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All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX #645859
03/20/10 12:20 PM
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And I never knew it,till last weekend. When I get a call from my buddy "What is the code for 440 4 bbl?" and I reply with "U why?" Dan says "There is a 72 Road Runner over here with a power sunroof and U is the engine code" Holy crap!

So he is in front of my house calling me and it is pouring rain outside. I jump in the car and we go check it out. Sitting in a PUBLIC METERED LOT in front of a small repair shop is a primer gray/ green painted roof/where the primer is rubbed through B5 is showing. The car also has Sattelite side mouldings on it. So we get out in the rain and this is what I see.... Power sunroof,power windows,A/C,AM/FM cassette,hood pins,dual painted mirrors,Tach,rear window defogger,slap stick,hood mounted turn signals,power steering,power disc brakes and of course that U in the vin. The hood was popped so we snuck a peek and everything is as it should be under there. No aftermarket junk all over the place, looks like cap and wires are new. Oddly the car has no exhaust tips and only a 2 speed wiper motor? Also the car only has a tinted windshield? I always thought tinted glass came with A/C.

Monday finally comes and I visit the owner. "Hello Billy my name is Tom and I was wondering if you would consider selling the blue bird?" He is sitting in a car looking at a scanner, he wouldn't even look up. His reply "Nope I'm gonna fix it up one day and sell it at one of those fancy auctions" Now this car has a inspection sticker from 1980 on it. I say "So what is the differance if you take my money now or later at some point you are gonna sell it right?" I had brought a small pile of money with me he didn't want to even look at it. He did finally say "If someone were to make me a good offer I would consider letting it go now" So you must have a number in your head? He spits out a number and I say so that is what it will take and then he backs up and says "well I would have to think about it"

Then he loosens up and we start talking about the car and how he came to own such a car. He tells me in 1971 he got into a Texaco station as they were making all kinds of incentives for young guys who could turn a wrench. He tells me he is in business only a few months and the check book is overflowing. Within a short time he has over 9,000 bucks in the bank. So he goes down to the local Plymouth dealer and sits down with the salesman and takes his pen out and draws a line through all the options. The salesman says "You want a stripper huh?" and he responds with "Nope I want it all" He ordered it in January and it was delivered to the dealer on the 29th of March. Billy took delivery on Aprils fools day. In the meantime he had learned that Texaco had made a mistake and hadn't billed him for a 4,500 load of fuel. OOPS

Billy didn't opt for any wheels or tires so this Road Runner was delivered with 14x5.5 black steel wheels with WHITEWALL F-70s. He said after he ordered the car the salesman took him in the back room and sold him a set of mags. Not long after he got the car he took it back to the dealer to have the Sattelite side moulding put on and the bottom of the car was painted silver.

Long story short it's in the garage now and I found the window sticker on the passenger floor under a pile of trash. All the cars paperwork was in the glovebox along with the sunroof instructions and the Chrysler litter bag. The broadcast sheet was behind the rear seat and it's in perfect condition.

Up until two years ago this car sat in his shop.So for 28 years it sat in the shop completly dormant. The employees cheered when it went up on the rollback.They were taking pictures with their phones and sending them to former employees as proof it was leaving.

Years ago he hired a kid that was in tech school to paint the car. The kid would come in at 3 and they would close at 5. So the kid would come in take the car apart and sand on it for 2 hours then they would blow primer on it. I guess that didn't work out too good. For some reason they painted the roof green (found some pipe products in the glove box too) If not for that bright idea it might not have gone unnoticed all these years. I mean if it was sitting out there in the middle of town in its original paint with cartoon birds all over the place how long would it take?

You never know what a day will bring.

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: scatpacktom] #645860
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So what was his answer?


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Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: moparpollack] #645861
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what a score

You found a rare car indeed , witha a story thats unbelievable . How many quarters do you think he fed the parking meter over time ?

this post is worthless without pics ..

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: sogtx] #645862
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Nice score!


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Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: scatpacktom] #645863
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That was such a beautiful story that...


Congrats!!

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: Mobarge] #645864
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Post some pics Tom, nice story.

Rick.

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: MrNormsTA] #645865
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mr mobarge that is an intimidating looking car !

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: sogtx] #645866
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Im assuming that this is a drawn out joke and that you will let us off the hook sometime around 6pm on April 1st??


Is it fast? It has a lightning bolt dont it?
Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: Dragger40] #645867
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Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: sogtx] #645868
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mr mobarge that is an intimidating looking car !



I was just about to post the exact same thing!

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: 79powerwagon] #645869
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Good job, Tom.

Eddie was telling me about this car. Sounds like a dream score.

Good luck with the new ride!

MB

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: scatpacktom] #645870
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Cool story and a great score. It kind of reminds me of when I ordered my 86 D150 pickup. I got the owner of the dealership in the little room and told him I wanted to order a pickup, I wanted it black on the outside, red on the inside and every option on the list.

Sheldon

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: HPMike] #645871
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Thanks Guys I forgot the camera again. I was down the shop playing with it. The A/C still freaking works.

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: scatpacktom] #645872
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So I guess you bought it then??????????


There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama & people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good.
Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: scatpacktom] #645873
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Thanks Guys I forgot the camera again. I was down the shop playing with it. The A/C still freaking works.




Tom, is the clutch linkage still intact??



Sounds like a good score...


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Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: CJK440] #645874
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oh great, another 72 road runner on here. lol
great find, here's mine.

clem

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when i grow up i want to be just like sunroofgtx, god please don't let me grow up.
Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: 72gtx4speed] #645875
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Mr Harvester, Yes

Chris, The clutchs are electo-magnetic and hydrolic New for me

Clem, If it makes you feel better I've had a 72 Road Runner for the last 15 years...just not this one.

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: scatpacktom] #645876
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Congrats Tom!

So it is roadworthy enough for a trip to HOOTERS in about a month or so?

Re: All my life one mile from home a very rare 1972 RR GTX [Re: 440trk] #645877
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Ok Youve had 24 hrs to post a pic ..

Now I dont believe you ..

Im getting some info on the 34 TOTAL 72 Sunroof cars.

Maybe someone will have some input on How many sunroof cars produced ..


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Ok Youve had 24 hrs to post a pic ..

Kind of wanted to see what it looked like before you cleaned her up ..

Now I dont believe you ..

Im getting some info on the 34 TOTAL 72 Sunroof cars.

Maybe someone will have some input on How many sunroof cars produced ..


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