Just did something stupid?

[88LTDCV351]

As some of you may know, I have a fondness for vintage police cars. Maybe I watched too much Dukes of Hazard growing up.

Anyway, I bought on Sunday on ebay an old 69 Dodge ex-CHP car in need of full restoration. The guy says it has the 440 block. Its in Santa Cruz. I have to check with my local storage place in Livermore on the cost of storing the vehicle. Not planning on fixing it up right away but someday want to restore it to its former glory. A little nervious because this is my first major real project. Might give my old Crown Vic ex-police car to my nephew to drive as his first car.

Wish me luck.

[Hadamustang1]

PICS PLEASE..

[bigcowl-imp]

OH BOY i hope you were not smoking some good stuff sunday when you where on ebay lol...........pics please.

[RacerX]

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[Roadwarrior]

Great choice for a police package vehicle. Dodge or Plymouth ex-police cars are one of a few in my "bucket list" to have & restore, especially the year that you just purchased. Good luck in your project & pictures please.

[88LTDCV351]

I just talked to the guy on the phone. It was part of an estate sale. He agreed to get me a title first from his local DMV since he only had something from the lawyer from the estate sale since they couldn't find a title. He recommended a tow guy so I just have to find a place to store it. But do I need to insure the car if its not currently operative? I think storage facilities require insurance. Will Haggerty insure a car that needs restoration?

[Brad33]

Sounds cool.

Have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0pjW8Ss0WI

[88LTDCV351]

Yes, I've seen that video. But I got the bug with the Hemmings article here: http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/...feature15.html

Sounds cool.

Have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0pjW8Ss0WI

[martyo]

PICS PLEASE..

Yeah, seriously!

[NXSBOB]

PICS PLEASE..

Yeah, seriously!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Dodge-P...p2047675.l2557

[gpfarrell]

140 mph speedo and A/C? What's not to like? 100x more interesting than a Mustang/Camaro/Corvette.

[88LTDCV351]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Dodge-P...p2047675.l2557

Yeah, that is the one

[88LTDCV351]

I'm not finding a storage facility local that wants to store a currently non-operative car. But I'll keep researching.

If I can't find a place, I looked at DAS autoshippers and it sounds like they don't need much to ship it to my parents in the midwest where they would keep it for me until I have time to get things done to it. DAS does inoperative cars also and don't need insurance or registration. They insure it during transport. They do need a key if the wheels lock. So I would have to get one made.

I think it best to not paypal the money over until he has a title he can sign over to me. Not sure its legal for him to sell it to me without a title. He should be the one responsible for converting the estate sale documents into a useable title with the DMV. I don't think that should fall on me in case there are complications. On the phone call, he did say he would try to get a title for me and that it shouldn't be hard to do. I imagine its going to take a number of days before the DMV sends him one even if he goes to the DMV office.

I offered to meet up with him on Saturday to discuss in order to show my good intentions.

[bigcowl-imp]

$5,000 ?? and its a 4 door ?? and it needs floor pans ???

[88LTDCV351]

$5,000 ?? and its a 4 door ?? and it needs floor pans ???

If you are familiar with the cop car restoration hobby, ex-CHP are highly sought after, especially the big block era. Yes, it is a restoration project since the car is over 40 years old.