Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 20 Dec 2012 6:04

Hello all,
My dad (Jerry Prater Seneca, MO) had a Plum Crazy T/A when he passed in 1987 in a car accident, I was 14 months old. My mom sold it to a friend of his shortly thereafter. I would love to find this car and possibly acquire it someday. I know that it was sold to Ward McGorder of Miami, OK and he later sold it to Dean Burwell in 1990. Dean Burwell supposedly bought and sold to Ron Slobe that owned R&R Salvage in Aurora, MO. I talked to Ron's widow, Cathy, she vaguely remembers a purple Challenger but has no idea what happened to it. Does anyone on here own a Challenger that was previously owned by Ron Slobe or know of the car I am talking about. I DO NOT have the VIN number and have run into dead ends with all leads trying to obtain the VIN number (license plate, DMV, insurance, bank, safe deposit box etc. It was an automatic and did have the original block and heads. At the time he had it, it did not have the White Vinyl top that it was supposed to and did not have any striping. It was supposedly special ordered by a gentleman in Colcord, OK and delivered to a dealership in Tulsa, OK. If you have any further leads or ideas for me, I would greatly appreciate it, this car would have lots of sentimental value to me if I could find it, because my dad loved it and I have no memories of him. Attached are the only pictures that my mom could find of the car.

Thanks for reading,
Koby Prater

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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby drewcrane » 20 Dec 2012 12:13

That is a amazing you want to find your dads car after all these years I will keep my eyes open , you also might want to find other Mopar boards to post this on and get the word out 8)
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Postby rxapple » 20 Dec 2012 15:17

Thanks for the tip, I'm new to the classic Mopars, which boards would you recommend?
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Postby drewcrane » 20 Dec 2012 15:28

rxapple wrote:Thanks for the tip, I'm new to the classic Mopars, which boards would you recommend?

Allpar
http://www.allpar.com/forums/forum/65-m ... nd-rumors/

is one and
Cuda challenger message board

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php

,and do a search for Mopar forums and perhaps you can find one in a particular state and go from there.


Good luck in your hunt :wink:
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 21 Dec 2012 3:02

Well, about an hour ago, mom thought of one more place to look and low and behold she found a loan document containing the VIN. I emailed Barry Washington right away, and the car is in his registry. Bad news, its last known place was Japan. Barry is going to try to get in touch with the owner. Picture of it is on the registry website,

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Postby drewcrane » 21 Dec 2012 4:31

Nice :D
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 21 Dec 2012 4:49

Kills me that it's in Japan, makes it that much more unlikely I'll ever be able to own it.....
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Postby drewcrane » 21 Dec 2012 5:26

rxapple wrote:Kills me that it's in Japan, makes it that much more unlikely I'll ever be able to own it.....


Sometimes life aint fair,at least with some help you found it :wink:
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Postby dave-r » 21 Dec 2012 8:32

rxapple wrote:Kills me that it's in Japan, makes it that much more unlikely I'll ever be able to own it.....


Shipping from Japan probably isn't that expensive compared to the cost of a restored T/A. The current owner would probably love to hear about the cars history and previous owners. If you contacted him he might be pursuaded to part with it for the right price.
Every car has a price.

It looks like it is being well looked after anyway. :D
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 06 Jan 2013 14:48

The car is currently listed for sale, I'm in touch with the owner.

Car has non-numbers matching engine and transmission. All other stamps are correct. Now to come to an agreement on price. Owner is asking significantly more than he paid....

I posted on Moparts What's It Worth.

If anyone has any input to a fair price, please give me your opinion.

Looking forward to being a Challenger Owner soon.

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Postby dave-r » 06 Jan 2013 18:20

Good luck!
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Postby drewcrane » 06 Jan 2013 23:28

dave-r wrote:Good luck!




ditto :wink:
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Postby rxapple » 10 Jan 2013 15:24

Just an update for everyone.

I have agreed to purchase the vehicle. The deposit has been sent and airfare has been booked. I'll be heading there on January 21. Super excited, thank you all for all of your support.

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Postby dave-r » 10 Jan 2013 15:31

Fantastic! Well done!
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Postby Adrian Worman » 10 Jan 2013 16:32

What a result! Bet you're on cloud nine :mrgreen:
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby drewcrane » 10 Jan 2013 18:18

Nice , post up some pics :D
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Postby rxapple » 10 Jan 2013 19:56

Photobucket album with a lot of pictures.

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Postby wolfman » 11 Jan 2013 18:56

This story is so cool, keep us posted and i hope it works out. The car still look to be in good condition :D
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Postby christer » 11 Jan 2013 20:39

wolfman wrote:The car still look to be in good condition :D


I can´t argue against that! :shock:
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Postby christer » 23 Jan 2013 21:24

8)
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Postby dave-r » 23 Jan 2013 21:26

That photo just brought a big smile to my face. :D

Well done. And keep us informed of progress. :wink:
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Postby drewcrane » 24 Jan 2013 0:59

Wow , it has been just over a month when you started this thread , very good job and big congrats on your find I like most all on here could only try to dream up a story like this and yours is pretty awesome :D
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Postby rxapple » 04 Feb 2013 21:51

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Finally out of the warehouse and in the container. Vessel leaves 2/08/13, arrives LA 2/18/13.
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Postby rxapple » 28 Feb 2013 3:11

Finally cleared customs and getting its first breath of American air since 1993.... Should be at my home soon!

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Postby dave-r » 28 Feb 2013 8:39

I bet that was a nail biting period while the container was crossing the Pacific. :D

Are you driving it home under it's own power or having it trailered?
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Great job I bet you are foaming at the mouth :lol:
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Postby christer » 28 Feb 2013 13:49

dave-r wrote:Are you driving it home under it's own power or having it trailered?


Trailering of course. Cars are ment to be trailered,right? :twisted: (Sorry for my weird sense of humor.)
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dave-r wrote:Are you driving it home under it's own power or having it trailered?


Trailering of course. Cars are ment to be trailered,right? :twisted: (Sorry for my weird sense of humor.)


If you have not had a chance to look the car over in a garage I would have some one transport it
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Postby dave-r » 28 Feb 2013 14:01

Where is your sense of adventure Drew? :D
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