Vehicle Description
1967 Dodge Charger Fastback� Viper Red exterior and original black
bucket seat interior 383 CID V-8 engine with Edelbrock air cleaner,
dual-plane intake and 750 CFM four-barrel carburetor, Hedman
headers, Comp Cams Extreme Energy camshaft, 2.5" exhaust,
Flowmaster 40 Series Mufflers and Mopar Performance electronic
ignition Torqueflite 727 three-speed automatic transmission with
Mopar performance torque converter and B&M shift kit New dash
pad installed Headlight door and wiper motors rebuilt recently
Electro-luminescent gauges have been professionally restored and
installed ($2,300 receipt)� Looking for a 1960s Mopar car to lead
your own Dodge Rebellion? MotoeXotica Classic Cars is proud to
present this 1967 Dodge Charger Fastback. This Charger was
professionally painted Viper Red in 2013. There's a blemish on the
passenger door but overall, the paint is still in very good
condition. There's a chip in the windshield but overall, its glass
panels are in good order and the vehicle's lights are in good shape
but the wide taillights show some patina. The chrome bumpers are in
decent, original condition with some blemishes. Car rides on BFG
Radial T/A tires, size 215/70R14 surrounding factory steel wheels
with factory hubcaps. The body panels are straight and in good
order, the engine bay is tidy and the battery looks new. Trunk area
looks tidy, too. In that bay is a Mopar 383 CID V-8 engine with an
Edelbrock air cleaner, Performer RPM Dual-plane intake manifold,
and 750 CFM four-barrel carburetor, Hedman headers, a Competition
Cams Extreme Energy Camshaft, 2.5-inch exhaust, Flowmaster 40
Series Mufflers and Mopar Performance electronic ignition. Backing
up the engine is a Torqueflite 727 three-speed automatic
transmission with a Mopar Performance torque converter and a
B&M shift kit. The motors for headlight doors and the
windshield wipers have been rebuilt (October 2013). Inside, the
original black vinyl interior looks good. The front bucket and the
rear folding bucket seats are in good shape, as does the matching
carpet, headliner, three-spoke steering wheel, door panels, center
console and shifter. The dashboard has a new pad and insulation
(April 2011) and the car's electro-luminescent gauges have been
professionally restored and installed (August 2011) but the fuel,
oil pressure and temperature gauges are inoperable. A RetroSound
AM/FM stereo completes the interior. The 1967 model year Charger
received minor changes. Outside, new fender-mounted turn signals
were introduced and this would serve as the main external
identifier between a 1966 and 1967 Charger. A�vinyl roof�became
available. Inside, the full length console was eliminated to
satisfy customer complaints about the difficulty for entry and exit
from the back seats. It was replaced with a regular sized console.
Bucket seats were standard, but a folding armrest/seat and column
shifter was an option allowing three people to sit up front.
The�440 "Magnum"�was added and the 361�CID V-8 was replaced by a
383�CID engine. The 440 was rated at 375�horsepower with a single
four-barrel carburetor. The 318 two-barrel "LA"�Chrysler engine�was
now the base engine with wedge-shaped combustion chambers, unlike
the previous 1966 polyspherical (or "poly") design, it was rated at
230�horsepower. The 383 4-barrel rated at 325�horsepower and the
426 Street Hemi rated at 425�horsepower remained as options. A mere
27 Chargers were built with the 426 engine. Sales of the 1967
Chargers dropped to half of the previous introductory half-year
with a total of 15,788 units.�According to automotive historian
Patrick Foster, both the AMC Marlin and the very similar looking
first generation Dodge Charger "flopped on the market as sporty car
buyers were showing their preference for compact pony cars." 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 bigger model to fit between the "pony
car"�Ford Mustang�and the "personal luxury"�Ford Thunderbird.�The
intention was to use the�B-body�for a sporty car with fastback look
while sharing as much of their existing hardware as possible. The
fastback Charger was introduced in mid-season of the 1966�model
year�"in retaliation to the�AMC Marlin, Ford Mustang, and�Plymouth
Barracuda", but even though based on the existing Coronet, "it was
style-wise a complete departure from the Dodge's mainstream
cars."�The 1965 Rambler Marlin, along with the Dodge Charger that
arrived during the 1966 model year, were "the two cars set the
standard for radical fastback design in American mid-size
automobiles."�According to automotive historian and author,�Richard
M. Langworth, "because it was an intermediate like the Rambler
Marlin, the Charger could have been an aesthetic disaster, but long
side windows prevented its sweeping roof from looking too heavy."
Burt Bouwkamp, Chief Engineer for Dodge during the 1960s and one of
the men behind the Dodge Charger, related his experience during a
speech in July 2004. Lynn Townsend was at odds with the Dodge
Dealers and wanted to do something to please them. So in 1965 he
asked me to come to his office - for the second time. He noted that
one of the Dodge Dealer Council requests was for a Barracuda type
vehicle. The overall dealer product recommendation theme was the
same - we want what Plymouth has. The specific request for a
Mustang type vehicle was not as controversial to Lynn. His
direction to me was to give them a specialty car but he said 'for
God's sake don't make it a derivative of the�Barracuda': i.e. don't
make it a Barracuda competitor. So the 1966 Charger was born. "We
built a Charger 'idea' car which we displayed at auto shows in 1965
to stimulate market interest in the concept. It was the approved
design but we told the press and auto show attendees that it was
just an "idea" and that we would build it if they liked it. It was
pre-ordained that they would like it." Competition to this car in
1967 included AMC's Javelin, Chevrolet's Camaro, Ford's Mustang,
Plymouth's Barracuda and Pontiac's Firebird. This car is currently
located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on
the odometer shows 67,337 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a
clean and clear, mileage exempt, Texas title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!
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