Thanks for the welcome. Kinda snuck in the back door I guess.
I owned a few Chryslers in high school too. None of mine were as shiny as yours though. Belvedere II, Barracuda (fast back), Polara, and a Challenger. The first two I never drove. The Polara was in mint condition and a two door. Even though it was a grandma’s car, I loved it. Here are a couple of pictures of the challenger wearing my signature color.
My dad worked at a frame shop that also had a fleet of wreckers. Anything impounded and left for more than (if I remember correctly) 90 days was sold. I picked up several treasures that would later become my drivers. The challenger was one of them. $150 and I owned me a muscle car. It was a Texas car but still had a few rust spots. It also had R/T badges but I never verified. Heck, what did I care, 383, 727 council shift, posi and 160 mph speedo. The owner actually brought keys in and said he didn’t want it because the rear end was junk and he couldn’t afford to fix it. Turned out somebody had set the emergency brakes and they frozen up. A couple of sessions with a can of W-40 and I drove the care home. I also bought my first blazer this way. It was hauled out of a rental garage after the renter skipped town. $75!! It was a ’70, lifted with 38” Gateway Gumbo Monster Mudders (love saying that) with white wagons. It was pretty much a complete truck minus front clip. Ended up putting a ‘67 front end on it and giving it a nice coat or grey primer. Of course, no pictures!!