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Re: 1968 Dodge Charger
Be The First Person On Your Block To Have A 'Flyin Charger'
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The 'first' 'Hemi Charger' to make it's name at the Track
1968 NHRA Winternationals 'A/MP' |
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Re: 1968 Dodge Charger
my bad.
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Me in '70 or '71 at Lakeland in Memphis:
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Charlie A,
Looks like you have your driver-side window open,,,,,,must have been a humid day in Memphis.... Red with Black Vinyl-Top, had to be 80% of the 1968 Dodge Charger 383's out there. 383 Automatic's were everywhere. 1970/1971 you should have been classed in I/SA (NHRA). |
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And yes, it was always hot in Memphis in the summer. Don't remember class. I think Lakeland was IHRA or AHRA back then. Love to be that young again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last edited by Charlie A; 03-03-2013 at 09:36 AM. |
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Charger 383
Not too bad of a price, for around $3700 Options (A) * Automatic * Sure-Grip * Exterior Decor Group * Console * 383/330 HP 4-Barrel * Power Steering * Tinted Glass * Am Radio * Vinyl-Top Options (B) * 3.55 Gears * Front-Disc Brakes * Exterior Remote Mirror * Interior Light Auto Group * F-70 x 14" Red-Line Tires * Chrome-Trim Road Wheels (14" x 5.5") * Tachometer The 4-Speed was 'not' an Option, but was damn near impossible to get with a Charger 383. You couldn't order it either, as the Factory only built a 'handful' and shipped them to specific Regional Office Deopts in limited numbers. |
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ETA,
In 1968 Dick Landy ran his 1968 'Hemi Charger' in A/MP. His main competition for the A/MP 'National Record' was this East Coast Camaro (below). I think the A/MP Class Record was 11.01 at the beginning of 1968. * Dick Landy's 'first' 1968 Hemi Charger (received in September 1967) was 'not' an original Charger R/T Hemi. * It was an original 'non' R/T with a Hemi and 4-Speed, and the only one ever built by Dodge. * The Charger was 'chemically engineered' (acid-dipped) and had a fiberglass-nose installed. * This removed approximately #350 lbs. off of the #3757 lb. Charger. * The Hemi Charger was specifically built for the 1968 NHRA Winternationals A/MP Class. In December 1967, Dick Landy landed another 1968 Charger R/T 4-Speed which 'was' a 'Hemi Charger', and that car was built for the AHRA 'SS/E' Super Stock/Eliminator Class. East Coast A/MP Champion West Coast A/MP Champion Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 03-01-2013 at 12:24 PM. |
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Geoff,
This was part of the April 1968 'Car Life' Magazine article. Price Charger (Base).......................3129 Charger R/T (440 Engine).....3506 383 Engine (4-Barrel)..............137 426 Hemi...................................605 Automatic Transmission..........196 Power Steering...........................95 Front Disc Brakes.......................54 Power Brakes.............................40 AM Radio.....................................62 Tachometer..................................50 Road Wheels (Chrome Trim).....77 Deluxe Wheel Covers.................37 Vinyl Top.......................................85 Sure Grip......................................42 Performance Axle (3.55).............83 Dana Rear w/ 3.54 Gears.........137 (Required for R/T with 4-Speed) Console........................................53 Light Group..................................16 Tinted Glass.................................40 Remote Mirror..............................10 Exterior Decor Group..................82 F70 x 14 Red-Line Tires............77 (Standard with R/T) Road Wheels (15" x 6")...............90 Drag Strip Magazine (February 1968).......great magazine Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 03-03-2013 at 09:45 AM. |
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