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1969 Charger 500 road test

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sit back and watch it knock your socks off! 14.1 are you kidding me:LOL:

 


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The humor alone is worth it:LOL:
 


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I miss that show. Used to see reruns 20 years ago on tv. Car and Track was the show. They would show Nascar races among other tests. Gratton is by my and they would test cars there. I see Bud did lived in Grand Rapids, MI
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Lindemann
 


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Very cool to see that! That was on the driver doing a slow 14.1 spinning all the way through 1st gear. Most magazine road tests back in the day had it going mid to low 13’s @ 105 mph on the F70x15 Polyglas tires. Back then it was hard to roll into the throttle once all 8 bbls kicked in. Track prep and tire’s were not very good back then either but you could make it a beast with a cam, headers and slicks. The modern day 4600 pound 5.7 Charger with a 3.06 rear is virtually as fast as most old stock 426 Hemis.
 


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Love the '69 500 rarer then a Daytona
 


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Great video! Thanks for sharing. That car would fetch some serious $ on today's market. Wow, 7 MPG. Reminds me of my dad's 428 Mustang that was averaging about 10 mpg. I swear you could see the fuel needle move when you got into the gas hard. The narrator on the video reminds me of Rod Serling from the Twilight Zone with his suit and cool demeanor. Probably has a cigarette dangling between two fingers as he speaks too.
 


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sit back and watch it knock your socks off! 14.1 are you kidding me:LOL:

Sounds like Dragnet’s Joe Friday. :LOL:
 


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426 cubs or pubs?? At 308 am.
 


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Bud was a character, to be sure.
 


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"Body roll was not excessive"

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:


178' braking

:eek:
 


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Did you notice the super rare wheels on it and power windows
 


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srtdusty,,, Indian Mound Tenn. How many of those are there?? I guess as many as Indians on the earth??
 


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"Body roll was not excessive"

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:


178' braking

:eek:
Compared to the titanic
 


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Well, 1 is still alive,,, 2 :15 and the Hickster is still sturing around. Indian mounds or snot. I used to dig these in the winter time on the Tennessee River for arrow heads. Not to get off topic. But just where is this person??
 


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srtdusty,,, Indian Mound Tenn. How many of those are there?? I guess as many as Indians on the earth??
only one that I know of.
 


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Nick's Garage in Montreal is doing a complete frame off restoration of a 1969 Dodge Charger 500, 440 engine from California. Interesting series on Youtube:
 


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1st I have ever heard. Where in conjunction is that to Chattanooga. Thinking about moving back there next spring. Then back to Florida.
 


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1st I have ever heard. Where in conjunction is that to Chattanooga. Thinking about moving back there next spring. Then back to Florida.
north west of Nashville, south of Fort Campbell.
 


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Those poor polyglas tires begging for mercy in every shot :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Would be interesting to throw some modern meats on it & see what the times are & how much faster you can run the twisties !
 




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