The
following is an excerpt from an eight page detailed history of this car back to
the year 1987 that I have compiled. I purchased
this Rallye Red 1970
AAR ‘Cuda, VIN BS23J0B294098 on
October
23, 2004. I contacted Desert AutoSport in Mesa, Arizona the dealer
representing the car, made an offer and they accepted. I placed a $1,000
deposit on the car and drove to
Mesa to look at this car and finalize
the purchase. Upon taking delivery I noticed that the steering box was leaking,
and an attempt was made to fix it that afternoon, with no luck. The seller and
I agreed that I would take the car and have this fixed in southern
California
and I would bill him for the repairs, which I did. I personally towed the car
back to Oceanside, California where I reside. I have located all of the VIN’s
on the car in their proper places with the exception of the transmission;
therefore I consider this matching numbers with that exception. The artifacts I
received at the time of purchase included a bill of sale between Car Scene, Inc.
and Brent N. Hill, a former owner, no date on contract. I also received the Chrysler Registry
certificate that Terry Klein, a former owner, had Galen Govier decode the fender
tag and entered this VIN into a registry for cars of this type, dated October
25, 2002. Interestingly, the certificate showed the state where
Terry lived as Ohio, when it should have been California. I traced the street, city and zip
code to a California address.
Since purchasing the car I have replaced many components that
were missing, incorrect or damaged, as follows:
- Engine Compartment: click on this line to expand/collapse
- Hood Bumpers (rear)
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Brace, Front Cross-member to Frame (was missing)
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Steering box, due to leaking seal
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Positive cable strap, engine compartment
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Miscellaneous cable straps, engine compartment
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Power steering pump, due to leaking seal
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Windshield washer bottle
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Oil breather, 2 port
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Radiator cap
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Radiator Shroud mounting hardware
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Engine Mount (dampener) front and rear
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Idle solenoid and bracket; wiring was found buried in the wiring
harness “capped off”.
Obtained correct wiring and terminal, connected same.
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Positive wire cover on alternator
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Alternator (shorted)
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Voltage Regulator (correct look and date coded)
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Distributor (correct one, was Accel)
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Water Pump to Intake manifold bypass hose
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Exhaust manifold heat shield (left side)
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Emissions timing label inside engine compartment, previous one
was for manual transmission
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Carburetors rebuilt (04/2010), running rich and leaking in
different places
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Cowl Vent screws, correct ones
- Hood Bumpers (rear)
- Frame: click on this line to expand/collapse
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Transmission rebuilt (07/2008) was slipping badly in reverse/low
and 2nd
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Backup lights work intermittently, transmission rebuild fixed
the problem
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Grill spacers, replaced missing pieces
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Front valance insert
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Weather Stripping,
Driver and passenger windows
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Antenna was not correct (was ‘whip’ (FM), now ‘telescoping’
(AM))
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Rear brakes, due to leaking wheel cylinder right side
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Upper and Lower control arm bumpers
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Both door locks and ignition lock cylinder (so a single key
worked)
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VIN label, drivers door
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Tire pressure label, drivers door
jamb pillar under latch striker
- Interior:
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Front speaker, original was cracked beyond repair
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Turn signal switch
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Sun visor tabs
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Center console, original was cracked at the typical place next to shift
knob
- Slap stick
shifter mechanism
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Recently installed AM/FM/CD & rear speakers. The original AM Radio
wasn’t working well, sent to a guy for adjustment
and shelved it
- Coat
Hangers
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Owner’s manual, original
- Body:
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Duck tail spoiler, due to some clown rear-ending me (luckily it just
scratched the trunk lid paint and broke the existing spoiler)
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Tires replaced with BFG Radial T/A's Front 225 60R15; Rear 245 60R15.
Should be RWL Goodyear Polyglas GT's Front E60 x 15; Rear G60 x 15
- Trunk:
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Jack instructions label on the trunk lid
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Jack with correct hook, Lug nut handle
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Collapsible BF Goodrich (BFG) spare tire, valve cap, reproduction air
bottle and bottle bracket
- Trunk Floor
Mat
Known
issues with the car at this time are as follows:
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Radiator/heater hoses need to be replaced
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Driver
door glass scratched
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Driver and passenger door not aligned properly
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Leaf
spring bushings need to be replaced