Been a Mopar nut most of my life. My wife and I are restoring a 79 Aspen 4-door grannymobile (12,000 original miles). My son is restoring a 1980 Aspen Special Value Coupe (rouch with mystery miles). Any ideas about where to get parts, etc. would be appreciated.

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Welcome aboard. Gotta ask- with so few original miles, and looking as good as it seems in the picture, why are you restoring it? I'd leave it alone.... that qualifies as a true survivor!

 

A wife who likes cars. Very nice


-Matt-

 

Greetings! Great to have you with us! We still own a 1979 dodge aspen.

Karen

 

Welcome to DF! Haven't seen one of those around in several years.....

 

I havn't seen one period! lol



-Matt-

 

Restore is probably the wrong word. We need to fix the grille a bit (one broken fin), replace one broken turn signal lens, do some spot touch up paint, remove a bit of rust from the trunk, and take care of some rust just above the rear bumper.

 

WELCOME!! Where did you get such a "virgin classic" like that?? That's super low miles and not much to fix...

~Amanda

 

That makes a lot more sense. The highest value cars in the hobby now are the true originals, and while some may argue that a 4 door Aspen isn't a highly desirable car, it's still only original once. Yours being so original with such low miles certainly qualifies as a survivor, and it only will increase both the appeal and the value. Fix what needs to be fixed, and don't mess with the rest! It's a great looking car, and one that should be preserved with a minimum of restoration work. Good luck with it!

 

Me too! This forum is the first time I've seen or heard of the Aspen. Welcome to the site!! Nice little car!