Vehicle Description
1974 Dodge Charger R/T Tribute VIN Decoder: W - Car Line: Charger B
Body H - Price Class: High 23 - Body: 2-Door Hardtop P - Engine:
400 4bbl V8 (High Performance) 4 - Model Year: 1974 A - Assembly
Plant: Lynch Road, MI 154142 - Production Sequence (Please note: If
you happen to be viewing this 1974 Dodge Charger on a website other
than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only
seen some of our many photographs of the car due to third-party
website limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 150
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video,
please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) ...the Charger,
one of the most beloved cars of the 1960s.... - Old Cars Weekly,
October 2010 Writer, Brian Earnest, continued: Dodge had been onto
a good thing for years, and continued to stick to a winning
formula.... The Chargers got a major restyling for the 1971 model
year, and those new looks took the cars through 1974. The 1973s got
new grilles and vertically slatted taillights. Under the hood...
Chargers carried a base 225-cid slant six or the 150-hp 318 V-8.
The 400 was optional in both two- and four-barrel varieties. The
Chargers (also) got a new Torsion-Quiet Ride suspension setup for
the model year, and disc brakes were standard on the front. Offered
here is a 1974 Dodge Charger customized in royal-blue metallic and
white paint with a white vinyl top over white. This Charger R/T
Tribute is an original 400-cubic-inch, 4-barrel V8 car as shown by
the VIN decode listed nearby. Its odometer currently shows 35,793
miles. The exterior blue-metallic paint shows well with an even
gloss across the entire body. All proper surfaces including the
underside of the trunk lid, door jambs, and doors were properly
painted. The custom white R/T insert on the hood is also
well-executed. The car's sheet metal is free of dings or other
damage, and the black vinyl top is in excellent condition with no
rips, tears, or signs of abrasion. (To best assess the quality of
the paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up
photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.) Chrome bumpers
and body trim-including window surrounds, side mirror, fender-well
accents, and door handles-are all in very well-maintained condition
with only light patina in places, notably on the door handles. A
matte-black, rear-deck spoiler is mounted. Cabin glass is clear and
free of imperfections as are all lighting lenses (including the
full-width taillight array). Factory badging is limited to the 440
Magnum hood emblem. Weld® Forged Alloy polished 15-inch front
wheels are mounted with Goodyear® Polyglas GT raised-white-letter
tires, while matching rear wheels are mounted with ProTrac® 50
Racing Profile raised-white-letter tires. The Charger's striking,
white-themed interior includes a number of premium touches. Gray
inserts are included on the stylized and simplified door panels.
Original high-back front bucket seats (upholstered in horizontally
pleated white vinyl, original in back and refreshed in front) share
a center-console armrest in black. Black premium carpeting covers
the cabin floors. A 4-spoke, Grant® GT steering wheel frames the
stock horizontal speedometer. Added below dash are Equus®
oil-pressure and coolant-temperature gauges and a larger Bosch®
tachometer. The black padded dash is free of damage and includes
the Charger-script emblem on the passenger side. The t-lever
shifter for the automatic transmission is mounted on the console. A
Nakamichi® audio head unit is mounted in the factory-radio
location. Under the hood, the 400-cubic-inch V8 (with EFI FiTech
system, matte-black, open-sided air cleaner cover, M/T®-branded,
finned black valve covers) is centermost in a clean, properly
organized engine bay. The engine block wears orange paint, and an
aluminum radiator is mounted. Viewed from below, the chassis is
straight and undamaged. The upgraded full-length, performance d
