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Automotive News & Views Daimler's abuse of the Dodge Charger legacy.
659 messages, Last post on Jun 21, 2006 at 2:03 PM
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Replying to: rockylee (Feb 19, 2006 11:39 pm) Meanwhile back on the subject.... The Charger is not so much an abuse of the legacy due to it being a four door sedan, but rather it being an awkward looking version of a luxury car. A modified 300, which is suppose to be Bentley, or Rolls Royce like, not a sports sedan of American breed. Sorry, but it is just odd. May even be a value in power and performance, while being a good enough car to own. But it looks like a high school project to turn a formal, big heavy, Euro looking model into a Charger. The great Houdini could not do that trick. Loren
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Replying to: andre1969 (Feb 20, 2006 6:34 am) The size should be around the BMW3 sized auto. With sedan or coupe at $20K, and 21K for a Challenger. All starter, without most extras, like anti-lock brakes, and fancy stereos and such. Have upgrade package for say $3K. Loren |
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Replying to: m1miata (Feb 20, 2006 6:57 pm) Better watch it that Mazda Tribute is UAW made.  Rocky |
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80's;The Charger was an Omni based coupe the Omni. It was called the Omni 024 when it was introduced in '79, Omni was dropped in '81, Charger was added in 82, and the 024 was dropped in 83. The base engine was either a 1.7L 70hp volkswagen, or a 1.6L 62hp Peugoet. Dodges own 2.2L was available in 84, 96, 110, 146 and 174 horsepower versions through its lifespan that ended in 1987. 70s-80s; Dodge revived the Ramcharger name for its full-size SUV in 1973, which recieved only minor updates before it was cancelled almost 2 decades later. 60s-70s; Dodge introduces a aerodynamic coupe based on the B-body format in 1966. It is considered the replacement for the larger (but also B-bodied) Ramcharger, but the name is shortened to just Charger. The styling is updated in ’68, 71, and 75, and is then renamed Magnum when the 75 design is freshened with square headlights. Early 60’s; Dodge introduces its own track ready superstock under the name Ramcharger in 1962. It is basically a light weight, race ready version of the full-sized Polara/Monaco. It inspires such songs as “Shut your down” and “The little old lady from Pasadena”. It carries over to the Coronet in ’65 before being replaced by the Charger in ’66. |
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of a 60's RamCharger. At least not a production car. Was that a racecar or something? I know they used the name Cross Ram on some of their big block wedges with the offset dual quad setup. Oh, here's a dumb question, but in the song "Shut down", was the lyric "Super Stock Dodge is starting out in low" or "Super Stock Dart's starting out in low"? I swear I hear the second. But then I also hear "'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy" in that Jimi Hendrix song!
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Replying to: andre1969 (Feb 21, 2006 9:02 am) The lyric is "Super Stock Dodge", in fact it say "two cool shorts" which were altered wheelbase cars. And although I've seen "short" Coronets and Impalas I cant image a "short" Vette. 
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Replying to: ubbermotor (Feb 21, 2006 10:11 am)  Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Feb 21, 2006 5:14 pm) |
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| I think those '62 Dodges are kinda cool, in a vulgar sort of way! And while the GTO might get credit for kicking off the musclecar phrase, these '62 shrunken Dodges and Plymouths fit that formula to a Tee. They were passed off as downsized full-sized cars, but were about 15 years too early for that to work. They were really more mid-sized. And they were designed, from the get-go, to accommodate any Mopar engine on up to the 413 and 426 big-blocks of the time (the 440 didn't come out until around 1965 or 1966). | |
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I think your right on the second verse seeing that '62dodge is a Dart.The 440 came out in '66 along with the 426 Hemi.In '67 the high performance was born with the GTX.I also checked out the specs for the new Challenger and its not small just looks that way.it has 197.8 length which is 1in. longer than the 300.it is 78.6wide which is 4inches wider than the Charger.116in.wheelbase which is 4inches shorter then the Charger.I couldn't find the weight.With a Hemi 6speed std.0-60 in 4.5secs.1/4 mile in 13.top speed is 174.Its fast. |
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