1971 Charger R/T owned and restored by Mike Plunkett
My Previous 1971 R/T's
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Above you will see 2 pictures of my red 1971 Charger R/T. These pictures were taken in 1984
at Darryl Starbird's Rod and Custom car show in Oklahoma City. My car was one from a display by the Central
Oklahoma Mopar Association (COMA). My car won 2nd place in B-BOdy 1971-1974 cars. I owned a Brown 71 R/T with
a black top and I do not have a single picture of it (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?. Below you will see the only existing
picture I could find of my white 71 R/T with a White top. Hard to believe that I never took better pictures of
the cars.
Here is why I wanted a Plum Crazy 1971 Charger R/T. In the early 1980’s I noticed a 1971 Challenger for sale in the local paper. I had owned a 1973 Challenger, so I decided to drive out and take a look at this 1971 convertible. It was a driver, and had a working top. I bought the car for $800 (I think they were asking $1,100). Now it seems like a total steal, but back then it was just another used car. It had a 318, and a flat hood. When I bought it, the guy said that he had the original cassette player that mounted on the console; he said he would give it to me if I wanted it. The factory cassette player is now worth more than I paid for the whole car! I decided to restore it, and add an R/T hood on it. R.L. Gibson did a superb paint job, and I totally restored the car, complete with a black top and side stripes. It was a VERY sharp car, and I of course don’t have any pictures of the finished car, just these from the paint booth. This is one I really wish I had today, probably worth a little more than I paid, huh? In any event, I fell in love with this color right then and there. This is why I wanted a factory original 71 Charger R/T in 2001.
I wish I could have this one back!
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