Thank you for taking the time to make this HONEST video Chris!

A real stomach turner knowing how some a-holes will scam you out of thousands and not have an ounce of guilt! I know this video will help others when looking for a classic charger, your professional experience and know-how are much appreciated Chris....great video, Cheers!

Anyone with ears to hear or eyes to see, how you shared a ton of knowledge and experience to spare like minded ppl your past pains. That kind of passion 👍👍 brother 💪 is rare af 👌🏆

It’ll need rocker panels, quarter panels and trunk floor extensions. I remember cars In Michigan during the 1970s where they would rust away within the first 5 years no matter how much you washed and waxed them. The body would rot long before the engine would fail. Some present day Mopar restorations are done to perfection, in reality the build quality of the original Mopars was horrendous.

Thanks for giving us all a good tutorial of what to watch on these. I generally look pretty close at a car before I buy it but knowing the topical signs of some of these hacks is good to know

I am not in the market for a charger at all but I spent the entire hour watching this. Super informative for really any used car. Great video

Now that video should open eyes of a few soon to be potential buyers of their dream ride. Thanks Chris for a valuable lesson in what to look for before taking that big step. Cheers from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦

Great video, definitely an eye opener! Thanks for being transparent and telling everyone what to look for and keep an eye for! WISH I COULD FIND ONE IN CANADA

Great tutorial for those who don't know where to look and what to listen for. I even learned a few things. Just found your channel when the triple black charger video popped up. I just sold a '69 Coronet grill, all the original chrome trim, reflector bezels with the reflectors in them, the headlight adjustment bowls and finely the inner tail light portion. Outer part was broke. Great videos!!!

This is a great video. Thanks again for showing us what to watch out for. Making us mo betterz one charger at a time. Keep up the great work. 👍

Really helpful video and most of that stuff applies to any older vehicle. Always good to bring car buddy that’ll look at it with a critical eye too. Buyers can get too excited about finally buying a car they’ve been waiting for and will blow off the faults.

it took me over a year to find my 92 Mustang LX 5.0 HB. I called on over a 100 looked at dozens and had the cash at home ready. I finally found the one it had been posted less than 20 minutes. If you want it, you got to really look for it. Great video thanks.

When the pooch bit the exhaust tip. OMG. I died laughing.

This is your BEST video yet! It was very informative with lots of great tips. A good follow up would be to give some ball park figures of what it would cost to repair these typical problem areas based on a worst case scenario. Better to guesstimate high on the repair costs. Thanks again for a GREAT video which should help a lot of people looking for their dream car and help them avoid a nightmare.

Great video for new car guys.Hacks were very common in late 70's early 80's when I started out no reproduction parts for Mopars back then. My first car was 1969 Superbee b5 blue $100 in 1977 found in a impound lot. Then 1978 bought 1969 charger black 4spd with at least 1 gal mud in rt quarter you learn fast how to find bad hack work. Keep up the great content Chris.

Great videos. Still building Mopars after almost 50 yrs. I am from north central N. Dakota. Now in Bay Area. Keep up the work Chris !

Never thought I would watch an *excellent* educational automotive video hosted by George Michael !! The fridge magnet trick was something I learned at 16.

Thank you so much for this! Im trying to get more into mopars, and this video kept me from buying a 72 charger that was held together mostly by hopes and dreams

Great lessons from mullet man Chris. Very good video!

Nice polished turd, never good finding pop-rivets all over... thanks for sharing

I just found your videos, and I'm stoked! I've been looking for new car videos to watch and I came across your videos and there great! And your a MOPAR fan, double the coolness. I look forward to seeing more content

Great video Chris. You are an asset to the hobby.

Great job! Most of what you show in this video applies to any older car (like my GM A body) so is good resource for anybody thinking of buying this sort of car. It also makes me realise how lucky I was when buying mY "toy" car as I had the opposite experience i.e the more I looked the more I realised the time and money had been put into it. Thanks

Chris, you're pretty awesome!!! Thank you so much for such an informative video.

Great advice! Thanks for taking the time to show this!

Thank you Chris and the owner!!

G'DAY Mate , well done Chris this is a very good video , you have shown the pitfalls of buying into an older model vehicles , the area's you have shown are common on most makes and models ,this is a excellent guide for those people that don't know any better , I have bought cars like this , but I knew they were rusty and where they were , but this gave me leverage ,on the sale price ,and because I knew the faults i also knew roughly how long it should take to fix , and the cost of said repairs. There is one thing you definately do not do , buy cars at night. Thanks again Mate I hope this video helps many people, you have done a service to the buying public . Mal.

Man, Going from a homeowner to a tiny apt with it stated in my lease that no vehicle's can be worked on on the property which is the most ignorant thing ever! I just wish that I had any rear wheel drive vehicle to build!!!! You are definitely a blessed person!!!

I see a lot of different types of comments on many sites concerning these cars. I grew up in the 70s and I have had a bunch of them six pack cars Hemi cars whatever. B bodies E bodies and A body's. Everyone looking for ANY CAR from this era must remember number 1 thing . They are 5 decades old & very few examples will not have some issues . Very few . This hobby is expensive & you're knowledge must be extensive!!! Learn before you burn . Get as much education on stuff as you can before you even think about buying. It is a lot of work, and a whole lot of headache to take a rat vehicle, and restore or even just drive it as it is! Set your goals on what you want. If you want a very nice ride then you're going to need a very nice fat wallet. Information is your best armament oh, and it will save you a hell of a lot of money and headache before you buy. Great video! Very well-presented, and as I have said growing up during this era and living in Michigan, I have learned it all the hard way.

Your intro immediately earned yourself a new subscriber haha! Awesome video, brother. Thanks for sharing all that info.

Thanks I learnt a lot. Most of this advice is applicable to any Car you would want to buy.

This goes past the informative into my favorite territory; entertaining. Bravo!

Great video Chris, and an excellent source for someone looking to buy one of these cars. I did one similar on a second gen camaro. I hope you will make more metal repair videos soon. Your work is top notch.

Thanks for all the advice , I will use all of it.

Excellent video 👍 so sad to hear about the sheep I'm sorry for your loss 😆

this video reminds me why I sold all my old mopars and decided to be happy with a new challenger lol

that was one of the best descriptions of what to look for on a car I've seen on youtube. nice job...I've seen allot worse than that, but that car does fit the polished turd category for sure..(little paint makes it what it aint!) I always think of the old guy in the movie Christine when he says brand new windshield wipers on a busted windshield, you know papa you just can't polish a turd lol.

I worked in shops for yrs, now retired at 57, New cars been wrecked I've fixed at dealer ships, used car lots, u wouldn't believe people who don't know what to look for. Great video.

Chris, thanks so much for making this video, i have been saving for a long time to one day soon buy a General like yours, this video is worth its wait in gold for me as now i know what to look for so as i can avoid the ripoff artists and their rust buckets. I have never owned a Charger before and i would be gutted to get ripped off on my first one. Thankyou!!!!

30 year veteran of auto mechanics and body work here, good advice and where to look for on ANY car.

I love watching you my brother I learn a lot thank you.

Never trust a shiny car. There's a lot of blatantly obvious hackery on that thing. Poor guy.

Excellent video Chris!!! Thank you!!!

Back in the late 70's and into the 80's it was common for the leaf spring shackle to go through the trunk on those Mopars. Many went to the junkyard because there was nothing left to weld onto. Some of the repair jobs were hilarious.

Thanks for the heads up on how to look at a car. I feel bad for the person that bought that car . Please tell the person who bought the car thank you for letting you do the video. Wow looks great at a distance

Awesome job brother I got burned when I was 16 years old on a 72 Dodge Challenger that had at least five gallons of Bondo in it and one quart midnight blue Imron Paint thinly covering it all.

Chris, thank you for this great tutorial! very valuable lessons! I wish I could buy your Roadrunner...Beep Beep!

Hey man thanks for the video I appreciate this video and I appreciate you taking your time out to show a lot of other people just like me what to look 4 so much obliged

excellent video. more informative than anything I have ever seen. Thank you.

Torn holes in the frame can also come from straightening a bent frame.

You really need to get a bigger shop for all your project.🤘🏻

Thanks for having our backs Chris. ;)

Great vid chris! Alot of people have no idea what to look for! This was great for anyone looking for their dream car!

May have been said,but I didnt see it.All that foam will hold water making what its hiding and beyond rust heavier and faster.I wouldnt drive that car thru a car wash or a wet road til fixed!! Super video!! Thanks for tricks that can be used on any purchase like the real cheap magnet!!

Great video for those on a Charger quest, Chris! Most complete rollers are gonna cost a pretty penny, driving cars even more! The repair parts are out there if you have the skills yourself or deep pockets. It can be done. Looking at trying to get a second body myself. Thinking about a Daytona clone! Great vid and advice for a novice!

Great content, straight up info that made a wee bit nervous of the classic car i just bought lol.......

Chris: great information video You sure know your Chargers Thx Cheers

Great video Chris .went to dukes of hazard show in Virginia and seen about 60 69 Chargers really in great shape the owner s took great pride in there general Lee's .thank again for great video

That's one of your best videos yet. However i must add that it is just representative of all Chrysler products in that no matter what condition they are they always need MOre PARts. Great work Birdsong.

that breaks my heart man such a nice looking hack job, but at least its with the right guy to fix it right.

Great video.Explaining things in a layman’s terms easy to understand.

Two main companies on the east coast that did rust proofing back in the day were Z bart and Rusty Jones. I worked for a company out of Harrisburg, PA that used carnauba wax with a fluorescent dye formula to prevent rust in new cars. They sold the dealer I worked for a black light and the spray gun with attachments. No holes were drilled. the stuff was sprayed into the body weap holes until you saw the green dye show up around the points where water would come in. The warranty was useless because the company went belly up in about 5 years. They paid me $6.50 an hour and the cans of wax cost the dealership $20 a can. They charged the customer $300 for the service. A big car took 2 cans and a truck was suppose to take 3 cans. The dang shady dealership I worked for cut both of those down and still charged the $300. They are no longer in business either.

I had a 68 Charger in High School in the mid 70's....loved it (318)

Thanks for the rust tour man...!

the next time I go to look at an old car, I will wear a mullet wig and sunglasses.

That's why I prefer patina over shine , you can see what your looking at/buying , great video mate , cheers from Australia 🤘🍺

Excellent video Chris. This applies to all cars, however as you do, you need to know the car, and what to look for.

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Totally appropriate to have that Joe Dirt hair piece! :)

This was a really good video. I see so many people get taken on older cars because of the hacks out there. Keep 'em Up-N-Runnin!!!

Nice work... A Charger lover here, that has had five 68s over the years, and luckilly 4 were rustfree cars... I think the fifth was rotted in every spot you showed!! But great vid for folks unfamiliar with all the trouble spots...

40 thousand dollar car thats needs 40 thousand to make it right yep he got took bad

you should have a MTOD show! would fit perfectly!

A really useful guide Chris, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I guess the 90 people who've disliked this are the bondo fans & riveters in B-body land!

Thanks for the heads up... You Rock!!

Great video. At this point the seller realizes you know what you're doing and tells you to get the hell off his property lol.

Its got more rivets than an aluminum boat

Hi Chris 😎 . i've been a mopar nut since age 5 starting with the General Lee and that a whole other fan obsession and then just exploded from there. My first car at age 18 : 1965 dodge dart 4 door. Then at one point bought a used and abused 74 duster then sold thatband had a 1976 plymouth volare premier 2 door. For a few years then my final vehicles that i have owned for the past 10 years 1965 dodge 2 door post car " project" 1982 dodge d150 truck . i a big fan of pretty much all charger body styles but 68-70 are my favorites. I live here a couple miles south of branson mo. My buddy and his wife run dixie outfitters in branson and own 2 General Lee's . I've wanted to own a charger to build either a movie blade car or the General Lee i can come up with the parts : motor , suspension ect but the chasie is another issue . i know of a mopar guy about 45 miles northwest of me that is obsessed with B-bodies and B-body parts . he elped build the General for my buddy a dixie outfitters. I also follow fellow friend Jed over at scotts speed shop and Uncle tonys garage and Nicks garage. I like your videos especially this one for when buying muscle or project mopar cars🤘. Well i babbled on long enough. Take care stay safe Chris. Let me know if you ever pass through the branson area in the future

OOF... that is indeed a polished turd. I will admit I purchased a '70 with a few issues but I paid accordingly and these were communicated up front as it's a driver/project car. That headliner was just..... wow. Great video!

Very good to know since I want to get a 68 charger when I have the money now I know what to look for thanks for the vid

Hey, you look like a combo between Joe Dirt & Billy Ray Cyrus and is perfectly hilarious hahaha 👍🏼. I like the style, and is a really good vid. Most of my Mopars have been b-body cars, but in a lot better shape than that pos lol. Other than one and was a 70 RR that I bought several years ago as a project car for 1500, so I knew what I was getting into and wasn't too bad. Yep every one of them, always had problems with the vents to and must be a Chrysler thing. Once again, I really liked the vid and keep up the good work bro. BTW, cool dog and is funny how it bites the exhaust like that lol

In Michigan there are two kinds of cars.. The ones that were stored away in Garages in the Winter.. and the ones that rusted away and went to the scrap yard.. I bought a Z-28 Camaro in 1979 . I did drive it two Winters.. some in MI some in Colorado and some in FL & LA.. I had it Ziebarted.. I washed it a lot .. I can't really see any rust on it.. but I cut the wheel wells out to put wider ties on it to win the Spector drags at a local circle track ..

You have a new subscriber! GREAT video. Been rebuilding a 69 charger for a guy I know. That was pretty much in the same condition as this one. 600 hours of work only for the metal work.. $$$. The guy ended up selling the car before it was done, because he got sick and tired of all the money going into that restoration. Sad story.

Very good info. Some of it I knew, but learned a lot.

Chris, some of this I knew and some I didn't, thanks for spending the time to share this info, great video to learn from, reminded me of Jed when he pulled up his carpet on his " yard dart " .. those small magnets can fit in your wallet for a fast check ..cool idea ! / T

Excellent video!! Thank you for making and posting it. P.S. "Nice hair!!"

Thanks for the info! I'm getting a Road Runner, but looking to spend 50k at most for a '70 with a 440 and 4 speed. I don't think I'll have any problems at that price range, though! Glad to be coming to team Mopar. I guess I'm already there. Had 5 Pontiacs and a Camaro, but always been a Road Runner guy. I have more Plymouth toys than I do Pontiac

Im now an expert on dodge chargers because of you chap! I live in the uk and will never be able to ever afford a charger but still I'm now an expert haha awesome brother love your content!!!!

Really Good video, bought a 68 charger a couple of months ago and and i noticed how much bondo it was on the car. Not as bad as the car you are showing tho. Wish i saw this before i bought it so i could have pushed the price down more. Lucky im going to fix it the way you're supposed to do.

People always bring me cars to check out after they've made the purchase. ..... and after I tell them they were ripped off they want to know how much money it will cost to make the car right....ugh ! So you'll shoot someone who takes your parking spot but the guy that just nailed you for 20k he gets a pass ? LOL it bees crazy ! 🍻

Neighbors must love you.

Great video. Please do a follow-up to price the repairs (ball park figures obviously). Thanks

Good information Chris. Thank you.

Nice video Chris, I'm putting a 73 Cuda back together after sitting behind a guy's Barn for 41 years

I love those old 50's / 60's rides. Sad to see them rotting away, especially here on the east coast.

I have never come out ahead on a car deal , because if you love cars , you can not flip them like a commodity. Today I own what is my last old car, A 1978 Chrysler Newport , 360 cid , 904 torqueflite. At age 67 , failed health, my car days are over ! My last hotrod was sold last January at a $1500 loss, it was a 1998 Lincoln Mark Vlll ,cobra V8 and fast , I cruised I-15 for 4 hours at 100 mph at 3500 rpm.

Great lessons.. Chris.. Looks.like the Chargers rot every were.. 😂 But you live in vegas so wont happen to your cars. Lucky guy. Took a lot of work to put on all that Bondo to so hard working Bondo man. 😂...

Oh my goodness. What a lesson you just taught any novice car buyer. Now if everyone would just know each thing that are not supposed to be in the exact car they're planning to buy lol.

Very instructive! Dogs cool as always.

Thanks for the awesome video, hope this guy didn't take to bad of a beating on the price

I wish I had someone like you when I bought mine, I got had like that guy did, overpaid, and it's been 11 years and still off the road