A 1970 Plum Crazy Dodge Charger R/T 440 is not exactly a car for an angel of a man and we all know that guys who don’t fit that status can sometimes get into troubled situations. That might just be an explanation for why such a muscle gem is currently rusting into the Washington State ground.
As you can notice in the image gallery below, the Charger has seen better days, with the all-precious vinyl roof and rear panel stripe now being mere memories of what they used to stand for.
Still, since we’re talking about a big block Charger, this Dodge is certainly worth the potential restoration effort. However, before anybody could restore this R/T 440 to its former glory, the story of the car needs to be discussed. Spoiler alert: it’s not a pretty one.
While the image above, along with most of the pics in the gallery below, has surfaced yesterday with the help of Redditor rvsunp, it appears the Seattle Police stolen car alerts Twitter account listed this exact car back in April this year.
“I came across this car sitting parked on the street in the Pacific Northwest. It's an original Plum Crazy 1970 R/T Charger, with what appears to be it's original 440 engine. Some of the original paint is still visible under the tattered vinyl top. I talked to a neighbor who said the car has sat on the street for years, and no one lives in the house where it's parked. It's sitting on old bias-ply tires that are dry-rotted. Funny thing is that the registration is current, probably to keep it from being towed. I was able to open the hood and get a couple shots of the engine as well as the fender tag. The car is badly rotted, including the hood and decklid. I was able to find contact information for the owner, and I plan to get in touch with them to see if I can buy the car,” a statement on the website mentioned above reads.
While this means the police was a bit late with the “no contact” urge, unfortunately, there’s been no update on that situation.
Concerning the Redditor in question, the pictures he took are dated before the April police announcement, so, at least for now, we can’t be sure whether the car is still resting rusting in WA.
As for what appears to be black paint over the factory Plum Crazy finish, this wouldn’t be the first car that got resprayed in the process of being stolen.
We’ve reached out to the Seattle Police for further details and we’ll get back on the matter as soon as we get our hands on them.
Still, since we’re talking about a big block Charger, this Dodge is certainly worth the potential restoration effort. However, before anybody could restore this R/T 440 to its former glory, the story of the car needs to be discussed. Spoiler alert: it’s not a pretty one.
While the image above, along with most of the pics in the gallery below, has surfaced yesterday with the help of Redditor rvsunp, it appears the Seattle Police stolen car alerts Twitter account listed this exact car back in April this year.
BLACK 1970 DODGE CHARGER 2DR 440MAG WA *** DO NOT MAKE CONTACT CALL 911 ***
— Seattle Police (@getyourcarback) April 4, 2015
Nevertheless, somebody has dug under the hood back in 2011, with carsinbarns talking about an owner who keeps the muscle car on modern-day plates.“I came across this car sitting parked on the street in the Pacific Northwest. It's an original Plum Crazy 1970 R/T Charger, with what appears to be it's original 440 engine. Some of the original paint is still visible under the tattered vinyl top. I talked to a neighbor who said the car has sat on the street for years, and no one lives in the house where it's parked. It's sitting on old bias-ply tires that are dry-rotted. Funny thing is that the registration is current, probably to keep it from being towed. I was able to open the hood and get a couple shots of the engine as well as the fender tag. The car is badly rotted, including the hood and decklid. I was able to find contact information for the owner, and I plan to get in touch with them to see if I can buy the car,” a statement on the website mentioned above reads.
While this means the police was a bit late with the “no contact” urge, unfortunately, there’s been no update on that situation.
Concerning the Redditor in question, the pictures he took are dated before the April police announcement, so, at least for now, we can’t be sure whether the car is still resting rusting in WA.
As for what appears to be black paint over the factory Plum Crazy finish, this wouldn’t be the first car that got resprayed in the process of being stolen.
We’ve reached out to the Seattle Police for further details and we’ll get back on the matter as soon as we get our hands on them.