It's HEMI time !!! Compliments of NJSteve

old5.0 · #1 02-27-2012, 05:00 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OMG! They stole my car for the KFC Chicken Pot Pie commercial...and who is that riding with me?

http://youtu.be/KqGfO99XLQ8 </div></div>

Darnell Turner from My Name is Earl?

**njsteve** · #2 04-12-2012, 11:57 PM

Here's the updated KFC commercial link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4RvvLx-vZM

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K code Mustang · #3 12-05-2012, 05:55 PM

Steve, every Tuesday night, my wife has a doctor appt. in the north end of town. I have to drive past the Wickbergs old house on Stephensville parkway to get there. Every single week I say "That's where the Charger used to live". The first couple weeks she smiled, the next few weeks she ignored me, the next few weeks she rolled her eyes. Last night she yelled out "shut up, I know, I know, I've the shrine you have with all the pictures and models of that car and I've heard all the stories from you and your dad" ...priceless

**njsteve** · #4 01-20-2013, 05:59 PM

As part of my mid-winter routine I started all the cars today and drove them around a few miles. I got the Charger running. As usual, I just hooked the battery up, let the electric fuel pump fill the bowls, and then turned the key. She started on the first crank.

I topped off the air in the tires- after a year they all lost exactly 9 psi each. Went for a slow drive on the 40 year old tires which felt like I was driving a shopping cart. Boy, I forgot how much nicer these things ride better on radials.

Stills idles and runs very nicely. She is quite "peppy", a term my Gramma used to say about her 1964, 426 powered Dodge. There's nothing like a hemi with headers. It sounds like a 1970's SuperStocker. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

**Xplantdad** · #5 01-20-2013, 08:13 PM

Looks great Steve!

**njsteve** · #6 02-23-2013, 02:26 AM

The Charger is officially consigned to the Mecum Spring Musclecar Auction in Indianapolis in May. The site is officially up today with the feature on the car:

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...=SC0513-154173

If you have an interest in the car and have any questions feel free to PM me or email me. I'm happy to provide any info you need. Thanks, Steve

P.S. Thanks to Nickey Chicago's Stefano Bimbi for guiding me through the process of consigning the car.

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