Newbee from Florida

[challengergary]

Hey there - just signed up for this site.  Already a member of the FB group but trying not to be on FB so much anymore.  Main reason for signing up is I am FINALLY going to have my own E-Body once again!  It's been over 12 years since I owned one for myself, after owning at least 25 Challengers and 10 or so E-body Barracudas/Cudas to prior 27 years.

The car I am getting is another boomerang car for me - one that I owned in the past that is coming back to me   It is really nothing special to anyone but me since it will be mine.  It's a 71 that originally had a 198 /6 and 3 speed manual, fixed rear windows, and not many options to speak about.  I sold it to a fellow E-Body nut here in south Florida back in 2005 or 2006 before I moved to TX fr a while.  I have been after him to sell it back to me since I moved back in 2011.  Well, we finally came to terms and the car will be coming home to me in the next couple of weeks or so

Plans are to build a good, reliable driver using a modern powerplant, transmission, and of course, air conditioning.  Thinking about painting it GY3 but not entirely sure.

[anlauto]

Welcome Gary....Your plan sounds perfect to me !

[Blowout]

  cool story!  Great site to be a part of.

[cudamadd]

Welcome   

[Brads70]

Welcome! Were you over on the old site CC.com? Your screen name seems familiar? 

[challengergary]

Welcome! Were you over on the old site CC.com? Your screen name seems familiar? 

Yep, that's me. Been going by this screen name for over 20 years now

[JS29]

    

[Brads70]

Welcome! Were you over on the old site CC.com? Your screen name seems familiar? 

Yep, that's me. Been going by this screen name for over 20 years now

Ah, you made my stripe kit! 

[anlauto]

Welcome! Were you over on the old site CC.com? Your screen name seems familiar? 

Yep, that's me. Been going by this screen name for over 20 years now

Ah, you made my stripe kit! 

Oh is this Gary from Top Flight Graphics ?  I'm Alan Gallant from Georgetown ON...you did my 392 Billboards on my 71 Cuda... Can't say enough about the quality of your products

[WDO72]

Welcome from Northern CA! Nice Challenger, and cool story.

[usraptor]

  from Utah.  Looking forward to watching your restoration "owning at least 25 Challengers and 10 or so E-body Barracudas/Cudas to prior 27 years."  Man that's a lot of E-bodies!  I feel fortunate to have my second one in 52 years.   

[jimynick]

Welcome to the site from Ontario,  Gary, and congrats on re-scoring your car. 

[challengergary]

Welcome! Were you over on the old site CC.com? Your screen name seems familiar? 

Yep, that's me. Been going by this screen name for over 20 years now

Ah, you made my stripe kit! 

Oh is this Gary from Top Flight Graphics ?  I'm Alan Gallant from Georgetown ON...you did my 392 Billboards on my 71 Cuda... Can't say enough about the quality of your products

Yes, that's me Alan.  Thanks for the kind words

[challengergary]

 

from Utah.  Looking forward to watching your restoration "owning at least 25 Challengers and 10 or so E-body Barracudas/Cudas to prior 27 years."  Man that's a lot of E-bodies!  I feel fortunate to have my second one in 52 years.   

Yeah, got my first 1971 Challenger in 1983 at 16 before I even had my license.  Sold it after high school to buy my first convertible Challenger (also a 1971).  From there I was never without a Cuda or Challenger for more than 6 months up until about 10 years ago when life situations put another one out of reach for me.

Here's just a few of the e-bodies I have owned through the years.  Sadly, I don't think I have any pictures of my first one.  My mom may have some in photo albums but not sure. 

[anlauto]

Well welcome aboard Gary, please stick around and participate, there's a great group of guys here and we could sure use someone with your knowledge and experience with E Bodies