RESCUED! 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A sitting since the 70's

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  • Опубліковано 14 січ 2025

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  • @daniellebcooper7160
    @daniellebcooper7160 Рік тому +15

    As an Australian, i cant believe the amount of muscle cars you guys keep finding. Rock on.

    • @burnsred2172
      @burnsred2172 Рік тому +4

      I was a mail carrier for the USPS for 5yrs I can assure you...Their still out there 🚗

    • @daniellebcooper7160
      @daniellebcooper7160 Рік тому +3

      @@burnsred2172 Awesome!!. I love watching these treasures being unearthed.

    • @mikesylvester1021
      @mikesylvester1021 11 місяців тому +2

      Nothing like a long drive looking for rare mopars sitting the thrill of when you find one.

  • @cudafry1967
    @cudafry1967 Рік тому +3

    The rear spoiler blackout treatment on the tops of the quarters and trunk are the details that make an original car so very cool.

  • @webrigs
    @webrigs Рік тому +4

    From rescue to finished - great to see this one saved!

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER Рік тому +3

    Oh wow, I would love to have that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Mercmad
    @Mercmad Рік тому +4

    This reminds me of a customers car in the mid 70's ,also a vinyl topped 340T/A six pack,,four Speed .It was darker green Metallic. . His brother had a Jensen interceptor which had a 440Magnum with a 6Bbl set up. The 340 car ,last time I saw it in the 80's was a sad mess without a straight panel anywhere. If only we had the foresight back then to park it away like Danny did .

  • @lovedadonald.
    @lovedadonald. Рік тому +2

    The whole scene reminded me of the movie "Deliverance". I was waiting for the banjos to fire up LOL ! I'm glad that T/A isn't gonna sit under that damn carport any more and I hope they didn't tell ya you had a pretty mouth ? Thanks for taking us along and the car is in great hands now !

  • @garryhatchett775
    @garryhatchett775 Рік тому +4

    It is sad to see this pattern over and over. Take it apart and put it outside for decades. I’m glad someone is getting some use out of it now. I would love to see what’s next for it.

    • @AutoArchaeology
      @AutoArchaeology  Рік тому +1

      I think it used to be inside, but the previous owner knew we were picking it up, so he moved it outside for easier loading.

  • @SeanJoseph-s2s
    @SeanJoseph-s2s Рік тому +3

    Thank you....

  • @louiskats5116
    @louiskats5116 Рік тому +2

    Good day Ryan,
    Absolutely fantastic that a genuine T/A Challenger was reborn again & you were there.
    Thank you for sharing.
    Love to come to MCCAN but Australia is abit far away, come over & have a beer with you.
    Do you need a Aussie Mopar Barn find got a few down here I would love to send over.
    Cheers
    Louis Kats your number 1 Fan in Melbourne, Australia.🇦🇺 🇺🇸 😊 👍

  • @danielsmith9500
    @danielsmith9500 Рік тому +1

    Omg it looks amazing!! Absolutely stunning work

  • @williamd6967
    @williamd6967 Рік тому +1

    Insane to find this so intact awesome.

  • @davidcorder95
    @davidcorder95 Рік тому +1

    Really such an beautiful car

  • @johnjoole2258
    @johnjoole2258 Рік тому +1

    Another great vid /awesome rescue !

  • @t.l.robinson2162
    @t.l.robinson2162 Рік тому +2

    I love to see a 340 giving a big block fits.

  • @MikeJBlues
    @MikeJBlues Рік тому +2

    Wow 👌, that's insane

  • @Daniel-n5v5s
    @Daniel-n5v5s Рік тому +1

    What a great find lil rusty but not bad at all, Sweet !!!

  • @t.l.robinson2162
    @t.l.robinson2162 Рік тому +2

    I want to see this car when it is going through its restoration.

  • @CAROLDDISCOVER-2025
    @CAROLDDISCOVER-2025 Рік тому +1

    I just resubscribe because for some reason there is a glitch in UA-cam and it takes away subscriptions after a while. I was wondering what happened to you. Glad to find it's only the glitch so I'll have to go back and catch up on what I missed. Fantastic find! Love that sublime green 💚

  • @keithalbright8971
    @keithalbright8971 Рік тому +3

    How is it that all the mopars you find are already sold

  • @bengone3349
    @bengone3349 Рік тому +3

    I'm glad it was saved, but I question of how it was, as I see it, semi-restored. It wasn't totally stripped or dipped. You know there is rust inside of hidden places. As the person said about the dutchman panel compared to the trunk lid, "really good paint match"! How can it match, the dirt is still on the trunk. Oh well! He doesn't need to worry, it's been sold.

    • @kevinhuber8723
      @kevinhuber8723 11 місяців тому

      I don't get it either. Valuable car with a straight up hillbilly body work. Media blast the entire thing, put it on a jig and begin. Its the Internet where non car mechanics can comment on things they know nothing about. Yee Haa

  • @sporty196071
    @sporty196071 Рік тому +3

    I always liked the challenger better than the cuda, maybe its because I got stuck with this AAR Cuda.
    Can't wait for your MCCANN Video,

  • @davidronan1677
    @davidronan1677 Рік тому +2

    340 six pax very cool car

  • @PaulJersey
    @PaulJersey Рік тому +2

    I start my junkers and try to drive them every week. Never let a car sit like that.

  • @moparwoman2355
    @moparwoman2355 Рік тому +2

    Wheres the steel crank for it

  • @brucenichols540
    @brucenichols540 Рік тому +3

    I sure hope this rare ride gets a ...correct... restoration from it's next owner.

  • @user-zx8de8op9l
    @user-zx8de8op9l 8 місяців тому +1

    Nice

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 Рік тому +1

    It was actually in pretty good condition compared to some others we see

  • @michaelgorman4229
    @michaelgorman4229 Рік тому +1

    Good conditions to start with

    • @AutoArchaeology
      @AutoArchaeology  Рік тому +1

      It looked like it, but you can see in the video it needed a lot on the back end

  • @jeffreytipper4909
    @jeffreytipper4909 Рік тому +2

    ONE IN CANADA JUST SOLD FOR 210,000.00 AT AUCTION

  • @allstylinone5122
    @allstylinone5122 Рік тому +1

    One yr only T/A. 👍

  • @moparwoman2355
    @moparwoman2355 Рік тому +1

    Where are the X heads for it?

    • @darrin3099
      @darrin3099 Рік тому

      Nope, the 1970 TA used a special offset rocker head and block , 1 year only and was based on a 360 head even though the 360 was not yet released, they are not interchangeable with any other small block head including the X head.

  • @rustynails9659
    @rustynails9659 Рік тому +1

    Do you know what they are doing with the lil red express

    • @AutoArchaeology
      @AutoArchaeology  Рік тому +1

      It was just thrown back together and sold a year ago.

    • @rustynails9659
      @rustynails9659 Рік тому +1

      If you come across any of them in bad shape I might be interested. I need a few parts for mine and don’t really want to use anything that’s not LRE stuff. thanks

    • @AutoArchaeology
      @AutoArchaeology  Рік тому

      Mega Parts in Coon Valley, Wisconsin is selling a few rough LREs

  • @christopher5585
    @christopher5585 Рік тому +3

    I'd say it took $30k to change owners.

  • @jefferybeining-oy2eu
    @jefferybeining-oy2eu Рік тому +2

    Somebody could have been driving at car all these years

  • @joesturdivant7843
    @joesturdivant7843 Рік тому +2

    I would like to find a 72 to 74 charger doesn't have to be in great shape

  • @lylemays4837
    @lylemays4837 Рік тому +1

    Is It For Sale

    • @aarmancuda3570
      @aarmancuda3570 Рік тому

      I think he said it sold after he fixed the sheet metal..

  • @RonNorman-qu4qz
    @RonNorman-qu4qz Рік тому +1

    When that car is done no problem getting over A hundred Grand

  • @moparwoman2355
    @moparwoman2355 Рік тому +2

    Wheres the original 727 for it

  • @alexyzvergara
    @alexyzvergara Рік тому +1

    En la publicación donde encontré este video, mencionaba que el Challenger estaba en estado deplorable, jajaja se ve mucho mejor estéticamente hasta que mi Dart del 71 jajaja

  • @johnr5252
    @johnr5252 Рік тому +2

    Nice, but will it start?
    Oh wait………

  • @nickwillobey2205
    @nickwillobey2205 Рік тому +1

    Nothing to find here in the UK, only stuff no-one wants!😢😢😢

  • @PyrosPelagics
    @PyrosPelagics Рік тому +1

    wouldve continued to sit outside and rot if dodge/stellantis had never brought back the challenger/charger

    • @lovedadonald.
      @lovedadonald. Рік тому +1

      I doubt that.

    • @johnmacdonald5483
      @johnmacdonald5483 Рік тому +1

      ​@@lovedadonald.100%these cars were getting hard to find in the 80s for Christ sakes.In Canada here they rotted fast,but they were always popular as hell.

    • @lovedadonald.
      @lovedadonald. Рік тому +1

      @@johnmacdonald5483 Absolutely John, these cars have been highly sought after since day one and I wouldn't have a new one as a joke lol !

  • @keithalbright8971
    @keithalbright8971 Рік тому +1

    To bad it wasn't a 4speed

  • @thepowershift
    @thepowershift Рік тому +3

    Hey Ryan, my sublime T/A is 4 numbers later than this car! 285511

    • @AutoArchaeology
      @AutoArchaeology  Рік тому +1

      Oh crazy! Drop Billy Harmon a line, he sold the car. Maybe he can connect you two.

    • @thepowershift
      @thepowershift Рік тому +1

      Where do I find him? Did they get it running? It would be cool to see the final product.

    • @AutoArchaeology
      @AutoArchaeology  Рік тому

      Or Dan Peacock. Both on Facebook