Unrestored Challenger • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **dave-r** » 13 May 2008 10:19

Take a good look at the details on this car. You don't see many this original to make notes and save the images.

You can lean a lot about how these cars are supposed to look from examples like this.

Note the black-out areas on the car for example. Including the sills and how the black overspray went over the body colour overspray.

Also note the lack of exhaust cut-outs in the rear valance.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/440-SIX- ... dZViewItem

by **Eddie** » 13 May 2008 13:41

Thanks Dave. Very impressive. Dig the interior and the rear exhaust. No cutouts for the rear valance with duals? Remarkable condition!

by **dave-r** » 13 May 2008 13:54

California spec.

by **Eddie** » 13 May 2008 19:35

Opps forgot about that. :mrgreen:

by **drewcrane** » 13 May 2008 20:58

dave-r wrote:California spec.

dont those cali cars have some extra pollution stuff as well as the noise package wasnt avalible there also , i cant remember, im sure you have that info but california i think were some of the first people concerned about those sort of things like no dual cutouts, no resonators or sometning like that i was a kid when i remember that, just courious?

by **Jimiboy** » 13 May 2008 22:08

Wow! That is a museum piece. I think that was not expensive at all for a car in that amazing condition! Wow!

by **patrick** » 14 May 2008 5:30

$46K , nice. :roll:

Someone is going to to be real happy with it. Or, sell it for twice as much. :roll:

Too bad, the guy that has had this car for so long, just couldn't keep it.

That's how it goe's. :worry:

Patrick

by **dave-r** » 14 May 2008 7:40

drewcrane wrote:
dave-r wrote:California spec.
dont those cali cars have some extra pollution stuff as well as the noise package wasnt avalible there also , i cant remember, im sure you have that info but california i think were some of the first people concerned about those sort of things like no dual cutouts, no resonators or sometning like that i was a kid when i remember that, just courious?

Yes it has emmissions measures on it. You couldn't even order a shaker in California.

by **RedRaven** » 16 May 2008 7:30

Thats so ironic cause now its full of shakers......booty shakers that is!!! :mrgreen:

by **drewcrane** » 16 May 2008 13:03

RedRaven wrote:Thats so ironic cause now its full of shakers......booty shakers that is!!!

californicate booty shakers :biggrin:

by **Jon** » 16 May 2008 13:56

Hey, watch it now. You're talking about my fellow Californicators. Where they just passed gay marriage again. Against the vote of the people. Very progressive courts we have. In San Francisco at least. :lol:

A historic car that 440 if all is legitimate.

As for the cut outs this picture from 1977 or so shows my CA. Challenger with the voids. The color looks off though so possibly it was changed. It did have turn-downs when I got it (before the rear axle) so she had been molested. Also have a non cut out valence in the attic but can't remember the chain of events back then. I will investigate. Any numbers to look for.

by **dave-r** » 16 May 2008 14:46

N41 dual exhaust and N97 noise reduction package (turn down pipes will be part of this package).

by **dave-r** » 16 May 2008 14:48

This is the tag on that un-restored car. Not a good photo but you can make a few things out.

by **drewcrane** » 16 May 2008 20:09

Jon wrote:Hey, watch it now. You're talking about my fellow Californicators. Where they just passed gay marriage again. Against the vote of the people. Very progressive courts we have. In San Francisco at least.

A historic car that 440 if all is legitimate.

As for the cut outs this picture from 1977 or so shows my CA. Challenger with the voids. The color looks off though so possibly it was changed. It did have turn-downs when I got it (before the rear axle) so she had been molested. Also have a non cut out valence in the attic but can't remember the chain of events back then. I will investigate. Any numbers to look for.

theoh so mighty , and uninformed supreme court, buy glad we have a democracy , ya know power of the people :disbelief:

by **Jon** » 16 May 2008 20:40

The masses are already going after the judgement. i doubt it will stand the test of time.

Thought to go up in the attic to get my old valence but it's 95 outside and probably 150 up there. Tomorrow morning. Dave, the numbers or any markings I was refering too were stampings on the sheetmetal maybe a date code to look for. I know mine came with the Ca. 70 emmisions-vapor seperator as it is still in place. (being a good Californian). But, the turn downs were behind a pair or 2-1/2" Covair turbo mufflers so that part was not factory.

by **70 340** » 17 May 2008 13:48

That is a very rare find, and one owner as well. That is one that you would not restore. A genuine survivor.

by **CraigRTSE** » 20 May 2008 21:17

Cool pics. Thanks for posting.