Vehicle Description
Super clean lifetime Arizona car. 383/automatic. Working factory
A/C, optional vinyl top, beautiful bucket seat interior. Hidden
headlights with freshly rebuilt motors. An awesome first-gen
Charger with great options and fantastic road manners.The first-gen
Charger stand in the shadow of their younger siblings, but that's
OK-the early cars are more affordable because of it. Packing the
same big block firepower, they're still fantastic road cars and
when you park them side-by-side you can definitely see the family
DNA running through them both, from the hidden headlights to the
dramatic roofline to the cool full-width taillights. This
particular Charger hails from warm, dry Arizona and spent the
majority of its life there, so the sheetmetal is super solid with
no visible signs of distress. Silver looks great on the angular
Charger bodywork and we have to admit that we like the black vinyl
roof quite a bit simply because it emphasizes the early Charger's
most significant feature: that fastback roofline. That vinyl top is
in excellent shape, too, with no signs of issues underneath, which
is all-too-common with vinyl roof cars. Of note, the stainless and
chrome trim is in very good condition, including the brightwork
that runs from the turn signal indicators atop the front fenders
all the way back to the rear bumper. The ultra-fine grille is
pretty darned nice and as I mentioned, the headlights were recently
serviced with new motors so the car's most iconic feature works as
intended. There's also the full-width taillight, making this
Charger a cool car full of interesting features.One of those
awesome features is the interior, which features bucket seats fore
and aft, each with a console between them. How cool is that? Up
front is familiar Mopar stuff, with a pushbutton shifter on the
console, a three-spoke steering wheel with horn ring, and some of
the most unique gauges you'll see in a muscle car (and yes, they
light up turquoise at night!). All the gauges are working except
the tach, which we haven't investigated. You'll also note this car
has working factory A/C, which was surely a rare option but
probably mandatory in Arizona. All the interior lights are working
correctly, and the rear seats and trunk bulkhead fold down to
create a huge cargo area under the equally massive rear window. Is
the Charger actually a practical muscle car? The upholstery is in
excellent condition throughout, with a combination of original and
reproduction parts and there's a beautiful molded headliner
overhead. The trunk is upholstered in matching black carpets and
includes a full-sized spare and jack assembly underneath.The engine
is a 383 cubic inch V8, and with just 57,190 miles, we have good
reason to believe it is the car's original engine (Mopar wasn't
doing traditional matching numbers on the Charger in 1967). With a
4-barrel carburetor on top, it makes a rather robust 325 horsepower
and 425 lb-ft. of torque-enough to make the Charger live up to its
reputation. We're thrilled with how well this one runs; it starts
easily, idles well, and pulls with the kind of enthusiasm we expect
from a 383. It's also nicely dressed in corporate turquoise engine
enamel with a big twin-snorkel air cleaner on top. The A/C
compressor dominates the engine bay, but you can evidence of recent
work, including belts and hoses, and there's a fresh dual master
cylinder and power brake booster for the front disc brakes. Dual
exhaust feeds a pair of Flowmaster mufflers, so it has a great V8
bark, and we're consistently surprised and impressed by how well
Chrysler's torsion bar front suspension rides-this thing certainly
doesn't ride like a crude muscle car. The 3-speed TorqueFlite
automatic transmission shifts crisply and the 8.75-inch rear end is
full of what we believe are 3.23 gears, so it's an excellent
highway cruiser. You'll note lots of new parts underneath,
including the front disc brakes (with stainless steel flex lines),
new shocks, and some fresh bushings to make it feel great going
down the road. Again, there's plenty of evidence of its desert
heritage underneath and the stance is exactly right on those
14-inch slotted aluminum wheels with fat 235/60/14 front and
245/60/14 rear performance radials.Documentation includes the
original owner's manual and service manual.It's rare for a car to
surprise us, but this Charger is a pleasant change-it seems to have
no bad habits, no scary surprises, and we love the unusual look.
The big block provides plenty of entertainment on the road and
someone has already done all the heavy lifting so it's ready to
enjoy. This is a whole lot of car for the money-call today!Harwood
Motors always recommends and welcomes personal or professional
inspections of any vehicle in our inventory prior to purchase.
