Ran when parked - in 1979

[RacerX]

Interesting Jalopnik blog/article about obtaining a 1969 Cadillac "barn find"

http://jalopnik.com/5659757/ran-when-parked-in-1979

[Cygnus X1]

Wonder how much he paid?
They are still around.
I would think more of them in South Carolina
than in the Chicago area.

There is a place not too far from me that
has a grabber blue Boss 302 stored in a shed.
Only problem is it is guarded by a reclusive old woman
who is reputed to sneak a shotgun out the window at
anyone that gets out of their car to ask about it!

[RacerX]

I had a '68 Coupe de Ville convertible for the longest time; just had to get rid of it last year...

[Trussrod]

I've never dreamed of owning a boat like that thing.

[Cygnus X1]

Oh but they are cool.
Nothing quite like an old Caddy, and very fine wine, and vintage cigars!

[Trussrod]

Nothing quite like an old Caddy, and very fine wine, and vintage cigars!

I hope you are being sarcastic because I wouldn't consider a '69 Caddy an epicurean delight. Of course YMMV--except with this car since you'll likely get less than five miles per gallon.

[RacerX]

--except with this car since you'll likely get less than five miles per gallon.

I hope you are being sarcastic because in a good state of tune one can obtain 11 or 12 MPG easy.

[Carbuff]

Nice car. I had a 69 convertible deville. 472. It was a rag but it hauled ass when needed. I got rear ended at a stoplight with it by a car doing 40 mph. It was a 79 malibu and was totaled half way up the hood. The officer at the scene asked me what I was doing at the scene of the accident and to get lost and stop rubbernecking. I then informed him that I was the one rear ended. He looked at the back of my car and shook his head. it put a few dings and bends in my bumper and bent the tailpipe but I was able to drive away. The ladys malibu was a total wreck. Allstate gave me $900 bucks to fix the car I paid $600 for and I drove it for another year before selling it for $750. That car was a tank for sure.

[Trussrod]

...in a good state of tune one can obtain 11 or 12 MPG easy.

Wow, 12 mpg.

I know someone who hit an I-beam that was cemented into the ground in a car like this. It dented the bumper. These cars are great if you are in an accident provided it's not with another big boat.

[AK47]

I bought a 69 Dodge Charger for next to nothing when I was a teenager, it was last registered and had been parked since 1988, I bought it in 98. Fired right up I only had to change the fuel filters and clean the sludge out of the tank, ran 100% after that. I had to sell it because I was leaving to college that same year and had a crazy older brother that would not let me park it at my parents house as he would vandalize it repeatedly, jealousy and meth dont mix I guess.

The thing was all original, 383 matching numbers even the hide away headlights worked and no rust, thing would be worth a easy 35k today. God I still hate my brother to this day, I have no idea why I am sharing all this.

[fordsho90]

Great read Ron, thanks for sharing.....

[RacerX]

I bought a 69 Dodge Charger for next to nothing when I was a teenager, it was last registered and had been parked since 1988, I bought it in 98. Fired right up I only had to change the fuel filters and clean the sludge out of the tank, ran 100% after that. I had to sell it because I was leaving to college that same year and had a crazy older brother that would not let me park it at my parents house as he would vandalize it repeatedly, jealousy and meth dont mix I guess.

The thing was all original, 383 matching numbers even the hide away headlights worked and no rust, thing would be worth a easy 35k today. God I still hate my brother to this day, I have no idea why I am sharing all this.

Yup, I had lots of sweet Mopars in the day, all gone now:

-1969 Charger 383 (stolen by roommate, driven to Gulfport, MS where the engine blew. I donated it to a church)

-1968 Charger 440 (looked almost like the bad guy's car in Bullitt, this was my favorite, bought it in 1984, held on to it as long as I could, was also getting vandalized at the storage yard, had to sell around 1990, $700)

-1970 Plymouth GTX (no brakes, driver's seat only, it donated the 440 for above), sold this beast for $500 in the 80s to a couple guys in Bellflower, CA

-1970 Dart GT, orange (would still see this around Downey, CA in the early 2000s)