Sam's (Mockingbird812) 71 440 Charger

[mockingbird812]

Michael,

Cool story. Impressive 1st run in the quarter! The 440 motor is wicked and has gained my respect. When driving the '71 Charger it demands your complete attention. With a long snout like it has there is a lot of metal up front that tends to have a mind of its own on where it wants to go. There is actually enuff room behind the grill for 2 small suitcases - unbelievable !!!!

[Lynn]

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Michael,

Cool story. Impressive 1st run in the quarter! The 440 motor is wicked and has gained my respect. When driving the '71 Charger it demands your complete attention. With a long snout like it has there is a lot of metal up front that tends to have a mind of its own on where it wants to go. There is actually enuff room behind the grill for 2 small suitcases - unbelievable !!!!



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Actually, I was thinking there was enough room up there for two large intercoolers. Yeah, baby!!

Lynn

[mockingbird812]

Progress is slow, but moving in the right direction wrt putting the vintage video on my web site. Thot in the mean time you might appreciate seeing the Charger's able-bodied chief mech, Shannon.

Sam

[csx289]

Hey, I almost didn't recognize Shannon without the Barrett-Jackson Bidder's Bar in front of her!

She better not chip the paint on the core support.

Colin

[Belair62]

I feel I must politely ask who that woman is ...

[55chevy]

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I feel I must politely ask who that woman is ...

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my future wife

[Belair62]

And then you woke up Ed

[mockingbird812]

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I feel I must politely ask who that woman is ...

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Sorry for the confusion guys. I used photo shop to place "Shannon" in the photo of my Charger. You gotta love modern technology. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Sam

[mockingbird812]

Making some good progress on the Charger video (aka "Funny Car Show"). Here is the whole video including all of the amateur stuff and the Mopar Muscle short video which uses some of the amateur video:

http://nightmusclegarage.com/samvid.wmv

It is about 15 minutes long. WARNING: if you do not have hi speed internet access, don't bother. It will take about 15-20 minutes to download with hi speed. I will wittle it down and section it up for better user-friendliness.

Now, sit back, buckle up, hold on, and be prepared to be sent back in time.
Enjoy!

Sam

P.S. Watch for the impromptu stunt between the Roadrunner and the unsuspecting motorist at about the 4:20 minute mark and the "bumper skiing" at the 8:00 minute mark.

[GM-26]

Sam, Great video! I guess the driver of your R/T Charger is the original owner and when the car was in Albany, New York. Like myself, I'm sure everyone wish they had some video footage of their car from the early days. That's just the "icing on the cake."
In the 1970's, there wasn't a stop sign in my neighborhood that didn't have burnt rubber on the pavement from holeshots!