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I just found a really neat original paint 70 challenger r/t 383 4 speed car. You can tell the car has not been messed with and the paint is all original

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I also for got to add the car did a light roll in the early 70' and has not been touched since. It looks to be an easy fix with a new roof, new fender and door.

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I just found a really neat original paint 70 challenger r/t 383 4 speed car. You can tell the car has not been messed with and the paint is all original

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I also for got to add the car did a light roll in the early 70' and has not been touched since. It looks to be an easy fix with a new roof, new fender and door.

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Do you see how these two statements might seem contradictory to others?

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With the aid of my handy, dandy, Randy decoder ring, I can see that perhaps the "easy fix" was never applied, and the car still awaits that easy fix.

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I just talked to the owner and the car never had stripes from the day he bought it new.

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Okay, so there are perhaps three possibilities:

a. The factory neglected to put on the stripes that the build sheet called for.

b. The stripes were removed [for whatever reason] before the owner first laid eyes upon the car.

c. The owner is mistaken about what the car looked like 40 years ago, and the stripes were removed at some later point.


What difference does it make, and what action would you take if you knew for certain? Factory mistakes happen, and generally do not substantially increase the value or interest of a car. Add to that the ease with with the car could have been brought to its current condition besides a factory goof and you are setting yourself up for loads of skepticism in making the "factory mistake" claim, especially after the "easy fix" has been made, and the paint redone.

A four-speed 1970 Challenger R/T is a pretty neat car, standing by itself.