1966 Dodge Charger
During the early 1960s, automakers were exploring new ideas in the personal luxury and specialty car segments. Chrysler, fast to enter the specialty car market, selected their Dodge Division to enter the marketplace with a mid-size B-bodied sporty car to fit between the "pony car" Ford Mustang and "personal luxury" Ford Thunderbird. The intention was to create a fastback look while sharing as much existing company hardware as possible.
For consignment a first year edition of the first generation Dodge Charger. This car has undergone an engine swap, a power brake conversion, and shows 5,898 non-verifiable miles on the odometer. This midnight blue cavalry horse is definitely ready to do battle...blow the bugle!
Exterior
If you thought the Barracuda fastback was cool, get a load of this fastback. It is truly the next level looking much like the concept car of 1965 that Dodge rolled out to wet future appetites for the upcoming muscle race. Nary a trunk lid here, although the gap suggests otherwise, but the long sloping line hides it. Outside shows the Charger badge on the long triangulated B pillar. The sides showing the beginnings of the Coke bottle shape design have well minded gaps and plenty of trimmings on the rockers and the wheel wells, belt line toppers, as well as around the windows. All this steel is bathed in midnight blue metallic and it shows in excellent condition with a few bubbles, inclusions, runs and a notable scuff on the wheel well trim. Another change from factory correct are the added RT badges on the front fenders. Tucked in bumpers in mirror-like finish gleam along with the chrome trimmings. Up front hidden headlights give the grill the appearance that it runs the entire way across the front of the car. The rear picks up on this and has the taillight strip run entirely across the car as well. Fratzog badges are seen within the grille and a large circular badge on the trunk lid. 15-inch polished Cragar wheels are on all 4 corners and are wearing staggered width BF Goodrich radials from 2015.
Interior
A swing of the doors and black vinyl mixes with aluminum inserts and black carpet to create a sporty looking panel. Turning our attention to the seats, pristine black tuck and roll pattern seats in the form of low back buckets in front and a duo of more buckets that have fold down capabilities, and center armrest that folds allowing the user to store many a cargo item under that large fastback. A center console upfront as well not to be outdone by the snazzy rear setup with its padded armrest and silver and chrome inlays around the long arm shifter. Looking up front at the dash and it is factory gorgeous. Very clean with its lineup of circular instruments, including the factory tachometer, all illuminated by an electroluminescent powerpack for the cluster, and a row of buttons, ignition switch and knobs just below, all within perfect reach of the driver. The remainder of the dash uses a rectangular pattern to add texture and house the radio and airflow levers, and a glovebox. A Sony AM/FM/CD stereo hangs below the dash and black carpet for the floors remains mostly unmarred. A clean, tight suede-like headliner in black is above.
Drivetrain
A very clean engine bay greets us with the hood up in the air and it is just fab. An orange block and intake, water pump, then topped with natural finish and orange painted Mopar Performance ribbed valve covers and I'm nearly ready to eat this engine as it presents as a piece of eye candy. It is a circa 1966-1972 440ci V8, and is topped with a single 4-barrel carburetor. A shout out to the Super Commando pie plate air cleaner cover which can feed plenty of air for the fossils to mix with and turn this V8. An A727 3-speed automatic transmission, and an 8.75 inch rear axle complete this nice package.
Undercarriage
Underneath a mis-matched stainless steel and Flowmaster muffler equipped exhaust system guides us through a very clean rust free structurally sound undercarriage. Independent torsion bar suspension upfront, and leaf springs on the rear are in fab condition. A power brake conversion is on for the drums for the front and rear. For the chassis its miles of black undercoated steel with little to no surface rust to be seen.
Drive-Ability
This horsepower embellished horse fired right up and ran very nicely through all aspects of our test track. A good accelerator, strong flow through the gears, and powerful and smooth ride with all functions operating as they should left us with a smile on our track test dummies face, (wait! not dummies!). While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
There are nice examples of many cars in Classic Auto Mall, then there are really nice examples and this Charger is certainly in the latter category. Well done, a fancy futuristic design line, and that solid looking front grille, and you will be turned into a sucker for a 66 muscle car. Da Da Da Dit Da Dee...Charge...r!
XP29E61218980
X-Dodge Charger
P-Premium Price Class
29-2 Door Sports Hardtop
E-318ci 2bbl V8
6-1966
1-Lynch Rd, MI Assy Plant
218980-Sequential Unit Number
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