1967 Dodge rear quarter panels

[Bold & Old]

Hi everyone.... I have a sort of dilemma here... it appears that all 1966 and 1967 B bodies cars to restore due to not much is being reproduced for its restoration on the sheet metal front. They make small patch panels but no full fender panel skins....

Lots of rear panels for cars above and below 1966-7... what gives?

I consider myself a good sheet metal man going way back.

Any input please...?

Thanks for any input in advance....

 

[slimt]

4 door 66 67s of the same type are interchangable.. lots out there..

 

[33 IMP]

I am not a 66/67 owner, so likely out of touch, but.... i understood there were full quarters available, just very poor quality. I think the lack of quality parts is a function of their quarter panel shapes. It is a lot easier to make a panel with one crease and a gradual bend, than one with what, five? creases?

 

[Charger Dana]

I have a 67 Charger and 66 Coronet, almost zero metal support. For chargers for sure the production numbers are a huge factor, and somewhat related is popularity. 68-9 chargers they made 180,000 ish, 66-7 was under 60,000. So right off the bat 3x the market size. 66-7 also less sought after today (sadly, as in my biased opinion it’s a cooler car!), so not only is the potential market small, the market of people willing to buy panels is even proportionally smaller still. You can do a complete 68-9 charger and still recoup most/some of your cost. Doing a 66-7 you likely have higher costs, and lower “fall back” position. 67s were under 16,000 made, 68 ***RTs*** alone we’re about 17,500. Rarer in this case hasn’t (yet!) translated into more valuable.

All that said, I’d like a complete collection of Chargers and I am missing a 68... donations appreciated...

https://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/charger/sales.html

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1968-dodge-charger-r-t

 

[Bold & Old]

I have a 67 Charger and 66 Coronet, almost zero metal support. For chargers for sure the production numbers are a huge factor, and somewhat related is popularity. 68-9 chargers they made 180,000 ish, 66-7 was under 60,000. So right off the bat 3x the market size. 66-7 also less sought after today (sadly, as in my biased opinion it’s a cooler car!), so not only is the potential market small, the market of people willing to buy panels is even proportionally smaller still. You can do a complete 68-9 charger and still recoup most/some of your cost. Doing a 66-7 you likely have higher costs, and lower “fall back” position. 67s were under 16,000 made, 68 ***RTs*** alone we’re about 17,500. Rarer in this case hasn’t (yet!) translated into more valuable.

All that said, I’d like a complete collection of Chargers and I am missing a 68... donations appreciated...

https://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/charger/sales.html

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/1968-dodge-charger-r-t

i understand the lower cost of the car.. but that was the car that i bought new in 1968. the value of the car is not important due to sentimental reasons.

I might be interested in a old skin taken off a rust free car too.

The rear wheel openings seem to be the weak rust prone areas and that's my problem. I cant even find a rear panel that would straddle the wheel wells. I have found there are some made but no one has them.

Being a sheet-metal person i need something to start with and fill the gap between the rear and front of the rear quarter.

I have a lot of sheet metal tools and may attempt to make one from scratch to bridge the gap 30-40 the gap. anyways thanks.

 

[copper67sat]

The body man that did the work on my 67 Satellite fabricated his own panels to repair around the wheel openings and rear quarters. Fortunately, he was able to cut it at the lower crease so the new panels were not too difficult to make.

 

[Bold & Old]

I may have to go there.... done that before. Just a lot of careful and skilled welding. Really all i need is the wheel well opening...... the front and back of that is good. The person that owned the car before me did a shoddy job.

Thanks for the input..

 

[Bold & Old]

Are the rear quarters the same on both the 1966 and 67?

Mike

 

[YY1]

yes

 

[slimt]

back in the day there were lower panels avail.. they were not bad.. a little short on the rear by the bumper.. and the lip was not as pronounced but they worked fine.

 

[slimt]

Are the rear quarters the same on both the 1966 and 67?

Mike

yup.. and none of that silly Numbers match ..

 

[440 4 speed]

A body guy told me that it is possible to use parts of the front fender wheel well flare.
Joe Smith is fabricating a set of 66-7 Charger quarters at this time.

 

[moparmarks]

67 Coronet has scallops that 66 doesn't otherwise they are the same.

 

[JimCoronette]

Hi everyone.... I have a sort of dilemma here... it appears that all 1966 and 1967 B bodies cars to restore due to not much is being reproduced for its restoration on the sheet metal front. They make small patch panels but no full fender panel skins....

Lots of rear panels for cars above and below 1966-7... what gives?

I consider myself a good sheet metal man going way back.

Any input please...?

Thanks for any input in advance....

Are you restoring a 66-67 B body?

If yes, what year?
Is it a Dodge or Plymouth?

 

[rich hourigan]

AMD says all 66-67 B body stuff will be out by the end of this year....

 

[JimCoronette]

AMD says all 66-67 B body stuff will be out by the end of this year....

I think they are only making Plymouth quarters the last that I heard.

 

[Bold & Old]

Are you restoring a 66-67 B body?

If yes, what year?
Is it a Dodge or Plymouth?

I am refinishing and redoing a shoddy job of a 1967 coronet R/T recently purchased. The rest of the body is in nice shape. I bought the car knowing there was trouble brewing there.

I could use a rust-free middle section on both wheel wells. so i may have to go fabricate that part.

The only problem is only the top of the wheel well where it meets the inner fender 15-20 inches...

I will have to recut the fender because the welded fender hot and has heat warpages drawing it inwards.

Thanks for everyone comments thus far.

 

[69L48Z27]

Check this thread out.
https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/quarter-panels.186657/#post-911522990

@Joe Phillips

 

[moparmarks]

AMD said that they are putting out the 66-67 Coronet quarters soon. Test fitting them now I guess.

 

[slimt]

Check this thread out.
https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/quarter-panels.186657/#post-911522990

@Joe Phillips

Those look well done... Someone in that group has some Talent..