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Bought new at 19, under two rules from his father

A 1966 Dodge Charger at a car show. Not the one in the story.
A 1966 Dodge Charger at a car show. Not the one in the story. Photo: Sicnag, CC BY 2.0. The real one is in the original post.

Parked at an Ace Hardware was a 1966 Dodge Charger, and the older man who owns it walked over and offered a look. He bought it new at 19 for $3,500, a lot of money then, and he struggled to make every payment. His father laid down two rules: get caught speeding, or let it get dirty, and the car goes. He says he has never sped in it and never kept it dirty. He explained how the back seat, which sits back past the rear window, folds down to open up a lot of room.

In today's money, that $3,500 is roughly $33,500.

Retold from a post on r/classiccars. Read the original

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