History on a 72' • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **bananaskin** » 30 Mar 2008 17:16

Interested to see if anyone has any history / pictures of my dads car

Its a 1972 Challenger Rallye

Is an original 340cui

No. Plate=

PGC 718K

Thanks.

Pictures before my dad got his hands on it.

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And after he did.

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Thanks in advance :thumbsup:

by **Jimiboy** » 30 Mar 2008 17:59

Nice to see that he have restored the front to stock -72 :thumbsup:

Looks great in Top banana(?)

by **bananaskin** » 30 Mar 2008 18:00

Yep certainly is Top Banana

by **Jimiboy** » 30 Mar 2008 18:03

What time did he got?

He got the 340"?

by **bananaskin** » 30 Mar 2008 18:09

Well that was the first time that weekend he had EVER been drag racing, and he was racing my Challenger as well (which he broke :roll:

) and he had about 4 go's in the 340 and got a 15.1

by **Jimiboy** » 30 Mar 2008 18:34

That is not bad at all... (Interesting to see what other cars with 340:s have droven)
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by **bananaskin** » 30 Mar 2008 18:36

And its a 4-Speed :thumbsup:

by **patrick** » 31 Mar 2008 1:39

by **72bluNblu** » 01 Apr 2008 17:12

Any info on that grill conversion? Did it just have '70 fenders on it? Just curious, not planning to redo my '72.

by **bananaskin** » 01 Apr 2008 18:29

72bluNblu wrote:Any info on that grill conversion? Did it just have '70 fenders on it? Just curious, not planning to redo my '72.

When my dad bought it, it was all original except the previous owner decided to put a 70 front grille on it. We had a 72 one for it though. So we just fitted that, and then tidyed up the rest of the car. :thumbsup:

by **72bluNblu** » 01 Apr 2008 18:31

bananaskin wrote:
72bluNblu wrote:Any info on that grill conversion? Did it just have '70 fenders on it? Just curious, not planning to redo my '72.

When my dad bought it, it was all original except the previous owner decided to put a 70 front grille on it. We had a 72 one for it though. So we just fitted that, and then tidyed up the rest of the car.

Interesting. Did it just bolt in? I thought that the '70 grille would require new headlight buckets in a '72...any close up pictures of it? Sorry for the hi-jack...

by **bananaskin** » 01 Apr 2008 18:40

Heres a slightly closer up picture :s008:

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by **bananaskin** » 01 Apr 2008 18:40

courtesy of www.moparuk.co.uk :wink:

by **Eddie** » 01 Apr 2008 19:15

Beautiful car, thanks for posting the pics! :thumbsup:

by **bananaskin** » 01 Apr 2008 21:34

airfuelEddie wrote:Beautiful car, thanks for posting the pics!

Looking back at the pictures, must remind him to get some age related plates :roll:

by **dave-r** » 02 Apr 2008 8:03

72bluNblu wrote:Interesting. Did it just bolt in? I thought that the '70 grille would require new headlight buckets in a '72...any close up pictures of it? Sorry for the hi-jack...

Yes. Welding required.

Converting to the more popular 70 grille is quite common.

Going back to the original is not so common and I take my hat off to your Dad for doing that 'Nanaskin.

by **bananaskin** » 02 Apr 2008 10:21

dave-r wrote:
72bluNblu wrote:Interesting. Did it just bolt in? I thought that the '70 grille would require new headlight buckets in a '72...any close up pictures of it? Sorry for the hi-jack...

Yes. Welding required.

Converting to the more popular 70 grille is quite common.

Going back to the original is not so common and I take my hat off to your Dad for doing that 'Nanaskin.

He just wanted it completely original! And then moved on to another car to do what he wanted to.

by **David** » 05 Apr 2008 4:17

Not an easy job, front is way easier that back.