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Dodge Charger 69-09. This is about the Dodge Charger years 1969 to 2009. . My Drawing. Manipulated Image. Original Image. Flash. Birth of the Charger.
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Dodge Charger 69-09 This is about the Dodge Charger years 1969 to 2009.
Birth of the Charger • In 1964 Pontiac started making the GTO, this made Dodge want to make a muscle car but they could not decide what they wanted to make. Until 1965 when Lynn Townsend went in for a meeting about what they were going to put out. They decided to go with something like the Barracuda, but they under specific instruction to not make it a competitor for the Barracuda. Thus, the 1966 Dodge Charger.
1966-1967 • The Dodge Charger was first introduced at the Rose Bowl, as the “Leader of the Dodge Rebellion.” • In 1966, the Dodge Charger was brought to NASCAR in hopes to make the car a winner! • The differences between the 66 and 67 were few and far between. • Despite the cars success in NASCAR the sales in 1967 were cut by half, making it 15,788.
1968-1970 • After the drop of sales in 1967, it became very clear that they needed to change something about the 1968 Charger. They changed the body style. They also added R/T on the back meaning Road/Track. • In 1969, the Charger did not change much either, though they did add SE. It could be it’s own package or added to the R/T. • The show Dukes of Hazzard, famed the 1969 Charger. The show itself purchased hundreds of Chargers and generally damaged at least one car per episode. • 1970 Charger changed slightly again. This would be the last and rarest year of the 2nd generation Charger.
1971-1974 • The 3rd generation Charger debuted in 1971. • The Dodge Super Bee made its move from the Coronet line to the Charger line in 1971. But, soon after the move it was discontinued. • In 1972, the Rallye option replaced the R/T option. The SE option was differentiated from the Rallye option. • 1973, there were many little options that changed. Sales were up in the 108,000 margin, highest ever with the 71-74 era. • 1974, mainly just a rerun of the 1973 Charger but it came with many more color options.
1975-1978 • Beginning in 1975, the Charger became based on the Cordoba. The SE was the only option that the Charger came with. • The model range in 1976 became that of 4: base, Charger Sport, Charger SE, and the Charger Daytona. • In 1977, the base and the Sport Chargers were dropped because they were only offered for one year. Only the SE and the Daytona were offered after this. Sales dropped to 36,204. • 1978, only 2,800 Chargers were produced, likely to use up the leftover parts. After it was replaced with the Dodge Magnum.
2009 Charger • There are two different brands of Chargers for the 2009 lineup. • The original Dodge Charger Base, which has lots of modern day touchups done to it. • The Dodge Charger SRT8, which has the Dodge Challenger suspension tuning for a nicer ride.