Hello Everyone. First off, my thanks to our host, Dave R. Your web page has been an invaluable source of information for me. A little bit about myself........I’ve been a motor head most of my life, all 48 years of it, and have owned various neat cars.
1962 MG Midget
1966 Olds Cutlass 330
1967 MGB
1967 Corvette
1968 Corvette
1988 Supercharged MR2
1999 M3
I now own the 1973 Challenger you see here. I don’t know much about the car........It’s a great story. I decided I wanted a Challenger or a Cuda and the hunt was on. I spent a lot of time researching these cars, thanks again Dave, and literally stumbled across this car. I wanted a numbers matching car, which this is not.
Let me back up a moment, My name id Jon and I live in Oklahoma City, for those of you unfamiliar with Oklahoma City...............................Oklahoma City is the Cultural Center of the Universe........Yeeee Haaaa! Just wanted to clear that up.
Back to my story...........The car was located fairly close to where I live, which means it was in the middle of no-where. I called the number and a guy answered and immediately put the hard sell on me................I wasn’t very interested until he started his tale of woe...............His impending divorce from....................wife number Three!
I drove out to his place to look at the car. What impressed me the most was the condition of the body, it is rock solid. We went for a test drive, and the car drove good.........I didn’t run the car hard I was just listening for unusual noises.
He where sitting in front of his house talking about the car when this woman drove up to his house got out of the truck and walked into the house. The guy looked at me kinda sheepishly and explained it was his new girlfriend that had just moved in...........
To make a long story short..............we struck a deal I was happy with.............I think he was just relieved to get his hands on some cash................
And that’s how I acquired this Challenger. It’s a 1973 car that came with the 318 engine. The car now has a 440 in it. The car has PS, PB front disc, A/C, which all work. The rear end is a 3:55 and it has a 727 transmission in it.
All I know about the engine is that it was manufactured in 1971, it has a Comp Cam (224/230, .3180/.3200) in it, an Edelbrock 440 Performer intake, and Edelbrock 750 cfm carburetor....................as far as the internals of the engine, your guess is as good as mine.
As best I can tell the guy I bought this car from bought the car from the original builder of the car..............And I also suspect that car changed hands due to financial hardship.
Since I’ve owned the car I’ve rebuilt the front end, installed a police spec power steering gear box, and new tires and wheels. The car needs more work...........I’ll eventually get to it...............