Fascinating Landy Charger tale

[Dog427435]

MagnumCharger;

Thank you so much for your posting. I really appreciate the time, effort and interest you put into this. For me, you've blown this thing wide open. I was a little dismayed, but now I'm really encouraged. I think that's my car. I spoke with Dick Landy on the phone a few days ago, and he said he didn't remember having any '70 Chargers, "but that was a long time ago." The only thing that piqued his interest was the acid-dipped body. Other than that, the only thing he seemed interested in was getting off the phone. That's understandable. He's a very busy guy and says he gets several calls a week from people claiming to have "Landy Cars." It's got to be very annoying to him. I called him back Thursday and told him about your posting of the article with pictures that prove he had a '70 Charger. He was in a little less of a hurry this time and asked me to send him some pictures of the car. I asked if it would be okay to discuss this with him some more while he's at Carlisle, and he said that would be fine. I don't think I could ever get Landy to come to my house to see the car. He's much too busy and what's in it for him. I still wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to rent a space at Carlisle, tow the car up and try to have him look it over and maybe authenticate it. I have a friend with a towing company. I may be able to get the car up there on a rollback. This should help keep the car up out of harms way until Mr. Landy can check it out. I would, of course, clear all of this with Mr. Landy first. MagnumCharger, again, thanks. Whatever the ultimate conclusion of this whole thing, you've played a big part. I originally bought this car and the Hemi to have my idea of the ultimate street car. I still hope to some day, but this car, I think, should be restored and preserved. I can't afford to do that. I, like most in our hobby, think these classic cars should be driven regularly, but this one was never intended for that. It's a unique collector car and should be kept that way. Thanks again to everyone for your advice and comments. I check the site regularly and enjoy all the postings. I plan to dig the car out some more this weekend to take photos for Dick Landy. I'll post some of them.