chargervert
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He's an amateur! LolSTOP hogging all the chargers Richard your as bad as chargervert
He's an amateur! LolSTOP hogging all the chargers Richard your as bad as chargervert
The second generation Charger has always been an iconic car,the get a way car of choice for the silver screen, and television. The movies Bullitt, and Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry, did it for the old timers,the Dukes of Hazzard did it for my generation, and the Fast and Furious films have done it for the current generation. Being iconic right out of the box when new,and remaining iconic for 52 years is a big deal. Hot Rod magazine named the General Lee the most iconic car ever a few years ago,before all the PC crap started about the flag. It is truly a design that has stood the test of time,and that has surely driven up the values of them.
1968 Chargers are timeless automotive beauty, but to me, it's all in the grille. For example, 1970 Charger....
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Interesting, forgot about dukes movie, maybe that was the final straw?
The '68 is a great looking car on the outside, too bad the interior is awkward. A glove box that opens up so you have to bend down to see in? The dash pad is too high. Pleated vinyl seats. At least the slider ash tray is kinda cool though. In '69 they fixed the dash pad problem, and by '70, the rest of the interior was perfected.
Same here in Mexico, never heard anything about other muscle/pony cars except the mustang or Camaro, although some of the 2nd gen b bodies coronet, few belvedere , and the 3rd gen charger were build here, they were look as oddities, now they sought after but the low production numbers made them hard to find, I never saw a 2nd gen until I buy my coronet.I think some of the price increase for the Chargers and Cudas/Challengers comes from the overseas popularity too (driven by their appearances in the movies). When I was kid growing up in the UK we all knew a Dodge Charger, mainly from the Dukes of Hazzard tv series, and the Challenger from Vanishing Point. I didn't see one in real life for 23 years...but I knew those cars. I'd never heard of a Roadrunner, GTX, Coronet etc. We also knew what a '68 fastback Mustang was, but not a Ford Galaxie. If there was an article in an overseas car magazine, or on a show like Top Gear about US muscle cars there would always be a Charger, Challenger, Mustang, Camaro or Corvette in them. Never a Chevy Nova, or a Buick GSX for instance. I think this was probably typical throughout Europe. These were the only cars that had mainstream popularity. Greater demand = higher prices.
No doubt that the 1970's had the best seats, but they cheapened up the lower dash pads making them out of hard plastic. Glove box swing doesn't bother me. The uniqueness of the '68 over the 69 & 70 is what I like. That all said, I wouldn't mind a plum crazy/white '70 R/T at all.[/QUOTE
All three years have their following, my personal preference is the 70,then the 68,then the 69. Others may not agree, but I look at it like this they are all awesome, and picking from 3 awesome models of the same car is a win win win
First gen. Chargers have always been a love it or hate it car. I have had 3 and love them, but they are expensive and not easy to restore. Glad to hear they are getting some recognition.BTW, I read that Hagerty increased the value of first Gen chargers 19 percent last year, larger increase than 2 gen. Interesting change, I don't think they will ever exceed 2 gen tho