Dodge Charger (1975-1978)

Fourth Generation: 1975-1977

1975 Charger

The fourth was a Charger Chrysler Cordoba with a slightly different grille. Born in the mid of the crisis of fuel and emissions regulations in the mid-70's, it wallowed over the same wheelbase of 115 inches, and again, as before kept the same suspensions and structural elements. But now it is 218 inches long overall - a full foot longer than the Charger'71.

Although previous Chargers had made at least one signal to fastback style, the fourth had an official position of the roof that cut abruptly to a overstyled. The nose appears solo round headlamps in their own binnacle overboard only slightly smaller round of turn signals, which in turn, were just outside an upright rectangular grid. The bumper is massive chrome parts. If the Charger seemed more than its twin near the Cordoba was then contemporary second generation Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Offered only as an SE, the 1975 Charger only had a 360 cubic inches (5.9 liters) V8 with two-barrel carburetor performance version of the optional 180 hp and four-barrel 200 hp version. The only available transmission is a three-speed automatic.

With the exception of the floors name, there was nothing on the sports Charger'75. This was a car built to float rather than roar, and even the addition of dual tone painted "Charger Daytona" in the semiannual model might make it more exciting. With a resurrected Coronet two doors taking some sales, 30812 Chargers made its way to customers during this model year.

1976 Charger

In 1976 the model range was extended to four models - based, sport Charger, Charger SE and Charger Daytona. The base and Sport models used another body of the SE and Daytona, and they are essentially a reborned of what had been the 1975 Dodge Coronet 2-door models - and available with a 225 in (3.7 L) Six outstanding , which is not offered in the SE and Daytona. The Charger Daytona was introduced pending or rekindle the fire of performance, but amounted to little more than a band or tape deck. We do not offer nor the small block 360 or 400 large blocks. Sales did climb slightly to 65,900 in 1976.

1977 Charger

In 1977 the basis of the shipper and threw Charger sports as a way of this body became part of the newly named B-body line of Monaco, and only Charger SE Charger Daytona and volunteered. Sales dropped to 36,204.

1978 Charger

In 1978, only about 2800 occurred Chargers (probably to use the remaining stock of 1977 cut parts), after which it was replaced by the similar 1978 Dodge Magnum.Dodge mercifully killed name!

How bad was the fourth generation Charger? So bad that essentially have disappeared from America's roads while the first-, second - and third-generation machines are still prized collectors' items (with the second, by far the most desirable). In other words, here in the 21 st century that is much more likely to see a Charger'69 that you are at'75,'76 or 77.

But this abysmal car was not the last indignity that the Charger name would be called.