CHEAP people....let's see your stories about those frugal folks that were smart or really annoying!
One Saturday many years ago I told my wife, "I'm going out and am gonna find a Rampage, Turismo, or Charger ('80s FWD) for my new daily driver. Wanna ride along?" Of course she said, "Sure, why not." Of course she didn't have great expectations.
We drove for at least an hour when I stopped the car on a dirt back road and said, "There's my car!"
"Where? I don't see anything."
"Back over there. It's red."
"I still don't see anything."
As I drove back the long lane, she finally admitted, "Now I see it. How in the x@$& did you see that from the road?!?"
"I was looking for it." Actually, I think I could smell it.
To curt the story, I don't remember what the asking price was, but I pointed out he had lots of vehicles that probably had 318's or other small block Mopar. Would he be willing to trade a Magnum top end -- heads, intake, exhaust manifolds, rocker gear, etc. -- for the car? After all, the Magnum heads flowed better than 340 X heads. HE SAID YES! I got the parts for free when a friend did an engine swap in his shop.
Wait, it gets even better! His wife was a Notary and did all the state paperwork -- including title -- for free! I got the parts for free and traded them for the car.
It was my DD for several years. I sold it on eBay many years later. I wrote several articles for Allpar where the Charger was the basis for the article.
One Saturday many years ago I told my wife, "I'm going out and am gonna find a Rampage, Turismo, or Charger ('80s FWD) for my new daily driver. Wanna ride along?" Of course she said, "Sure, why not." Of course she didn't have great expectations.
We drove for at least an hour when I stopped the car on a dirt back road and said, "There's my car!"
"Where? I don't see anything."
"Back over there. It's red."
"I still don't see anything."
As I drove back the long lane, she finally admitted, "Now I see it. How in the x@$& did you see that from the road?!?"
"I was looking for it." Actually, I think I could smell it.
To curt the story, I don't remember what the asking price was, but I pointed out he had lots of vehicles that probably had 318's or other small block Mopar. Would he be willing to trade a Magnum top end -- heads, intake, exhaust manifolds, rocker gear, etc. -- for the car? After all, the Magnum heads flowed better than 340 X heads. HE SAID YES! I got the parts for free when a friend did an engine swap in his shop.
Wait, it gets even better! His wife was a Notary and did all the state paperwork -- including title -- for free! I got the parts for free and traded them for the car.
It was my DD for several years. I sold it on eBay many years later. I wrote several articles for Allpar where the Charger was the basis for the article.