Greatest "I found a car" story you have
I was just on the thread about the car that hooked me on Mopar and got to thinking about all the old boring stories I have about finding cars for sale that I'm sure my wife(and lots of other non-car people)probably wish I would never tell again. Since I'm new here and maybe your not tired of me yet I will throw one out for your entertainment pleasure and hopefully you guys will do the same.
When I was 18 a buddy of mine called and said he new where there was a 1968 Charger body for sale. Since I was the only Mopar guy around I got a lot of those bones tossed my way.He said the guy who owned it was named Poo and he wanted $50 bucks for it so when I got done laughing about the name he gave me a phone number and I called about the car. I got the guys mom on the phone and she said he would be home later and gave me an address. I couldnt help but laugh like Bevis and Butthead every time I said the guys name. So I get to his house and knock on the door and choke back a snicker when I ask if Poo is at home and his mom says yes so I'm on the porch waiting and out walks this Samoan guy about 17 years old and about 6 foot and probably 300+ pounds and said "Hi,My names Poo Pevelor"(thats when I stopped snickering for fear of getting pounded) So we go out back and there is a coppertone 1968 Dodge Charger with rusted quarters all the way up to the body line and a Hemi emblem on the door. Upon closer inspection of the VIN it was indeed a 1968 Hemi 4 speed car with a 4.10 Dana. So needless to say I ponied up the $50 and made arrangements to pick it up. When I got it home we dropped it in the field behind my dads house and I proceeded to try and find a set of quarters for the car. Remember now that this was before the internet,Mopar mags and RePro parts so ther were not a lot of options. I finally tracked down the quarters for $500 and got a price to install them for $500 and figured out the car wasnt worth what I would have in it so I decided to part it out. I listed the car in the Bargain mart and a guy called wanting the Dana to put in a GM drag car(tired of breaking 12 bolts) and we agreed on a price of $250 on the rear(hey,5 times your money back aint bad) but he said he didnt want to pull it out in the field and asked how much for the whole car. I figured at the time scrap was $18 a ton so I told him I would take a few things I wanted and he could have the rest for $300.He agreed so the next day I snatched the Vin and Fender tags and the Door emblem(which I still have) and the clutch pedals and told him to come and get it. I ended up making enough to buy another car in those days and had a couple of souveniers to boot. I sold the VIN Tags and Fender tags some years later but thats another boring story that I will have to tackle when the two fingers I type with cool down. I have a couple hundred of these tales...Whats yours?