The Dodge with her Top Down
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
On Display at Royal Selangor Club Charity Event
Heres a picture of the car parked in front of Royal Selangor Club
Friday, November 25, 2011
Never ends the way you expect: Part One
These next few blogs are in Memory of Stephen M. "Rudy" Powers . Rest in Peace, and thanks.
Steve Powers Obituary
A few weeks ago I made plans to head back to one of my previous finds to document a part that he had, a 1969 Dodge Daytona nose cone. It was a very simple plan, head out in the morning, shoot pictures of the nose and spend the rest of the day taking the long way home, trying to find Barn Finds. Things don't always go according to plan, and not in a bad way.
After a quick breakfast with my Mother, I headed to see my friend, but on the way I just happened to pass by a local Churches car show. Not one to miss an opportunity to see some cool cars, I pulled in just to check it out.
The show did not have the largest showing of cars I had seen. So I made quick work to walk around it in 5 minutes, but timing is everything. As I was finishing up my cruise around a 68 Charger pulled into the parking lot that many people knew. It is a true 68 Hemi Charger 4-speed car, it isn't rusty rough, but just not maintained properly, which I like. Has Power Wagon wheels in the back, the HEMI emblem on the door is held on with drywall screws and the 4-speed handle is a later model Pistol Grip. It is a very cool car.
Walking around the car and taking pictures, the owner walked over and was interested in my interest in his car. I told him I knew what it was and that the condition it was in was definitely unique and interesting. We conversed for a while, I told him about what I do and where I go, he told me about the history of the car a bit. He then offered to show me the cars he had stashed away in a barn!
Away we go to drop of the Hemi Charger at his home. While there he showed me his personal parts collection. There was stuff to the rafters, and even more in the rafters. We walked down one way and there was engine blocks and heads. He said one is a real 426 Max Wedge block he got long ago. On a shelf was some 426 Hemi Heads along with misc other parts. There was drawers of 68 Charger tail lights and spare knick knacks. Up on a shelf in his lift area there was a big block 6-bbl intake and a small block 6-bbl intake. It was all a bit overwhelming.
On the second floor there was some more storage space, and sitting up there on a table was a mint 69 Dodge Charger grille assembly. Not just a piece of chrome or the plastic shell, but the entire thing. From the vacuum assemblies to the near mint I piece of chrome on the nose that always gets banged up. He said he got it just in case he bought a 69 Charger and needed it. Until then it sits up in storage, waiting for the light.
Drool was falling from the corner of my lips as the owner asked if I still wanted to see the cars in the barn. We piled into the Challenger and headed over to the barn. Which I must have passed a million times over the past 20 years and never once knew what was inside. The barn didn't have any power, so as the doors swung open, the daylight illuminated the treasures inside.
Walking into this barn was felt like walking into the Tomb of a Pharaoh or Emperor. You walk in and there isn't anything right away noticeable, lots of parts and barn stuff lying around. But once you allow your eyes to focus and look around, you see the real treasure on the inside, two original Dodge Challengers.
The first one was a 1972 Dodge Challenger. Blue with a black interior. At one time a 318 Cubic Inch V8 was between the front fenders and a automatic stuffed behind it. Currently there is a big empty hole where the engine once was. The car was very solid though, sitting on a concrete floor for 20 years without daylight will do that. From what I could see there was very little rust of anything on the car. Definitely able to be saved one day.
Moving onto the second car in the barn, this one was the really interesting one. A 1970 Dodge Challenger. Looking the car over, it had a bunch of very odd features, well to me atleast. It was burnt orange and had the rubber side moldings. It had the burnt orange interior, seats with houndstooth centers and rallye gauge cluster, but the VIN showed that it wasn't a R/T or even an SE. Just a very well optioned 70 Challenger. The kicker was that under the hood was a Dodge 383 Cubic Inch big block. This car got right up to the line of being an R/T, and even stepped over in a few places. Yet was just a plain Challenger.
I inspected the cars thoroughly. From the engine compartments to the tail pipes. The owner said that they had been in there atleast as long as I had been live, so atleast 28 years. Sad to see them sitting there, but atleast they were not sitting, rotting away in a farm field somewhere, or worse yet, crushed.
The owner said that he will get to them one day, he has more time now and after he gets his new driver 67 Newport all figured out he hopes to move onto the Burnt Orange Challenger. I hope he does, those cars have been sitting for far too long.
I parted company with my new friend and headed North to see about the Daytona nose... but there ended up being a few stops in between....
Next week... Part Two, In Memory of Steve Powers.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
2011 Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV Highlights
Such an amazing gathering of legendary Porsches at such an iconic track, it's not surprising that Rennsport Reunion IV added nearly 4,000 photos to my albums. I've since gone back and broke those down into groups and now have a 400-shot highlight album posted as well - in case you prefer the Readers' Digest version.
With nearly 35,000 spectators on hand over three days enjoying autograph sessions with 50-plus legendary Porsche drivers, German music and food in the Biergarten, museum quality display cars and plenty of on-track Porsche action – Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV is in the books as the best ever on all accounts.
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca played host to Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV Oct. 14-16, which brought together many of Porsche’s most historic racing models from across the country and direct from the Porsche Museum in Germany. There was a significant highlight around every turn in the paddock, including a special tribute to the celebrated Porsche 911 history, a Concours on Pit Lane, the North American debut of the new 2012 Porsche 911 and the Porsche Club of America’s largest single marque car corral in Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca history with more than 1,300 vehicles.
“Rennsport Reunion IV has exceeded our wildest expectations, and the entire Porsche team is both grateful and a bit proud that our dreams and hard work have paid off,” said Detlev von Platen, president of Porsche Cars North America. “But it took more than just our efforts to make this weekend a magic one. It took a perfect race track, a beautiful countryside, picture perfect weather and the tireless work and cooperation by the professionals of SCRAMP to make Rennsport Reunion IV unforgettable for our many racing legends, the hundreds of participants, the tens of thousands of race fans.”
“We were pleased to be a part of Porsche history,” says Gill Campbell, CEO/general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. “Judging by the smiles on the faces of spectators and participants alike, we feel the event was a huge success. Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV is the capper for what has been a tremendous 2011 season.”
The cars - and the photos - are broken into eight groups, plus an extra album each for the Concours, the Paddock and the Parade Laps. Below are the list and the links. It was a truly extraordinary event. Enjoy.
Race Groupings
Group 1 - 550, 550A, RSK, RS60-61 (4&8 cyl.), 2000 GSGT (Dreikantschaber), Abarth Carrera, Lotus/Porsche, Cooper/Porsche (Pooper), 356 GT, and any other 356 with FIA history and selected 356 SCCA history cars.
Group 2 - Elva/Porsche, 904 (4&6 cyl.), 914/6 GT, 911TR, 911ST, 911 (911 up to 2.5 liter). Any of the 911s must have FIA history (Daytona, Sebring or Watkins Glen is the only US accepted FIA history). No SCCA cars.
Group 3 - 906, 910, 907, 908, 908/2, 908/3 (8 cyl. & 6 turbo), 909, 917 (normally aspirated and turbocharged)
Group 4 - 911 (over 2.5 liter), RSR, 3.0 RSR, 2.1 Turbo, 934, 934.5, 935, 924 GTS, 924 GTR, 936
Group 5 - 956, 962, GT1, WSC, RS Spyder, World Challenge 911 GT3 Cup
Group 7 - PCA
Group 8 - 911 Cup Cars
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Car was on Display at Mid Valley 21st to 23rd October 2011
Here are a few pictures:
and here is my family enjoying the car...
and here is my family enjoying the car...
Friday, November 4, 2011
High Rollers!
Viewing for this sale is on Saturday 5th November 10am-4pm and on Sunday 6th from 10am. For full details and listings go to the Charterhouse website where the catalogue can be downloaded www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk or contact Matthew Whitney 01935 812277
Captions:
Sprint car – a BMW 2002 Tii £4,000-5,000
Wedding car – a 1931 Austin 20/6 Limousine £13,000-15,000
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