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back in 2004, I was getting ready to go to Army basic training. I was driving by a place i'd driven by probably 10k times in my life, right down the road from my grandparent's farm. Anyway, there was a bright yellow car sitting in the back field behind this barn, so i stopped, turned around and stopped. It was a 1974 360 duster 4 speed. Guy told me it wasnt for sale, was his first car, however, he did say the 1970 cuda in the barn was for sale. so we went and looked it over, was sitting on jack stands, 340/auto car in B5 blue. fully complete, very little rust, interior in decent shape. only mechanical issue he said was reverse was out in the trans. He wanted 500 bucks for it. I had the cash, but being 17 in my state, I had to have a parential signature to buy a car...... my mom wouldnt let me because it didnt have air bags. So off I went to basic, came back, still 17, guy still had the car, well he ended up selling it to a scrapper who crushed it, 240 bucks. I should have just bought the dang thing, hid it in the woods for 7 months and been done.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
that's not enough of these -back in 2004, I was getting ready to go to Army basic training. I was driving by a place i'd driven by probably 10k times in my life, right down the road from my grandparent's farm. Anyway, there was a bright yellow car sitting in the back field behind this barn, so i stopped, turned around and stopped. It was a 1974 360 duster 4 speed. Guy told me it wasnt for sale, was his first car, however, he did say the 1970 cuda in the barn was for sale. so we went and looked it over, was sitting on jack stands, 340/auto car in B5 blue. fully complete, very little rust, interior in decent shape. only mechanical issue he said was reverse was out in the trans. He wanted 500 bucks for it. I had the cash, but being 17 in my state, I had to have a parential signature to buy a car...... my mom wouldnt let me because it didnt have air bags. So off I went to basic, came back, still 17, guy still had the car, well he ended up selling it to a scrapper who crushed it, 240 bucks. I should have just bought the dang thing, hid it in the woods for 7 months and been done.
i know right. It literally makes me wanna crythat's not enough of these -
So eventually, I am going to track one down. Even if that means trading the dart one day when done for a project cuda. course the stars would have to align for that
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
the "one that got away" for me was a real 71 340 Scamp - - I am haunted by the memory to this day
GeorgeH
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I parted out the 70 challenger I should have kept
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
DOH!I parted out the 70 challenger I should have kept
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
what kills me (and I didn't realize it at the time) is that they didn't make a 71 340 Scamp - the guy was a retired Chrysler exec. and had been given access to any "check box" he wanted on any car... it was potentially a 1 of 1...
with documented proof?what kills me (and I didn't realize it at the time) is that they didn't make a 71 340 Scamp - the guy was a retired Chrysler exec. and had been given access to any "check box" he wanted on any car... it was potentially a 1 of 1...
GeorgeH
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ok where's the asskickin' icon?what kills me (and I didn't realize it at the time) is that they didn't make a 71 340 Scamp - the guy was a retired Chrysler exec. and had been given access to any "check box" he wanted on any car... it was potentially a 1 of 1...
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
I let go of high mileage redhead once. I hope I never get that one back!!
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
of course there is no way to be sure now - that was at least 30 years ago... but I remember where the car ended up and talked to the guys at the garage that got it... they just laughed - "oh, the 340 went into *** and the trans into a *** - we sent the car to the bone yard"...
GeorgeH
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this one might be better for mike 
still no word at the job
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
Daaah hahahaha - nice! (well not really but you know...)
17 we were just getting front seat belts!back in 2004, I was getting ready to go to Army basic training. I was driving by a place i'd driven by probably 10k times in my life, right down the road from my grandparent's farm. Anyway, there was a bright yellow car sitting in the back field behind this barn, so i stopped, turned around and stopped. It was a 1974 360 duster 4 speed. Guy told me it wasnt for sale, was his first car, however, he did say the 1970 cuda in the barn was for sale. so we went and looked it over, was sitting on jack stands, 340/auto car in B5 blue. fully complete, very little rust, interior in decent shape. only mechanical issue he said was reverse was out in the trans. He wanted 500 bucks for it. I had the cash, but being 17 in my state, I had to have a parential signature to buy a car...... my mom wouldnt let me because it didnt have air bags. So off I went to basic, came back, still 17, guy still had the car, well he ended up selling it to a scrapper who crushed it, 240 bucks. I should have just bought the dang thing, hid it in the woods for 7 months and been done.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
ahfongoo
Richard Cranium - besides, if you could see my personnel filesss - you would know that was wrong!! 
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
yeah - my "file" - hell, I think they started calling it a jacket a few years ago--
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