I was there back in those days too and bought more than 100 Chargers, as uncle Tony stated. The only part of what he said that I don't agree with, was that Chargers were cheaper than other muscle cars, or considered less of a muscle car than a Road Runner or an E body. I remember paying about the same for all of them in that era. The Charger R/T with the 440 Magnum base engine would out perform most Road Runners and small block powered A body cars dispite a few hundred pounds of extra weight. I remember people complaining that the E body cars were overweight, and most people who wanted to go fast were not building E body cars or B body cars they were putting 440 engines in A body cars. I paid 80 bucks for this 68 Charger 318 car and drove it home in 1985. Two hours later it looked like this in the second picture. It was my daily driver for 4 years. Later it got painted and got a 440 and 727 from a 71 C body. In the second picture is my 70 Charger R/T 440 4 speed car that I still have. I paid $350 for it. I paid around the same money for Road Runners and Challengers and the occasional Cuda too. Nobody wanted any of them,most could be bought for $500 or less. It was a great time to be alive and drive Mopar muscle cars on the cheap. They were plentiful too. I almost bought a 440 4 speed Hemi orange Superbird for 4 grand back then. Unfortunately no matter how much I tried to beg and borrow the funds, I couldn't get the cash together before someone else snapped it up. I remember looking at a gunmetal grey 71 Charger R/T, fresh out of the paint shop with the asking price of $500. Which seemed expensive at the time. All the trim needed to be put back on. Sure wish I would have grabbed that one too.
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