[reborn73]

Bought this baby in '79 two weeks before my 16th birthday. Sold it or should I say traded it in on a new car in '83. Have kicked my self for 31 years. Crusing ebay 3 weeks ago and saw a '73 that looked "just like my old car". Called the seller and went to look at it before the sale ended, 4 hours away. As soon as he opened the shop door(goose bumps), the gut feeling was that it could be my old car. I found a few things that I remembered about the car in the 30 minutes I was inspecting the car. WE made a deal and I loaded it up for the trip home. I spent the next Saturday going over with a fine tooth comb. I found 7 things that made me know 99.9999% that it was my car !!! Confirmed with the state DMV that it is the actual car !!!!

Gonna need some help in finding some things to get it back to original condition..............

 

[wvhemis]

WOW the car is in amazing shape...triple black 73 340...very nice...

 

[70barcuda]

Very cool, congratulations on finding your old Challenger. I've had numerous e-body cars over the years and sometimes wonder what happened to them, but so far I haven't run across any, at least as far as I can tell. Hopefully they have managed to avoid the crusher.

 

[TikiMan]

That is a dream come true to locate an old Challenger you once owned. I always wonder what happened to my 1970.

 

[Charlene]

Wow! That is amazing to find your old car after all these years! Congrats, she is a beauty!

 

[dodge boy]

Must be a great feeling!!

 

[Sweden]

Amazing!!! Congrats on finding your old car, its a real dreamcar :smileup:

 

[jklotz10]

This is too cool!! What a great story - it looks like the previous owners took good care of your baby for you while you were away!

 

[phillyjeff]

That is amazing. Good for you. I have a picture of that car as my desktop. One day I would love to own one to match my 13 challenger. All black and chrome. Very Nice Sir.

 

[MommaBetty]

Your story also gave me goosebumps!! I am such a sentimental slob, I can't think of a better story on Christmas Eve! Congratulations!!!

 

[Drewcrane]

This is a great story,very few get to have their old car back

 

[MOPARMOM]

What an amazing story. A lot of us search for out long lost beauties, but you have been lucky enough to find yours.....and she is a beauty!!
Reunited and it feels so good!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

 

[Sudz]

Wow, reunited once again! Amazing story.

How much do you want for it?

 

[TJGS]

Really cool finding your past love. That is a really awesome experience !

 

[vin57]

great story , great car! happy for you!....enjoy your reunion and the years ahead!

 

[the greek mopar man]

very cool story! i probably would of cried

 

[reborn73]

Thanks everyone !!

It was quite a shock that took a few days to sink in once I got back home.

The best part is that when I showed my wife the pictures on line, the first thing out of her mouth was "have you called him yet???" "I'll go get the money out of the bank while you call him" If she hadn't pushed, I probably wouldn't have even went to look at it. We did have our first date in the car and we are still together !!
The best part is when I traded it in at the Dodge dealership, the owner repainted and put it in his collection where it sat until 2007. The last time I saw the car was a couple of weeks after I traded it off and it was in the body shop primed and ready for paint. Luckly the last owner took pretty good care of it and keep it stored most of the time too. There are only about 10,000 more miles on it now than when I last drove it in '83. All numbers are still matching and the worst thing I have to do to it is replace the front worn out suspension. The paint is still 9.5 out of 10.

I do feel very fortunate since I just happened to see it.

 

[JB1]

congrats on finding your car, that was FATE !!!!!

That car is sweet I love it

 

[cdahl383]

Awesome story man! Totally cool you found your old car after all these years! Now you can hang onto it forever!

 

[Dodgeguy]

Very cool story, that does not happen often.Enjoy her all over again.