1983 Dodge Challenger

This is a project car. Doesn't run. I've owned it for about four years. 2.6 engine, five speed manual, factory AC car. Factory four wheel disc package. I've been through a lot searching salvage yards trying to find restoration parts. Spare me the insults, please! I didn't like the square headlights in a "sad mouth" grill opening. I found a way to remedy that with round headlights and Supra crosshatch grill. Still have the old grill and lights. parts. Headlights aren't bolted in yet, just placed in the openings for now. Have two replacement front fenders to replace the originals which have rust on the bottom. Was in the middle of a bright blue paintjob but my current jobless situation is making it impossible to find time to work on it. These cars can be prepped into drag race cars because they are light, and have room for a V8. Ironically its parked next to my friends' Valiant (Not for sale) and you can see how much smaller it is than an A-body. Has some rust areas in the rocker panel under the doors, one rear wheel well, and an area in the drivers door that was cut. The previous owner tried to restore it, and reached a stopping point. I have spent a lot of time and money trying to restore and repair this car, and have searched all over for parts. I have a clear Texas title which was a hassle in and of itself to obtain. I am trying to place it in the hands of someone who would like to do something cool with it except scrap it. Price is $700. These cars are very difficult to find nowadays. I need to recoup some of my expenses and move on. If interested, I have no means to accept electronic funds or ship it somewhere, it would need to be picked up. PM if interested.

Is the front end modified to the point of no return? The stock front end was much better. No insult intended. JMO

Front grill, headlight bezels, and lights have only been placed inside the grill opening. I didn't cut anything. The factory egg crate grill is still accounted for and uncut. Still have the square headlights also. I just wasn't a fan of the square lights. If you were referring to the car's front suspension, I haven't modified that at all. Finding any spare parts is hard for these cars due to their low survival rate. They actually share a lot of mechanical parts with Mitsubishi trucks and the later Starions. The '78-'83 Challenger bodies are somewhat rare. The car is sort of an orphan. My wife always hated it, so luckily a friend let me keep it at his house. I remember ever since these cars were new, I always liked them for some reason. I sat in a few Mitsu Challengers when they were in the dealer's showroom at Bob Banning Dodge in Maryland (late 1970's). I would have liked to restore it and tinker with it, but my unemployment situation is getting worse and I have no time to do anything with it. The guy before me made some attempts at restoring it, removed some moldings and kept it in a little portable garage. I found several hard to find parts, seat belts, power window motors, mirror control switch. I least tried to make it look a little more appealing with the blue paint job. A few people even asked me if it was a Buick Grand National or a Fox body Mustang. After all my efforts I hate to let it go, I just wish it would go to someone who would want to work on it some. A lot of hard to find parts have been found. It needs someone who would be willing to put some work into it. It would probably get some attention just because a lot of people haven't ever seen one on the streets in years.

Would be a great little 340/backhalf car.

Glen said:

This is a project car. Doesn't run. I've owned it for about four years. 2.6 engine, five speed manual, factory AC car. Factory four wheel disc package. I've been through a lot searching salvage yards trying to find restoration parts. Spare me the insults, please! I didn't like the square headlights in a "sad mouth" grill opening. I found a way to remedy that with round headlights and Supra crosshatch grill. Still have the old grill and lights. parts. Headlights aren't bolted in yet, just placed in the openings for now. Have two replacement front fenders to replace the originals which have rust on the bottom. Was in the middle of a bright blue paintjob but my current jobless situation is making it impossible to find time to work on it. These cars can be prepped into drag race cars because they are light, and have room for a V8. Ironically its parked next to my friends' Valiant (Not for sale) and you can see how much smaller it is than an A-body. Has some rust areas in the rocker panel under the doors, one rear wheel well, and an area in the drivers door that was cut. The previous owner tried to restore it, and reached a stopping point. I have spent a lot of time and money trying to restore and repair this car, and have searched all over for parts. I have a clear Texas title which was a hassle in and of itself to obtain. I am trying to place it in the hands of someone who would like to do something cool with it except scrap it. Price is $700. These cars are very difficult to find nowadays. I need to recoup some of my expenses and move on. If interested, I have no means to accept electronic funds or ship it somewhere, it would need to be picked up. PM if interested.

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is this car still available

is this still available

RustyRatRod said:

Would be a great little 340/backhalf car.

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They do make nice race cars