Long-time Mopar guy but new to Ebodies - '72 Challenger

[rmchrgr]

Hello everyone, my name is Greg and I'm from Stamford CT. Some of you may recognize me from of the other Mopar message boards and I'm sure there will be some familiar "faces" here as we're all a big Mopar family. Glad to be aboard either way.

So I have a '72 Challenger in triple green. It's an original base 318 car with air. I bought the car in August of 2023. I nearly bought the car in late 2017-early 2018 but for whatever reason I just didn't. I ended up buying a '68 Coronet that May that I "fixed up" and drove regularly for the next five years. I regretted not buying the Challenger though and told myself I'd go after it if it came up for sale again. Sure enough, I saw it was back up for sale in 2023 and I sold the Coronet to buy it. My plan was to drive it as much as possible. Simple right?

I won't go into great detail here but I got the short end of the stick on this deal as the car did not turn out to be as advertised. It ran but barely. It didn't take much to figure out the motor was completely trashed inside. Things did not go well after that with the seller. I tried to get some money back for the blown up engine but he wouldn't budge claiming no knowledge of any issues. (right). 

To be clear - it was completely my fault for not inspecting the car beforehand. I had known about the car since 2018 and knew more about it than the seller. What I didn't realize was that between 2018 and 2023 it went through a few different hands. It seemed to be the same as when I first saw it as I saved pictures and everything matched up. Basically I rolled the dice and lost. After several civil attempts to get something back from the seller I tried my luck small in claims court but came up empty there too. That's life. 

Unfortunately, the car has been sitting since then. After looking at it taking up space for a year and half, I decided it was time to start working on it. I have big plans for it but some more underlying issues have been uncovered that I need to grapple with before I move forward with anything else. That's why I'm here.

Don't mean to be a Debbie Downer here - I still love the car so it's all good.

Thanks for reading.

Introducing the Triple Pickle.

[JH27N0B]

I sure like that color green!    I've never owned a green car, and I'm hoping my next one is either light green or dark green metallic.
Sorry about the engine problem, but from the pictures the car looks solid?
Rebuilding or replacing an engine is a lot easier than restoring a body!

[71GranCoupe]

Welcome aboard and there are several members who can help steer you in the best direction. The car looks to be fairly straight and the paint is decent looking.  Time to 

[ec_co]

Welcome! Many moons ago a friend had '70 triple green (dark), bench seat, 318, A01 light package and a luggage rack.

[jimynick]

Welcome to the site from Ontario,  Despite all her flaws, that's still a good looking piece and I wish you well on reviving her.