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Originally Posted by rham48
Shit! You have a 73 Road Runner? Can I see a pic? One of my favorites!
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here are some shots and a bit of a back story... my dad bought the car new in '73 when he got out of Nam. unfortunatly, its only the 318 2bbl. it was the base engine for that year and he only paid about $4,000 for it. He was as bad as I am with my challenger when it comes to driving it only on nice days and such so there is almost no rust on her. he got married in '77 i was born in '80 and the car was used by my mom as her daily driver for a couple years. i was a baby in a clothes basket on the passenger side floor wrapped in a blanket! before car seats i guess? how safe! my brother was born in '84 so this car had to go back to my grandparent's car port in '86 so they can get a better family car. i remember dreaming as a 10 or 11 year old about driving it as it sat covered in dust and partially exposed to the elements in the car port. it sat there until 1999 when we brought it home to fix up. didnt need much. the car is 99.9% original. wheels are replicas of the magnum 500's that came on the car. paint is original, interior is in great shape. car only has 58,000 miles on it now.
when i moved out and bought my house, my dad said that i could have it for helping out with getting it back together and drivable since he wanted more garage room. i was soo stoked! so now, i got a '09 challenger and this '73 road runner in my garage! the car i dreamt about when i was kid! i'm very grateful to my dad for that. giving me his baby...i do let him drive the challenger when he wants though in return! oh and now the daily driving honda sits outside
sorry to go off topic guys...