Dodge introduced the Charger in 1966 as an upscaled and upsized “pony car” on Chrysler’s B-body platform. It wasn’t until a redesign in 1968 that it became a bona fide sales success. The seller offers a 1967 Charger “Rebellion” in Copper Metallic, but that surname was not a model but Dodge’s marketing campaign to lure in younger buyers. Located in Tampa, Florida, this beauty has an upgraded (but not numbers-matching) engine that may not have been run in yet. This first-generation Charger is available here on eBay, where $7,700 is below the seller’s reserve.
As something of a swankier, overgrown Ford Mustang fastback, the original Charger didn’t take off. 37,500 were sold in 1966 and just 15,800 more in 1967. The concept must have been off-target because when a redesign with a different look arrived in 1968, demand exploded to more than 92,000 units in one year. A 318 cubic-inch V8 was standard, and the VIN the seller provides decodes the car as having been produced with a 383. A “new” 440 is there now, which is odd since the seller tries to build a case that the vehicle only has 10,500 miles.
This Charger looks new except for the carpeting, which is strangely faded, while the upholstery appears original and perfect. The only part of the Dodge that may be incomplete is the air conditioning. A new aftermarket compressor resides under the hood (the interior portion is what needs finishing). The brakes are new (at 10,000 miles?), and we’re told the Charger runs and drives as it should. The exhaust has been repaired at a section where it was “crushed” (?).
The paint may be new, as the seller will only say the color is original. The hideaway headlights need to be refurbished (what does that mean?) for $65 each (why not do that before offering up the car?). The seller provides several videos, with this one and that one being the most revealing.
I’m always suspicious when a car like this is say, 90% restored and the owner wants to dump it. Maybe he got sick of looking at that fugly carpeting.
“Refurbishing the headlights” would refer to getting the hidden headlight function working again. I agree, if both could have been restored to proper function for as little as the claimed $56, the seller was foolish for not getting it taken care of before listing the car for sale, as the first-gen Charger looks much sharper with them hidden.
The copper paint would indeed have been the original color. Plymouth and Chrysler both called it Turbine Bronze Metallic, alluding to its origin on the 1963 Chrysler Turbine car.
Did I hear him right when he said there is 10,000 miles on the clock since new?
Who knows what the sellers thinking when they sell with it so close to being 100%. I could come up with 1000 different reasons why they want to sell at this point. It is a nice car, curious about what year the block is.
I just had the most intense flashback of my entire life. The first car I ever owned, purchased on my eighteenth birthday, was an EXACT twin of this Charger.
Same color, same interior, engine, the whole shebang. And now I miss it more than I ever did.
This has to be one of the worst written EBay ads ever. Such a nice car, but that ad is such a turn off that I would keep looking and forget about dealing with this seller.
I would argue this is one of the best eBay ads ever. In both the ad and videos the seller stresses the odometer reading. Given the overall visual and described condition of the car it should be obvious 10K miles happened long before the end of the previous millenium.
The seller lets everyone know how full of … himself the he is.
This is the second time the seller has run it through eBay, the first time wasn’t an auction, instead it had a set asking price of $21,995. That original ad had many more pictures showing worn out paint and a description detailing its problems including relatively minor rust, that it was in storage for 45 years and it needed tires. The ads don’t come across like they were written by the same person.
This ad highlights why anyone interested in any item on eBay check the sellers completed listings to see if an item has been run before. This one in particular tells a story, one which is not favorable to the seller. Who unfortunately may get more money than they initially were asking for this car.
Steve R
What am I missing on the headlights. They sure don’t look like any sort hidden or pop up headlights. Look pretty permanent standard head lights to this very untrained eye. Other wise I like the car
I did a quick image search on the 67 Charger and I saw several with non-hidden headlights. Were the hidden headlights an option? Anyone here with more knowledge of the subject?
Both 66′ and 67′ Chargers came from the factory with hide-away headlights. They’re weren’t an option.
SOLD for $17,700.