1968 Charger
The second is the Charger Charger everyone thinks when thinking Chargers - the car that was Steve McQueen's sinister black nemesis in Bullitt and flew across television screens as the orange "General Lee" Dukes of Hazzard.
There is a simple reason why the second-generation car inspired both misty-eyed affection: This is the best-looking car the Chrysler Corporation ever produced. Since its bold and blunt nose, through its muscular fenders along the square-cut hardtop roof, the tunnel and the rear window flip slight edge on the deck lid, this form of the Coca Cola bottle Charger was not only beautiful - It was perfect.
But in that all-new skin was a car very familiar. The entire chassis and simple suspension system from the first Charger (and, consequently, the Coronet) reported intact with the 117-inch step for the model 1968. At 208 inches long overall, il'68 lengthened another 4.4 inches longer than al'67, but most other dimensions were within fractions of an inch of the first.
The powertrains also reported virtually intact the'67 based level "Charger" with models 230, 318 hp V8 and standard Charger R / T models with the 375-440 hp V8 engine and its bay. Three-speed and four-speed manual and three-speed automatic transmissions were offered. The 383 V8 has been offered as an option in regular Chargers while the 426 Hemi made its way into 467 Charger R / T.
Motor Trend's 440-equipped Charger R / T also had a TorqueFlite automatic tester and managed a commendable 6.5 seconds-0-to-60-mph clocking and ran the quarter mile in 14.9 seconds at 95.5 mph. Although in those days now seem modest, in the middle of the muscle-car era were loudable.
Il'68 was a success Dodge Charger churning with an incredible 96100 of them. Thus, the changes would be minimal for the next year. And yet the minimum changes have been particularly attractive.
The Charger model'68 undivided grille was hidden headlights with round headlights and his style were watching as exhaust pipes and the car looked good.
1969 Charger
1969 Dodge divided the front grille with a plastic gray and redesigned the center elongated headlights in hockey stick. There are those who say il'68 was the best-looking Charger but, in general, the consensus is that il'69 was the best-looking Charger ever done. The consensus is right.
Other changes were al'69 Charger lineup for both good and evil. For no apparent reason, the cube-225-inch (3.7 liters) "obliquely six" is now offered on the basis Charger models. Producing a gross rated 145 hp, this engine has been heavily taxed by the enormous mass, but 500 Dodge Charger's found buyers for the combination still miserable. There was also a new Charger S / E, which added a dollop of luxury equipment on the Charger R / T sport equipment.
However, the Chargers very special model built during any'69 were made to do one thing: winning stock car races. The charger can be looked great, but it was a disaster aerodynamics. The deep set the grid lift added to the front end, while the tunnel-in rear window interrupted the airflow at the back that leads to high-speed instability. If the charger was going to win in NASCAR, changes must be made.
Charger 500
In 1969, in order to help battle Dodge Ford / Mercury and NASCAR, two special Chargers were constructed. The regular production aerodynamic Charger was not enough to compete with the Ford Torino / Mercury Cyclone. The first year for the Charger 500 was 1969. This machine seemed a standard charger, except that the rear buttress was compiled, and a 1968 cash Coronet grid has been used with exposed headlights. The rear bumble bee stripes will also have an "500" crop, which help to identify this new Charger. These changes would help the car aerodynamically. Only 503 copies were built with engines comply with the rules - hence the name "Charger 500. The only engine were chosen standard Magnum 440 or 426 Hemi. Charger 500s only 67 were built with the Hemi.
Charger Daytona
NASCAR in 1969 stipulated that any car raced in their series would be available for sale and must build a minimum of five percent of the general public. Since the Charger 500 has not been fast enough, Dodge is back in the wind tunnel and created one of the most outrageous and most sought Chargers, the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona.
The Daytona used a piece of nose pointed added 18 inches (457 mm) on the front of the car. This gave the car-down force that the engineers were looking for, but the rear still a tendency to speed lifts. "To solve this problem, have a large wing mounted on the trunk lid that would give the Charger Daytona and its sister car, the 1970 Plymouth Superbird, the nickname of "wing cars." wing was 23 inches (584 mm) in height so that the trunk can be opened without hitting the bottom of the sail. Parabordi and a hood the next Charger 1970 were used at Daytona. Scoop front rear were added to the front fenders, above the tires, which added an aerodynamic advantage. 'was widely believed at the time they were used only to help with tire rub corners and difficult. Actually, they raised the high pressure that would build fender also at high speed.
Charger Daytonas only 503 have been built with a 440 or 426 Magnum Hemi power. All Daytonas wore red, black, white or bumble strips, which bore the name "Daytona" in the middle of the strip. The wings were painted the same color as the stripes. The wing cars "would prove to be fast and efficient dominating NASCAR outlaws for the season 1971, a new regulation was introduced limited all" aero "cars to a maximum engine displacement of 5.0 L (305 in ³), down from the previous 7.0 L (426 in ³).
1970 Charger
In the 1970 Charger slightly changed again. This could be the last few years and most of the 2nd generation Chargers and now characterized by a large wraparound chrome bumpers and grille is no longer divided in half. New electric lights replaced the old door style vacuum. Side markers have now been effective lights. The headlights were similar to those used in the 69, 500 and R / T models came with a new and more attractive taillight panel. The R / T new duplex scoop with the R / T logo were mounted on the front door, the door over scallops. A new HEMI 440 or hood cropping made the option list for this year only.
A new engine option Charger made the list for the first time, the 440 Six Pack. With three two-barrel carburetors and a rating of 390 hp (291 kW), was one of the most exotic configurations as the cross-ram Max Wedge engines from the early 1960. Six Pack was previously used on the mid 1969 Dodge Super Bee and Plymouth Road Runner and was known for Hemi beating on the road. Despite this new engine warm, production slipped back to 46576, but most of this is due to the new E-body Dodge Challenger and the high insurance rates. In 1970 Nascar season was 1970, which totalled Charger more victories (10) than any other car .... Including the notorious 69 Dodge Charger Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds, giving Bobby Isaac Grand National Championship. Sales lower, higher performance and more options did il'70 Charger the most powerful generation of 2nd Chargers.
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