When the subject of a Dodge Charger Daytona comes up, this one may not be the first car that enters most people’s minds. But by the mid-seventies, muscle was out and the personal luxury car was in, and for 1975 the Charger shared a similar look with its corporate cousin, the Chrysler Cordoba. Adding the Daytona package to a Charger just cost buyers an additional $132, but that extra dough only provided you enhanced sportiness in the appearance department. But as far as looks go, it delivered, and this 1975 Dodge Charger Daytona here on eBay is still shining brightly. This one’s in Albany, Georgia, with bidding up to $12,100 at the moment, with more to go before it can be yours as the reserve hasn’t yet been reached.
The Daytona came with three different combination exterior color choices for ’75, including red and maroon, silver and grey, and silver and blue, the latter of how this car is painted. To look as good as this one does, we get surprisingly little information about the car’s background, such as whether or not that finish is original or if it’s had a repaint at some point. The seller does mention that there is absolutely no rust and that you will not find a nicer example. That’s a rather bold statement, but the Charger presents beautifully from every angle we can see, and at minimum, the car is in the upper echelon among its 1975 counterparts. It’s also shown under a cover in one photo- wonder what that is behind it?
Standard under the hood for the Charger in ’75 was the tried and true 318, but some good news here is this car is equipped with a 360. We don’t get any details about the engine, such as if it’s ever had a rebuild, but with the claimed low mileage of only 29,450, it probably hasn’t needed an overhaul yet. The seller does say the motor runs great, so if it’s been properly maintained there are probably lots of good miles left before anything major needs to be done.
Those blue seats were in style and pretty rockin’ for the mid-seventies, and the interior as a whole is still looking really good on this one. The carpet has some wear on the driver’s side, but the dash and instrument panel looks very nicely preserved, plus even the factory clock is still keeping time! It’s cool too that this car is also equipped with a retractable sunroof, which is always a fun toy as long as there are no leaks involved. I’m not finding much not to like here, and while ’75 may not be my favorite year for the Charger, I’m thinking this one’s awfully nice. How about you?
This car was listed before on 23 February2023; I still stand by my comment made on that day: “Since the performance era was at an end, and although I understand the reasons why, (IMO) Chrysler might as well have did a quickie freshen up of the 71-74 body. This version of the Charger sold poorly, compared to the Cordoba. As the owner of a 70 Charger 500, there was NO WAY I would have wanted to buy one of these!” :-)
I thought this looked familiar, and I stand by my comment too, I think, this is where Charger turned a corner. The punks that had the late 60s monsters,, grew up, got a good job, and bought these. I thought these were very nice cars, and the last of the conventional Chargers, considering where they went next.
Everyone that owned a muscle car was a punk? Everyone like you that owned dirt bikes, MGBs, K-Cars and Pintos were saints?
Another probable reason this car only has 29,000 miles on it is the fact that it has a 360 engine. Had to be one of the thirstiest motors Dodge produced for that size of engine displacement (maybe 13 miles per gallon). Probably wasn’t a problem in 75 but it is definitely a consideration today.
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I always attributed the poor sales of this generation of Chargers vs. Cordobas to one simple omission. The Charger was not available with that “fine Corinthian leather” that Ricardo bragged about in the Cordoba ads.
There is often debate as to whether Ricardo Montalban refers to the leather as soft, fine, or rich Corinthian leather. He actually says it all three ways, almost. https://www.libertyleathergoods.com/corinthian-leather/
Yep, I sent this one in the first time it was featured here. I even posted that it had been relisted, this time around as an auction starting at 12K instead of a BIN of $19,500.
I don’t mind seeing it again.
The Playboy dice hanging from the mirror gives credence to the owners claim of “never finding a nicer example.”
I had 77 Charger Daytona with the 400ci (truck motor) with t-tops in beige/ tan color combo. Ran a 17.1 qtr mile and topped out at 111mph. I purchased it for $2995 when it was 4 years old. What a beast…..lol
Slap a charger name on a cordoba What were they thinking More sales?? I dont think so
sold these in 1975 in Toledo Ohio. We all had demo’s so I took one exactly like this as my demo. Oh the good times in the car business back then. Gas shortages and the beginning iv the rebates. Remember the Car Clearance Carnival with Joe Garagioli?
A buddy of mine gad this setup with the 360. He added dual exhaust and an air cleaner. It actually ran pretty well. No raceway of course but decent. I seem to remember it was not that bad on fuel. I think 16mpg