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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164303
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164304
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164305
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MO, you have it sort of right. Actually cars that came with the decor package (which included the rear finish panel trim) had the deck lid emblem on the passenger side, cars without the decor package (plain deck lid with no trim) had them emblem on the drivers side.


Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1164306
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164307
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: dmoore] #1164308
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What a great color combo for your Hemi car...Black over red.. ...Growing up as a kid a neighbor had a burgundy with black gut hemi car with auto on the column/bench seat...The Hemi emblem was on the drivers side...

With such low miles how did the quarters end up needing patch work?? Sat outside?? Michigan winters?? Sat on dirt or grass??

Its a beautiful machine..


1972 Road Runner / GTX 440 4spd Dana 3.54 Just about to turn 26K original miles..

A boat, a GMC truck, some Craftsman Tools, LOTS of Zombie Protection, and a few Goldfish..

If you love someone set them free..
If they come back it means nobody else wanted them either..!!
Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164309
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I saw all these great posts so I thought I would share my car with those who might have some interest. If nothing else I am more inspired to get this car ready for this summer.

What I have is a 68 Hemi Road Runner with 18k original miles. Black over red interior, factory red painted pin stripe, manual steering, am radio, tach, 3.23 and the 15 inch turbine style hubcaps. When I got the car it was still 100% original paint. I had the original owners name in the owners manual and finally contacted him after four years of half halfheartedly searching for him. I spoke with him for almost an hour about the car from the day he bought it until the day he sold it. He was happy to find out it still existed and sounded like the nineteen year old guy again on the phone that bought it new. He had many war stories to tell from his day two modifications to his street racing episodes! I am not sure if we are permitted to post old war stories but if some of you are interested I can do that. This car has some quirky things about it that I did not understand which he explained. I love talking to old timers about the old days when these cars were new! Here are some pics of the car when I started on it:. The rust was limited to the lower 1/4's on each side.




Nice color combo on the 68 Hemi Road Runner, always liked the black exterior w/red interior colors on any car. War stories, yes do tell.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: Race&Resto] #1164310
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Looking forward to the war stories as well.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: 440jimr] #1164311
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Almost every sub assembly is done.... here are some of them...

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164312
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164313
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164314
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I took every pieceof stainless to be refinished.... here is the only interesting part to show. I am working on the centers now.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164315
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This is the way the car has sat for three years now.... rebuilt front and rear suspension, side marker lights, NOS tail lights and restored finish panel.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164316
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164317
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164318
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unfortunately, It has only collected dust in the last three years accept for the headliner I had installed three weeks ago.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164319
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The original owner of this car traded in a corvette on this car. When he arrived at the dealership and spoke with a salesman he said he wanted something a littrle faster than a 383 RR. All the cars out front were 383's. The salesman took him back to some special room and showed him this car..... He bought it on the spot and while driving it home, he thought to himself did he make a mistake? He said it was not very impressive with the 323 gears. Day two... he installed a set of cragers, headers, 4.56 gear, isky cam ( look at the pics of the underside of the decklid!), cheater slicks and rejetted the carbs. The car was a mid eleven second car now. Today thats not fast for a street car but I think it was quite fast for 1968. He said he would sit at home waiting for people to call and challenge him to race. He said while he owned it the car was undefeated on the street until the time he sold it. The only car to beat him was some guy who brought out a full boogie race car camaro. I have talked to a guy that used to frequent the same hangouts back then and said this was all true! Sometimes old age and years cloud the truth but in this case it was the truth.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164320
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Awesome story, hope you're going to keep exercising it in the way it's accustomed.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164321
01/30/12 09:23 PM
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LOVE the color of yours. My '69 is X9 Black with the factory Red painted pinstripe too.


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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: MuscleMopars] #1164322
02/05/12 12:21 AM
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Its about time you dusted that thing off and started to get it finished. You were getting close to my 8 year time frame there!

The before pictures don't do this car justice. Ive known Pete for years and this car was a very clean original car. The suspension and component parts were all just as rust and pit free. Very neat car!

Scott


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