1970 dodge charger barnfind part 5 walk around.

[@hemihead001]

In 1978 I bought my first car . I was 14 and worked all summer . I bought a 70 Charger 500 for $250 . It needed a Trans . Banana Yellow with Black roof and interior . Console shift . I then bought a 70 Road Runner for $135 . Those were the days . Now they are all mega buck POS . Rusted out unibodies pulled out of junkyards for $10 , 000 . Idiots drove me out of the hobby .

[@kevinmason9783]

WOW,I bought a 70 500 with 383 2 barrel with original paint, gold with white interior and vinyl top. Back in August of 77 about week after my 18th birthday. It was on a used car lot close to base east of OKC.

[@MikeJBlues]

Awsome save , 1979 that was a 5 to 800 dollar car. Not anymore lol. I graduated in 80. Was driving a 69 roadrunner. Them were good times 😊t

[@wildestcowboy2668]

That's a lie

[@MikeJBlues]

@@wildestcowboy2668 what year were you born.

[@keithhebert9334]

One thing I notice There's No Air in the car but there is a compressor on the engine so oh that's a dead giveaway something's been messed with check your van on your windshield what an amazing place to find that good luck

[@poorcharliescustomauto8951]

Yes someone swapped a 68 440 with trans, rearend and engine cradle. It was a factory 318 car.

[@moparnut6286]

Back in the 90s I bought a 70 charger 383 for $100.... In about the same condition... But sadly I did not have the resources to repair the car so I parted a lot out but still have the engine and transmission and I'm using the 8 3/4 under my 72 dart... Good luck restoring your 70 charger.

[@tombrown5755]

Nice score

[@roberthill2219]

First person who says 'what cool patina' needs to get smacked in the head.

[@jeffreypinder9398]

Pull the plugs and let the Marvel Mystery Oil soak the pistons ASAP.

[@keithalbright8971]

Good luck restoring it

[@keithalbright8971]

What was the crazy price you pay for it

[@farfromhomesweethome]

How much did you pay?

[@derektrieglaff9103]

Are ya SURE its a 440? And, not a 383 with a bunch of performance parts on it? They do look the same at a glance. If it IS a 440... Then, might as well tear into it and rebuild that thing. If its a factory 440 then you have a pretty rare and specific car there on your hands. Because someone CHOSE to have that 440 in that car in 1970. Better decode all the numbers and meticulously document the tear down and resurrection of this charger.

[@poorcharliescustomauto8951]

Yes it is a 440, but it is a 68 440 and the charger was a factory 318 car. Unfortunately the motor was not salvageable.

[@derektrieglaff9103]

@@poorcharliescustomauto8951 awwww... Damn shame. And, I don't know what exactly made it unsalvageable but, the machine shops do wonders on things that seem like they ought to be boat anchors. You could send it to a shop and maybe come out with a giant RB Chrysler engine. 540? Or maybe even larger. I guess it all depends on the pot of cash you're serving up fixes from...

[@poorcharliescustomauto8951]

@@derektrieglaff9103 it froze and popped all the freeze plugs out and cracked a couple cylinders and the heads were super rotted to the point the head bolts weren't even recognizable and a couple exhaust ports were about 1/3rd the size full of scale, even the rockers were very rusty, and all the cylinders were super rotted also. But the ironic part was the oil was very clean and no water in the pan.

[@derektrieglaff9103]

@@poorcharliescustomauto8951 oh Jesus... Yeah... I'd definitely say it's a boat anchor now. Oh well, not like they didn't make several hundred thousand of them over the lifespan of the engine family. So there's no shortage of them to find.

[@carebear2272]

Check for a build sheet behind the back seat

[@carebear2272]

Be interesting on the numbers matching up just for history and maybe rare options radiator support and truck lid sequence numbers from the vin, and it looks like you have a fender tag cool! That 440 block is interesting to, probably slapped in there later, the biggest motor in a 1970 charger 500 was a 383 4BL, most of them came with a 2bl 383 or 318, your trans and axle would be interesting to, great car, lot of rust repair

[@carebear2272]

Ahhh power windows exciting!

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Hopefully they general Lee it up....

[@RRjames5332]

70 general lee? Its not a 69

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@RRjames5332 70 general Lee better than a 71 boss....js

[@keithalbright8971]

Looks pretty rusted to me

[@robertcormier242]

It's a parts doner car. At best

[@jamesklee9980]

the shame of it is it will cost more to restore it than what its worth😢