For sale in our Houston showroom is this amazing 1968 Dodge Charger
R/T Tribute. The pictures hardly do it justice, as this car has had
over $150K in restoration work done on it during a total
restoration, completed just 18 months ago. Every nut, bolt, and
screw has been paid attention to, and every piece has been detailed
to perfection. Everything works, including the original clock! It
started out life with a 383 CID V8 car but now this R/T is equipped
with the venerable 440 CID Big Block Wedge V8, with a serious cam
upgrade. If you like the sound of a big bumpstick's lopey idle,
this one will put you in heaven. With only 850 miles on the
powertrain since the engine and TorqueFlite 727 automatic
transmission were rebuilt, it's only just getting broken in. All of
the resto work was completed by Hot Rod Joe's in Lafayette, LA,
including the powertrain rebuild. There is NO rust on this car, and
it has a brand new trunk pan and rear quarter panels. This beast is
bathed in an eye-catching red paint job that's so deep you'd think
you could dive in and swim in this "red sea". Combine that with the
white bumblebee stripes around its tail, and it will get you stares
wherever you go in it. The engine bay is so well-detailed, with
EVERY painted surface being done in a beautiful glossy finish, that
one could just stare in there for hours, marveling at the attention
to detail. In there, you'll see its massive aluminum radiator with
twin electric cooling fans (to reduce parasitic horsepower loss in
addition to improving cooling vs its original belt-driven fan), and
a chromed Powermaster alternator to keep its Optima battery
charged. The undercarriage is so clean that, should you choose to
put the car on a rotisserie and flip it over, you could eat off of
it and not worry about getting contaminants in your food.
Crazy-well-executed would be an apt description for this car.
Inside, you'll find everything as nice (or nicer) than when it
rolled off of the assembly line Hamtramck. With immaculate white
vinyl seating that looks like it's never been sat upon, and new
black carpet on the floors, it's a magical experience to sit in
this car and enjoy its Clarion SiriusXM head unit (with Bluetooth)
and Classic AutoAire R134 AC system: the creature comforts they
provide its occupants may make it very difficult to disembark from
this ride, indeed...But, it's an even more magical experience
firing it up and taking it for a spin - everything about this
B-body's driveability is a dream: from the power its Wedge
generates, to the way it shifts, rides, and stops makes for the
stuff that dreams are made of. It "whoas as good as it goes", with
a set of disc brakes at all four corners, with beefy 255/50 ZR-17
NITTO 550's on the rear and 245/45 ZR-17's on the front, wrapped
around some custom aluminum Mopar-style rallye wheels. Combine that
with all new bushings, and it also handles better than any '68
Charger R/T ever did from the factory. Options on this �68 Dodge
Charger R/T Tribute that we have for sale in our Houston showroom
include: Air Conditioning, AM/FM/SiriusXM radio with Bluetooth,
Power Four Wheel Disc Brakes, Power Steering, Tilt Wheel, Sure Grip
(limited slip) differential, Seat Belts, Vinyl Interior, and Custom
Aluminum Rally Wheels with Radial Tires. For more information on
this '68 Dodge Charger R/T Tribute, contact our Houston showroom at
(832) 243-6220, or email us at
[email protected]. To
see more HD photos and an HD video of the vehicle running and
driving, visit www.GatewayClassicCars.com; or, come see it in
person at 71 Esplanade Blvd, Ste 100, Houston, TX 77060.
