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Hurricane damage Challenger convertible

Started by JH27N0B, November 12, 2024, 09:37:18 PM

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JH27N0B

I was watching this video of an overflow yard of water damaged cars from the recent hurricane in Florida and spotted a Challenger convertible in the lot. It's around the 21:40 point.  There's a 71 Charger R/T parked by it too.
The YouTube poster spends most of the video going over ruined cookie cutter late model Vettes, and the Mopars are only shown in passing unfortunately.
Anyone recognize the convertible?  I hope like the hurricane Superbird that's completed restoration will debut at MCACN next week, these Mopars get saved!

71vert340

 A Charger at 21:40 and a Challenger at 21:47. It's sad.
 Terry W.

Brads70

Pantera, and later a nice TRX with hellcat motor at 14 minute mark.


JH27N0B

Sad thing is that is just one lot of hurricane damaged cars.  From one company.  I'm sure Copart ended up with even more hurricane totaled cars.
And there are certainly thousands more in the Carolinas from their recent storm carnage.  Those would be freshwater damaged cars though, so at least easier to repair.
The florida newer cars are toast, with all their electronics and computers you wouldn't want to touch one of them except maybe for some parts.  The vintage cars like the Challenger convertible and Charger can be saved and I hope someone will save them.  But it's a big job.  To do properly, they really need to be completely torn down, the body acid dipped and then primed and repainted.  For all intents and purposes, a rotisserie restoration.
That is what is happening with the Superbird and Daytona that got washed out of their garage in a storm surge from the Florida hurricane a few years ago. Both cars are worth into the 6 figures so it's financially justified to do the expensive restorations on both.  Hoping the Challenger and the Charger were desirable enough optioned cars someone will do the same full restoration on them. Given the cost of full restorations now, it'll be tough to justify unless those cars are V or R codes.  :takemymoney:

Jay Bee