Vehicle Description
1966 Dodge Charger
During the early-1960s, automakers were exploring new ideas in the
personal luxury and specialty car segments. Chrysler, fast to enter
the specialty car market, selected their Dodge Division to enter
the marketplace with a mid-size B-bodied sporty car to fit between
the "pony car" Ford Mustang and "personal luxury" Ford Thunderbird.
The intention was to create a fastback look while sharing as much
existing company hardware as possible.
For consignment a first-year edition of the first-generation Dodge
Charger. This car was lovingly maintained by a single family until
our consignor took ownership and it sports the correct big block
powered drivetrain. It has had the headlight motors rebuilt along
with new relays and limit switches, has been upgraded to front
power disc brakes along with a Mopar Performance electronic
ignition upgrade and is not only a looker but a cooker. This red
cavalry horse is definitely ready to do battle...blow the
bugle!
Exterior
If you thought the Barracuda fastback was cool, get a load of this
fastback. It is truly the next level looking much like the concept
car of 1965 Dodge rolled out to wet future appetites for the
upcoming muscle race. A well hidden trunk lid here, although the
gap suggests otherwise, but the long sloping line hides it. Outside
shows the Charger badge on the long triangulated B pillar along
with the correct white roofline pinstripe. The sides showing the
beginnings of the Coke bottle shape design have well minded gaps
and plenty of trimmings on the rockers and the wheel wells, belt
line toppers, as well as around the windows. All this steel is
bathed in correct Bright Red and it shows in excellent condition
with no rust to be found. Tucked in bumpers, in mirror-like finish,
gleam along with the chrome trimmings. Up front hidden headlights
give the electric shaver grille the appearance that it runs the
entire way across the front of the car. The rear picks up on this
and has the taillight strip run entirely across the car as well.
Fratzog badges are seen on the grille and a large circular badge on
the trunk lid. 14-inch steel wheels with faux spinner caps are on
all 4 corners wearing red stripe radials from the 42nd week of
2020.
Interior
A swing of the doors and white vinyl mixes with aluminum panels and
black carpet to create a sporty looking panel. Turning our
attention to the seats, pristine white tuck and roll pattern seats
in the form of low back buckets in front and a duo of more buckets
in the rear that have fold down capabilities, and center armrest
that folds allowing the user to store many a cargo item under that
large fastback. A center console upfront as well not to be outdone
by the snazzy rear setup, a fold up and down armrest that could
double as a 3rd front seat. Looking up front at the dash and it is
factory gorgeous. Very clean with its lineup of circular
instruments for the cluster, and a row of buttons, ignition and
knobs just below, all within perfect reach of the driver. Just
below the dash is the original"knee knocker" AC unit hovering above
the console. The remainder of the dash uses a rectangular pattern
to add texture and house the radio and airflow levers, and a
glovebox. Black carpet for the floors remains mostly unmarred save
for some light fading on the driver's threshold. A clean tight
headliner in black is above.
Drivetrain
A nicely maintained and detailed bay grabs our attention when we
open the hood and it is just fab in body matching Bright Red. An
aqua block and intake, water pump are showing off theirstuff, then
topped with more aqua valve covers and I'm nearly ready to eat this
engine as it presents as a piece of eye candy. It is the correct
and original 361ci V8, and is topped with a correct 2-barrel
carburetor. A shout out to the black painted single snout air
cleaner cover which can feed plenty of air for the fossils to mix
with and turn this V8. An A727 Torqueflite 3-speed automatic
transmission, and an 8.75 inch 3.23 rear axle complete this nice
package.
Undercarriage
Underneath, a nearly new single exhaust system with a muffler
delete guides us through a very clean rust free structurally sound
undercarriage. Independent torsion bar suspension upfront, and leaf
springs on the rear are in fab condition. A conversion to power
disc brakes for the front, and power drums for the rear can be seen
and now it's time to take a drive.
Drive-Ability
This horsepower embellished horse fired right up and ran very
nicely through all aspects of our test track. A good accelerator,
strong flow through the gears power and smooth ride left us with a
smile on our track test dummies face, (Wait! not dummies!). All is
looking good on the functionality front.
There are nice examples of many cars in Classic Auto Mall, then
there are really nice examples and this Charger is certainly in the
latter category. Well done, a fancy futuristic design line, and
that solid looking front grille, and you will be turned into a
sucker for a 66 muscle car. Da Da Da Dit Da Dee...Charge...r!
XP29F61209442
X-Dodge Charger
P-Premium Price Class
29-2 Door Sports Hardtop
F-361ci 2bbl V8
6-1966
1-Lynch Rd, MI Assy Plant
209442-Sequential Unit Number
FENDER TAG
a6-Console
b4-Bucket Seats
p6-Remote Outside Driver's Mirror
AB51-361ci 2bbl V8
C5-Automatic
R1-2 Watt AM Radio
SO NUMBER 20109131-February 1st
BODY XP29-Charger 2 Door Sports Hardtop
TRIM P4W-White Vinyl
PAINT PP1WW-Bright Red, White Roof Stripe, White Upper Door Frame
Paint
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
