame too since it only has 49K miles and runs/drives. I do have 7 or 8 old mopars without front end damage though!
Sorry, can't let it die.
Haters, I challenge you to post up pics of YOUR cars, I, and I am sure other green car owners, want to see if you have any business pickin at our cars for freakin color!
I've yet to see anyone in this thread really hating on green cars anyway....just friendly banter. Color is a personal thing...you like it or you don't. Mine is going to be blue...but I guarantee the finished article will divide the crowd.
Baloney. Vile as a description is not friendly banter. And, gonna be is about what I expected. Good pic of mine on august 2017 Snap On calendar.
Quote from: alfaitalia on April 06, 2017, 04:49:49 PM
I've yet to see anyone in this thread really hating on green cars anyway....just friendly banter. Color is a personal thing...you like it or you don't. Mine is going to be blue...but I guarantee the finished article will divide the crowd.
Agree--Our cars were sold in the colors that moved them to the public at the time.
We are a large group with many impulses.
I like that my "avacado" (F8) colored 69 Coronet hemi 4sp matched my stove and refrgerator of the day. :lol:
What is the top popular color of this day?---Should I change mine to fit in? :nana: :icon_smile_wink:
Quote from: 70B5Cuda on April 05, 2017, 11:25:16 AM
Ive parted out 46 SRT8's and fixed/drove 6 wrecked SRT8's over the past 5 years...so yeah! The B5 Super Bee is my next car to part out....what a shame too since it only has 49K miles and runs/drives. I do have 7 or 8 old mopars without front end damage though!
How do you have time for this ? Or do you do this for a living ?
BTW My 70 Charger was F5 Pea Green. I HAD TO REPAINT IT ANOTHER COLOR ASAP. :cheers:
Quote from: ACUDANUT on April 06, 2017, 06:01:17 PM
Quote from: 70B5Cuda on April 05, 2017, 11:25:16 AM
Ive parted out 46 SRT8's and fixed/drove 6 wrecked SRT8's over the past 5 years...so yeah! The B5 Super Bee is my next car to part out....what a shame too since it only has 49K miles and runs/drives. I do have 7 or 8 old mopars without front end damage though!
How do you have time for this ? Or do you do this for a living ?
BTW My 70 Charger was F5 Pea Green. I HAD TO REPAINT IT ANOTHER COLOR ASAP. :cheers:
It's just weekend fun-I have a full time job during the week. The trick is to invest in some quality time saving tools and then just do the same cars over and over! I am notoriously cheap on tools but I bit the bullet and bought 2 new Milwaukee Fuel impacts (1/2" and 3/8" drive) and they have revolutionized the way I work on cars. Between the impacts and doing only SRT8's I can completely strip and disassemble an SRT in about 12-15 hours (about 3 partial Saturdays). As I strip parts, I take pics and list on eBay. I usually only work on the cars on Saturday and I box sold parts in the evenings after the kids are in bed. I am slowing down though. I used to get a full Saturday to work and now I'm down to about 3-4 hours per Saturday.
Quote from: fizz on April 06, 2017, 04:43:39 PM
Sorry, can't let it die.
Haters, I challenge you to post up pics of YOUR cars, I, and I am sure other green car owners, want to see if you have any business pickin at our cars for freakin color!
:stirthepot:
:popcrn:
:poke:
:popcrn:
Here's a pic.
Sometimes it isn't easy being green.
PS. I also found another teeny barn.
Quote from: XH29N0G on April 06, 2017, 09:00:50 PM
Here's a pic.
Sometimes it isn't easy being green.
PS. I also found another teeny barn.
:2thumbs:
Did you FIND anything in the barn? :icon_smile_big:
QuoteHaters, I challenge you to post up pics of YOUR cars
Below is my green car with a top coat of Super Blue. I also have a green car top-coated flat black if anyone is interested.
Quote from: RallyeMike on April 06, 2017, 09:33:21 PM
QuoteHaters, I challenge you to post up pics of YOUR cars
Below is my green car with a top coat of Super Blue. I also have a green car top-coated flat black if anyone is interested.
Shame on you! :slap:
The blue one is OK.... :cheers:
Quote from: fizz on April 06, 2017, 04:43:39 PM
Sorry, can't let it die.
Haters, I challenge you to post up pics of YOUR cars, I, and I am sure other green car owners, want to see if you have any business pickin at our cars for freakin color!
1st, It's bad enough having to say I own a GREEN car, 2nd being seen driving a GREEN car, 3rd, it don't scream any GREENER than this, I just wish this car had originally been any other colour other than GREEN, try driving a "watermellon" around without getting strange looks :nana:
Mike
...this is what happens when you own a GREEN car, fruits just show up from nowhere and hang around your car... ;D
Quote from: DAY CLONA on April 06, 2017, 11:59:57 PM
...this is what happens when you own a GREEN car, fruits just show up from nowhere and hang around your car... ;D
:hah: Looks like it laid an egg.
True enough, that is one ugly ass paint job. What crack head dreamed that up?
But what colors would that paint job look good in? Red and pink w/ white top? Dark blue and baby blue w/ white top? Purple and lavender w/white top? Aint got nothing to do w/green.
Molded in nose and street rod nerf bar aint helpin either
Quote from: fizz on April 07, 2017, 07:11:09 AM
True enough, that is one ugly ass paint job. What crack head dreamed that up?
Really?? Very respectful of you to type such a thing! Let's see the pics of your Daytona,real or clone.
I wish either of my green cars would produce watermelons. Would save me money at the grocery market.
Quote from: DAY CLONA on April 06, 2017, 11:59:57 PM
...this is what happens when you own a GREEN car, fruits just show up from nowhere and hang around your car... ;D
It's good to see you have a sense of humor. By the way what is the blue car to the side of the Dayclona? Looks like a '67 GTX or '67 R/T. Love those cars!
Quote from: Charger-Bodie on April 07, 2017, 08:36:04 AM
Quote from: fizz on April 07, 2017, 07:11:09 AM
True enough, that is one ugly ass paint job. What crack head dreamed that up?
Really?? Very respectful of you to type such a thing! Let's see the pics of your Daytona,real or clone.
To be fair to him, whether he had a Daytona or not does not drop him having an opinion on a pretty horrible paint scheme. That's the joys of an open forum. I don't like it either...if it's a real Daytona then it's just wrong if it's a clone then who wants a clone of a melon...lol.
Quote from: fizz on April 07, 2017, 07:11:09 AM
True enough, that is one ugly ass paint job. What crack head dreamed that up?
That's actually a really cool car & by your comment, I see you're pretty much an...
(http://i.onfinite.com/6zNNxbNp.jpg)
The "ugly ass" paint job & front "nerf bar" are there for a reason. Maybe you should do yourself a favor & research "Watermelon Daytona" before you run your yap. :slap:
I've always liked the story of the Watermelon Daytona and a cool piece of history.
Quote from: Sublime/Sixpack on April 07, 2017, 09:58:53 AM
Quote from: DAY CLONA on April 06, 2017, 11:59:57 PM
...this is what happens when you own a GREEN car, fruits just show up from nowhere and hang around your car... ;D
It's good to see you have a sense of humor. By the way what is the blue car to the side of the Dayclona? Looks like a '67 GTX or '67 R/T. Love those cars!
Yes, that is humorous!
BTW- They are 'only' colors and 'opinions'. It would be a very boring car show (or life!) if everything was any one of our favorite colors.
Now play nice... :nixon:
What I am sayin, with his comments on green cars (VILE), which includes mine, that car has a lot more vile going on than just being green. And that aint no Daytona.
Quote from: Charger_Fan on April 07, 2017, 12:10:19 PM
Quote from: fizz on April 07, 2017, 07:11:09 AM
True enough, that is one ugly ass paint job. What crack head dreamed that up?
That's actually a really cool car & by your comment, I see you're pretty much an...
(http://i.onfinite.com/6zNNxbNp.jpg)
The "ugly ass" paint job & front "nerf bar" are there for a reason. Maybe you should do yourself a favor & research "Watermelon Daytona" before you run your yap. :slap:
He is a Mule ?
I've been called worse. I like pretty much anything with wheels and internal combustion engines. I happen to like 70 chargers, and have a connection to ef8 green ones. I spent a bunch of time and money and built one, and am pretty damn proud of it.
Now, if you have a green car, and want to paint it some other color, of course have at it. Your deal. And if you did an exceptional job, or something different & cool, I will appreciate it. And, if not, I probably will walk by it.
I actually have no opinion one way or another about that watermelon car. I don't think he has any business calling green cars VILE, though, no matter what the history is with that car.
Do you actually expect to be able to bad mouth someone elses car ON COLOR ALONE, and then present something like that and be beyond reproach. That is respectful? Do you think that the guys with green cars are sitting reading what you write, and hanging our heads and saying "Ya, he's right, my car is VILE, I really should part it out. Do you think that with the amount of money we spend on these cars, they are green by freakin accident? I say, if you want to criticize other peoples stuff, show us what you got that gives you the credentials.
Quote from: fizz on April 07, 2017, 07:11:09 AM
True enough, that is one ugly ass paint job. What crack head dreamed that up?
If you grew up in the 60 and 70's as a motorhead, this is how it was when it came to customizing your ride, no "crackheads', just 'potheads' back in the day customizing and painting cars
Seriously though, the car was created just as you see it in late 1969, photographed in the Hamtramck factory holding yard, seen occasionally parked in the Executive Dodge Main parking lot, even turned into to a poster by Chrysler Photo Studios, made a few rounds with the "New for 70 Dodge" road shows at various ISCA events around the country, and rumored to be have been owned by Robert McCurry, Chrysler Exectutive, and the "Father" to many programs, including the Aero car program...the car remains somewhat of a mystery as to how, why, when, who, etc...and may perhaps always be?
The Factory built a lot of showcars, plus had their dealer network program of the Rapid Transit System (RTS) touring the country's dealerships, so cars like this were the "norm", if you don't know what I'm referencing, then you won't get it?, or perhaps your a few generations younger than me?
The car is a clone of the original, it's basically my "calling/business card", if your going to make repro Tona/Bird parts, why not have a business "model" that people will remember, whether they dig it, or not, they always remember it, beats driving just your average Daytona or Superbird, I just wish it didn't have to be green on green :nana:
either way here's a few vintage back in the day pics...
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Quote from: fizz on April 07, 2017, 02:15:52 PM
I don't think he has any business calling green cars VILE, though,
If you had read my earlier post regarding "vile", I said that most motorheads back in the day regarded any green car, esp dark green cars "vile", and were often the victim of a quick spraybomb black or grey primer job...I know the truth hurts, but that's the way it was, now while I have no love for GREEN coloured cars, I can appreciate the time and money someone puts into their vehicle, I don't have to like what I see, they have to live with it...but there's no need to get all upset Francis :icon_smile_big:
Jeeze, I restored a car back to stock looking, and you recreated that. Whoever made the first one, the welded on nose is cheese no matter how you slice it. Some stuff should be left for dead. And that's the truth you have to live with.
Quote from: fizz on April 07, 2017, 04:03:47 PM
Jeeze, I restored a car back to stock looking, and you recreated that. Whoever made the first one, the welded on nose is cheese no matter how you slice it. Some stuff should be left for dead. And that's the truth you have to live with.
That is your opinion. Im sure there are other who will agree with you too,point is that even if this is an open forum...... You could still use a small amount of tact. :eyes:
Quote from: DAY CLONA on April 07, 2017, 02:35:35 PM
Quote from: fizz on April 07, 2017, 07:11:09 AM
True enough, that is one ugly ass paint job. What crack head dreamed that up?
If you grew up in the 60 and 70's as a motorhead, this is how it was when it came to customizing your ride, no "crackheads', just 'potheads' back in the day customizing and painting cars
Seriously though, the car was created just as you see it in late 1969, photographed in the Hamtramck factory holding yard, seen occasionally parked in the Executive Dodge Main parking lot, even turned into to a poster by Chrysler Photo Studios, made a few rounds with the "New for 70 Dodge" road shows at various ISCA events around the country, and rumored to be have been owned by Robert McCurry, Chrysler Exectutive, and the "Father" to many programs, including the Aero car program...the car remains somewhat of a mystery as to how, why, when, who, etc...and may perhaps always be?
The Factory built a lot of showcars, plus had their dealer network program of the Rapid Transit System (RTS) touring the country's dealerships, so cars like this were the "norm", if you don't know what I'm referencing, then you won't get it?, or perhaps your a few generations younger than me?
The car is a clone of the original, it's basically my "calling/business card", if your going to make repro Tona/Bird parts, why not have a business "model" that people will remember, whether they dig it, or not, they always remember it, beats driving just your average Daytona or Superbird, I just wish it didn't have to be green on green :nana:
either way here's a few vintage back in the day pics...
I was a kid in the 60s and went to a lot of cars shows in SoCal back then. Saw all of the TV cars, Barris stuff, etc. I thought those customs were 'Boss'!
I now suspect that some of the creators were dropping acid... :yesnod:
Thanks for sharing those Day Clona! :cheers:
Correct, that is my opinion, and I am expressing it more tactfully than he did, key use of words that earned him my opinion, VILE and TURD.
I actually like the car, but the last post only makes me think back to college in the 1980's where we could by national bohemian in returnable bottle for $5 a case (I think) and then get back most from the returns. Don't worry, I'll get to the point. The only problem was it turned your turds green. Now that was something that made me think about buying another case.... but then again it was a really good deal. :nana:
:hah: You "green turd" guys ought to consider starting a "coprophilia" thread over there on the off topic place. :nana:
Quote from: BDF on April 07, 2017, 06:44:41 PM
:hah: You "green turd" guys ought to consider starting a "coprophilia" thread over there on the off topic place. :nana:
:smilielol: Now that's "VILE", only a green car owner could come up with a "TURD" like that!...
Speaking of "Green Turds"...Here's a Green Charger in a Turd pit
My car was originally red, painted Sublime somewhere in life, and when I put it into paint, it came out green again. I'm in the minority obviously, but I don't like red. Opinions are like a**holes, and that's mine. lol
Quote from: darbgnik on April 08, 2017, 02:46:34 PM
My car was originally red, painted Sublime somewhere in life, and when I put it into paint, it came out green again. I'm in the minority obviously, but I don't like red. Opinions are like a**holes, and that's mine. lol
Don't feel alone, red is not one of my favorite colors, although I don't mind it. Personally I look more at the quality of a car than it's color.
I like most colors except some of these newer cars running around with paint that appears to be the color of cement. I just don't get that.
I am struggling with changing the color of my car and since it's in a million pieces, now is the time to decide, but I am considering white over the factory f3 green. It's a 69 Coronet r/t hemi car.......I'm ditching the column shift and going with a 4 seed/Dana 60, non numbers, so it cant hurt to go with a color change...? I have not seen an f3 in person and there aren't a whole lot of pics out there for a 69 Coronet f3, with green vinyl top, black butt stripe, black int. to gauge the combo. White just seems to look good on a b-body to me....although f6, and f8 are really nice.
Quote from: dccoronet on April 09, 2017, 01:52:21 AM
I am struggling with changing the color of my car and since it's in a million pieces, now is the time to decide, but I am considering white over the factory f3 green. It's a 69 Coronet r/t hemi car.......I'm ditching the column shift and going with a 4 seed/Dana 60, non numbers, so it cant hurt to go with a color change...? I have not seen an f3 in person and there aren't a whole lot of pics out there for a 69 Coronet f3, with green vinyl top, black butt stripe, black int. to gauge the combo. White just seems to look good on a b-body to me....although f6, and f8 are really nice.
As a fan of green cars , the 68 and 69 Coronet being my second fav B-body , and that it is a Hemi car , I think that car is bad azz as delivered !!!!
Quote from: dccoronet on April 09, 2017, 01:52:21 AM
I am struggling with changing the color of my car and since it's in a million pieces, now is the time to decide, but I am considering white over the factory f3 green. It's a 69 Coronet r/t hemi car.......I'm ditching the column shift and going with a 4 seed/Dana 60, non numbers, so it cant hurt to go with a color change...? I have not seen an f3 in person and there aren't a whole lot of pics out there for a 69 Coronet f3, with green vinyl top, black butt stripe, black int. to gauge the combo. White just seems to look good on a b-body to me....although f6, and f8 are really nice.
FWIW I have a friend that has a '69 Super Bee in white, red interior, and a red butt stripe. It's a rather striking combination. Go with your gut.
Saw this on another Mopar site and thought it fit this topic.
Quote from: dccoronet on April 09, 2017, 01:52:21 AM
I am struggling with changing the color of my car and since it's in a million pieces, now is the time to decide, but I am considering white over the factory f3 green. It's a 69 Coronet r/t hemi car.......I'm ditching the column shift and going with a 4 seed/Dana 60, non numbers, so it cant hurt to go with a color change...? I have not seen an f3 in person and there aren't a whole lot of pics out there for a 69 Coronet f3, with green vinyl top, black butt stripe, black int. to gauge the combo. White just seems to look good on a b-body to me....although f6, and f8 are really nice.
You got to ask yourself what is it, your doing in this refurbishing endeavor?, do you have intentions of selling the car after completion?, building it as an investment?, and/or concerned with future returns on your investment, if yes to any of these questions, then your stuck with putting the green poo back on...
If your of the mind that your enjoyment of the vehicle is the only paramount concern or desire, then build the car as you want it finished because you have to live with it, IMHO it's just a machine, meant to be repaired, altered, modified to one's liking, it's a factory hot rod, they modified it from it's stock offerings, no reason not to continue in that venue, it's not some archaeological ruin that has to be restored to original, preserved and worshiped for generations to come, it's just a conveyance of mechanical means
Quote from: DAY CLONA on April 09, 2017, 11:45:09 AM
Quote from: dccoronet on April 09, 2017, 01:52:21 AM
I am struggling with changing the color of my car and since it's in a million pieces, now is the time to decide, .
You got to ask yourself what is it, your doing in this refurbishing endeavor?, do you have intentions of selling the car after completion?, building it as an investment?, and/or concerned with future returns on your investment, if yes to any of these questions, then your stuck with putting the green poo back on...
Dayclona hit the nail on the head. :2thumbs: Keep in mind though this is an original Hemi car. Consider that this is a high dollar car restored and a color change will affect it's value more than it would say a 318 car. I have an original 69 Hemi Charger. Its is original F3 green. Not my favorite color and I would not have picked it if I could have ordered the car new. But the key here is I could not / did not order the car new. I was seriously looking for a original Hemi Charger when I found it. I'm glad I have it whatever color it is. There are a lot of red, blue, black & white Chargers. But only a handful of Hemi Chargers exist today. Color isn't everything. Back in the day I don't think color ever won a race. :Twocents:
QuoteI am struggling with changing the color of my car and since it's in a million pieces, now is the time to decide, but I am considering white over the factory f3 green. It's a 69 Coronet r/t hemi car.......I'm ditching the column shift and going with a 4 seed/Dana 60, non numbers, so it cant hurt to go with a color change...? I have not seen an f3 in person and there aren't a whole lot of pics out there for a 69 Coronet f3, with green vinyl top, black butt stripe, black int. to gauge the combo. White just seems to look good on a b-body to me....although f6, and f8 are really nice.
Iv'e gotta say when the unpopular F3, F5 and F8 colors are done well in a base/clear combo they look much, much better than the original paint jobs.
Quote from: Davtona on April 09, 2017, 06:51:36 PM
Back in the day I don't think color ever won a race. :Twocents:
There's always been the old racer's adage, NEVER, EVER paint a racecar GREEN, unless you like bad luck or losing
And for the newbies that think I'm kidding....
Quote from: DAY CLONA on April 09, 2017, 07:44:48 PM
Quote from: Davtona on April 09, 2017, 06:51:36 PM
Back in the day I don't think color ever won a race. :Twocents:
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There's always been the old racer's adage, NEVER, EVER paint a racecar GREEN, unless you like bad luck or losing.
I recall that chatter from those days. --It was that reason alone that made me chose green for the color of my 73 900Z1 motorcycle.
I put 55K on it and still have it. :nana:
Quote from: LeesRT on April 09, 2017, 10:42:08 AM
Saw this on another Mopar site and thought it fit this topic.
AWESOME! :icon_smile_big:
Quote from: ws23rt on April 09, 2017, 08:06:51 PM
Quote from: DAY CLONA on April 09, 2017, 07:44:48 PM
Quote from: Davtona on April 09, 2017, 06:51:36 PM
Back in the day I don't think color ever won a race. :Twocents:
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There's always been the old racer's adage, NEVER, EVER paint a racecar GREEN, unless you like bad luck or losing.
I recall that chatter from those days. --It was that reason alone that made me chose green for the color of my 73 900Z1 motorcycle.
I put 55K on it and still have it. :nana:
I'd have painted mine green to keep everyone away.
I'd also smuggle bananas onto a sailboat.
:D
Quote from: dccoronet on April 09, 2017, 01:52:21 AM
I am struggling with changing the color of my car and since it's in a million pieces, now is the time to decide, but I am considering white over the factory f3 green. It's a 69 Coronet r/t hemi car.......I'm ditching the column shift and going with a 4 seed/Dana 60, non numbers, so it cant hurt to go with a color change...? I have not seen an f3 in person and there aren't a whole lot of pics out there for a 69 Coronet f3, with green vinyl top, black butt stripe, black int. to gauge the combo. White just seems to look good on a b-body to me....although f6, and f8 are really nice.
Lots of great answers above. Personally, I think F3, when it's fresh, is a great color, but to each his own. F6 is a striking color, especially when paired with white top and stripe. With a real Hemi car, switching much on it at all will impact resell value much harder than other cars. As long as you're aware of that going in, and you don't mind, then go for it.
My gut tells me to keep it f3....Its still a long way off but I was leaning green 60/40. I'm still going 4 speed/Dana....now if it were only a Charger! I regret not keeping one of the Chargers I have had, but they all led me to the Coronet pretty much free , so I can't complain too much. In the last three years I have had a 70 RT 4 speed fy1 6 pack Charger, 69 RT/SE r4 sunroof Charger, and a 69 f8 Charger 500 440 auto all sitting in the garage...... Life changed a lot over the last three years between making babies and opening(and selling) an auto repair shop.
Thanks for the replies!
I've got a FF4 70 Charger RT, delete vinyl with V-21 Hood treatment that will be ready to paint in a couple of months. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out if I want to go with Green or go black. I absolutely love Black Chargers.
Unless you are trying to preserve originality, I am advocate of paint the car the way you want it.
Quote from: pipeliner on April 15, 2017, 09:20:05 PM
I absolutely love Black Chargers.
There's your answer....to your dilemma
Decisions decisions
Quote from: pipeliner on April 16, 2017, 07:50:18 AM
Decisions decisions
Black shows every spec of dust all the time unless you really like cleaning all the time :2thumbs:
Quote from: 70 sublime on April 16, 2017, 08:02:41 AM
Quote from: pipeliner on April 16, 2017, 07:50:18 AM
Decisions decisions
Black shows every spec of dust all the time unless you really like cleaning all the time :2thumbs:
Yeah I know it. That's what I hated about my black truck but it sure was sharp lol.
Quote from: 70 sublime on April 16, 2017, 08:02:41 AM
Quote from: pipeliner on April 16, 2017, 07:50:18 AM
Decisions decisions
Black shows every spec of dust all the time unless you really like cleaning all the time :2thumbs:
Yep.
Quote from: 70 sublime on April 16, 2017, 08:02:41 AM
Quote from: pipeliner on April 16, 2017, 07:50:18 AM
Decisions decisions
Black shows every spec of dust all the time unless you really like cleaning all the time :2thumbs:
I'd have ZERO issues with cleaning this... :icon_smile_big:
Yes! That is very nice.
BTW Day Clona, is officialdayclona.com still viable? I can't bring it up, it very well COULD be me... :shruggy:
Quote from: BDF on April 16, 2017, 09:47:46 PM
Yes! That is very nice.
BTW Day Clona, is officialdayclona.com still viable? I can't bring it up, it very well COULD be me... :shruggy:
No, I haven't bothered with a website in years...
Dodge is rereleasing F8 green for the 2018 Dodge lineup.
http://www.allpar.com/news/2017/04/dodge-demon-in-all-14-colors-37244
http://www.grangermotors.com/blogs/445/ram-truck/sublime-green-dodge-ram-1500-sport/
Honestly, I don't think the truck looks good in Sublime.
Not a fan of the painted bumper body colour either
Quote from: JB400 on April 27, 2017, 09:27:31 PM
Honestly, I don't think the truck looks good in Sublime.
Me either. The RAM webpage has a bunch of "limited edition" models. I like that they are thinking outside the box though.
http://www.ramtrucks.com/limited-editions/index.html (http://www.ramtrucks.com/limited-editions/index.html)
I need to find one of the performance hoods for my 14 RAM off of something that got waded up. :P
Quote from: 70 sublime on April 27, 2017, 09:29:50 PM
Not a fan of the painted bumper body colour either
:iagree:
I've been a fan of dark green metallic cars since I was a kid and even had a dark green metallic Stingray bike with a white banana seat. That's why I'm really hoping this RT/SE holds together when I try to pull it out of the mud in two weeks.
Nice find!....is the mud up to the rockers, like it looks, or is it just a build up of leaves? Would be nice if the belly was not on the floor.
The mud touches the rockers in some places and not others. There are several other cars there - some of which survived ok. Others did not. A 65 Mustang Fastback I pulled out was completely gone where it touched the mud. The car also has severe rust at the rear section of the roof and tail end of the car. It may be a parts car, but is so original I'd like to save it if possible.
Here's hoping. Certainly looks better than a parts car from the one picture. Motor and tranny present? Or am I just being too hopeful. Impossible to find things like that here as Chargers were never officially imported to the UK back in the day and still aren't...pity.
Thanks, original engine and transmission are still in the car. It is 100% complete and, like the Mustang, was just parked when the family bought something new. Even the battery with the red vent caps is still on it, correct air cleaner, etc. Mechanically it is very basic for an R/T - 440 4bbl, automatic, 3.23 open rear. Some interesting options include a/c, power brakes, hood pins, luggage rack, console, am/fm radio, leather buckets (surprisingly good condition all things considered), and I believe the hood blackout treatment. Other cars next to it aside from the Mustang, and mostly not salvageable with a few exceptions, include 1938 Buick 2 door, 55 Chevy 210 2 door (6 cyl car with 327 swapped in during the 70's. 327 seized and car was parked there), 55 Chevy 210 4 door, 65 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible, 55 Ford Crown Victoria, 4 VW bugs (only interesting one is a 63 that survived ok), and a few other old Fords and Buicks. All were viable cars and most of them running when parked. Then left to rot.
Quote from: JB400 on April 27, 2017, 09:27:31 PM
Honestly, I don't think the truck looks good in Sublime.
Lordy! it looks like a giant booger....I like Sublime, but not in this application, pass the eye bleach please
Quote from: ElDoradoCuda on April 28, 2017, 10:44:09 AM
I've been a fan of dark green metallic cars since I was a kid and even had a dark green metallic Stingray bike with a white banana seat. That's why I'm really hoping this RT/SE holds together when I try to pull it out of the mud in two weeks.
GOOD! Another green one, I hope you save it! :2thumbs:
:popcrn:
Christ....That truck looks terrible.
I have never liked the color though some people really like it.
Quote from: ElDoradoCuda on April 28, 2017, 12:30:43 PM
Thanks, original engine and transmission are still in the car. It is 100% complete and, like the Mustang, was just parked when the family bought something new. Even the battery with the red vent caps is still on it, correct air cleaner, etc. Mechanically it is very basic for an R/T - 440 4bbl, automatic, 3.23 open rear. Some interesting options include a/c, power brakes, hood pins, luggage rack, console, am/fm radio, leather buckets (surprisingly good condition all things considered), and I believe the hood blackout treatment. Other cars next to it aside from the Mustang, and mostly not salvageable with a few exceptions, include 1938 Buick 2 door, 55 Chevy 210 2 door (6 cyl car with 327 swapped in during the 70's. 327 seized and car was parked there), 55 Chevy 210 4 door, 65 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible, 55 Ford Crown Victoria, 4 VW bugs (only interesting one is a 63 that survived ok), and a few other old Fords and Buicks. All were viable cars and most of them running when parked. Then left to rot.
i wouldnt say thats a basic r/t, i have a green 70 r/t thats alot more basic than that. with no a/c, am radio, no luggage rack, no tach, 2.94 open rear, no hood pins, manual drum brakes and just vinyl seats. ide be interested in that green 70 you found if it ends up being too much work to fix for ya
Thanks CB, I'll post a bunch more pictures of the car when I have it home and can take good pics from all angles. As it is now I need to cut down three trees to get it out that actually grew after it was parked, and it is sitting only 8 inches from the Buick next to it. At a minimum it will need a hood, A pillars, everything under the rear window, trunk pan, tail panel, sections of the quarters, etc,,,,
Quote from: ElDoradoCuda on April 28, 2017, 11:20:20 PM
Thanks CB, I'll post a bunch more pictures of the car when I have it home and can take good pics from all angles. As it is now I need to cut down three trees to get it out that actually grew after it was parked, and it is sitting only 8 inches from the Buick next to it. At a minimum it will need a hood, A pillars, everything under the rear window, trunk pan, tail panel, sections of the quarters, etc,,,,
shoot its already better than half my chargers now...lol
Quote from: ElDoradoCuda on April 28, 2017, 10:44:09 AM
I've been a fan of dark green metallic cars since I was a kid and even had a dark green metallic Stingray bike with a white banana seat. That's why I'm really hoping this RT/SE holds together when I try to pull it out of the mud in two weeks.
Oh Man, your are in for a rust surprise. I hope to see it rescued asap.
I had the surprise already pulling out the 65 Fastback - what a mess! I'm just hoping this one is a little better.