Well after hemming and hawing around for several weeks, I finally called the owner of the 70 Charger R/T listed on Ebay and inspected the car in person. Some of the photos appeared to have rust but from other angles it didn't. I was not prepared to buy over Ebay without seeing it in person and all it cost was 2.5 hours of my time plus gas. After inspecting it and seeing everything that goes with it, and verifying the fender tag, I bought it.
The car still has 100% of the original (unrestored - original EK2 paint) sheet metal, and although the proper resto would require replacing "some" of it, I've seen drivers on the road much worse than this one. The majority of the bad spots on this car are the front and rear floor pans and trunk pan. The dutchman panel under the back glass could use patching, but he included a brand new AMD panel. There is also a 3-4 inches of rust (bubbling rust) on the drivers side roof rail but it is nowhere close to rusting through. That's pretty much it.
He purchased (2) perfectly good (OEM metal) fenders, and perfect hood and deck lid as well as a front valance and rear tail panel.
The front fenders can be repaired, they are solid but banged up with surface rust on the top.
The hood is nearly perfect, but one of the hinge pads needs rust repair (he included a good one - but I think I'll use the original)
--> The original hood looks like it came with the rare hood pins (holes drilled in a square pattern) but they are long gone.
The deck lid is banged up a little but can be fixed with minimal repair (he included a good one)
The quarters can be repaired, but for a proper restoration I think I'll replace them.
The Sunroof is complete and in useable shape (some rust) including new seals and switches.
He included a complete interior in great shape, no rust and good padding. Just needs burnt orange covers, carpet, etc..
11/69 F-440 HP Block with 906 Heads, Good Steel Crank, with 6 Pack Rods, Intake, etc... 727 Auto with balanced TC, and Harmonic Balancer
It came with documentation and contact info from several of the previous owners.
It's originally a Tennessee Car I believe.
Fender Tag and Build Sheet.
Note: Ted Stephens (Stephens Mopar Performance) owned this car prior to the guy I bought it from and his name is on the previous title.
As I see it, the relatively rare "collectible" options on this car are:
EK2 paint with Burnt Orange Interior
Performance Hood Treatment 1.8%
Factory Sunroof 1.2%
RH side mirror .08%
Go Wing - Spoiler 2.1%
AM/FM Radio 10%
The (not-so) collectible options for an R/T are:
Column Shift Automatic with buddy seat
Air Conditioning
Cruise Control
Fender Tag Data:
26 END
N88 P31 R21 V21 V8X
H51 J25 J45 J81 M21 M31
B51 C21 C55 G31 G33
EK2 C6K4 FK5 211 M99220
E86 D32 XS29 UOG 1891xx
Decoded as follows:
E86 Engine 440 4 Barrel with 3.55 Automatic sure grip 675 built
D32 Automatic Transmission With 440 4bbl
XS29 Charger R/T
U0G U=440 4BBL 0=1970 G=Built in St. Louis
1891xx VIN Sequence
EK2 Paint Go Mango** 431 built 4.6% Paint - Hi Impact Chrysler Paint AY2EK2
C6K4 Vinyl Bucket Seats Burnt Orange 675 built 7.2% Color keyed interior
FK5 Door frame Dark Burnt Orange Metallic 881 built 9.4% Chrysler Paint AY2FK5
211 Feb 11, 1970
M99220 M99=Factory Sunroof 220= Sunroof built on Feb 20 112 built - 1.2%
B51 Brakes Power 3317 built 35.4% $42.95
C21 Center Armrest 1218 built 13.0% $54.45
C55 Bucket Seats
G31 Mirror Outside RH Manual Standard Type 75 built 0.8% $6.85
G33 Mirror Outside LH Remote Type Chrome 6531 built 69.7% $10.45
H51 Air Conditioning with front heater 4301 built 45.9% $357.65
J25 3-Speed Wipers
J45 Hood Pins 3205 built 34.2% $15.40
J81 Spoiler Rear 197 built 2.1% N/A Became available October 20, 1969
M21 Drip Rail Moulding
M31 Body Belt Moulding
N88 Auto Speed Control 403 built 4.3% $57.95
P31 Power Windows 806 built 8.6% $105.20
R21 Solid State Radio AM/FM 5.5 Watt 937 built 10.0% $134.95
V21 Paint Performance Hood 169 Built 1.8%
V8X Bumblebee Tape Stripe - Black
26 26� Radiator
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