locked away for 30 years...amazing survivor condition 1968 Dodge Charger find
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- quick video/montage episode of finding this 68 dodge charger. sorry for lack of video but we really had no time to video. we just had to hustle and load everything up
That poor cat. 😥😥
These survivors are truly the best!!!! Hands down.
How does some have a million subs but Chris Birdsong does not! Come on People! We gotta start supporting people like this in the TH-cam automotive community!
Start? I reckon that's why we're here to begin with, eh?
@@moparedtn Yes we are but need to spread the word more!
Most people can't fathom working their ass off to do quality work so they can't relate.
He is quite slow at making videos.We go for weeks without one 😧
@@sinistercharger Go watch ours in the meantime? New Video Every Thursday!
That ones a keeper. Your reward for a lifetime’s service to Chargers everywhere.
the cat skeletal
Such a cool car! Love the colour, white top/interior. Even the thin white walled tires
RIP to the lost cat and the man who taped that sign to the Charger! 🤣
Finding that car is the universe thanking you for all the other Chargers you've saved.
I would leave that car bone stock...get some Firestone Bias ply F-70's on it with white stripe tires...the white stripe is far thinner than the ones on it right now.
K Bob.
I totally AGREE!!!! Leave it ORIGINAL!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
They are still out there... love Chargers! Thank you for your videos.
I can smell that interior from here...
That old Dodge smell...love it!!! I just brought some home after a 10 yr break... It hasnt changed!!!😂😂
I love minty, original hubcap garage finds.
Yea them kind of cars has been something I always wanted since childhood growing up still today I am in my 40 years old and wish that someone would sell a car that I had been wanna for many years
Chasing the dream is what it is all about...Congrats...The Mopar Gods are rewarding your hard work and dedication.
Man, what a finding!!! That yellow fits perfectly in the car. As others have said I’d keep it bone stock!! What a beauty!!! And poor kitty btw...
That car is a "white hat special"...and is in superb condition!
Great find! Snaked one in old Mark Worman's backyard!
Your like the Charger whisperer .. nice friggin find.
if anyone deserved to run into the guy who had possesion of this car it was you brother..a small reward for all the ones you brought back to life..now youve got a real good car to reference from even though you know all there is to know about chargers..lol ..cant wait to see this one in the future
Congratulations 🍾 on finding this classic 🇺🇸👍🏻
LOVE LOVE LOVE Dodge charger!!!!
Please + vídeos!!!
Congrats from SPAIN 🇪🇸🎉🍻
What a sweet find indeed Chris !!!!
Hey Chris good things happen to good people thanks for posting
That is possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. And I watched all 3 of my children being born
Sad statement.
Thanks for the video. I love seeing stories like this about these cars being unearthed and brought out from a long hibernation.
I know that some people will wonder why you seem to stumble upon so many of these cars. I think there is a degree of luck but one should also consider that when you are in business or a hobby, you tend to attract people and experiences that feed your need. The guy that gets a lot of girls often gets them without trying. The guy that invests in stocks sometimes stumbles into huge winners. Sometimes that is just the way it works. Your eyes are more open to opportunities than the casual car guy.
Good for you, man.
What an awesome find! You must be living right.
Only one cat was hurt during the making of this video
Absolutely stunning
What a gem! Bet Mike had BIG smiles!!!
Hey Chris. That is one great survivor. that will be a killer restored. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍
It don't need to be restored just cleaned up that's a survivor you restore it it's not original anymore this car is worth a lot more the way it is then if you were to restore it
5:08, now there's a factory door gap...
Talk about a great find and one you should call a real
HELL CAT
This is the best one in the wild that I have seen. Congratulations. Jules Australia
Congrats on the score! It’s the type of luck that happens when you’re in the game. I’ve pulled a few original owner Firebirds from barns just because people knew they were my thing.
Congrats excellent find cuz.Jah blessing much love.
All American Charger (and judging by the window sticker, the previous owner was too) Excellent find!! Give it a good home.
Just clean it and make it a runner. Incredible find!
Right that car right there is a survivor that's all it needs is a good cleaning and buffing of the paint lot of people are saying restore it I wouldn't do that leave it the way it is
Damn, that's a great find! Especially for a '68 Mopar in Oregon of all places...any other circumstances, that car would be a pile of rust with four tires. Clean it up, new tires, and change all the fluids and you got a CAR!
AMAZING 52 YEARS OLD !!! IT'S FANTASTIC !!!
Your find reminds me of a pristine White 1971 Challenger RT I came across in the back yard of a home in Mexico across from Yuma, Az. I didn't take my Treo650 across the boarder with me that day so couldn't take pics of it...About 2008
That would be an amazing find and purchase!
Looks exactly like the one my buddy had right out of high school in 74. Only difference was it had road wheels with skinny white wall tires. Cool ride.
Wowsers!!! What a pearl!!!
Wow what a find!
Hey Chris thank you for the video I enjoyed it and you surefound yourself a cool and nice beautiful Barn fine this time around
Identical to one I bought in 1978, even the yellow Acccel wires I put on. I would put in a set of points some new tires and drive it just like it is. Cool.
You're a sick bird Chris. I'm sure your biddy appreciates your sense of humor. Thx. for the video.
Your kidding it’s a friggen, time capsule, Chris fantastic.
What a beautiful Survivor car. I'd keep "as is" and tag it as a Historical vehicle.
Man I hope he just cleans it up and preserves it, as if it were still new and being maintained. That is, no touch up paint, no replacing the incorrect upper radiator hose, no real repairs, unless the part would just deteriorate without proper attention. Again, the same things an owner would do as MAINTENANCE, not a restoration. And what an incredible time capsule it is too, and the lack of “critter” damage is incredible. No rats, no bugs, no torn up upholstery from said varmints, no sun damage, no dry rot, no condensation damage to speak of. Even the slight rust present seems to have occurred before storage. Has anyone ever seen such pristine sail pillars? Maybe under the vinyl it’s a different story, but no matter, I didn’t even see a bubble under the vinyl, no trim having moved from bulging metal, nothing. So looks like a 318, power brakes and steering, console and buckets, vinyl roof, probably an open highway gear, sport wheel covers, but really only those few options, I didn’t see an FM radio but couldn’t tell. Could anyone make out the mileage? Phenomenal. Yeah I know this sounds like a stretch, but if you think about with real reverence, and respect for times gone by, that machine is a true National Treasure. A relic and a trophy and a working symbol of America’s beauty and passion, perseverance, and pride. You don’t paint a car like that or apply that vinyl roof in some half-hazard way and then have it last some 52 years with nary a quality control issue to speak of. And remember when this was made; during one of America’s most tumultuous and polarized times, yet the factory assembly line went right on about their business with pride, and those parts were made to last. Sure, some of its longevity may have been sheer luck, with the car just happening to have been very well cared for before it was stored, where it is even more astonishing to have remained in the condition it is in. Even the dirt on the vinyl interior would normally deteriorate whatever it was on, with salts and acids and even slight moisture, yet enough to prevent dry cracking, but not too much to cause rot. Unreal. Wash it, clean underneath, maybe clear coat it so it looks the same, underneath, but preserved, and maybe a nice coat of wax, bumper polish, soak the tires in Armorall(that’s a joke, I think that stuff destroys interiors), and some StaBil in the gas tank after maybe a clean removal of all of the crap in the tank. Carb rebuild, maybe an OEM tailpipe, but even that, if done the way it would have been done in say, 1980, a JC Whitney generic tailpipe would be fine, period correct. Awesome. Priceless. I know there are a few others like that, eve more mint, bu they’ve all been touched. This one seems to have avoided such molestation. Drive it though, but only at 4am, dry weather, and to get late night groceries. No horsing around with the poor 318, it’s not asking for it, like say a 440 would be begging for some smoke time. And just when you thought there was no more magic out there, here you go. As far as I’m concerned, it seems the best way to try to figure out what could be out there is by production numbers versus what is known to exist, and check those off, while seeking out the rest of the list. Totaled cars aren’t necessarily junked. But when you find more than a handful of VIN mismatch parts on one car, but the parts are mostly from the same donor car, one can mark that down as “presumed lost”. So now I need to find a an unmolested 1968 Country Squire in Maroon, 428, power everything, no roof rack, then y’all can lower me into the worm food manufacturing facility. Pine box, worms don’t like going through oak and silk. They’re good enough to shit us out and into our grandchildren’s tomatoes and lettuce, so why add wasteful appointments to your new long term digs? Get it? Digs?! Yeah!! This Charger lives on. So will we all, but not lookin so pretty as this beauty.
Car is beautiful man.
Daaannnnnggggggg!!! This would be an easy one to do a factory complete stock restoration on great find 👍🇺🇸
I wouldn't touch it clean it up and that's it it's only original once
Wow what a find such a beaut wouldn't change a thing other then getting it road worthy
Nice one Chris 👍!
You lucky ass!!! I'd love to find something like this!!! Talk about lucky!!!
Wow amazing , looks great
That sign is a hoot!
Wow it's in great condition. You're lucky to find it.
The "Our Flag- Love it or LEAVE" sticker is priceless! Should reproduce them & sell them! I AM SURE THAT MANY PROUD AMERICANS WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM!
That's a Survivor. I agree, I'd also clean it up and cruise this Charger on down the road. Great score.
That would be a dream come true!
Unusual but beautiful color combo.
What a gem!
Looks ready to pounce n charge everythone off of its road, im learning to live with every hotrod barn find..the1st thing you see opening the door is THAT yellow, its perfect..great cat. Imean car
Very cool Chris
I bet this will look sharp all cleaned up!
I bet it wasent cheap especially in that shape you did good kid great find I'd keep it tucked away for summer weekends and special events it'll become family trust me
Considering the car’s condition I bet it’ll run with some work. I’d suggest trying to run it before you rebuild the motor. Good find chris. I even bet with some spray away the interior will come right back.
What a beauty!!
🇺🇸💪😁👍 man that's freaking awesome. I know one thing it fell into the best hands for some great tlc.
Lol, man you must have had quite the conversation when he found the sign. 😂
Had one just like it, Traded a set of headers for it in78. Mine had a 383 2bbl on coluum. Put a crazy 440 in it , drove it till 84 then threw it away to buy a house.it's
68 is my favorite.
Seeing this a year after it was posted, lol, wondering what was done to it. I hope it was just cleaned up a nd kept as a survivor. So rare to find something like that. Very cool!
Nice I bet that car clean up nice with some paint on the motor and you got one joule
You're a stinker with that sign. lol
I'm thinking you should do a full documentation with plenty of photos so others can benefit doing their restorations. An unmolested car like that can show how it all should go together, wiring and all.
Pretty awesome!
Oh hell yeah sombeach! That’s just too cool bud!
Lol. I thought I was the only guy to use a lawnmower to drag mopar stuff around with. Pulled a 67 barracuda across town to the shop with a cub cadet.
McMinnville, Oregon. Two of the best areas to find rigs in the US? The PNW & the SE.
Man sweet shades 😀
What an amazing "Survivor" "Chance" Barn find..... You lucky dog.......You must have MOPAR all over you when you walk around :) Congrats, Thumbs Up !
1995 to 2020 would only be 25 years. Still a cool find indeed.
Check license plate registration sticker
Hahaha LOL LOL that's funny stuff you are quite the prankster Chris
Literally was sitting in my home state and couldn’t wait one more month for me to come back home ....
What a beauty
Wow what a find
Great Color!
Incredible story and opportunity to be able to purchase such a survivor .poor kitty 🐈 hahaha 😂😉 wow .
Amazing..
New name charger King??? Brooklyn New York.👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
You lucky Shart!!!!
It’s a keeper dude
C'mon now... Oregon's by backyard... Stick to the desert and the south!!!😁😁
But you're absolutely the guy that deserves the great finds!!!👍👍
Gorgeous
She is a beauty...👍👍
We used to put 'Kick me Notes' on peoples back in grade school.
You must have a lucky horseshoe up your butt to find these gems, in Pa. all you find are rusted, clapped out ones. I would daily that keeper. Outstanding find Chris!
Ehh! It looks like a old used car! Damn right i'm jealous!!! Nice find!
So Chris did you or Mike buy this beauty? What a nice condition car for any variety. Jules Australia.
love the car
That’s awesome