Jaw Dropping Rust - Dodge Charger

geeezzzz, now we are at $2000. ou:

How do you explain this to your wife?

 

Given the condition illustrated in the photographs, I don't think he had much choice.

 

Hey guys, don't knock it. It's the rare "Fromage Suisse*" designer model...there are a lot more of them in existence now than were ever built. You'd have to find the data plate to be sure though, which might be tough, they eventually were located wherever there wasn't a hole. This one even has the very rare but desireable "Bedrock-Bronto-Boulder" emergency brakes, conveniently accessible once you lift the carpet! Apparently Chrysler goofed the hydraulic design, placed the master cylinder in one of the "trou de fromage" and it had a nasty habit of popping off and falling away during heavy braking applications, necessitating the activation of the Bedrock brake.

 

Say it ain't so Joe - Both are all original

 

How much does anyone want to bet that the price will shoot up in the last 30 seconds of the auction?

 

I'm with you on that. I can't figure out why anyone would even want that pile of scrap, much less pay for and ship it! The level of human stupidity never fails to amaze me.

 

Someone is going to build a hell of a Rat Rod out of that pile!

 

ive rode in trucks that rusty just saying

 

If they can even move it, it looks like it'll disintegrate on contact!

But then again, it's amazing what some people can do with a couple of 2x4s and some rope.

 

How is that possible? Trucks have a full frame. This unibody doesn't have any rear structure left at all. You literally would be dragging the back of the car on the road. Just sayin'

 

And it's a good thing they do too. I had a 75 Ford F-100 that eventually rotted out, the floor was gone, and the only reason I stopped driving it was after I hit a pothole and the front body mounts dissolved in a cloud of rust. The cab lurched forward, the front fenders blew out, the hood popped open, and the seat dropped onto the frame, and when it happened, my feet almost hit the pavement. I got it stopped, had to kick my way out since the door was loaded up, and then called a tow truck to take what was left to the wrecker. Ran like a top though...

 

I had a '66 1ton Ford 2wd pickup (9'box!) with a granny gear 4-speed behind a mildly built 352. I had installed a street/strip Borg & Beck (3 finger) style clutch as I sold race parts at a shop. I noticed the truck was starting to 'creep' at traffic lights even with the clutch pedal fully depressed. I showed a friend of mine and he told me to get out of the truck and watch as he got in and depressed the clutch. I watched as the entire cab lifted when he pushed the pedal. The body/frame mounts were rusted out.

 

Everything from 1975 seemed to rust. What year did you hit the pole? '76?

 

:laugh::laugh: You mean "the hole"? Still kinda personal.......

 

Hole not Pole. You'd think a man of my age would know the difference? If only we had a proper emoji for clarification...

 

It is kinda personal...

Well, if you have to know, it was actually 2006. That was the last time I had an old Ford pick-up. I just saw a nice one at a Canada Day car show yesterday. It was a 77 extended cab Camper special, and it was original, and it had no rust. Unfortunately, the owner thought it was incredibly rare and wants way too much money for it. On the one hand he's right, they came from the factory with rust and this one had none that I could see. Still; it wasn't a $25,000 truck.

 

There. Fixed it for u.

 

I would save the Dana rear and put the rest of the car in the compost pile. Should finish breaking down within a week, 2 weeks tops.