**No Asphalt Was Harmed During The Making Of This Story**
It all started back in the Spring of 1995.
While working on my Dart in the garage, I hear a guy doing a burnout up the back lane. I stuck my head out to see a multi-coloured Aspen. Thinking to myself 'What the heck is this guy doing" He races up to where I'm standing and says to me "I hear your a Dodge guy....wanna buy it?" Not knowing how this guy knew anything about me, I took a look at that beast.
It had a 360, 4 barrel, short duals, buckets and console. It was in rough shape but it had just laid two long, sweet patches up the back lane. Hell ya, I wanted it!
Ended up in a tough price negotiation with the guys' wife, finally got her down to $350.00 from the $700.00 she wanted. The car turned out to be an original 1977 Aspen R/T, 360, 2 barrel with a 3.21 sure grip.
What a blast it was to drive! With a black trunk, two different coloured brown doors, one white and one off-coloured brown fender and the rest of the car the original light blue with only the back half of the R/T stripe left, my friends soon started calling the car "The Cop Catcher" since it caught the eye of every cop that I drove by. I drove it everyday so by the end of that summer, it was becoming a real hassle.
It was time for one solid paint colour.
Never thought it was worth taking pics before body work started. Note: 2 Fiberglass fenders in brown.
TO BE CONTINUED......
It all started back in the Spring of 1995.
While working on my Dart in the garage, I hear a guy doing a burnout up the back lane. I stuck my head out to see a multi-coloured Aspen. Thinking to myself 'What the heck is this guy doing" He races up to where I'm standing and says to me "I hear your a Dodge guy....wanna buy it?" Not knowing how this guy knew anything about me, I took a look at that beast.
It had a 360, 4 barrel, short duals, buckets and console. It was in rough shape but it had just laid two long, sweet patches up the back lane. Hell ya, I wanted it!
Ended up in a tough price negotiation with the guys' wife, finally got her down to $350.00 from the $700.00 she wanted. The car turned out to be an original 1977 Aspen R/T, 360, 2 barrel with a 3.21 sure grip.
What a blast it was to drive! With a black trunk, two different coloured brown doors, one white and one off-coloured brown fender and the rest of the car the original light blue with only the back half of the R/T stripe left, my friends soon started calling the car "The Cop Catcher" since it caught the eye of every cop that I drove by. I drove it everyday so by the end of that summer, it was becoming a real hassle.
It was time for one solid paint colour.
Never thought it was worth taking pics before body work started. Note: 2 Fiberglass fenders in brown.
TO BE CONTINUED......