Resurrecting a Dodge Daytona that was in a Police Chase Crash - AMD Garage

Throwback Series with #AMDGarage
Join Dan Woods and the #ChopCutRebuild team as they embark on a remarkable journey at our shop, diving into a project of historical magnitude. We teamed up with Ted Stephens to resurrect a piece of automotive legend - a Dodge Daytona. This model, with its extraordinary history as a high-performance, aerodynamic masterpiece, dominated NASCAR in the late '60s and early '70s. Our featured car, once a wrecked police pursuit vehicle, epitomizes the raw power and allure of the #moparMusclecar era. Watch as we transform this iconic beast into a revitalized marvel of engineering. Don't miss this thrilling episode where automotive history meets modern craftsmanship.
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[@dennisdollar3953]

I have passed by this car many times over the years glad to see it getting saved

[@woecp]

It was more replaced than saved

[@867diesel]

@@woecp its getting rebuilt and put back on the road either way

[@woecp]

@@867diesel I think they said there using it as a show example of what you can build with their company so it’s not even on the road sadly

[@JAAB9296]

It will never be a real car just a tribute Daytona.

[@cm-ek4ci]

It’s a shame they wait so long to fix a car, so much more work to do

[@JT-un7dc]

I've seen videos of that Daytona in the yard for years. Really cool to see this one come back to life.

[@autometaldirect]

It was, absolutely!

[@JimVaught-qm6gf]

If memory serves me correct, I’m sure it’s the one that set at R&R salvage for a long time before that

[@Mike-xt2ot]

This is a great example of how much of a charger can be built using AMD parts. Basically an entire new car! Which is great.

[@royjohnson7760]

yes that is great but once the car is completed would you be able too apply for a title and be able too register it ?

[@jerrycallo]

@@royjohnson7760 The answer is yes. You can build your own car from scratch and as long as it meets all the requirements it can be registered and put on the road.

[@ervingoertzen7233]

It’s amazing that we have companies like AMD , making it possible to restore early Mopar

[@dyer2cycle]

I thought AMD made processors....

[@jamessmith7691]

The work you fellas do to save these bits of history is amazing. I'd like to watch the body panels being made. This whole thing is fascinating.

[@hammerdownfabrication]

As a auto metal guy , probably my favorite company to install, just good quality stuff always a nice fit with minimal effort to install I have a great video on my channel doing one of you guys trunk floors seam to seam!

[@paulmac9634]

I've watched this video a few times in the past and it's still relevant and amazing craftsmanship...I'd definitely love to see more. Thanks!

[@autometaldirect]

we have it on display in our Gainesville GA showroom

[@user-eb2zn9bf6w]

When the Daytona cars were built the donor car started life as a charger. So when the factory selected the 500+ cars to become Daytona chargers, the factory kept records of the original serial numbers.Those cars were built as Daytonas and sold at the various dealerships. Even if you rebuilt a Daytona that was commissioned by the factory and replace 99% of the sheet metal, that car still remains a true Daytona because the factory assigned serial number to that specific build. If it was born a charger and built into a Daytona it will always be a true Daytona.

[@woecp]

So you can cut the serial number off and slap it on some sheet metal and you got a “true” Daytona

[@blankczechz]

To think. . . these guys did what the factory did on a moving assembly line. In doing so, they went back in American car history to a time before the model T Ford. Although the tools are parts and the mechanism by which they were manufactured have been improved, that "hands on" work requires a lot of the same skills and attention to detail. It's amazing.

[@user-eb2zn9bf6w]

The factory serial number indicates that vehicle as a true Daytona . You can build a complete car from New sheetmetal that looks like a daytona, but if you don't have a factory designated serial number, all you have is a body. That is what all daytonas started with was sheetmetal.

[@adamzornes7149]

there are hidden serial numbers on the rear inside the trunk drip rail and on the core support your die hard car guys would not call it a true daytona even with the vin on the dash

[@clembob8004]

@@woecp I think that's a bit of an exaggeration. They started with an actual original Daytona, and yes most of the metal was replaced with new, but it's still associated with the original car. It's a whole helluva lot better than just sending the original car to the crusher, which is usually what would happen.

[@joebacarella2829]

Today NASCAR is running like 185- 190, these ols Daytonas ran over 200 with no problem, imagine if they had all the modern underpinnings like NASCAR today, they would probably hit 215-220 and still embarass the new cars. NASCAR just seems too safe today and the rear is so loose they say at high speed on the bank, you could puss the rear right out with your hand, Bring back a moder version of these back and let them run em just like they used too. Gotta love that AMD sheet metal. I owned a 70 road runner I always wanted to clone into a winged car, somebody told me they used Coronet fenders because they were longer, don`t know how true that is. Great video guys.

[@manuelperez5155]

Beautiful! lots of hard work.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing.👍

[@Wooley689]

This was an incredibly ambitious project, holy cow. Thing is, it is not the same car hate to say, it is a new car built with 99.99% new parts.

[@irocitZ]

I wonder where those parts were manufactured, I didn't research it myself. Maybe China?

[@car_ventures]

@@irocitZ Back then the parts would have been built in U.S / Canada. I've seen a few books on Daytona's (but not read them) and I'd hope one of them mentions where they were built. I'm guessing a local fabricator facility or speed shop would have been commissioned to build the parts

[@irocitZ]

@@car_ventures I'm talking about the aftermarket parts used to put this back together, since this particular project requires an entire catalog of pieces I'm wondering where are they sourcing them from? I'm assuming there aren't many Daytona parts cars around. Anyone restoring or buying a classic car should consider what kind of parts went into the project, in my case I look for USA made stuff. If not I could be sitting on a Chinese or whatever car...

[@autometaldirect]

Developed here, stamped in Taiwan

[@nikoladamjanovic2313]

​@@autometaldirect so u used the VIN snd the outer rocker psnrl from the Daytons from zhe junkyard and everything dlse was gone to the crusher

[@user-zl7ni2co2v]

AMD does awesome work amazing

[@user-vn3sd1qn7g]

I agree showing that license plate constantly is stupid

[@kylevantassel7259]

Ya know im not a dodge guy , I refuse to like cars that laugh at you before they start , but what AMD has done for that crowd is invaluable . I mean they honest to god nailed it for those old girls that have been sitting and rusting away for so many years. As far as whoever would say its no longer a daytona . Well , we get a little too carried away with cars and in that we lose sight of what they are really . This car or any car is simply a whole lot of folded sheet metal and someones imagination as to what they wanted a particular car to look like at the time. Dodge gave this car a vin and a designation , end of story. AMD supplied its new skin . Its sheet metal and from what ive seen they do a damn good job of it.This sheet metal is jsut sheet metal just like the original sheet metal Dodge hung on it . The guys probably put more attention to detail in this car reskinning it than was put into it on the line when it first got built. I dont hesitate at all to say its a better car this go around than it was the first time. I do a ton of 65-70 mustangs and thats what you end up with if you do it right . So who ever pipes up flapping that trap simply because they want whatever ar they have to have more value... Sit down junior , your car was put together as fast as they could do it for money . There was no love involved . Get your head right.

[@Jimbo-in-Thailand]

It looks fantastic! It's proof that it's possible to build a very accurate replica from 3rd-part parts these days. Too bad more of the original sheet metal wasn't carefully and skillfully massaged back to life and included in the build. Oh well, it's still a beautiful car.😁

[@jaredchristie8882]

It's a nice replica

[@matzrat5006]

AMD, thank you for the great sheet metal for my GMC.

[@autometaldirect]

Thank you for your support!

[@jamesbronson8713]

Nothing left except the VIN # !! It'll take at least 70K to restore.

[@autometaldirect]

probably more to get it just right

[@rb67mustang]

In the end, the Dodge Daytona came back to life and it's great to have it back on the road when the restoration is complete. Everyone involved with this build did an amazing & quick job.

[@autometaldirect]

Absolutely, thanks for watching!

[@odinschild8303]

I know a Russian body guy that makes his own sheet metal pieces to replace the rusted out parts. Now that's talent. He buys totaled cars from America and ships them to Russia. He rebuilds them paints them and sells them.

[@autometaldirect]

That is really cool!

[@henryjohnson4061]

FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

[@timhicks1118]

Clamp Dan, love the video content. Awesome job on the build.

[@kitukitu154]

....old mopars never die....

[@TheMrmmkkpro]

Cool as Hell , she is in fact a true DAYTONA. Amazing watching you guys bring her back , it might be weird but i got a little emotional. This is a huge deal. She is magnificent. 👍👍🏁🏁

[@billyduffany3387]

These guys do amazing work.

[@autometaldirect]

Thanks!

[@anthonyshelton6786]

I had lost track of this car I am SO happy to hear that is back together *even if I am way late to the party now I just have to find a video of it running

[@casanovablacko2534]

RIP to the Legends!!

[@darrylowens9298]

Good one sir !

[@joekever786]

Your informative and entering a true craftsmen i really look forward to your video 😊

[@cougariog8817]

I was on the fence on which metal company to use. This video was a big help!!

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Very nice work love it graveyard carz looking good to 😮😊

[@autometaldirect]

absolutely! we love our friends at @graveyardcarz

[@my31and37]

Basically screwed the original VIN on an all new body..oh wait..there's that original rocker and shock towers😆.

[@autometaldirect]

Pretty much 😆.😆.😆.

[@rockettcustoms6266]

This car is a fake. Nothing to do with restoring an original car.

[@autometaldirect]

@@rockettcustoms6266 How would you have fixed it?

[@garyrhodes7673]

Even the shock towers are from a different car. Rocket, it should have been left where it was. Would you pay $100,000.00 plus for a car everyone knows is a Chinamobile?

[@1967mrzigzag]

So cool 😎

[@user-rt8ik1ow4i]

Still a special car,and story,love it no matter what,tuff job and they nailed it

[@peterphillips1493]

Just remember one thing:it’s your money do what makes YOU happy.

[@mikebrown4429]

many years ago when i was just a boy i remember being at warren dunes state park in michigan i was standing on the sand and saw the coolest car ever . when i got older i realized it was a wing car ! It was a memory that i will never forget

[@autometaldirect]

very cool!

[@woof3598]

I wonder how much that carcass was worth , it so great to see any thing you can save, being saved, I find a lot of reproduction stuff just doesnt line up

[@ervingoertzen7233]

It doesn’t matter that you are replacing about 95 percent of metal, it’s the fact you are saving a rare piece of automotive rarity

[@jasoncardoza6375]

It’s just a shell and more like 98% was . They saved a vin tag and 12sq inches of original metal that’s all. It’s no longer a true Daytona

[@mishaladara]

You guys put your heart and souls in these cars. I don't any controversy🚦

[@autometaldirect]

thank you! we appreciate your support

[@SeventyEightCivic]

"You couldn't run it on a Nascar track now because it would still win" you betcha buddy!

[@user-rt8ik1ow4i]

I absolutely love that look,color is kciller

[@rb67mustang]

13:35, Don't be so hard on, Ted. When I resurrected my 67 Shelby GT350 I purchased from the previous owner who kissed a telephone pole with the passenger rear, I saved all the mangled pieces I had to remove to rebuild it. Back then, there wasn't an AMD to get the parts I needed. I had to find donor parts from damaged 67 Mustangs in junkyards it was quite a job but I saved it and it new after I had it painted the original Candy Apple Red it began its life with.

[@autometaldirect]

Thanks for your words and thank you for watching!

[@rogerwhite3644]

I still love it

[@andrewdunbar828]

I was a bit surprised by the colour change, but the reason for it and the result were actually really great!

[@Wooley689]

Yes, but the color should have been the same it left factory with.

[@missingremote4388]

In year 2017, here, black primer or fresh out of the box look bare metal

[@andrewdunbar828]

@@missingremote4388 Has it been repainted since then I wonder?

[@autometaldirect]

it is still in that 'Hot Rod' Black

[@paulreichelt1259]

You guy's in America don't know how good you've got it. We can't get anything like this for our Australian built cars.. Back in the 90's you could still find good panels and the odd new old stock panels from time to time , but now since Covid and the boom in collector cars , parts cars and and old panels in general , not to mention the prices of cars and parts. . It's almost a pain in the ass to restore an old Australian car now..

[@autometaldirect]

Very fortunate that we can do what we do. Thanks!

[@keithrobinson3784]

Having installed reproduction sheet metal for many years I agree that AMD products are better. However the body shop guys should have at least got a little inclusion in the show. I know from Experience what kind of Labor and Hours go into straightening and prepping the body.

[@autometaldirect]

absolutely, the body shop guys really bring the whole project home and, depending on the level of the project, can take it to a complete show stopper.

[@woof3598]

makes you wonder what the VIN goes with , the floor, fenders, roof ?

[@user-ll5uo1xf1c]

So worth restoring! Nice job guys

[@autometaldirect]

out thoughts exactly! Thanks for the support!

[@morrismckinnon6047]

Amazing work, love it. People need to get over the "It's not the same car" thing. Looks like a Daytona to me! What matters is, there is a beautiful car back on the road and not lost to the scrap yard.

[@autometaldirect]

that is our feelings exactly, this is obviously an extreme case but there is another Daytona back on the road now. js

[@nikoladamjanovic2313]

It is a repro body with a VIN from a wrecked car

[@morrismckinnon6047]

@@nikoladamjanovic2313 I worked in a body repair shop many years ago and some cars came in needing a complete rebuild from the floor up. Sometimes only the firewall and part of the floor was saveable, the rest was brand new panels and interior. Granted, the cars are usually only a few months old for that kind of work but it's still the same car going out as what came in.

[@Drewzer154]

The Daytona Of Theseus.

[@Fierofreak01]

This was the comment I was looking for! Exactly right!

[@johnjwedrall4290]

I found your channel today and subscribed to it today 😀 👍

[@autometaldirect]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@davebrittain9216]

I remember a buddy of mine selling on Ebay a rear wing, two fender scoops and two nose pieces that were damaged but one could be made out of the two of them. He sold them as a package and got 27k for them and that was 20 years ago or more.

[@funtyes1970]

$27k sound like you rip someone off. original Dodge Daytona wing shouldn't go no more than $5k.

[@davebrittain9216]

@@funtyes1970 It was a public auction so how could you ever think "you rip someone off"?

[@davebrittain9216]

@@funtyes1970 Was just looking and the last factory wing in Ebay was 15k for just the wing with out a nose piece and scoops.

[@kickithard]

​@davebrittain9216 15k sounds reasonable to me, especially if you consider the rarity. Any collector that's trying to restore a true wing car would gladly pay that.

[@davebrittain9216]

@@kickithard Ya the guys that really want originality pay big bugs. I remember back in the 90's he was restoring a Hemi Super Bee and it did not have matching dual four barrel carbs. He paid 5k back then for consecutive serial number carbs for a Hemi for that specific year of manufacture to match the car.

[@CarswithNash]

Nice work!👍

[@autometaldirect]

Thanks! 👍

[@ervingoertzen7233]

I hate thinking of all the earlier cars that were scrapped because parts were not available

[@shanew.williams]

I remember this episode of CCR many years ago. I met Craig of AMD several years later at the Tennessee Valley Mopar show near my home in Huntsville Alabama. I wonder if Dan Woods, Craig or any of those guys are still alive ?

[@autometaldirect]

both are still!

[@richardturk7162]

@@autometaldirect I remember that show. The attempt at humor always fell short and was just corny but that was automotive shows at the time.

[@CAMCSTSKY]

Wish we had a junkyard around here like that, I would love to wonder around and see all the history. Glad to see one taken out with that cool story and redone, hopefully most of the ones left get the same chance. I got some front and rear floor patch panels this week myself from AMD, hope they fit like they say they do.

[@autometaldirect]

let us know if you have any issues, we are here to help

[@freechagosislandjohnpilger]

I wish i wish they did panels for Australian gmh holden hq monaro 2 door coupe and 4 door, Australia biggest selling car of all time

[@darrellroeters4951]

Loyal very dedicated men.

[@user-uo1qw4dg9i]

‘Is that a real Daytona ?’ ‘The VIN is ‘……

[@autometaldirect]

it was a great starting point with the original Daytona 😉

[@hammerdownfabrication]

As a career automotive metal guy ,amd is the best ,always a good fit minimal issues ,even made a vod on my yt doing a full trunk floor panel from you seam to seam

[@autometaldirect]

thanks! @hammerdownfabrication

[@hammerdownfabrication]

@autometaldirect makes my job easier ,and better looking

[@bobfox2733]

Cool video I enjoyed watching

[@autometaldirect]

Thanks @BOBFOX2733

[@billdenton530]

No way Baby!!! Poison Ivy for me, thanks for the insight of something like this.

[@UberLummox]

Nothing was said about the Cornet front fenders used on the Daytona and special modified Cornet hood. (Am I right?) Were those AMD...or?

[@glennhelm9525]

If AMD wants to be really authentic when making repop metal for Chryslers, put a half gallon of salt into the primer. Aside from that, AMD has done so much to bring previously unrestorable cars to life. Many thanks.

[@vincekartes7145]

I don’t understand any negative talk on this car or any car that needs fixed. Would it be better to let it sit in a junkyard and disintegrate into the ground? I sure don’t think so! And, besides, a rebuild on a car like this is fully documented so there will be no possibility of passing it off as all original or a survivor or anything other than a badass Daytona back on the road!

[@nikoladamjanovic2313]

They could just cut the vin from the junkyard snd let it sit

[@dposer10]

Hell it already HAD rotted into the ground!

[@shredBucketheadshred]

They removed far too much of the car in the name of installing and promoting replacement panels. More than half of the rear quarters could have been saved as well as the roof. Sure they would have taken more time and skill to do it properly but in the end the more of the original car still there the better claim to a restoration. This is an aftermarket car with a few Daytona parts

[@shredBucketheadshred]

Panel replacement with new panels is nothing a typical crash repair shop couldn't handle. Anyone can remove and replace. A real hot rod shop would have repaired the panels that were there . This is no longer a daytona. Simple

[@jimc12]

If someone cut the face out on the Mona Lisa, imposed it on a new canvas. Then, painted the rest of the painting by the best most famous painter in the world. It still wouldnt be considered the original painting. If a watchmaker took a face of a rolex and put it on a seiko watch movement, it wouldnt be considered a rolex. Over 95% of this car has been replaced. Its not a rebuild, its a tribute car with a couple pices from an original. With all that being said. Still, this was an amazing build, and the car looks amazing.

[@aproudamerican2692]

*When you replace almost every single part of a car it's not a "restoration" it's a Creation.* Everytime some greedy shop takes an old famous movie or historic car and replaces 90+% of the car with brand new parts. All they've done is thrown the famous historic car in the dumpster and hung all new parts and paint to lie about it's history to sell it for a large amount of money. For instance The Elvis movie car and original screen used Dukes of Hazzards intro jump car for two examples. Every piece of the cars were torn apart piece by piece and thrown away. Then replace every part to look like the original cars. It's been many years and I've blocked them from my memory but I believe ONLY one piece from one car and two from the other were actually saved. The vin code badge from one and the vin code badge and firewall from the other. *The rest of the entire car was thrown into the trash and replaced with shiny brand new parts.* I don't care about this fake Daytona the owners have to know what they're actually buying by law. But those other two famous cars should have been cleaned up and treasured for what they were. Not what they're pretending to be now. When anyone could have gone into the dumpster at the back of those shops and put all the pieces together again. *They would have had the original cars!* But now they've been melted down to make whatever. This all should be illegal to do this. A vin code nadge does not make a car make. I can afford to buy some of these cars but I'd never waste my money. They look beautiful and shiny as brand new imposters. But that's all they'll ever be. I'd rather have the real thing even in the worst condition. Because it's real. I've worked in the entertainment industry for most my life and this fake car would make for a great secondary car to wreck on screen in order to save a real Daytona car. No matter what it looked like. This was a hour long infomercial for all new replacement Dodge parts and that's it. Parts are made to replace broken or beyond repair "parts" on a special car. No for replacing the ENTIRE special car. *He said it himself when they found the car "that's not the Dayton".* Now we can say it at the end. *"that's not the Daytona"!* Rant over. These videos just make me sick. Not this particular car because the other car wasn't worth anything. But thinking about the famous cars that get trashed just to hang everything new on a new frame just to get Shiny New for money. That's just wrong. They're only original once and saving certain original cars are priceless just the way they are.

[@autometaldirect]

Thanks for watching! No impropriety presented or suggested - it is still on display in our showroom! Stop by sometime and check it out

[@tobiaswillson5900]

to me its more of a KIT car than a restoration

[@Toxic2T]

@@autometaldirect Awesome! Got pics of the car in it's current state? I'm from Argentina can't go there yet sadly :(

[@bobjohnston8316]

@@autometaldirect Where do these picky people draw the line? Any east coast car that saw salt is going to need new body shell floors, front and rear, trunk floor, rockers and likely quarters. And that’s a minimum. Is that OK? Any car that suffered a head on impact at 100 MPH isn’t going to have much usable metal forward of the firewall. So, according of these naysayers you write these cars off or display them as is. But who is going to be interested in owning or even viewing in a museum a beat to h**l rust bucket or a total wreck complete with bloody bandages left on the drivers seat? I’ve retired from restoring MG’s, which are all rust buckets except for California cars. I never felt that when I ran into that last unexpectedly rusty panel I should stop the restoration, throw up my hands in defeat and for the sake of purity send the car to the crusher.

[@mitchmartin2659]

I used to watch Dan on Degrassi.

[@michaelmarks5012]

I saw George Washington's axe for sale on ebay once. You know the one he used to chop the cherry tree down? The handle had been replaced 3 times & the axe head twice but it's still George Washington's axe.

[@GJ-DT]

Ive seen this car in videos 20 years ago, always wondered why someone didn't save it. It wasn't nearly as bad 20 years ago.

[@woof3598]

you wonder why they dont put them up and blocks to keep them off the ground

[@ronchase1673]

The 80’s T-Bird did quite well innBASCAR

[@petesmitt]

Dodge Daytona VIN plate on a new car..

[@autometaldirect]

just about

[@victorhugocedillo9475]

❤va quedar mamalon❤❤🎉

[@agcacustoms2852]

Truth be told a lot of the sheet metal if not damaged was rusted or just not able to be repaired. You might say it’s a clone or it’s not a real car since it was a “re-body” but what if a factory does it does it then not make it the same car but just new and fixed. Either way it’s a beautiful car and one of very few made just over 500 Daytonas.

[@autometaldirect]

agreed, Maybe not what every one WOULD do but it is definitely something every COULD do ;)

[@stowers157]

I wished AMD could fabricate some of the older AMC panels. They were relatively obscure and do not have the popularity as most others, but there are a few people that are waiting on the time and parts to restore those old Marlins and Rebels.

[@allstylinone5122]

I've been going to World of Wheels since the mid 70s👍

[@autometaldirect]

We will be at the World of Wheels in Birmingham 2024

[@mikebrown8065]

Unfortunately you'll have the naysayers out there- mostly in part because they'll never have an opportunity to own a rare car that is worthy of saving. You can clearly see the quality of craftsmanship in the AMD metal.

[@autometaldirect]

they have always hated on this car, the naysayers - you are absolutely correct.

[@theloudamerican2193]

Hey Cleveland GA!!!! My good friend Sgt Jason Harkins was killing Iraq back in ‘07. ….. he was from there! Your post office is named after him!

[@jimgolden9666]

At 59:00 it shows them putting new front fenders on. I was wondering about this....Daytona's used 1970 Charger front fenders. I wondered if they'd welded on extensions to the '69 fenders, or if they pressed out a set of 70 fenders? I have a '70 and AMD currently does not make 70 front fenders. Just curious...I'd assume the other shop welded on extensions....

[@markonahkuri4512]

Never cut old part of. if you dont pul it to right place

[@nickf.2871]

That looked like plane wreckage on the lift.

[@darrininverarity4297]

That VIN# is the valuable part,the after market will make it a driving Daytona again.

[@autometaldirect]

Absolutely!

[@automotiveaddiction428]

Funny..2 days ago a satellite was bought with the wing and front spoiler for a Daytona/superbird

[@kelvincarolinaboilawton803]

Hey Kingsport my area I'm gonna go visit Mark one day sooooooooooooo cool.

[@curtislowe4577]

It's just a canvas to put an original VIN tag on. The history of the car as it is now is an open book. Everyone knows it's a Taiwanese clone. IMO Mr Stephens should have the original parts treated to stop rust then "reassembled" as a display to accompany the clone rather than just the pictures of the beyond saving original. The history of the original owner and why he was running would be interesting. A wreck that violent before airbags could easily have been fatal.

[@mauricecooper176]

My face when I seen the guy narrating on TV with Drake in a TV show

[@tringo2888]

I live by Boeing st.louis and it rolled out of the shop like the F/15 Eagle /strikeEagle

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525]

Well now I know it takes to actually enter this yard

[@GearScar]

I was hoping to see them put it on a frame rack and pull out the damages, but I realized it was just too rusty to do that, it would've just tore apart, and besides that, hardly anything on that body was going to be reused, just brackets and smaller undamaged pieces

[@Toxic2T]

Indeed, what got that Charger killed was the rust. If it didn't had rust so much of it could have been salvageable.

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

Really nice video. The editing could have limited the repeating of introduction of the same people over and over again.

[@autometaldirect]

agreed!

[@fordnut4914]

That car will never be the same from the wreck and it's not close to ever being Original after replacing the amount of parts. So it's basically just a charger. But still fun to watch it come together.

[@autometaldirect]

nope, never will be the same but we also agree it is fun to bring it back

[@mishaladara]

Only controversy is how come America has to deal with so many foreign cars coming into the USA. When I was in Germany all the cars were from Germany Saab Mercedes bmw

[@jefferypowell9885]

Was a meating

[@MichaelSmith-wb1es]

I stopped in at the AMD shop in Cleveland Ga many years ago and I seem to remember seeing a couple of Camaros but from what I'm seeing here is that you are all Mopar now?

[@autometaldirect]

nope, just a snap shot of a Mopar being reassembled. Camaro, Chevelle, Ford Fairlane, Galaxie, and many more still in the mix

[@VerifiedVIPMember]

IMO, it's a re-body when you attach a V.I.N. to all new sheet metal.

[@AVB2]

If you read 18 U.S. Code § 511 - (Altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers) you will see that if removal of the VIN tag is required in order to repair the car it is NOT illegal to re-affix the original VIN plate that the car came from the factory with.

[@VerifiedVIPMember]

@@AVB2 With this build (where almost everything has been replaced), that would be quite a stretch.

[@sbeckmann2358]

Was the opening minutes cameraman 3-feet tall or why were a lot of the shots of the sky or people out of frame?? lol

[@petercarlsen5337]

I wish that AMD could make panels for the Australian made charger. I was at a car show (1997 i think) and was talking to a bloke who had a 1972 E-38 RT- Charger, 265 with tripple webers , 3 speed. He found it under a tree on a property in central Queensland. It had being wreaked in a accident. He bought it off the owner. It still had all the original drive train. He was saying that he had to find another 3 cars to make 1. Of the 31.000 chargers made from 1971-1978, i would say that a 1/3 would still be out there but don't quote me on that. E-38, E-49, E-55 are the ones that go for big $ today, mainly the E-49 is the one that gets the big $. If AMD was around in the 80's and 90's and could make panels for these cars, how many could have being save?

[@mikebrown4429]

i have a dream to make a mid 70s monte carlo a wing car

[@johnpisciotto7115]

Jack up the VIN, and slide the new metal under it

[@autometaldirect]

pretty much lol

[@fartzinacan]

If AMD will make a back glass for a Daytona, I wonder if they'd make a gas tank for my 59 Edsel.