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© 2003 Brian F. Schreurs
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Well finally this year I had both time and money, and I still didn't start working on the car. That's when I realized I was clinging to the past; I was never really going to fix it up. I can't stand to let it rot anymore, so now it's available for someone else who will take better care of it than I did.
As you'll see from the photos, this Charger is complete, it just needs a restoration. It runs and drives, and it has license plates and insurance. I drive it about once a month or so. But it does need a full restoration. The engine is tired (it dynoed at 148 rear-wheel horsepower two years ago) and the body needs its rust removed before it gets worse. But all the pieces are here -- it's just a matter of refurbishing everything.
The car is sold now, but I've left the photos up as a tribute to my old friend.
Trunk -- note that I still have the jack & spare hardware
Trunk -- surface rust hiding under the carpet
Bodyfill, age unknown, near gas cap
Rust in other corner of rear window
Cracking in the fill panel betwen window and trunk lid
Some rust creeping in along trim pieces, not too severe yet
The worst rust, left-rear quarter just before wheel opening
Next-worst spot, left-rear qurarter just after wheel opening
Some more bubbling in that general area just after wheel opening
Front fenders are in pretty good shape mostly
Front-right got crunched many years ago, valance panel trashed & fender banged up
Right front fender shows a little bubbling
Right rear quarter is decent, but missing a light
Carpets are goners but floorpans are excellent
Dashboard is very good -- just needs a bit of paint here and there
Parcel shelf suffers from dry rot
Headliner is ripped along the seam, plus one hole from a foot many years ago
Passenger door panel very nice -- that's a magnet, not a sticker
Driver door panel just needs a bit of paint
New pictures, as of May 2003 by request:
Trunk floor surface rust -- doesn't go through
Original bumper jack still there! Inside of quarters good too
Carpets shot, floorboards good
Driver side footwell, carpet better but still not good
Back seat carpet still good (plus original crowbar too!)
The worst spot in the headliner, IMO
Most of the back seats are quite good (some dry rot along top, see earlier photo)
Front seats ripped along the seams in several places
Front driver side undercarriage
Front passenger side undercarriage
Front passenger side frame rail
Front passenger side floor pan from underneath
Front driver side floor pan from underneath
Rear passenger side frame rail
Rear passenger side frame rail over axle
Rear driver side frame rail over axle
