Inspection help in NY

[SS427]

I have a friend who is interested in a 70 Charger on Long Island (Baiting Hollow), NY and is asking if I know anyone who could give a car a once over for her. She will cover your time and expenses. Please let me know if someone in the area is interested and I will hook you two up. Thanks in advance.

http://www.allcollectorcars.com/for-sale/1970-Dodge-Charger-/2150022/

[x77-69z28]

Rick, I'm on Long Island. It's a bit of a ride, but I'm not a mopar guy. What does she need done? If it's just condition, I would take a ride and check it out. If it's checking numbers, it's not in my wheelhouse.
Buddy
(917)515-3022

[SS427]

All she wants is a nice dependable toy to cruise around on the weekends and an occasional show. Does not care about correctness (which this car is modified anyway) but I am more concerned that she gets a car that is solid and not a smoothed over craps nest with all kinds of hidden defects. Safe, dependable and well built. Numbers mean nothing to her on this car. If that works for you I will put you in touch with her. Thanks Buddy.

[Steve Shauger]

Hi Rick, that address is just the location of the advertiser, not necessarily the car. BTW that is my town, although never met the owner of We Be Auto. If you'd like me to make contact i can. The car cpuld be located anywhere. LMK

[SS427]

I will find out the exact location and get back to both of you. Thanks Steve.

[SS427]

This is where the car is... It's located at 829 Sunrise Highway West Babylon NY 11780. Please let me know if this is still doable for either of you and i will put you in touch with my friend. Thank you both.

[GotGrunt]

Here’s the actual dealer:

https://www.hollywoodmotorsusa.com/vehicles/117/1970-dodge-charger

https://youtu.be/BVwzZfVQP6E

Yes, these are the guys selling it :D

[njsteve]

That's a $20,000 car at best.

It's got manual brakes! That will not be fun to stop. The factory drum brakes in these cars were good for barely one panic stop and then they faded into nothing.

Lots of undercoating under the body which makes me wonder what's under that undercoating. You can see that the rocker to floor welded seams are swelling from internal rust.

Get some photos of the lower portions of the rear quarters where it transitions into the rear valance. That small triangular wedge-shaped body panel had never been accurately reproduced and most hacks will just weld and bondo that commonly rusted part into something sort of resembling what it should be. There should be a distinct seam between the quarter and that wedge section. If there isn't - run away.

The area in the green circle is what I am referring to.

If I was closer, I'd be happy to look at it. But even from a hundred miles away I would tell your friend to run away from this car. (and this dealer).

Ask KWHIZZ about his experience buying "New Yawk cahz" without seeing it in person! Here is his awesome build video but the first minute or so shows how badly the sellers falsely described that car. It was also a Long Island car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWC1T2KgFQI

[njsteve]

Update: click on the video link at the bottom.

https://www.hollywoodmotorsusa.com/vehicles/117/1970-dodge-charger

You can see exactly what I am talking about 11 seconds in, when they pan across the passenger side quarter. It is filled with bondo. There is no seam between the quarter and triangular transition panel, and the shape of the quarter is not right.

Run away!

[SS427]

This is why I enjoy this site so much. Appreciate these tips and comments and will pass them onto here.

[SS427]

Thanks to your advice and the video links she laced up her running shoes this morning. If anyone knows of a good solid 70 Charger for sale let me know. Again, she is not looking for a numbers car, just a solid nice car to drive and enjoy. Some modifications are good.

[njsteve]

If she wants a nice driving, stick-shift musclecar, I'd be happy to sell her our WS6 Trans Am at 1/4 of the price she was gonna pay for that Charger. :-)
http://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=144186

[SS427]

I will let her know that. She is trying to surprise her boyfriend with a car that was similar to what he had years ago so not sure that will work but certainly worth mentioning.