I would highly recommend that you look into the history of that car in more detail. Sterling Marlin won 2 races in 02. It being an RCR Chassis, and an Elliott motor, there are avid collectors and fans of Sterling who would pay more than the appraisal value. Especially if the car is a track ran car.
Marlin won at Las Vegas and Darlington in 2002, both of which are both ovals. The previous owner of the vehicle in this video claimed that his was a raad-course car but he was so wrong about everything else, who really knows? But if he's correct, the only two road course tracks in 2002 were Sonoma and Watkins Glenn. Marlin finished 43rd and 30th in those races respectfully. But, assuming it is a road course car, Sterling blew the engine in the car he was running at Sonoma in 2002 which explains the last place finish. It's possible they replaced the engine and ran it again at Watkins Glenn later on in the season. Despite his 30th place finish at WG, he did lead a lap in that race. But like you alluded to, we aren't even sure it this car saw any race track time. It could have been a spare. Even back then teams always took a spare car with them to qualifying and the race.
@@Danlovestrivium like many, I've been a NASCAR follower for decades hence why I knew he had won 2 races that years. For me, as a shop owner and avid car collector, I think there is reason to dig a bit in the cars history. So much nowadays is here sey, and the worst you'll find out is that it is the appraised value. Sorry for being an old cup enthusiast too. But it's Sterling. A really good driver, for a then good team, with a bad rep, for the wrong reasons. Plus, I'm sure Sterling would be able to shed light into the car. Any team in NASCAR, from my experience, is pretty approachable about these cars.
Does anybody understand the fact that nothing about this car is original? It's an RCR chassis and was a Chevrolet that somebody bought and turned into a show car and bodied and branded as a Dodge with a Dodge Engine. Sabco did not purchase chassis from RCR, Sabco cars were bought from Laughlin or Banjo Matthews as bare chassis. Finished in house at Sabco. The only thing factually correct about this whole deal is that Ernie Elliott built the engines for Sabco when they ran Dodges.
And super knowledgeable, cool to see a guy who really knows his trade. The way he just jumped in the trailer and eagerly started spouting facts on that car was super cool to see. Neat dude!
RCR chassis! wow! in my personal opinion youd be best served keeping the Nascar as is and let it increase in value, sell it and get a more desirable NASCAR chassis
Imagine selling the NASCAR to fund a collab with RCR to have them custom build the Superbird chassis and then finding a NASCAR spare engine to put in it!
I agree with a lot of comments. Don't chop it up . Its worth almost 3x what you paid. Sell it to a collector if not interested in it gaining more value. You can use some of your profit to put a nascar engine in the super bird. The history book is nice to have. Really enjoy all your videos.
i wouldn't cut the NASCAR Interpid up. All you really want is a rolling chassis. A little research of the racing teams that run Dodge cars, might yield a chassis sitting around that may have been wrecked then abandoned.
she doesn't want just the rolling chassis. She wants the complete straight chassis and working drivetrain. $28k is a great price to pay for what she wanted and she said on day one she doesn't care about the history of the car. (She only did this for her curiosity and to make sure she isn't chopping up something that is worth way more than she thought.) To me $66k still wouldn't get her all the frame, suspension, brakes, and drivetrain she has now so selling the Cup Car would mean she would need to spend more than that for the build.
^^that, plus she'd been searching a long time just to find this one. And once she's done with it, it will doubtless be worth MUCH more than the sum of the two cars put together, likely by 2x or more. Just wait 'til we see what the Camaro appraises at...
@@andli461 She said on the first EP she doesn't care about the history though. I don't get why people care about a drivers car that wasn't liked because he killed a legend.. The car isn't even authentic. It's a dodge body with a chevy front end with decals from a later era (Nextel was 2004-2007 and that is why people thought it was a 2005 at first.) I'd much rather see the chassis used for a Richard Petty Super Bird replica
@Stackali It's a true genuine Nascar that is worth almost 3 times her initial investment into it , it's also in great working order , it can't just be replaced as easy as buying some parts that are still being made even replica parts for a replica car ... why cut up a peice of history for a replica car ??. Just saying that's crazy 🤪
@@mrgmc6314 pretty sure these were the last generation of Nascars that didn’t have complete implementation of the HANS Device and safety protocols that we see now a days. Dale Earnhardts last ride was in 2001 so this car truly is significant, could’ve even been in the race with some of the Greats of NASCAR. I’m also pretty sure F1 mandated HANS devices in their vehicles in 2002-2003 as well.
I'd hate to see a NASCAR Cup car get cut up. Stewart Hass will be shutting down this year and teams do sell off engines and other stuff on occasion. There's a company in Charlotte that deals with a lot of parts too.
I always suspected that the car was made before 2005 because of the beer brand decals. That brand changed the logo between 2004-2005, and that particular logo is from 1998-2003. Good thing that you at least wanted to inspect due to insurance reasons. Actually TH-cam have a 2002 commercial of that beer and that car, so, you can see the more closest thing to his original configuration.
That and that isn't the proper body for the dodge. That is more along the lines of a monte nose on it with dodge headlights. And correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't Richard Childress always been with Chevrolet? Or is there another Childress I'm missing that built that chassis for dodge.
@@tquiring212 The body looks like an intrepid but the front nose is a generic front racing nose. My guess is after it was retired it was wrecked and they put on a body they could source at that time.. That is what I mean this isn't an authentic "cup car" because if it is a 2002 then why does it have "Nextel Cup" decals on it when Nextel Cup was 2004-2007? That is why I'm all for her cutting the body off and modifying the chassis to work with the Richard Petty NASCAR Super Bird clone.
Congrats!!! Oh my gosh!! You got one of the last cars from the time I call the Glory Days of NASCAR!! Don't cut it up! So jealous of you, dreamed of a car museum with a couple of NASCAR cars in it!! Congrats 🎉🎉
Thank goodness. You kept saying the NASCAR was a Charger and I kept saying, "No, that's an Intrepid." Then I questioned myself and thought well maybe because it's just sheet metal with stickers, the shape is different and maybe it is a Charger after all. You made me question myself! Great video. I can't believe you are still going to cut it up after finding out it's more than double what you bought it for.
If it was me. I would leave it as it. Enjoy it and let it gain value. That build will end up going up in value. But then, I really want to see the build that you have planned with it.
Great to Hear! But one thing you should consider. Need to not "Dry Start" these motors. They need to be primmed with hot oil circulating through them. Thats the machine you see sitting outside of them prior to races or qualifying. Can seriously damage the main bearings or rods doto the tight clearances if they have any gap in lubrication. Might want to check into this issue. Really hope you don't cut this up. A piece of Great Era of Nascar when cars really raced each other and it was fun to watch!😁
Exactly, oil temp had to be 180* before starting. I guarantee, the bearings need replacing at minimum. Dry cranking and immediately revving to 6-7k is stupid.
PLEASE do a trackday in the Nascar before you cut it up! You can pick a track with plenty of run-off & no concrete walls... just the on-boards will be epic...
Really, she can just race it even if it has concrete walls. If she hits the wall, it's not going to do much to the chassis, just the body panels which are gonna get cut up anyway.
@@chrislovett6120 Picky. A car built specifically & uniquely to the rules package of a particular race series for the purpose of competing in that series IS, colloquially, 'one of those cars'. A British Touring Car, a DTM car, an Indy Car, or... a NASCAR.
@@StreetTruckinTitan who still uses printed "Promissory Notes" any more ?! 😲 Emelia has shown purchase of a vehicle previously for her friend Sandy, primarily for his wife, with transferring what appeared to be "greenback" US FederalReserve "Promissory Note" US$ bills. Certainly Emelia Hartford has the entire personal choice with each, every, all she does with each, every, all vehicles, property, most certainly herself, per personal desires, choices, needs, goals, benefits, etc. P.S. Note: only obvious printed 'fake' notes, as on obvious plain, common stock paper, used within motion pictures, etc. are permitted; else illegal for @EmeliaHartford; Certainly this actual RCR NASCAR Dodge Intrepid from 2002 is a unique, special, powerful, useful vehicle with the appraised value, along with its much higher than purchase price. Seemingly, since it actually is fully functional, operational, it could be used to race in some "Vintage Racing" , perhaps others including road racing, TransAm or other formats, venues as is or with whichever is necessary. This is something to consider more seriously if Emelia would be interested to use her driving talents, training, further development, enjoyment, etc. Certainly there are many other former, actual NASCAR vehicle frames/chassis which can be purchased, along with the desired drive train for whichever vehicle use, intents, purposes for much less than the $28k purchase price of this specific vehicle to be used with the intended NASCAR "SuperBird" Richard Petty, replica build, desire. As Mitchell Stapleton has posted conversations with others on his channel that race various "Vintage Racing" NASCAR vehicles, and with his current 2003 Monte Carlo also, such former vehicles can be purchased for a fraction of the purchase price of this RCR Dodge Intrepid and perhaps one that is actually with the same size of the "SuperBird" or "Daytona", then with all included components will still be much less cost, seemingly more total work involved, but also still retaining this more valuable RCR NASCAR Intrepid. Perhaps You, Emelia, have already considered this within Your thinking thoughts, determination with the appropriate information, knowledge. @zCustomCoD; certainly to many of us, it does seem to be a waste in monetary value, along with uniqueness to use this actual RCR NASCAR Intrepid for the intended use, whether the purchase price $28k, more so $66.1k appraised value, along with the intended use, desired "Superbird" replica vehicle. But, as stated, explicitly, the choice,s selection, preference are entirely within Emelia Hartford, as with each vehicle, build, purchase, property All The Best, Sincerely
Just my opinion but I myself would have a chassis built for the superbird, and I would just pull the motor and trans out of the Nascar. That way if you ever wanted to put the Nascar back together you could. Once you cut it up it's never going to be the same again.
you know how much money it would cost to have a chassis built for it? and all the other parts like engine, trans, rear end, suspension etc. it would be like 150k+ easily.
@@Stackali I'm pretty sure a Roadster Shop chassis is no where even close to 150k. And a Roadster Shop or any other top chassis manufacturer will come with all the suspension, rear end, brakes and brake lines and motor-mounts to the motor you specify to them. BTW she already has the motor and transmission.
Breaks my heart to think that a genuine Cup car from the glory days of NASCAR is gonna just be cut up...that car is a piece of NASCAR history. it wouldnt be hard to contact Hendrick, Childress, Gibbs, or any other Cup team owner (SHR is ceasing operations after this season so probably a really good deal to be found there) to get a cheap used chassis without any real history (most of the bigger teams keep their most historic chassis as museum pieces). You could sell the intrepid to a collector for that appraised value to help fund its replacement which you could then cut up for the superbird.
I'd go a different route and buy a chassis made for these cars they can be basically bolted in... 10x easier and will save the nascar. You could build a better suited engine for it also.
On the one hand, I hate to see the car cut up. On the other hand, the chassis/motor/drive train would cost more than that to build for the Superbird project. Love the project!
Ernie Elliott built the baddess ask engines ever in NASCAR I watch Bill in his Ford Thunderbird from 2 laps down pass and win at Talladega. Ernie Elliott is the reason for restrictor plates. What a find. Side note: not a Ford guy but was a big Ernie Elliott fan, he built some bad ask engines.
Actually the reason for restrictor plates is when Bobby Allison got up in the fence at Talladega in 1987 (2 years after Bill's run from 2 laps down). They couldn't get liability insurance after that Allison crash unless they slowed the cars down. Simple as that.
@@EclecticHillbilly Yes, that is when Nascar made it official but before, because of Bill's Ernie built motor they made Ford redesign the Thunderbird to dirty the air, we saw that on big track when Bill could not draft, then they made Ernie share his secrets because they were whipping even Ford factory engines...then they restricted the use of the Cleveland heads by that time other manufacturers knew how Ernie got more power and that is why speeds increased. Yes, Bobby Allison got airborne but it was because they had Ernie Elliot technology to get more power out of their cars.
Good for you. I’m happy for you and your crew. He was a very nice gentleman, the appraiser and blessings to your endeavour to help people with depression.
RL21 it's originally belvedere(Rl) Satellite(RH) Roadrunner(RM) 21 means its a post car which racers prefer because they are less likely for the body to twist than the coupes
Ernie Elliot has built stock cars for years. He’s a legend for building cars for his brother Bill helping him win a championship. You have a legacy car there.
There’s no way I would ever cut that one up !! Id be checking out some of the NASCAR Teams over around charlotte nc! I bet you can get what you need over there rather than cutting up that one Love!! 😊❤❤
The idea of using a NASCAR chassis is really 😎, but like others are saying keep it whole and find some NASCAR parts for the build…but then again it’s kind of the essence of a race build to modify and make something awesome and fast!
Any old NASCAR chassis you can find that is centered and designed for road race tracks are worth way more because they are ready to go for vintage road race events. 90% of these old cars are sold as rollers with no engine trans. Usually no shocks and brakes removed. All those things are parts that the teams can re-use.
Chop Chop Chop LOL If it makes you feel better appraisals are always almost double. Because the insurance company is going to screw you anyway unless you go with Hagerty. That might be the best choice. But at least you get to see your old car do cool things and not sit in somebody's collection.
I'm thinking y'all still did good. Some extra exposure never hurts. Probably some more subs for your channel (me included). Of course the $2,000 could have been for the case of wine... Great content though!
Emelia Hartford Absolutely incredible Video I think it's awesome that Curt appraised your 2002 Dodge Intrepid Nascar Cup Car for 66.1k and I can't wait to your Plymouth Superbird rebuild
Before they are too many comments, I want to say how wrong I was about you despite following the channel for some years now. I thought you are the daughter of a rich man showing off about family wealth. I WAS SO WROOONG ! So sorry, congrats on your success. There should be a proper video about your story from this channel or another one. You're awesome, a heart of a lion.
The channel kind of chronicals her life. She came up existing on food stamps and is now worth somewhere in the range of 5 to 10 mil. I started watching the Working on my car in an autozone parking lot. That was 7 years ago already. She is definitely a rags to riches success story. Living the American dream for sure.
@@fauxque5057 Yes right?!? I checked some of her older videos and I think I can say that I'm good in body language and it seems authentic. There's a story to be told here but sorry to disagree with the American dream. We are way past that with all due respect
th-cam.com/video/tpHJZfGJ8CQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=2SxsNnZ_PY3yJhrS She has talked about her struggles and upbringing in various videos, waiting for her to drop an autobiography
@@Dont-come-at-me-24 Not the format I'm hoping for sorry. I get that they was struggles, like many others. I'm more interested on what comes out of it without these two other faces like they discover the world all together suddenly before going back to their favorite social media. Sorry again, the show is unbearable to me
I wonder if you could build based on the Superbird platform instead of a rebody and keep the Nascar intact. It’s a valuable car to cut up and a resto-modded Superbird is cooler than a rebodied one stuck on a Nascar chassis I think. As always love your content!
Emilia and crew, y'all rock! You should find out if it was ever raced before you cut it up, but you do you,girl. I will watch whatever you post. Ecrew..we out here...with love...bbyyyyyeeeee! Peace
Congrats on the $66.1k value! Still can't wait to see the 1970 Richard Petty NASCAR Superbird replica build! I'd still cut this car up because at the end of the day a youtube series with a NASCAR chassis and drivetrain will be more interesting than just a 1970 Superbird with a boring Hellcat motor that so many would do.
@@jimmylarge1148 what history? It's a road course car that never won any road courses in NASCAR. It's a dodge body with a chevy front end added to it so it's not even an authentic cup car at this point. She spent $28k on a chassis and drivetrain to put into a NASCAR Super Bird Petty replica that she can still race on the track. She's using everything besides the body that isn't the body with a history. since it's not orginal.
I think better time spent restoring this car back to new than cutting it up for a replica one-off. Never liked that super-bird project, nobody is perfect...change plans imo.
Congrats on the appraisal - I'd leave it as is - source out another Cup car and use it - Sell the first car and use the profit on another build! Love your channel & what you do! Chasing your dreams is awesome Emelia - Can't wait to see what you do next!
Honest opinion, I would not cut the car up, built by one of the greatest builder's in the business, Ernie Elliott, but is your car Emilia and it's up to you 😉 🎉🎉🎉😊
Amelia- smart play here is to flip the NASCAR and take the money to put whatever power train you want in the Superbird. Pity to cut up a valuable piece of history.
Look I'm Australian and see you have a piece of your nation's racing history and believe if you cut that car up you're about to alienate yourself from a huge group of your followers. again cut it don't cut I care not content either way. But I fear cutting it up could end you, making you forever the girl who cut up a piece of history. I as a businessman I would reconsider it as the gain doesn't out way the loss. I Love your videos keep them coming but please don't alienate yourself from a huge piece of your car community ❤ that's not good business.
i was thinking the same thing. if she cuts up that mint piece of nascar history for that fake superbird then alot of people will be disappointed in her. now it is her car and she can do as she wants with it. i just dont think its a smart move.
Im just as excited about you chopping this thing up as I am Cleetus chopping up the Dale truck !! I love the history as much as Stapleton42 and I love to re-porpose old cool stuff even more !! Its #KB43VER over here !!
Except Dale never raced in the craftsman truck series ever. That is probably one of Mike Skinners old trucks that someone put Dale's name above the door. Richard Childress owns the rights to the # 3 has nothing to do with Dale.
@@bryanaltamirano3718so. These are the people she makes content for and most of them don’t think she should cut up a piece of history that could go to a collector when there are plenty of other ways to make that project work. That is a Childress built chassis and an Engine built by Ernie Elliot, Bill Elliot’s brother. No car person in their right mind would cut that thing up.
I was a big Sterling Marlin / Dodge fan when that car was being raced… and I was always a big Petty fan as well. Cool as it is to create a Petty replica with a “modern” (ha ha) chassis and Ernie Elliott P7R5 smallblock Mopar, I’d much rather see it kept in Sterling colors and preserve it as Dodge’s last run in NASCAR before it finally devolved into nothing but a spec engine series. Can’t go “wrong” either way.
So what are you actually doing with your channel? Are you building cars? Trying to be like dde still? I just don't get it. Even when you build cars we don't really see anything in depth.
All things considered, putting the Bird clone body on top of a nascar chassis is a nice plan. Good luck! I've seen other Bird clones on top of Hellcat and they just look weird. Hopefully the wheelbase issue isn't that big of a deal. It might be possible to sell Intrepid body parts to some collector afterwards too. Anyway congrats.
Best indicator was sterling marlin did not drive that car in 2006, he drove for MB2 Motorsport. If this is in fact a 2002 this would be when he was leading the points before breaking his collarbone at Kansas and having to sit out the rest of the year.
That is probably a Sterling Marlin car a good friend of mine I actually I guess I said knew him through Robbie Knievel who was one of my best friends but I doubt that the one that you have by looking at it but it's the infamous car that made history on February 18th 2001 at Daytona
The tube chassis in a NASCAR is designed to be driven left and to NASCAR rules. It's not idea for street car and/or straight line driving/racing. Get a custom chassis built and/or use QA1 kits combined with a custom tube frame built. You might also want to ask him to give you a value of the car without its engine, transmission and rear axle. Additionally, verify if you want even want to use the trans and rear axle. Cleetus is currently repurposing his official NASTRUCK into an all wheel drive drag truck. Much of the tube work is being cut out including the entire rear end. Check out his videos on this if interested.
Build your own chassis‼️ Me, I’d connect with KSR in Gainesville, FL His background is both driving and crew chief with a TA XGT in addition to fabricator of road cars and drag cars. Do it right whatever you do 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏼
That is definitely a Win with the cup car!! You definitely deserve a bad ass super bird and I am going to say you are well on your way too having one of the baddest yet.
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I would highly recommend that you look into the history of that car in more detail. Sterling Marlin won 2 races in 02. It being an RCR Chassis, and an Elliott motor, there are avid collectors and fans of Sterling who would pay more than the appraisal value. Especially if the car is a track ran car.
Marlin won at Las Vegas and Darlington in 2002, both of which are both ovals. The previous owner of the vehicle in this video claimed that his was a raad-course car but he was so wrong about everything else, who really knows? But if he's correct, the only two road course tracks in 2002 were Sonoma and Watkins Glenn. Marlin finished 43rd and 30th in those races respectfully.
But, assuming it is a road course car, Sterling blew the engine in the car he was running at Sonoma in 2002 which explains the last place finish. It's possible they replaced the engine and ran it again at Watkins Glenn later on in the season. Despite his 30th place finish at WG, he did lead a lap in that race.
But like you alluded to, we aren't even sure it this car saw any race track time. It could have been a spare. Even back then teams always took a spare car with them to qualifying and the race.
@@Danlovestrivium like many, I've been a NASCAR follower for decades hence why I knew he had won 2 races that years. For me, as a shop owner and avid car collector, I think there is reason to dig a bit in the cars history. So much nowadays is here sey, and the worst you'll find out is that it is the appraised value. Sorry for being an old cup enthusiast too. But it's Sterling. A really good driver, for a then good team, with a bad rep, for the wrong reasons. Plus, I'm sure Sterling would be able to shed light into the car. Any team in NASCAR, from my experience, is pretty approachable about these cars.
Does anybody understand the fact that nothing about this car is original? It's an RCR chassis and was a Chevrolet that somebody bought and turned into a show car and bodied and branded as a Dodge with a Dodge Engine. Sabco did not purchase chassis from RCR, Sabco cars were bought from Laughlin or Banjo Matthews as bare chassis. Finished in house at Sabco. The only thing factually correct about this whole deal is that Ernie Elliott built the engines for Sabco when they ran Dodges.
i like kurt, hes a friendly soul
He's SO chill. Definitely exudes such a good vibe!
And super knowledgeable, cool to see a guy who really knows his trade. The way he just jumped in the trailer and eagerly started spouting facts on that car was super cool to see. Neat dude!
Reminds me of a guy I used to work with. Old man from Tennessee originally. Supper kind.
RCR chassis! wow! in my personal opinion youd be best served keeping the Nascar as is and let it increase in value, sell it and get a more desirable NASCAR chassis
Yeah, I’d keep that as is, no doubt. Got some good NASCAR history there during that time.
Pull some strings you can probably get a chassis manufacture like RCR to build you something more specific for the superbird.
It's a road course car. Keep it and race it!
She said Rich Childress, not Richard Childress. RCR built Chevrolet cars, not Dodges.
Imagine selling the NASCAR to fund a collab with RCR to have them custom build the Superbird chassis and then finding a NASCAR spare engine to put in it!
I agree with a lot of comments. Don't chop it up . Its worth almost 3x what you paid. Sell it to a collector if not interested in it gaining more value. You can use some of your profit to put a nascar engine in the super bird. The history book is nice to have. Really enjoy all your videos.
i wouldn't cut the NASCAR Interpid up.
All you really want is a rolling chassis. A little research of the racing teams that run Dodge cars, might yield a chassis sitting around that may have been wrecked then abandoned.
she doesn't want just the rolling chassis. She wants the complete straight chassis and working drivetrain. $28k is a great price to pay for what she wanted and she said on day one she doesn't care about the history of the car. (She only did this for her curiosity and to make sure she isn't chopping up something that is worth way more than she thought.) To me $66k still wouldn't get her all the frame, suspension, brakes, and drivetrain she has now so selling the Cup Car would mean she would need to spend more than that for the build.
^^that, plus she'd been searching a long time just to find this one. And once she's done with it, it will doubtless be worth MUCH more than the sum of the two cars put together, likely by 2x or more. Just wait 'til we see what the Camaro appraises at...
It’s not about the money. It’s about the history.
@@andli461 She said on the first EP she doesn't care about the history though. I don't get why people care about a drivers car that wasn't liked because he killed a legend.. The car isn't even authentic. It's a dodge body with a chevy front end with decals from a later era (Nextel was 2004-2007 and that is why people thought it was a 2005 at first.)
I'd much rather see the chassis used for a Richard Petty Super Bird replica
Honestly please don't cut that car up , just source parts for the super bird replica ...
1000% Agree!
Chop Chop Chop 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
its not a special nascar. cut it up.
@Stackali
It's a true genuine Nascar that is worth almost 3 times her initial investment into it , it's also in great working order , it can't just be replaced as easy as buying some parts that are still being made even replica parts for a replica car ... why cut up a peice of history for a replica car ??. Just saying that's crazy 🤪
@@mrgmc6314 pretty sure these were the last generation of Nascars that didn’t have complete implementation of the HANS Device and safety protocols that we see now a days. Dale Earnhardts last ride was in 2001 so this car truly is significant, could’ve even been in the race with some of the Greats of NASCAR.
I’m also pretty sure F1 mandated HANS devices in their vehicles in 2002-2003 as well.
I'd hate to see a NASCAR Cup car get cut up. Stewart Hass will be shutting down this year and teams do sell off engines and other stuff on occasion. There's a company in Charlotte that deals with a lot of parts too.
I always suspected that the car was made before 2005 because of the beer brand decals. That brand changed the logo between 2004-2005, and that particular logo is from 1998-2003. Good thing that you at least wanted to inspect due to insurance reasons. Actually TH-cam have a 2002 commercial of that beer and that car, so, you can see the more closest thing to his original configuration.
That's some cool info. Thanks for sharing.
Good eye!
That and that isn't the proper body for the dodge. That is more along the lines of a monte nose on it with dodge headlights. And correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't Richard Childress always been with Chevrolet? Or is there another Childress I'm missing that built that chassis for dodge.
@@tquiring212 The body looks like an intrepid but the front nose is a generic front racing nose. My guess is after it was retired it was wrecked and they put on a body they could source at that time.. That is what I mean this isn't an authentic "cup car" because if it is a 2002 then why does it have "Nextel Cup" decals on it when Nextel Cup was 2004-2007? That is why I'm all for her cutting the body off and modifying the chassis to work with the Richard Petty NASCAR Super Bird clone.
Dodge first year back in Nascar was 2001
Congrats!!! Oh my gosh!! You got one of the last cars from the time I call the Glory Days of NASCAR!! Don't cut it up! So jealous of you, dreamed of a car museum with a couple of NASCAR cars in it!! Congrats 🎉🎉
10:15 the way he JUMPED at the opportunity to see the car, he OBVIOUSLY has a Love for cars 💜
zero hesitation
Noticed that as well, was immediate 👍!
Thank goodness. You kept saying the NASCAR was a Charger and I kept saying, "No, that's an Intrepid." Then I questioned myself and thought well maybe because it's just sheet metal with stickers, the shape is different and maybe it is a Charger after all. You made me question myself! Great video. I can't believe you are still going to cut it up after finding out it's more than double what you bought it for.
If it was me. I would leave it as it. Enjoy it and let it gain value. That build will end up going up in value. But then, I really want to see the build that you have planned with it.
As others have conversed their thoughts, that is a Sick Race Car. Don’t cut it into pieces. It would be a shame! Save its History. 🤙😎
Great to Hear! But one thing you should consider. Need to not "Dry Start" these motors. They need to be primmed with hot oil circulating through them. Thats the machine you see sitting outside of them prior to races or qualifying. Can seriously damage the main bearings or rods doto the tight clearances if they have any gap in lubrication. Might want to check into this issue. Really hope you don't cut this up. A piece of Great Era of Nascar when cars really raced each other and it was fun to watch!😁
Exactly, oil temp had to be 180* before starting. I guarantee, the bearings need replacing at minimum. Dry cranking and immediately revving to 6-7k is stupid.
Yup but what do you expect from a blonde 😂😂😂
PLEASE do a trackday in the Nascar before you cut it up! You can pick a track with plenty of run-off & no concrete walls... just the on-boards will be epic...
Really, she can just race it even if it has concrete walls. If she hits the wall, it's not going to do much to the chassis, just the body panels which are gonna get cut up anyway.
Better idea..... Don't chop it up or take parts off it.
Yes this. Do it please. Let her rip around a track.
Like to see that happen.
There is absolutely no such thing as a “nascar” NASCAR is a sanctioning body not a car
@@chrislovett6120 Picky. A car built specifically & uniquely to the rules package of a particular race series for the purpose of competing in that series IS, colloquially, 'one of those cars'. A British Touring Car, a DTM car, an Indy Car, or... a NASCAR.
Good find E! Don't cut the car up pleeeeeese. That's a jem in the rough. Find another donor for the bird. Fantastic vid.
60 grand and your gonna cut it up. just remember the second that cutter touches the chassis goes from 66k to scape metal value
She has a license to print money with the success of her channel + sponsors. She really doesnt have the same worries as most of her audience.
@@StreetTruckinTitan who still uses printed "Promissory Notes" any more ?! 😲
Emelia has shown purchase of a vehicle previously for her friend Sandy, primarily for his wife, with transferring what appeared to be "greenback" US FederalReserve "Promissory Note" US$ bills.
Certainly Emelia Hartford has the entire personal choice with each, every, all she does with each, every, all vehicles, property, most certainly herself, per personal desires, choices, needs, goals, benefits, etc.
P.S. Note: only obvious printed 'fake' notes, as on obvious plain, common stock paper, used within motion pictures, etc. are permitted; else illegal for
@EmeliaHartford; Certainly this actual RCR NASCAR Dodge Intrepid from 2002 is a unique, special, powerful, useful vehicle with the appraised value, along with its much higher than purchase price.
Seemingly, since it actually is fully functional, operational, it could be used to race in some "Vintage Racing" , perhaps others including road racing, TransAm or other formats, venues as is or with whichever is necessary. This is something to consider more seriously if Emelia would be interested to use her driving talents, training, further development, enjoyment, etc.
Certainly there are many other former, actual NASCAR vehicle frames/chassis which can be purchased, along with the desired drive train for whichever vehicle use, intents, purposes for much less than the $28k purchase price of this specific vehicle to be used with the intended NASCAR "SuperBird" Richard Petty, replica build, desire.
As Mitchell Stapleton has posted conversations with others on his channel that race various "Vintage Racing" NASCAR vehicles, and with his current 2003 Monte Carlo also, such former vehicles can be purchased for a fraction of the purchase price of this RCR Dodge Intrepid and perhaps one that is actually with the same size of the "SuperBird" or "Daytona", then with all included components will still be much less cost, seemingly more total work involved, but also still retaining this more valuable RCR NASCAR Intrepid.
Perhaps You, Emelia, have already considered this within Your thinking thoughts, determination with the appropriate information, knowledge.
@zCustomCoD; certainly to many of us, it does seem to be a waste in monetary value, along with uniqueness to use this actual RCR NASCAR Intrepid for the intended use, whether the purchase price $28k, more so $66.1k appraised value, along with the intended use, desired "Superbird" replica vehicle.
But, as stated, explicitly, the choice,s selection, preference are entirely within Emelia Hartford, as with each vehicle, build, purchase, property
All The Best, Sincerely
@@StreetTruckinTitan But she still asks for money!
@@justbecause9645 all youtubers do
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I agree....DO NOT CHOP UP THAT CAR !!!! It is toooooo perfect for that !!!
Noooooo! Don't cut it up! Sell it, use the profit to get an even better base for the superbird!
Just my opinion but I myself would have a chassis built for the superbird, and I would just pull the motor and trans out of the Nascar. That way if you ever wanted to put the Nascar back together you could. Once you cut it up it's never going to be the same again.
you know how much money it would cost to have a chassis built for it? and all the other parts like engine, trans, rear end, suspension etc. it would be like 150k+ easily.
@@Stackali I'm pretty sure a Roadster Shop chassis is no where even close to 150k. And a Roadster Shop or any other top chassis manufacturer will come with all the suspension, rear end, brakes and brake lines and motor-mounts to the motor you specify to them. BTW she already has the motor and transmission.
Breaks my heart to think that a genuine Cup car from the glory days of NASCAR is gonna just be cut up...that car is a piece of NASCAR history. it wouldnt be hard to contact Hendrick, Childress, Gibbs, or any other Cup team owner (SHR is ceasing operations after this season so probably a really good deal to be found there) to get a cheap used chassis without any real history (most of the bigger teams keep their most historic chassis as museum pieces). You could sell the intrepid to a collector for that appraised value to help fund its replacement which you could then cut up for the superbird.
I'd go a different route and buy a chassis made for these cars they can be basically bolted in... 10x easier and will save the nascar. You could build a better suited engine for it also.
On the one hand, I hate to see the car cut up. On the other hand, the chassis/motor/drive train would cost more than that to build for the Superbird project. Love the project!
This made me happy, love it when good things happens to good people ❤️🙏🏼
Dont cut that nascar up !!! That car is badass !
2:32 emelia peeking from the top of the wall is hilarious
😂😂😂😂...
Just noticed that...
Creepy AF!!
Cleetus McFarland started the TH-camr NASCAR craze and I'm here for it! I hope for a crossover episode!
Ernie Elliott built the baddess ask engines ever in NASCAR I watch Bill in his Ford Thunderbird from 2 laps down pass and win at Talladega. Ernie Elliott is the reason for restrictor plates. What a find. Side note: not a Ford guy but was a big Ernie Elliott fan, he built some bad ask engines.
Kick ask!
@@dirtdawgz8326 LMAO!
Actually the reason for restrictor plates is when Bobby Allison got up in the fence at Talladega in 1987 (2 years after Bill's run from 2 laps down). They couldn't get liability insurance after that Allison crash unless they slowed the cars down. Simple as that.
@@EclecticHillbilly Yes, that is when Nascar made it official but before, because of Bill's Ernie built motor they made Ford redesign the Thunderbird to dirty the air, we saw that on big track when Bill could not draft, then they made Ernie share his secrets because they were whipping even Ford factory engines...then they restricted the use of the Cleveland heads by that time other manufacturers knew how Ernie got more power and that is why speeds increased. Yes, Bobby Allison got airborne but it was because they had Ernie Elliot technology to get more power out of their cars.
Wow you have double the price. That was sweet, keep it up Emilia 👍👍
Good for you. I’m happy for you and your crew. He was a very nice gentleman, the appraiser and blessings to your endeavour to help people with depression.
Let's Go Shawn Looking great lost some weight good job buddy.
Your videos are solid, keep up the good work
RL21 it's originally belvedere(Rl)
Satellite(RH)
Roadrunner(RM)
21 means its a post car which racers prefer because they are less likely for the body to twist than the coupes
Good job little lady! Appreciate the hard work and the content!
Looking forward to this one - thanks for working hard, we appreciate you 👍
Ernie Elliot has built stock cars for years. He’s a legend for building cars for his brother Bill helping him win a championship. You have a legacy car there.
There’s no way I would ever cut that one up !!
Id be checking out some of the NASCAR Teams over around charlotte nc!
I bet you can get what you need over there rather than cutting up that one
Love!! 😊❤❤
I’m very happy that things keep turning out ROSEY for you. You go girl and your team😊.
Rule in my shop, and life in general, "Don't break one thing to fix another..."
Just ordered two small progress/ RTL shirts, a bone hoodie, and the stone hat. Wanted to support my girl Emelia!
Mental health fighter here ❤
Good for you 👍
Proud of you❤️
Gawd… remember the 5th amendment before you disappear for evaluation.
Keep fighting
You aren’t alone. Keep fighting everyday.
The idea of using a NASCAR chassis is really 😎, but like others are saying keep it whole and find some NASCAR parts for the build…but then again it’s kind of the essence of a race build to modify and make something awesome and fast!
I would keep it as it is.
Great result.
😎😎😎👍👍👍
Any old NASCAR chassis you can find that is centered and designed for road race tracks are worth way more because they are ready to go for vintage road race events. 90% of these old cars are sold as rollers with no engine trans. Usually no shocks and brakes removed. All those things are parts that the teams can re-use.
Guess we should have held firm at 30 😢 😂
Chop Chop Chop LOL
If it makes you feel better appraisals are always almost double. Because the insurance company is going to screw you anyway unless you go with Hagerty. That might be the best choice. But at least you get to see your old car do cool things and not sit in somebody's collection.
I'm thinking y'all still did good. Some extra exposure never hurts. Probably some more subs for your channel (me included). Of course the $2,000 could have been for the case of wine... Great content though!
Emelia Hartford Absolutely incredible Video I think it's awesome that Curt appraised your 2002 Dodge Intrepid Nascar Cup Car for 66.1k and I can't wait to your Plymouth Superbird rebuild
Before they are too many comments, I want to say how wrong I was about you despite following the channel for some years now.
I thought you are the daughter of a rich man showing off about family wealth. I WAS SO WROOONG !
So sorry, congrats on your success.
There should be a proper video about your story from this channel or another one.
You're awesome, a heart of a lion.
The channel kind of chronicals her life. She came up existing on food stamps and is now worth somewhere in the range of 5 to 10 mil. I started watching the Working on my car in an autozone parking lot. That was 7 years ago already. She is definitely a rags to riches success story. Living the American dream for sure.
@@fauxque5057 Yes right?!? I checked some of her older videos and I think I can say that I'm good in body language and it seems authentic.
There's a story to be told here but sorry to disagree with the American dream. We are way past that with all due respect
Lol.. How did you even come to that conclusion.. she started this channel with beaters..
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She has talked about her struggles and upbringing in various videos, waiting for her to drop an autobiography
@@Dont-come-at-me-24 Not the format I'm hoping for sorry.
I get that they was struggles, like many others.
I'm more interested on what comes out of it without these two other faces like they discover the world all together suddenly before going back to their favorite social media. Sorry again, the show is unbearable to me
15:04 Congratulations Ms. Hartford. It was certainly great fun watching the video of this purchase, especially that burnout.
Please post more of the build process like you did in the old videos. The Camero build wasn’t enough.
Look at you! I remember when you had a hard time finding shop space to share. You've came so far. Way to go.
Ernie Elliott is Bill Elliott's brother, one fine engine builder
I wonder if you could build based on the Superbird platform instead of a rebody and keep the Nascar intact. It’s a valuable car to cut up and a resto-modded Superbird is cooler than a rebodied one stuck on a Nascar chassis I think. As always love your content!
Dang Emilia I thought youd know that its an Dodge Intrepid from the front end of the car ! You can look at the body and tell its not a Charger ! Lol
That's what I said.. 😂 it doesn't Even look like a charger..
It doesn’t look like a Dodge nose at all. It looks like a Monte Carlo nose.
Emilia and crew, y'all rock! You should find out if it was ever raced before you cut it up, but you do you,girl. I will watch whatever you post. Ecrew..we out here...with love...bbyyyyyeeeee! Peace
Congrats on the $66.1k value! Still can't wait to see the 1970 Richard Petty NASCAR Superbird replica build! I'd still cut this car up because at the end of the day a youtube series with a NASCAR chassis and drivetrain will be more interesting than just a 1970 Superbird with a boring Hellcat motor that so many would do.
Then history is gone forever.
@@jimmylarge1148 what history? It's a road course car that never won any road courses in NASCAR. It's a dodge body with a chevy front end added to it so it's not even an authentic cup car at this point. She spent $28k on a chassis and drivetrain to put into a NASCAR Super Bird Petty replica that she can still race on the track. She's using everything besides the body that isn't the body with a history. since it's not orginal.
Great content as always! The appraiser dude should be on more often!
Them boys gonna be bummed when they see this!
new place new car wow living the dream so happy for you Emelia .
I think better time spent restoring this car back to new than cutting it up for a replica one-off. Never liked that super-bird project, nobody is perfect...change plans imo.
why? its not a special car in any way.
Congrats on the appraisal - I'd leave it as is - source out another Cup car and use it - Sell the first car and use the profit on another build! Love your channel & what you do! Chasing your dreams is awesome Emelia - Can't wait to see what you do next!
I wouldn't cut it up, I'd leave it as is
You have such a great outlook. I’m sure you struggle too but glad things are going well for you.
Take it to Cletus's track !
Honest opinion, I would not cut the car up, built by one of the greatest builder's in the business, Ernie Elliott, but is your car Emilia and it's up to you 😉 🎉🎉🎉😊
Emelia is my type chick down to earth and into cars natural beauty at its finest💯
Amelia- smart play here is to flip the NASCAR and take the money to put whatever power train you want in the Superbird. Pity to cut up a valuable piece of history.
DO NOT CUT THIS INTREPID... PLEASE!!!!
I go away for a bit and everyone starts getting trim and looking fit. Congrats to the crew. Y'all looking good.
Cut it up, there goes your value.
Exactly! The Frankenstein car they are looking to build isn't worth destroying the history of this car. Hopefully she will come to her senses.
Chop Chop Chop
Wow happy for your purchase. Me being skeptical on Marketplace items, I am surprised and happy for you! Awesome deal.
Look I'm Australian and see you have a piece of your nation's racing history and believe if you cut that car up you're about to alienate yourself from a huge group of your followers. again cut it don't cut I care not content either way. But I fear cutting it up could end you, making you forever the girl who cut up a piece of history. I as a businessman I would reconsider it as the gain doesn't out way the loss. I Love your videos keep them coming but please don't alienate yourself from a huge piece of your car community ❤ that's not good business.
i was thinking the same thing. if she cuts up that mint piece of nascar history for that fake superbird then alot of people will be disappointed in her. now it is her car and she can do as she wants with it. i just dont think its a smart move.
@@tomsherwood1819 exactly
Im just as excited about you chopping this thing up as I am Cleetus chopping up the Dale truck !! I love the history as much as Stapleton42 and I love to re-porpose old cool stuff even more !! Its #KB43VER over here !!
Except Dale never raced in the craftsman truck series ever. That is probably one of Mike Skinners old trucks that someone put Dale's name above the door. Richard Childress owns the rights to the # 3 has nothing to do with Dale.
Shop around for another chassis…ashamed to cut up that many dollars for a one off that will not apprise well
Them smiles from everyone while that was running, SAYS IT ALL!!!
Please do not cut that car up.
Not
Your
Car 😇
@@bryanaltamirano3718so. These are the people she makes content for and most of them don’t think she should cut up a piece of history that could go to a collector when there are plenty of other ways to make that project work. That is a Childress built chassis and an Engine built by Ernie Elliot, Bill Elliot’s brother. No car person in their right mind would cut that thing up.
I love the idea of what you are wanting to do but personally I would keep the nascar together and look for a better doner car
It's a Cup car or stock car. Nascar is the organization that puts on the races. DUH. Next, she will be buying an NHRA for drag racing. DOH.
haha I love triggering people so if I win the lotto I'm buying one of the NASCARs online. Garage Kept Motors has a 2012 NASCAR for sale right now
@@ICP1SBJ Thats a good one, hell if you win the lotto, you can buy a whole race team of them real NAS CARS.
Don't cut it up !!!! That's straight history !
Are we calling them "nascars" now?
It's a stock car to me.
I was a big Sterling Marlin / Dodge fan when that car was being raced… and I was always a big Petty fan as well. Cool as it is to create a Petty replica with a “modern” (ha ha) chassis and Ernie Elliott P7R5 smallblock Mopar, I’d much rather see it kept in Sterling colors and preserve it as Dodge’s last run in NASCAR before it finally devolved into nothing but a spec engine series. Can’t go “wrong” either way.
Uninformed people, You can watch a NASCAR race but you can never buy or drive a NASCAR.
Bs! There are a few older cup cars out there in the hands of collectors. It’s not unheard of.
That’s really cool to find the history of what the car actually is. I’m excited to see the 2 cars come together as one bad ass build.
So what are you actually doing with your channel? Are you building cars? Trying to be like dde still? I just don't get it. Even when you build cars we don't really see anything in depth.
Just watch the videos. That’ll tell you everything you want to know. 🤡
Loved the Cleetus reference. Sweet car! Hate to see it chopped but you have a valid plan =))
It was smiles on faces when you start that up.
All things considered, putting the Bird clone body on top of a nascar chassis is a nice plan. Good luck! I've seen other Bird clones on top of Hellcat and they just look weird. Hopefully the wheelbase issue isn't that big of a deal. It might be possible to sell Intrepid body parts to some collector afterwards too. Anyway congrats.
Best indicator was sterling marlin did not drive that car in 2006, he drove for MB2 Motorsport. If this is in fact a 2002 this would be when he was leading the points before breaking his collarbone at Kansas and having to sit out the rest of the year.
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this is epic a simi modern day nascar under a superbird gonna rock !
That is probably a Sterling Marlin car a good friend of mine I actually I guess I said knew him through Robbie Knievel who was one of my best friends but I doubt that the one that you have by looking at it but it's the infamous car that made history on February 18th 2001 at Daytona
Reach out to Ray Evernham and get his advice before chopping up the car. He was one of the people who started Dodge's return to Nascar back then.
Super excited for you finding out the car was worth way more than you paid for it. Great feeling when you take a chance like that. Congratulations 🎉
The tube chassis in a NASCAR is designed to be driven left and to NASCAR rules. It's not idea for street car and/or straight line driving/racing. Get a custom chassis built and/or use QA1 kits combined with a custom tube frame built. You might also want to ask him to give you a value of the car without its engine, transmission and rear axle. Additionally, verify if you want even want to use the trans and rear axle.
Cleetus is currently repurposing his official NASTRUCK into an all wheel drive drag truck. Much of the tube work is being cut out including the entire rear end. Check out his videos on this if interested.
It brings a smile to my face when I hear that car run. Nice.
Last time iv checked your channel was on 30k subs.. Just wow! Congrats Emelia!
sell it to a collector , buy a cheaper one to cut still profit or in this case use the change to build the bird
Build your own chassis‼️
Me, I’d connect with KSR in Gainesville, FL
His background is both driving and crew chief with a TA XGT in addition to fabricator of road cars and drag cars.
Do it right whatever you do 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏼
Love the channel
Don't cut it up! It's an original🏁
That is definitely a Win with the cup car!! You definitely deserve a bad ass super bird and I am going to say you are well on your way too having one of the baddest yet.
Can't wait to see the building
We Love you Emelia ❤