Re: 70 Challenger from 80's street machines national
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02/24/23 01:18 PM
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roadntrack
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Looks like a ton of labor in that paint
Remember when cars were FUN?
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Re: 70 Challenger from 80's street machines national
[Re: A12]
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02/24/23 03:36 PM
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roadntrack
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I took this photo at Car Craft Indy circa 1980 The Fairgrounds was a dust bowl
Last edited by roadntrack; 02/28/23 04:50 PM.
Remember when cars were FUN?
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Re: 70 Challenger from 80's street machines national
[Re: second 70]
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02/24/23 05:36 PM
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SNK-EYZ
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The Challenger in the OP pic belonged to Mike Phelan back then. Like it or not it was obviously it was a custom car. What drove the purists crazy was that it was a factory V-Code 6 pack car with a 6/71 blown 340 in it. ![laugh2 laugh2](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/laugh2.gif) In the early 90's it had a wiring fire in the dash which ended it's life as a custom car. All the purist whiners should be happy now as it was restored to stock appearing. Last I knew the car went to California bout 4 years ago. Some pics from a 1985 Custom Auto Show. Edit: The added pic is what the Challenger looks like now.
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Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: 70 Challenger from 80's street machines national
[Re: 56_Royal_Lancer]
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02/24/23 10:39 PM
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I love the old 70's and 80's custom paint jobs. Panel painting, lace, pinstripes, fades, scallops, spider webbing, gold and silver leaf, etc. It's a shame so many have been restored back to original.
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Re: 70 Challenger from 80's street machines national
[Re: 6PKRTSE]
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02/24/23 10:47 PM
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SNK-EYZ
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I love the old 70's and 80's custom paint jobs. Panel painting, lace, pinstripes, fades, scallops, spider webbing, gold and silver leaf, etc. It's a shame so many have been restored back to original. I agree, the now vintage custom paint jobs were sooo cool back then. People personalized their cars (even musclecars) back then. Now everyone thinks that they can only be EXACTLY how it came off the assembly line down to the boring hub cabs. That fact is really kinda sad.
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: 70 Challenger from 80's street machines national
[Re: Rhinodart]
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02/24/23 11:14 PM
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Neil
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I like some of those older paint jobs. Not really into the body mods though. Ran across this on Youtube a few weeks ago. https://youtu.be/w0WrfjuK6QM
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Re: 70 Challenger from 80's street machines national
[Re: Neil]
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02/24/23 11:35 PM
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Nice vid, that first one (GTX) wow.... maybe after Elton Johns bathroom? Still cool though. I like some of those older paint jobs. Not really into the body mods though. Ran across this on Youtube a few weeks ago. https://youtu.be/w0WrfjuK6QM
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Re: 70 Challenger from 80's street machines national
[Re: Neil]
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02/24/23 11:54 PM
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Rhinodart
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I like some of those older paint jobs. Not really into the body mods though. Ran across this on Youtube a few weeks ago. https://youtu.be/w0WrfjuK6QM My buddy Rudy Munis, sold his AAR to the Brothers collection, yes it was that nice! He has a clone of the Phantasm Cuda too... ![up up](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/thumbs_up.gif)
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