Mitchell & Mitchell 68 Charger Restoration

Entry for October 24, 2006

By Bob Mitchell,

The Charger should be ours tomorrow. I got the necessary paper work completed and signed by the owners today. I picked Leon up at 7:30 AM, got the paper work signed and handed off to Barbara (wife) before 8:30 AM. Mom was going to Beaumont so while there she went to the Regional TDOT office with the paper work. They issued a duplicate title which I know have.

I made arrangements with John at Advanced Automotive to use his lowboy car carrier to pick up the car tomorrow. His brother Kenneth will go with me to help load / unload the car. I also made arrangements with Leon and his wife to come after 9AM to get his wife to sign the title and to pay them for the car.

My plan is to take the two tires and wheels I have and put them on the front of the car. I'll take the tires off the front of the car to Jasper Tire and have tubes put in them and then put them on the back of the car. Once that is done we should be able to roll it up on the lowboy trailer.

I moved my big boat out of the boat shed and will put the Charger in there. I plan to do the disassembly and reassembly of the car there but farm out the majority of the mechanical and body work.

I also talked with Carl Johnson who is the man who painted John's Blazer and the same fellow who color sanded the Coronet recently about getting the body work and painting done. He said he is willing to work on the car as our budget allows. Given this I will dole out the front fenders, doors, hood and trunk to him to strip, straighten and cover with primer and sealer as our budget allows.

I mentioned you wanted the car painted black. His reply was "it has to be flat to take black" then when on to say he'll use a long board sanding device to get the car surface smooth.

As this restore moves along we need to be on the look out for an engine. I assume you want a 440 or at least an HP 383 engine. I suspect we'll need to rebuild an engine we find rather than buying one already assembled so as to hold the costs down.

In case I didn't make it clear I am really proud of you for making the deal. I have talked to at least 5 people who have tried to buy that car over the years and they couldn't get past a conversation through the window.

Thanks for making it happen!

2006-11-02 04:43:36 GMT

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			Entry for October 24, 2006 By Bob Mitchell, The Charger should be ours tomorrow. I got the necessary paper work completed and signed by the owners today. I picked Leon up at 7:30 AM, got the paper work signed and handed off to Barbara (wife) before 8:30 AM. Mom was going to Beaumont so while there she went to the Regional TDOT office with the paper work. They issued a duplicate title which I know have. I made arrangements with John at Advanced Automotive to use his lowboy car carrier to pick up the car tomorrow. His brother Kenneth will go with me to help load / unload the car. I also made arrangements with Leon and his wife to come after 9AM to get his wife to sign the title and to pay them for the car. My plan is to take the two tires and wheels I have and put them on the front of the car. I'll take the tires off the front of the car to Jasper Tire and have tubes put in them and then put them on the back of the car. Once that is done we should be able to roll it up on the lowboy trailer. I moved my big boat out of the boat shed and will put the Charger in there. I plan to do the disassembly and reassembly of the car there but farm out the majority of the mechanical and body work. I also talked with Carl Johnson who is the man who painted John's Blazer and the same fellow who color sanded the Coronet recently about getting the body work and painting done. He said he is willing to work on the car as our budget allows. Given this I will dole out the front fenders, doors, hood and trunk to him to strip, straighten and cover with primer and sealer as our budget allows. I mentioned you wanted the car painted black. His reply was "it has to be flat to take black" then when on to say he'll use a long board sanding device to get the car surface smooth. As this restore moves along we need to be on the look out for an engine. I assume you want a 440 or at least an HP 383 engine. I suspect we'll need to rebuild an engine we find rather than buying one already assembled so as to hold the costs down. In case I didn't make it clear I am really proud of you for making the deal. I have talked to at least 5 people who have tried to buy that car over the years and they couldn't get past a conversation through the window. Thanks for making it happen! 2006-11-02 04:43:36 GMT Site Home