He paid tribute to his dad by tracking down his dad's original Challenger

In 1974 his dad bought a brand new Dodge Challenger. Bobbie was only 8 years old when his father died in 1988, but he inherited his love of cars -- including a fondness for the 1974 Dodge Challenger.

His dad bought the car brand new from an Illinois dealership shortly after he returned from serving in Vietnam, but sold it a few years after moving to Oklahoma to help support his family.He died back in 1988 but his song alwaus remembered that car and decided to try and find it. He found the vehicle identification number from an old bill of sale and did an online search, which revealed the car was currently for sale in San Diego. Eventually he got it and brought it home. How does it run?

It idles a little rough and has been repainted, but he's overjoyed to have the car back in the family.


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