Last year, Auto Metal Direct showcased the “Chop, Cut, Rebuild” project, an original non-R/T HEMI-powered ’69 Dodge Charger. There were only two of those odd ducks built, and CCR and AMD worked together resurrect the rough and raw Mopar. There was one more key attribute to that Charger, it was believed to be the car used for much of Dodge’s advertising for the new model year. While not 100-percent sure, it’s believed that the most photographed 1969 Dodge Charger is now wearing AMD skin.
That’s some pretty big news. While people like to get all wound up about full-body repops, Auto Metal Direct is carefully and meticulously remaking equal-to or better-than factory-grade sheetmetal, framerails and floors for some of the most popular classic muscle cars ever built. On display for the 2011 SEMA show was this “two-face” ’71 ‘Cuda, replete with fender gills.
With one side painted and the other left in raw primer coating, the display illustrates how precision-fit each of the AMD parts and panels are. The near-perfect panel gaps, razor-sharp creases and thick protective coatings illustrate not only the quality but the diversity of AMD’s product line. Items like the core support, bumper brackets and lower valance were incredibly hard-to-find parts. Now, thanks to AMD, you can have it shipped to your door in days.