Dodge introduced the Charger in mid-1966 as a cross between a personal luxury automobile and an oversized pony car. It was a modest hit in its partial first year, yet sales strangely fell by more than half in the second outing. That includes this ’67 Charger that has been restored from head to toe. And it has a 440 cubic inch V8 which found its way into only a few hundred of the cars. From Westchester, Illinois, this Mopar beauty is available here on eBay where the bidding stands at $32,700. Thanks, Larry D for another superb tip!
Based on Chrysler’s B-platform, the original Charger was a mid-size auto produced by Dodge from 1966-78. The name was applied to a Japanese import after that and then the car was reborn 30 years later along with the Dodge Challenger but as a performance 4-door sedan. First-year sales would exceed 37,000 copies, not bad since it didn’t have a Fall 1965 introduction. The car was little changed in 1967 but the company could only muster sales of fewer than 16,000 units. But that would change in 1968-70 when the B-bodies were redesigned, and output would go through the roof.
The seller’s Charger has the L-Code 375 hp 440 Magnum V8 which we’re told only saw 526 installations in 1967, while another source says the number was 660. Either way, that makes it a rare car when new, and certainly so after 56 years. We’re not told whether the drivetrain in this Dodge is numbers-matching, but no expense has been spared in returning this 95,000-mile Charger to as-new condition.
An endless list of replaced or restored items is provided for this automobile, suggesting that the seller could have spent a large part of what the car is selling for to make it this way. That worksheet includes – but is not limited to — new Turquoise Metallic paint and a black interior, rebuilt motor and automatic transmission, lighting and gauges, weather stripping, tires, brakes, and the exhaust system. It sounds as though hardly a nut or bolt was left untouched when this Charger was reborn. The buyer will be treated to a binder full of documentation about the history of this Mopar from Day 1. It was originally a Texas car that found its way to Illinois. Do they come any nicer than this?
Beautiful car! The only Mopar I would own and I would not change a thing. There is still enough nice weather to enjoy this classic before the winter slumber.
Best body style to be called a Charger.Don’t change a thing on this one.
And this one has power windows–a very scarce option not many ordered on these! Beautiful restoration, and nothing not to love!
Holy gosh, an example like that is how you evangelize to those who “need” a ’68-’70. No you don’t.
That’s one of my favorite designs for a car, ahead of its time. I’ve always wondered how those rear wheels would look if they were wider. There seems to be more than ample space to accommodate it, and I think it would fill the fender-well in a more balanced way.
I saw one of these with a set of massive Mickey Thompson’s tires and it completely filled out the wheel well and looked great.. I always thought the same as you, that the tires were much to small for a car of that size.. Take care my friend…
The ugliest Charger is the 66-67, best is the 68.
Have you seen the Omni Chargers ? or the Cordoba based Chargers ?
Well Don,the 1968 looks great,but a 66 or 67 Charger with the Hemi hood scoop and big mags in back looking like a mean drag racer is a really cool looking car also..Or maybe you just need glasses.
My car of the week. About as nice as they get. One of the many things I like about Barn Finds is getting a good look at so much automotive eye candy. Thanks Russ and Larry D!
Keep your Barracudas and Road Runners. I’d take this over them any old day!
I helped a friend rebuild the 440 in his 67 Charger and back in that time the so called purple camshaft was the the power maker and it did not disappoint. Great car but you have to watch for the unique dash lights, they are very pricey to repair if you can even get someone to do it now. This car would look good in any garge.
$35,600 now with two days to go.
This is one beautiful Charger ! I’m thinking the color is fairly rare on these as well ; you saw a ton of B body sedans in this color , but not on Chargers.
It appears to have one of those ridiculous dealer tags on the rear end just above the left taillight. I cannot imagine restoring this car (repainting it) and leaving that thing in place. Those things belong in the trash!
Chuck,
I ran a restoration shop for 30+ years, and in Maryland 99% of new cars in the 1950s and 60s came with those metal dealer emblems, applied before the car was even sold in most cases. The vast majority of my customers who had a car with the original dealer emblem on the back, didn’t want them removed and the holes welded up. In many cases, the emblems also advertised the brands of cars sold at the dealership, in this case, it might have been a Dodge facility, with that triangular Dodge symbol. The original dealer emblems are part of the history of the car, from when it was new.
On the other hand, most of the customers with cars that had a later used car dealer emblem wanted those emblems removed!
Chuck, I always remove the dealer or used car emblem. Why should I give them free advertising? Pay me to advertise your dealership and I’ll leave it on.
Angel,
When I bought my new 1973 Dodge B-200 van at Reed Brothers Dodge in Rockville, MD, I had ordered it so I could get factory A/C in a tradesman van, and as part of the contract I had the salesman write “NO DEALER PLATE”.
When I came to pick the van up, I saw it had a dealer plate, and they had drilled 2 holes thru the body to attach it. I was pissed, and refused to accept the truck & asked for my deposit back.
Now my truck was a side-windowless Tradesman van without anything in the back area — no seats, carpeting, headliner, nothing, But I ordered it will a full selection of other options including all the chrome goodies, V8, power steering & disc brakes, Opening rear door windows, Cruise, AM/FM Stereo, and that $450 factory A/C.
I had also ordered the very rare “Street Van” kit that included full-size plans to finish the back interior areas, and it included 3 “Street Van” vinyl stickers, one for each front door, and one for the back door. The total $ cost for the option list actually was more than the base price for the van!
The last thing the dealership wanted was to have a special order van like this one be refused due to their mistake, as it would be VERY difficult to sell. It had been ordered late in the model year, and it took months to get it delivered. The ’74 models were already on the lot. That van would be a hard-sell, and I knew it!
I explained that the only way I would accept the van was if they bought a brand new left rear door assembly, painted it to match EXACTLY, and installed the door in place of the damaged door. We discussed the situation back & forth with the general manager, before I finally accepted his counter offer: $500 reduction in price, and I would accept the truck with the emblem in place. This was a huge discount as the truck was only about $4,200.
On arriving home, I popped the dealer emblem off the back door and stuck the Street Van emblem over the holes!
It appears the heater core is bypassed. ??
Nice catch, I had to go back and have another look. I guess “no expense spared” has its limits. Lol
Pete,
It does appear that the heater hoses are in a single loop, bypassing the heater core. And replacing a heater core in a Charger with factory A/C is not a simple job, so I’m not surprised it’s been bypassed!
One of my dream cars, bucket list item.
The heater core is an expensive item,(and no fun to replace) on this car. I know, I have one.
My mean machine. GM and Bill Mitchell had its Vette and Mopar this one.
Certain things in life went to short. This is one of it.
At least it is a Charger with only two doors.
Sales from 1966 fell in half in 1967. Why?
Could some of that be because the ’66 had a full length console and bucket seats in the back and the ’67 became humdrum like any other car with a bench rear seat?
67 also had the individual, fold down buckets. I owned one. Still miss it.
SOLD for $45,200.
Looks like these are also headed for the stratosphere.
Heater core = cold weather driving….. not me :-)