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Subject:   Dodgeguy, did you ever look at a new 62 Dodge?
Name:   Russ Ashley
Date Posted:   Jul 9, 06 - 6:09 AM
IP Address:   67.33.137.209
Email:   ashleys4@bellsouth.net
Message:   Using a scale of 1-10, 10 is perfect, so a 9++ would be close to it. Were you ever in the showroom in 1962? I was. Were you ever in a showroom in 1964? I was. Were you ever in a showroom in 1969? I was. I've owned a 62 D100, 67W100, and now a 69 D > W100 and I can assure you that none of them, nor any of the ones I looked at in the showroom were 10's. All you have to do is look over an original Sweptline and you will see how crude it is. I'm not saying Dodge was worse than the competition, but a spade is a spade. The quality varies from truck to truck, and maybe even from assembly plant to assembly plant, but it's the way trucks were built back then. Look at most any Sweptline and you will see exposed welds, mis-matched panels, and leaking doors and windows. Why do you think only 5 or 6 (your estimate) survived? When you go to a car show and see a restored vehicle today, don't assume it looked that good in the showroom. Any well restored vehicle at a car show today will be ten times nicer than when it was new, so a "well restored" 1962 D100 won't look like it did when new. I won't try to estimate the value of a restored 62 Ute, but I think your estimate is high. I have a restored 69 Adventurer which is a lot more desireable than a 62 Ute, and I'd let it go for less than that. I'm as much of a Mopar fan as anyone else but facts are facts.
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Re: 62 vs 69 Too Wide a brush? by Gordo · Jul 9, 06 - 6:59 AM
Re: Dodgeguy, did you ever look at a new 62 Dodge? by DodgeGuy · Jul 9, 06 - 7:03 AM
Re: Re: Dodgeguy and Gordo by Russ Ashley · Jul 9, 06 - 8:15 AM
Re: Re: Re: Wide Brush by Gordo · Jul 9, 06 - 6:00 PM
Re: Re: Re: Re: Wide Brush by PwrWgnDrvr · Jul 9, 06 - 8:35 PM
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Wide Brush by Gordo · Jul 9, 06 - 9:53 PM
Re: Re: Dodgeguy, did you ever look at a new 62 Dodge? by PwrWgnDrvr · Jul 9, 06 - 8:29 AM
Re: Re: Re: Dodgeguy, did you ever look at a new 62 Dodge? by Russ Roth · Jul 9, 06 - 12:23 PM
Re: Sticking with one ID? by JimmieD · Jul 11, 06 - 9:21 AM
Re: Re: I saw dat.!! by Gordo · Jul 11, 06 - 8:15 PM
Re: Re: Re: I saw dat.!! by JimmieD · Jul 11, 06 - 9:37 PM
Re: Re: Re: Re: I saw dat.!! by PwrWgnDrvr · Jul 11, 06 - 10:08 PM
Re: Re: Re: Re: I saw dat.!! by lopy Cheese · Jul 13, 06 - 12:55 AM
Re: Re: Re: I saw dat.!! by Russ Ashley · Jul 12, 06 - 4:47 AM
Re: Re: Re: Re: I saw dat.!! by Gordo · Jul 12, 06 - 7:15 AM
PwrWgnDrvr / Production Numbers by RP · Jul 13, 06 - 1:05 AM
Re: PwrWgnDrvr / Production Numbers by PwrWgnDrvr · Jul 15, 06 - 10:29 AM


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