If it was more mechanically sound I would drive it with the 440 until I strip it down for resto but it's going to need some decent cash to get it to that point - wiring harness, probably a carb, and a whole bunch of maint items, odds and ends, etc. On one hand, the 440 actually powered the car on film, and on the other, I want the car to sit and drive as it was shown through most of the show, as a more neutrally balanced small block car. I would also retain the factory throttle body setup, a deviation from the show, but closer to the mild mannered and easy starting car depicted through TV magic. I have a 1989 360 throttle body motor and a small block 727 that I was planning to slip in. I am hesitant to put any work into the 440 because the Charger, according to the cannon of the show, is supposed to be a small block car. Any wiring that wasn't needed to run the car was cut and an MSD system was hacked into the harness, which could also be a problem. I haven't done a compression test so I can't say if it just needs a good tune, if the valves are bent, or whatever. The car currently has a transplanted 440 that barely ran when I got it off the trailer - I drove the car about a block and cut it off. I am trying to decided what to do with it in the meantime. The eventual plan is to completely restore the car so that it matches the hero Charger. ![]() It is one of only three surviving screen-used Chargers, and I believe it to be the only big block car (small block originally). ![]() This is the car that was auctioned off in Coral Gables at the close of the show. Hello, I have the stunt car from the TV show Burn Notice.
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