#2427465 - 01/01/18 08:27 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: mopar4ya]
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Registered: 12/08/09
Posts: 153
Loc: Harrisville,PA
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Didn't ever know of a Bird in Franklin. There is one in Titusville. You are spot on. I just used Franklin as a reference, but I was thinking of Titusville. Nice call
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#2427560 - 01/01/18 11:12 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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master
Registered: 01/22/03
Posts: 3426
Loc: Florida
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Did your Bird come from Franklin, PA by any chance? came from Lancaster Pa.
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#2427922 - 01/02/18 04:26 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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master
Registered: 07/26/06
Posts: 4065
Loc: California
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I'll get some more pics as I clean this car out a little... yes, would love to see more pictures. What do you plan to do with it? i.e. full resto, etc...
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#2428287 - 01/03/18 11:24 AM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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Registered: 12/13/03
Posts: 3906
Loc: northwest USA
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It's present condition is not caused by putting miles on the car. it is caused by poor decisions and improper storage.
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#2428317 - 01/03/18 12:12 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: NANKET]
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I Live Here
Registered: 12/10/07
Posts: 15504
Loc: Mass
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It's present condition is not caused by putting miles on the car. it is caused by poor decisions and improper storage. Agreed, I bought a never registered, never titled 15,000 mile 1971 W200 Power Wagon, poor choices in it's storage left it nothing but a rusted parts truck, yet the 1971 Sweptline that came in the deal with it, having 70,000 miles on it was in real nice shape, so 2 trucks to make one
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#2428341 - 01/03/18 12:49 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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master
Registered: 06/30/05
Posts: 5957
Loc: gulfport, ms, west mi
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on the trunk picture, why is the underside of the trunk lid brown? Both of my Roadrunners were body color
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#2428349 - 01/03/18 12:56 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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master
Registered: 12/13/03
Posts: 3906
Loc: northwest USA
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Ask the guy the let loose with the rattle can of brown primer. He could tell us WHY?
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#2428423 - 01/03/18 03:53 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: NANKET]
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Registered: 07/06/03
Posts: 5871
Loc: SE PA.
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It's present condition is not caused by putting miles on the car. it is caused by poor decisions and improper storage. I agree. Great find would have been worth a lot more if better care had been in the thought process. Years back I bought a triple black 64 Polara 500 convertible 383 4speed car with only 53k on it and parked in 1976. lt served as a parts car to mine as it was left outside and once the top failed the rest filled with water and leaves and went quickly. Same time the guy put a 1962 Polara 6 cylinder 4dr inside and that car remained very nice. He said his intensions were to get the 64 on the road quick as the oil pump went out. It sat there for over 25 plus years....
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#2428504 - 01/03/18 06:35 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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top fuel
Registered: 01/18/06
Posts: 1813
Loc: Lee Co. Fla.
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So your from Pa. and found a car in Florida. I live in Florida and found my bird earlier this year in Pa. Mine is also a 440-6 with 4 speed original limelite. Can i ask where in Florida? Fort Myers Florida is where the car has been since the 80s. Was purchased in Eau Claire PA at J.M. Beatty dodge/Plymouth dealership I live minutes from Ft Myers and never heard about this car.Where in Ft Myers and what's the story?
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#2429317 - 01/05/18 12:04 AM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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Registered: 12/08/09
Posts: 153
Loc: Harrisville,PA
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Story is better than Fiction: Guy bought two cars from a dealership in Eau Claire, PA. 1 Hemi Bird, 1 440 6bbl Bird. Wrecked the Hemi in 1978ish. Sold the Car to the man I bought it from in 1978ish. Car has not been PA inspected since 1976. Guy I bought the car from drove it very little when a young man. Parked it in PA weather for 5 years then sent it to uncle in Fort Myers FLA. At this time nose cone is getting pretty bad. Trunk floor has some issues. Uncle was not a restoration expert and decided to spray bomb the car to "preserve" it. Whole car is brown rustolem primered. Found 4 rusted spray cans in trunk.
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#2429322 - 01/05/18 12:28 AM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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Registered: 12/08/09
Posts: 153
Loc: Harrisville,PA
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Everyone wants to know my plans for this car. I am not a big dollar car collector or a Know it all MOPAR guru. But I've heard about this car since I was young and got a chance to buy it.
So.... I plan to clean the points, put the starter back in, get the motor running. Get the brakes working. Then drive the car this summer in present condition.. Next winter, start a full restoration, which, to my surprise will not need to be extensive. I will be able to keep all sheet metal except trunk floor. Cant wait to see how it drives on the old suspension.
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#2429494 - 01/05/18 01:30 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: GRAYBO]
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master
Registered: 12/13/03
Posts: 3906
Loc: northwest USA
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Can you remove the primer and save the original paint? I would look into that route. The original paint might be pretty good under that protective layer of primer.
The nose and wing were lacquer and went bad before rest of the enamel body paint.
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#2429505 - 01/05/18 01:50 PM
Re: Barn Find Bird
[Re: blewbyu]
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enthusiast
Registered: 10/02/08
Posts: 384
Loc: Harleysville, PA USA
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Thank you for replacing the wheels on that primer Super Bird! I started to get ill, and luckily scrolled down just in time to save myself!
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