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Chuck
Hjerpe
Born
- 10-13-69
Engine - Original 440/375 HP
Transmission - Original "TorqueFlite" 3-speed
auto
Rear-End - Original Mopar 3:23 ratio
Interior - Black vinyl with twin bucket seats, center
console, radio delete
Paint - Hemi Orange with black vinyl top, black rear bumblebee
stripe
Factory Options - Air conditioning, Rally wheels, dual
exhaust with chrome tips
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Owner
Add-ons - Bumblebee stripe removed and factory pin stripes
added I bought this car 2 years ago but it has been a dream
of mine for over 30 years! My dad purchased a brand new
Charger the "spitten image" of this one in January
of 1971. Not long after that, he gave the car to me. I drove
it through my high school years and was the envy of a lot
of guys, won every drag race I competed in except one (lost
to a souped up Road Runner with a 4 speed), whacked a telephone
pole and was grounded for over 7 months from driving any
Hjerp family car and worked to pay the entire bill to fix
it. I even had my first date with my wife Cindy in the car
and used it as our wedding night getaway car. Those are
just a few of my memories. Then, in 1976, I made one of
the worst decisions known to mankind and I'm sure every
Mopar enthusiast would agree. I traded the Charger in on
a 1973 Vega!!! Not long after that, the dreams began of
finding the Charger and buy it back!
Twenty-three years later, the dream came true. A doctor
in California had just completely restored the car back
to original and with Cindy's blessing, I recovered from
the worst mistake of mankind and bought my "dream car"
back. One day at a show, someone asked me what the car was
worth and would I sell it. My answer was, "well you
will have to ask Cindy or one of my kids after I die because
I will never sell it! you see, this car represents many
of the best memories of my life and there's no amount of
money in the world that can every replace that!" |
Chuck
& Mike Hjerpe
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