Brett Martin
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G'day from Australia. I have a 1973 Dodge Challenger that was purchased last December, by my younger brother. He was battling cancer at the time, cashed in his superannuation and asked me to purchase an american muscle car, on his behalf. Found this about an hour from home, went and sussed it out, left a deposit, and returned a week later to pick up.
We have 2 classes of registration here, full rego, and club rego, which is limited to so many times the car can be used, at a much cheaper cost. Most owners of American cars here use this rego, as they can keep it LHD.
Anyway, once we picked the car up, we drove it straight to the hospital to show him. Was the first time he grinned in a long time. He went over the car, was very impressed with what he had purchased. He had 3 stipulations, as it was a factory air con car, that had to be working. And it also had to be converted to RHD, (apologies to the purists). And finally, it had to bare his personalized BUGGSY rego plates.
He never got to drive it, but did go for a long cruise in it a week before he passed, grinning from ear to ear. We don't see too many of these out and about here.
So the challenge began in earnest to find a reputable bloke to commission the RHD conversion.
Found one 30 minutes from home.
Organised to drop the car off, then went on to find out what I can on this car.
Is a base model 2 door hardtop, with a 318 LA engine, which has a nice cam and 4 barrel on an Edelbrock manifold.
Originally was B5, with a white vinyl roof, with blue trim.
I even found the original Ebay add, on a UK site.
It was painted white before being sold on. It now sported black Challenger stripes and a black bonnet sticker, not sure if fitted before or after import.
Once the conversion was done, I organised a pair of chin spoilers and a rear go wing, along with a black vinyl roof, which really sets the car off.
Here's a few pics of the original add, when I bought it, and how it is now.
I have a Photobucket album, so please enjoy
Challenger Slideshow by propig2003
Cheers Buggsy
We have 2 classes of registration here, full rego, and club rego, which is limited to so many times the car can be used, at a much cheaper cost. Most owners of American cars here use this rego, as they can keep it LHD.
Anyway, once we picked the car up, we drove it straight to the hospital to show him. Was the first time he grinned in a long time. He went over the car, was very impressed with what he had purchased. He had 3 stipulations, as it was a factory air con car, that had to be working. And it also had to be converted to RHD, (apologies to the purists). And finally, it had to bare his personalized BUGGSY rego plates.
He never got to drive it, but did go for a long cruise in it a week before he passed, grinning from ear to ear. We don't see too many of these out and about here.
So the challenge began in earnest to find a reputable bloke to commission the RHD conversion.
Found one 30 minutes from home.
Organised to drop the car off, then went on to find out what I can on this car.
Is a base model 2 door hardtop, with a 318 LA engine, which has a nice cam and 4 barrel on an Edelbrock manifold.
Originally was B5, with a white vinyl roof, with blue trim.
I even found the original Ebay add, on a UK site.
It was painted white before being sold on. It now sported black Challenger stripes and a black bonnet sticker, not sure if fitted before or after import.
Once the conversion was done, I organised a pair of chin spoilers and a rear go wing, along with a black vinyl roof, which really sets the car off.
Here's a few pics of the original add, when I bought it, and how it is now.
I have a Photobucket album, so please enjoy
Challenger Slideshow by propig2003
Cheers Buggsy
