The Dodge Charger, along with the rest of Chrysler’s intermediates, had a new body for 1968, its second generation. These “fuselage”-shaped cars would dominate Chrysler styling into the 1970s. Dodge sold about 96,000 Chargers for ‘68, with 17,000 of them having the R/T badge. And to drill down further, less than 500 of those R/T’s came with a 426 Hemi engine as we’re told this one has (or had). From Toledo, Ohio and available here on eBay with a no reserve auction is this 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi. 54 bids are up to $35,300, yet the seller provides little information and more pics of the title than the car itself.
Car And Driver tested a 1968 Dodge Charger Hemi and it’s an enlightening read. In their November 1967 article, they said “it looks like the Chrysler Corporation is flat out in the automobile business again.” The car and engine practically defined the term “badass” some years later. Since we only have one picture of the seller’s car (although he says he will email you some if you contact him?), we thought we’d borrow this photo from the Car And Driver story to give you a feel what it might have looked like at one time. The 1968 Charger is probably most famously known for its appearance in the 1968 Steve McQueen movie Bullitt where stuntman Bill Hickman is chasing McQueen in a 1968 Mustang GT. The 10-minute scene is regarded as one of the best movie car chase scenes ever.
The seller’s 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi appears to be a barn find as it’s all covered up with junk and it apparently was too much trouble to remove the junk for some decent photos. Besides being an R/T car with the Hemi, it’s also a 4-speed. What’s confusing is the status of the motor. The seller says “NO ENGINE NO ENGINE NO ENGINE” so does that means there is no engine in the car presently or is the engine there but will be removed at the time of the sale and the seller will keep it or sell it separately. For something as rare and desirable as this, as a seller, I think I would try a little bit harder. How much is a Dodge Charger R/T Hemi worth without the Hemi?
Fools and their money..
“How much is a Dodge Charger R/T Hemi worth without the Hemi?” Not much more than the $38100.00 currently bid IMHO…
Hemis blew up more often than not, most are gone from the original cars. Many cars lost them for drag boats, stuff like that. Many a hemi was yanked and rebuilt from a wrecked (common) or rusted our Northern car. I really do not see why people find value in a car that ONCE had a hemi in it, I really don’t, because it is really no different then taking a standard car and popping a hemi in it. Neither of them are original. Longterm, the monied types are going to see this and the values will drop.
Right on about the Hemi’s destructing before your eyes. In College, I passed on 68 Red R/T Heme because I couldn’t afford it. However, my roommate talked his dad into helping him pay for it and he and I picked it up.
Great ride for a week. He blew it up racing a Chevelle 396 exactly one week after he bought it. The parts left a quarter-mile trail.
Yeah, they blew up more often than not. Thats the reason some got put in all kinds of drag cars- they were so unreliable and blew up. I bet they didn’t make much power either, especially compared to 396 Chevelles.
Yeah, it’s well-known fact that that each of the millions of Hemi’s that were made over the years all blew up in a week. Oh no, wait, maybe just the ones driven by idiots.
Hey Ken and all of those other haters of the marvelous Chrysler 426 Hemi Engines, Check out the FACTS! 426 Chrysler Hemi’s Rule and are still dominating the top-fuel races.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npj6-3O6m5k
Chrysler, Better Engineered, Fact!
Chrysler’s “fuselage” styling didnt start until the 1969 C bodys and 71 B bodys.
68, 69, and 70 chargers all had the same body style. So if 69 was fuselage style, so was 68.
He said “C” bodies…do your research, Edward. He’s totally correct.
I am pretty sure its clear in the ad
there is no engine. don’t ask, its gone, no engine.
no bid no bid no bid
Kinda obvious this guy doesn’t want to sell it…no decent photos..can’t really see the freaking car and what’s with the no motor stuff lol
I say 318 Poly Swap!?!
According to Yamaha, po!yspheric heads have the same volumetric efficiency as hemispheric heads. Google XS Eleven and you’ll find it there.
Twin-engine 318 Poly Swap!!
Wouldn’t bid. No pics, no bid. Plain and simple.
LS Swap for the win…….had to say it and would do it also.
Cheaper to work on that’s for sure! I told my son if the engine goes south in my 71 Charger, I’m putting a 350 in it! :)
How about this…a LTOP punched out to 250 cubes, loaded up with Clifford Engineering’s best? Or…there’s this Millford chap who makes unobtanium (he built a five-cylinder Kawasaki H2 and a six-cylinder Z1!) and commission him to build an intake manifold that features six carburetors.
…so the ad begs the question, does it come with an engine?
I hereby nominate said advertisement for the worst advertisement ever by the spoken word.The seller uses the highly unusual moniker of Tony Soprano, Everyone knows you dont say no to soprano. Gee, what kind of shape is the right taillight in? You cant see that or anything else. What amazes me even more are the bids- 38 Large and 62 bids, possibly there is dialogue going on behind the scenes. Possibly Tony has found the serious bidder. Good luck and stay safe. SMFH.
Cheers
GPC
He even obscures the VIN?
Joke
The relevant portion of the VIN is shown.
Steve R
This is a title for sale so someone can commit fraud with another Charger.
Pretty much it was my 1st thought. Didn’t think I had to scroll this far to see like minds.
Is anyone thinking slant six?
Seriously no engine means who cares as not original ever ….
Ken Jennings is !
yes, I’d be more impressed if it was a slant 6 4 speed rt!
What do you call a (insert year, rare engine designation, make and model)?
Answer: (repeat same year, omit rare engine designation, repeat make and model).
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Personally i would never buy a car no matter how clean or documented the car is…UNLESS I DRIVE IT….
I have had 100s of cars in my life.
Brand new ordered from factory in 60s 70s 80s 90s .
2 identical cars same engine + driveline equipment..NO TWO CARS PERFORM OR DRIVE THE SAME..i will get heat for this comparison…lol..cars are like women .some great looking ones are all glamour – regular looking ones perform great..you just never know until you drive one …38k dollars for a picture of tailights + title…no engine + under that tarp is like the lights off on your first romantic search you dont know what your getting lol.
Good luck to thecseller…
Don you said it like a man of vast experience and I and many others, agree with everything you said.
Shopping only for cars you can drive…
On a site called “Barn Finds”.
hmmm
Kia’s making nice stuff these days. Give them a call?
This is now bid to 10,000 more than the brand new car I just bought and had to take my left hand and force my right hand to sign the paper like in a bad sitcom. I guess I live in a different world than some, sigh.
Fishing, or baiting. And it’s working apparently.
I wonder sometimes if people forget the new hemi and the race bred old 426 are night and days apart. The absolute terror of race tracks of all sorts back then, it’s almost a crime that 426 had to be subjected to normal city driving, traffic jams, and speed limits.
Don’t take the bait.
Another 90 year old classic car owner with dementia expecting an amount last seen on The Price Is Right after watching 35 years of Bob Barker!!!
Ok, no bumper, what else is missing? I’ll send pics to interested parties? Who isn’t interested in a hemi charger??
That thing gotta a HEMI?
maybe at one time it did
Seller must not be too enthusiastic about selling it. One picture? I also have problems with people who post one crappy picture of the exterior, like they took it with an Instamatic camera from 1975, then expect a bidding war? Sorry, Charlie, no bid.
1969 my neighbor purchased a Roadrunner 426 hemi 4 speed dark green from a dealer in plymouth Massachusetts.
I was a chevy pontiac man ..
The engine noise at idle of a 426 hemi is unique..almost music to any mechanic.
same unique sound from ram air pontiac engines or L88 vette engines in that time period.
The problem with any chrysler product is they 👉never stopped 👉 never cornered
There great car to drag race in straight line…
My neighbors 69 roadrunner lasted just 6 months before he parked it into a telephone pole + stone wall after a failed super holeshot hooking 2nd gear + sliding it sideways .
Many high perf factory race cars from 60s in inexperienced hands or alcohol impaired drivers met with terrible endings back then.
All auto designs from 60s high perf cars had wonderful body lines..
Just not the technology of today with modern brakes + steering road handling ..
The 60s was the horsepower race yrs
Without a picture of the motor in the car people can call it whatever they want!! A hemi car with no hemi!! Well that statement just speaks for itself!!
Assume no engine nor is one available. You’ll be lucky if the trans is still there. Yup Hemis’ blew up. Largely because unlike a lot of engines, these engines will RPM and pull until they spit the rods out. Some engines will RPM so far, then kind of lay over, past they’re torque peak. Hey, if you can find a date coded block, that usually satisfies the general public. You just won’t get top auction money with out the matching engine. But you’d probably get decent money. Lots of luck to the winner!
I didn’t realize Hemi’s were casualties to catastropic casualties. Them days are over for they are too hard to find and exspensive.
It’s amazing how such small changes can completely change the entire appearance of a car. A ’68 Charger is hideous to me, but a ’69 is beautiful…and a ’70 is absolutely gorgeous. It’s a toss-up but I prefer the ’70, I think. There’s only one reason I’d ever buy an ugly ’68 though and that would be to flip it.
Let’s see, the current bid for this roller is at $39,300.00 and all you get is a picture showing three tail lights??? Amazing.
my ? is, if a fool and his money are soon parted where did the fool get his money in the first place?
Ok.. the seller is lazy to pull the Charger out for better pictures. Show the fender tags and Vin number on the dash. Then the title should match up.I would not be surprised if this was a 383 Charger R/T. Why would any sane person bid on this? The winner is going to get what he paid for.. A heap of trouble!! 🤦🐻🇺🇸
No pics, unclear info and a Hemi car with no motor?
This is a ridiculous offering.
Pass this one by…
Got a barn for sale that exclusively housed a 12k mile Super Bird for thirty years, said to be custom ordered and made for Richard Peddy. No Car, No Car, No Car (no engine either). Pictures available on request, however barn is plugged floor to ceiling with decades of junk making former storage spot un-visible. Trace evidence of oil leaks still on barn floor. Bids starting at $500,000.00 U.S.
SOLD $60K…
Suree…..
I love all the idiots that say a chevy junkblock is cheaper than a Mopar. More power for slightly more than a belly button chevy. In the days when men could drive, a car with no rev limiter could and would blow. Ive seen more than one big block Chevy puke its gut, mostly trying to catch a Mopar. Steve is right, big block Mopars, inc Hemis, will pull down a wall well over red line and most will survive.
Not sure why there are comments above that talk about Hemis blowing up often. I had 2 Hemi cars in my younger days, but one was in the mid 70’s when I was in High School, so I don’t remember the details, as I had many Mopars during those days…but I do know that it never blew up.
The 2nd I had was an original 68 Hemi Charger that I bought in 87. I had it for 4 years, and never had problems with the engine blowing up, or anything even close. I will say that it needed frequent adjusting and tuning to keep it running smooth, especially in the city. I ran it on 100 octane av gas that I would buy at the local airfield, because leaded premium at the gas stations was no longer available by that time, and I was told that octane booster was not good for an engine if used all the time. So for a car that was 19 years old at the time I bought it, and had previously sat in storage for many years also, it ran great.
Those must be Chevy guys talking trash about exploding Hemis, lol….