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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: 72babyblue

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Last updated: Aug 19, 2005

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Phil’s Dodge Challenger:
“Super Blue '72”

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Update 8/7/05:

72babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 20 While looking around under the drivers seat, I saw bits of paper on the rug. I thought, "Build sheet???" Pulled the driver's seat, found what little was left after mice got to it. Pulled the rear seat and found one a little more intact.

72babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 29 Here's the interior in it's faded glory.

72babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 21 Rear seat had 2 seat covers on it. Took them off and to my delight found the original rear seats in very nice shape.

72babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 24 Pulled off the rear panels, nice to see the plastic liners still there.

72babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 22 Here are pics of the backside of the rear panels. Kinda of cool to see original writing from the factory. This car was made 8/17/71, thus the 1971 date on the back of the panels. It's like looking back in time.

72babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 23 Here's the interior with everything removed. It was nice to see the original TB3 "Super Blue". The interior panels needed to be redyed. I can't spend too much time/money on the car so I have to look for ways to save. Mopaint is like $25/can for the interior paint. Surprisingly, Plastiacote makes an interior paint that exactly matches the backside of my faded interior panels and only costs $4.99/can.

72babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 2572babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 26
Here's the before and after shot of the Magnum 500s I picked up for $100. I walked up to a guy that had a '70 Road Runner and a '69 Super Bee (Both had custom rims)and asked if he by chance had any Magnum 500s for sale and he did.

72babyblue's 1972 Dodge Challenger Boston, MA - 27They had 225/70R-14 tires on them, which is the widest 70 series tire that can fit on a 6 inch wide rim so I kept 2 in the rear and kept the stock 205/70R-14 in front. Here's a picture comparing the two side by side.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: 72babyblue

Location: Boston, Massachusetts