March 6,2020
Much to the annoyance of my wife, and without my children’s permission, I have spent some of their inheritance and bought myself something to keep myself busy when I eventually retire. The first picture is what she will look like when she is completed. The others is what she looks like now. She is a Valiant Charger White Knight Special. Only 200 made, 100 in white and 100 in red, 120 as auto and 80 as 4 speed manual…….and just to make this special, she is the very first one built 01/200. And my wife MIGHT be talking to me when I finish her
March 15,2020
Well my journey into car restoration is about to commence. My project is packed and ready for transporting next week. Should have her mid to late next week and then the fun starts……..bring it on
March 20,2020
Day 1 of what I am sure will be the first of many. Car stripped and parts sorted. Current debate is whether to have car sandblasted back to bare metal for painting or just paint what’s needed and detail rest. Overall, very happy with what I have got.
March 29, 2020
Well a big weekend of working on the Charger. We spent Saturday scrubbing the roof lining and treating it and it now looks like new. Perfect job. Today I removed a diff on my own (with a little help) managed to remove the front end.
Next job will be to clean and check if diff is ok, replace rear brakes and lines and all the rubber joints and then paint it all black.
Very pleased with my work.
June 6. 2020
The White Knight is white again. Big long day of sanding and spraying after yesterday’s disappointments but it looks great after 3 coats of colour and 2 of clear. Still have to sand and buff but look at that gloss off the gun. Can’t wait to see it in the sun
August 6,2020
Put in a big day today. Had to do some surgery on the front after discovering that the nose was not put on correctly and wouldn’t allow the chrome to be attached. After 10 cuts and some bending of metal, we have the front looking respectable.
Then onto the last of the noise deadening on the floor. As usual, nothing goes to plan. It looks like the black that I got originally has now been superseded with silver….oh well. No one will notice, it will be under the carpet. And now I have excess so it looks like the boot will get done also.
March 5, 2021
Finally finished her……now for a drive.
August 14,2022
Cyclones Show and Shine over with another nice win. Best Australian Mopar with the red VJ Charger taking out Runner Up.
