Barnfind Adventure: Unearthing a ’68 Dodge Charger RT 440 in the Pacific Northwest - Mopars5150 S1E7

Embarking on a scenic journey through Northern California, Oregon, and Washington to uncover a hidden gem-a 1968 Dodge Charger RT 440 4-speed Dana tucked away since 1985. Optioned in a rare color combination, ALL NUMBERS MATCHING, this classic muscle car awaits liberation from its time capsule. The anticipation builds as we approach the northern tip of Washington, just 20 miles from the Canadian border. Is it everything we thought it would be?
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[@phillipjackson9067]

Well that's one graveyard cars didn't get 😂 great find super rare 🎉

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

😂😂😂

[@davidlynch185]

I’m glad you guys got the car, love to see it if you clean it up and make it pretty again!! Way better than having to watch the Graveyard cars guy drone on about how much he knows about Mopar ❤

[@user-fs6de9vd4o]

Giving me a flashback to finding my dad's 69 440 4sp GTX in a barn cleared off a load of lumber off it then like 30 quilt blankets and there was a b7 blue GTX . popped the good and looks just like yours tm7 intake 780 Holley . same look thanks for showing!!!!!!!

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Awesomeness ‼️

[@benzlick]

Crawling through to the locked trunk really shows the dedication and love for recovering these Mopars 👏

[@lukepokrajac1057]

My dad had a 67 Dodge Monaco wagon 440/727 that was that same dark blue. Great find guys...especially numbers matching. I have a 68 sport fury convertible, h-code 383, 4-speed...I just love the car. 1/75 so it's pretty rare.

[@conradtona1882]

Every video gets better, that drive through the country with the music chosen was awesome! Tony really earned his biscuit in this video😂 Great content, great video, thanks for making these KZbin’s, it is greatly appreciated as I can’t imagine the amount of time it takes you guys to put these together. EXCELLENT content ! Thank you, Conrad

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Thanks brother 👍

[@bikerfuzz1]

from now on tony shall be called mcguiver !@@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150

[@michaeladamo6279]

Honestly, you keep finding them because you’re willing to pay for them. Everybody wants to steal them and then turn around and sell them and make a fortune!

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Every deal is different, some better deals than others. Condition & rarity dictate price and seller sets the price. We don’t buy everything, it has to make sense. In this case a numbers matching 440 4 speed in EE1 , it’s a 4 color car bring dark blue, medium blue interior, white stripe, & black top. It checked all the boxes, and that’s getting a lot harder to find.

[@michaeladamo6279]

@@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150 absolutely I know that was close to 50 grand or more I I understand the prices I don’t agree with them but I understand them. Think about it because you take care of people they pass the deals on to you so if they can’t do them because they rather have a little something instead of nothing

[@healthyhabits3406]

That and nobody is searching that hard

[@hoedemakerbart]

I restore them to. But prices for wrecks are imo crazy. Some are so rotten it takes more money to get there then you can buy them restored

[@garyrhodes7673]

Looks exactly like my 68 Charger, I loved that car and stupidly let it go back in 84

[@Fred_NaughT]

What an absolute beautiful color combo this 68 charger is ! Hope We get to see it restored !

[@LITTLE1994]

My dream car. Save the classics!!

[@williamborst7317]

What a great color! Yes people, a matching #’s 440RT with a 4spd in this condition is worth 40K….. or more! A non rusty car can save 25-30k in panel replacement and body work alone! This car deserves a full restoration.

[@MoparNation]

you guys are killing it that was a great find.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Thank you ‼️🔥‼️

[@hippydippy]

Sweet Car! You know that after they left he teared up some though. He obviously loved that car.

[@earlputnal9124]

They only made a 3.83 sized rear-ended Dodge Charger RT. The 4.10 gears were transferred post manufactured rear gears.

[@martymcmannis6581]

How lucky some people are... Congratulations guys

[@IMMORTALDIO]

Its great to hear the history of a car from the owner. The information, and stories of the cars use, and history are brilliant part of this purchase video. great job all. Great find.

[@ronaldschultz1189]

I had a 68 charger rt blue with a black vinyl top and white stripe. Mine had an automatic dealer talked me into the auto. I loved the car and had many great times. I wanted a 4 speed but dealer told me there was a big wait to order one

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Thanks for sharing 🍻

[@V8Deuce]

That's a KILLER '68 ! I worked with you all at our Goodguys events in Pleasanton a while back when you guys brought out 6 winged cars, the rad Daytona, the B5 Blue Challenger, the Silver R/T '68 Charger, and several other cool Mopars. We'd love to do that again!

[@brian56]

I remember that sad feeling in 2018 when my yellow 68 which hadn't run or moved since 1992 was pulled out and winched onto the trailer never to be seen again.

[@Z06RFan]

What a cool find, must be so much fun going out to get those. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

It really is!

[@davidwanichek2144]

Great video! Even though I'm a hardcore Pontiac guy I can't help but love these old Mopars! Looking forward to many more videos!

[@johnwaterman2742]

Great video! Enjoying the narrative you guy's share and the stories and history from the owners which is so important to keep attached to these cars. This channel will take off big time once word gets out because you are doing everything right. Cheers from New Zealand 👍

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@FineArtbyAldo]

I can't wait to see what's next!

[@jasondrinovsky7962]

Nice find! That is m favorite B body Mopar. It would sure be something to be able to go on a hunt for these classics, then be able to write the check to bring it home. I'll never know 😂

[@garthharris8721]

Great find team , just love the content, keep it going.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Thank you 👍

[@79tazman]

You know if he had to have the trans rebuilt he was driving it hard because those A833 is a good trans but them R/T s had a bulletproof drivetrain really as long as it was not over revved then spinning a bearing or sending a rod out the pan happened and that is what happen to many of the OG 440's and Hemi's back in the day but what a cool find you got there

[@MikeJBlues]

I can't believe no one beat you to it lol. Wow that's a cool 68

[@oskarinhasoffroad]

Aqui do Brazil babando neste raro b-body manual 440, que eu sonharia em um dia dirigir

[@davidbiddy1411]

I’m building a1972 charger SE Brougham but I added the Rally doors and Ramcharger hood with a 1969 440 (512) six pack Strange S60 rear and Cal Tracs suspension

[@loualiberti4781]

This is what Mopar Drunk looks like !!!! 😊

[@SYLB2016]

68's had an inland shifter,either it was changed or its a really late 68 build date. In 77 my buddy paid $900 for an immaculate hemi daytona in seattle. He said he paid 3k for a regular RT charger? 77 was rt b 4 the gas shortage of 78,you couldnt give big blk hot rods away. Amazing story

[@zonoz7135]

I grew up in central Kansas and after graduating from college moved to Houston. Didn't have any claustrophobia issues there but after a couple of years i got a job offer in San Antonio, so we went there one weekend to look at houses and after 3-4 hours driving around suburban San Antonio I was getting a little panicky cause I couldn't see the sky or sun because of all the trees. We were kind of turned around in this neighborhood and had a hard time finding our way out, once we did my thought of moving there was over.

[@brianz426]

Great car, great video. Congratulations!

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@arielsaeth]

Funny you were saying it could be a scam and the seller comes to the door with a vicar dog collar. ha ha

[@michaelzimmerman9221]

I know 5 that will never leave my family!

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Awesome 👍👍

[@yawningcow8942]

How do you find all these cars. Do you just ask around or see them for sale

[@regalgseguy]

Very interesting video!

[@larryroberts4984]

One hell of a lot of those cars were totaled out. My first two muscul cars were stold. Then I wrecked the next two. Couple friends were kill in their cars.

[@robertcormier242]

I have found bill sheets stuffed up behind the glove box.....also up in the head liner stuck to the metal

[@79tazman]

you guys need to invest in a can of brake kleen and a small wire brush and a old toothbrush that way you can find those numbers easier. brake kleen alone will help in a big way.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

I messed up when we switched trucks thinking we needed 4WD. I left that box of tools behind. We asked him and he said he had plenty of stuff and we felt we could make do. Definitely not the normal 😂😂

[@robertmcfarland3323]

I gavd up a 70 charger rt 440 4 speed blue on blue because i didnt like the color.now wish i would have kept it sold it for a thousand.didnt know the prices for these cars would be insane now

[@dilligaf2818]

what ashame it wasnt stored better

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Home turf 😊 very nice.video 👍

[@user-vs4hg4og5p]

Nice to see the charger. Be greatful this is a great find.

[@davidcampbell7130]

This. Is awesome. My brother sold the house and property to the guy you bought the charger from.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Such a small world 😂🤣 funny thing is he couldn’t remember when he bought it so it was a guess as to how long the car was there 😂😂 but I bet your brother knows! 🤣

[@johnbouchard9447]

When I was 16, my best friend traded a 30-30 rifle and a 1000 bucks for this exact car. Neither of us had a license and we drove the snot out of it. Bad mofo.

[@Autobodyscotty]

Make them DUKE BOYS proud !.

[@davidkehoe4144]

Had the same car around the same time. I paid 900 dollars for it. 80,000 miles.With front discs. I was 18 and not to smart. They were getting rid of leaded gas and I could not fuel for it so I sold it for 1000 bucks. The guy I sold it to drove it into the side of a bus. Boy if I could go back in time.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

How often we hear stories like that

[@jamespseaman4136]

Looks like a medium blue metallic! The same color as mine! Has the same interior as mine! I bought mine at Shadland Dodge in Indianapolis, Indiana! No vinyl top! No stripe and paid extra for the automatic transmission!

[@bobgoble2228]

I have a 69 GTX that is that color. it's was coded as B7 jubilee blue. There were other names for it for other MOPAR brands.

[@chrismc.4437]

B7 was Jamaica Blue

[@newedition0456]

@@chrismc.4437 he said there was other names for that color. but i have heard both.

[@bobgoble2228]

I know, but it was called different names depending on the car brand.

[@CrewJoe1958]

B7 was Jamaica Blue Poly for Plymouth and B7 was Medium Blue Poly for Dodge in 1969

[@VerifiedVIPMember]

How many years for a restoration?

[@user-vl2nb2ud7c]

Theme sounds like... "got my first real 6 string, over at the 5 n dime...

[@bradrozell]

Would love to see the restoration of this one!

[@user-hq8hl5hq7f]

I thought you guys were pretty cool until I saw you scraping the weather stripping off in the trunk with a butter knife and it's raining outside why not just drive it back to California and let the trunk get rained in...... You guys are damn lucky..,.. this car is a piece of history. Thanks for sharing you guys will have fun.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

So let me get this straight 😂 it’s more important not to get a drop of water in a 55 year old car that needs full restoration than checking the numbers to make sure it’s legit when spending $43,500 on it? Is that what you’re disappointed about?

[@beefmalone]

Was there anything to find in the trunk that would've killed the deal?

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

@@beefmalone yes, there is an S.O # on the trunk rail where we took the weather stripping seal off. If that didn’t match we wouldn’t have bought it

[@rorybellamy2533]

a nice day!

[@carebear2272]

I can’t remember but I didn’t think the Dana 60 came tell 69 even four speeds, lol have to look it up in my books. If it’s got the 18 spline 4 speed jackpot, if it was the inland shifter even rarer, but yes i know the hurst is better overall opinion. Exciting, that console got me baffled, I wonder if someone put that in later and it was just a open floor shift

[@halseyknox]

3000.00 might have been a lot of money back in 69 but it aint nothing like 30,000.00 plus for a new vehicle today.....then wages matched the cost of living, not like today

[@erniehoffer1784]

Great videos. I guess you are not sharing with Graveyard Cars.

[@roycervantes1341]

Yeee Yeee 🙂

[@cbsundance]

My 68 R/T 4 speed has the super trak pak option.(4:10 Dana sure grip)..non ac car/heater and radio delete.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Really? Can we see a picture of the fender tag?

[@jellevr1983]

What is the approximate value of the charger in this condition?

[@daniela.jimerson3486]

Wow, only a few hours from my home……but I couldn’t afford it anyway.

[@carebear2272]

Why does it have a 69 console?

[@jmendo2546]

>Hack's< Bring a wire brush with u 23:22. Is that $45,000 42:01 it's crazy to see that kind of money seeing the car's shape and how much it will take to get in driving shape hoping block isn't freeze cracked

[@newedition0456]

hacks?

[@jmendo2546]

Bring $45,000 and thier 200th charger and still don't bring basic tool's to do what they want to do on investagating number's like a rechargable flashlight, wire wheel/wire brush, nice pair of work glove's, clean rag's, hand cleaner,sqiurt bottle with water or windex/409. Don't climb over back seat just take it out of way, it was already out or kneel on nice original interior just because of overwhelming emotion's it's more >torward the guy without the money in hand

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Everything happens fast chasing these cars, we had our hauler all ready to go, the weather worried us a little and the hauler is 2 wheel drive so last minute change mind and went with the 4WD dually and 3 car trailer (which wasn’t my first choice) in the quick change left the tools in the haulers side box. Tony flew in, couldn’t really bring that stuff on the phane. No chase is the same, shit happens, we could have easily edited that part out but we want to show it as it happens, good, bad or otherwise. We adjusted, used what was there and got the job done. And didn’t lie about how it went down. Hacks? Ok 👍 All good 👍

[@edmcmullen8649]

So what is the price for a car like go for in todays market and what is the plane for its future

[@beautegt6872]

I know exactly where that is. Just past the roundabout on the left side of the road. 6566.

[@schilstrom2590]

Sure miss my '68 Charger. White with black vinyl top and black interior. 383 w/ torqueflight tranny. Nothing special, right? It would be damn special to have it now!

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

They are all special and white wasn’t that common 👍

[@rickhughett6713]

Looks just like this is north of Knoxville?

[@sublime929]

This is in Washington State they go over the location in the video.

[@craigcontofalsky4387]

The car is pretty roached. Looks like he tried to recreate the chase in the movie Bullitt! That guy definitely doesn't take care of his vehicles. His story changed multiple times during their investigation. Who doesn't remember their car being completely repainted? Oh yeah and they put a lousy vinyl top on after they painted it! Hahaha. He was glad he got what he did for it. The grill is even bent up!

[@Billccm]

You say your jackets run big? I wear a XL in most jackets, so should I order a larger 5150 jacket? I like those jackets!

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Yes, one size down 👍

[@glengabruch4664]

One of my absolute favorite muscle cars!!!👍 Check out my 1968 Barracuda fastback powered by a 400 based 512 stroker with Trick Flow heads and a hydraulic roller cam, all backed by an A833 4 speed manual. 👌

[@markjohnson1279]

can you do a fender tag on my dartswinger if i sent it to you

[@donwest5387]

does it come with a pre-paid "gas card"?

[@fredwarren1661]

I hope they paid the guy a fair price.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

What’s a fair price?

[@lostsoul3411]

@@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars515030,000?

[@fredwarren1661]

I have no idea. 🤣 @@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150

[@davidbrown-55]

What was the price?

[@sublime929]

I thought it was 40k but might have been 45k

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

43.500

[@stevehartz4615]

Could do with our the drive.

[@johnmilner7603]

Wow, obviously the owner isn’t a car guy bc a car guy wouldn’t put it away like this. 😂 My favorite yr Charger. Why, bc of Bullitt.

[@Mopar14]

Wow! Awesome. Now I wish I never sold my 68 RT EE1 blue on blue 😢

[@chuckiegsdodgegarage7422]

How much?

[@msacco175]

Poor guy looks like he’s died in side. Prolly not how much. 30- thou

[@edwinheredia4305]

40,000 worth of ticket. I'll be in jail right now.

[@jennfaire8726]

$43,500, what a steal.

[@kappy555]

Wow really?

[@solomongrundey]

there gunna put me in the ground before i sell my 69 chevelle ss, dudes crazy for lettn his car go

[@stoveguy2133]

Dad had 67 Chrysler wagon. 383, ac, red leather. I had a 67 sport fury 383. Wagon was faster

[@josephszot5545]

You guys really care what color it is, damn it's a 68 Charger in a garage, not wrecked.

[@sublime929]

Pretty sure you want the car loaded over the rear axle in that situation.

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Too many tree limbs that worried us. That was the safest for the car

[@jimmyjames2903]

How much

[@zg6234]

Whats the coincidence that the last 3 of the license plate matches the last 3 of the VIN??? 🤔🤔🤔

[@Nelson-ok2jv]

Fucking A my first car was a 68 charger I'm 60 ....

[@Murminator660]

Great catch I had to go back and look.

[@justinwhite8317]

Hope the vintage magazine you stepped on wasn't worth anything

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

😂😂😂

[@bubberrand]

Mopar or no car.

[@jasonjefferson7022]

$850.00 total. Go Sam Houston.

[@zackarykelsay3349]

And just think, in another year or so the guy that lives California will have to move because the ignorant governor that’s in office there won’t even let you drive this car after the restoration without fining you for it not being electric. I can’t believe that people actually voted him back into office after everything he had done to ruin the state but it will definitely be a beautiful car when it’s done

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

That’s part of the reason we have our classic car dealership in Texas Hard to move when your whole family lives here. I’ve visited everywhere in America chasing cars, pretty hard to beat California weather 🤷‍♂️

[@bagatuuri8070]

How some asshole just can leave that kind of car to just rotting a way. I just cant get it....

[@brian56]

Sometimes things happen or change to where you can't do what you had planned with a car. I guess I must be an asshole, too, but mine,like his was inside all those years.

[@Fred_NaughT]

It was in a garage covered for the last 20 years and it's previous years spent in California.

[@brian56]

Having a car you loved but aren't able to proceed with it doesn't make you an asshole, or so I thought, if it did then it would have never been sold so that at least it could finally get restored. I was a longtime owner and then a seller,so I know firsthand.

[@nickshelley3118]

not trying to be a jerk, but why don't you carry, scrappers, sand paper, anything you need when going out like that?

[@ChasingMusclecars_Mopars5150]

Usually do, I switched trucks for 4wd last minute given the weather and left those tools. Tony flew in so he obviously couldn’t bring that. So it was my bad but when in that situation you just make do with what you have. And yes we could have easily cut that out but we try to show it as it happens. Good, bad, or embarrassing 🤷‍♂️😂

[@falcon0351]

I wonder how much the boys paid for this car roughly??

[@julios1968]

$43,500

[@msacco175]

P

[@ronniereece8752]

its just a stodgy dodge, no big deal

[@battleboat3892]

man buy it and shut up to long it is not amovie

[@fredrickjenkins5687]

Don't like it.....make you own content!🤷🏽‍♂️

[@pollyg562]

MOPAR when a genius designs something for a corner cutting cheapskate to build

[@battleboat3892]

into to long winded just show us the stuff forget about all the other crap

[@sublime929]

You can skip ahead...

[@sinistercharger]

I prefer the Auto Transmission