Charger Pickup.

[Ram07]

Anyone seen this before?

[Homerr]

El Chargerino!

[projectanimal]

I like it!  Needs to be on the road!!   

[hemi-ed]

That's the neatest...  That took some work to make.

I like it!  Needs to be on the road!!   

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Daum thats HOT!!

[F8-4life]

Never gave it any thought, but a charger rear window channel lends itself to a elcamino bed conv. better then say a coronet or satellite.

[GOTWING]

now i know where GM stole the design for the Avalanche from 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Looks like the rear 1/4s were elongated a bit  Looks good, overall... Needs finishing, but good idea 

[Ghoste]

I've seen it done but not that one.  What are those Torino taillights?

[hemihead]

There used to be a 68 in Sharpsburg ,PA ( outside Pittsburgh )  back in the 80's like that . I looked at it when he put it up for sale . 383 2 bbl car . I wasn't impressed . It was kind of a joke around here .

[F8-4life]

Would be cooler if the tailgate was constucted out of the original tailpanel. Somehow a working gate with the original looks would be best, might have to go with 1968 taillights though.

[Mike DC]

Do any of you guys actually think that El-Camino-Charger thing looks decent?  

Try photoshopping an extra foot onto the rear overhang of a '68, like that thing has.  From almost any angle it will look ridiculous.

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At least once a month we are ridiculing some ghetto-fabulous old Charger "rollin on dubs" in an Ebay ad.  I'll take any of those over this thing.  At least that kind of goofy stuff is reversible.

[Ghoste]

For me personally, no. I don't like charger convertibles or charger station wagon either. Myself I think they nailed the 2nd gen Charger perfectly and it just shouldn't be messed with.
But I don't own them all so its just another opinion.

[F8-4life]

I think its a great idea. Chrysler should went ahead and built one in '58 like they were thinking...Sure a charger ute will never look as good as the original car, but I think if one built it right it could be done without any associated barfing

I would opt for a shorter bed w/orginal 1/4s though.. because I do agree extending the quarters looks horrible.

[Ghoste]

I never realized Chrysler was thinking of doing one in 58, did it make it to concept drawing stage?

[F8-4life]

Im not entirely sure, I have some old hot rod mags form 57-60 era... They have articles about the "new" ranchero/elcaminos coming out and I swear I read chrysler was close to getting into the game but didnt. Chrysler was having qaulity issues around 1958 so maybe that contributed to the descision?

[Old Moparz]

Next thing we'll see is someone not taking the hinges off a Vega hatch & making a Daytona Hatchback & using the wing as the handle to open it.

[68Charger4me]

   Sorry, that abomination needs to rust out of existence...

[djcarguy]

All it needs is a bed cover a Daytona wing an some good 68 -69 taillights an weld the gate closed ,maybee some paint.  


  any idea where it is?? i would buy an save both those chargers for the right price, have ta bee kinda on the cheap side right now.  is that up in canada somewhere??

    maybee a dartcharo with a wing

[bull]

For me personally, no. I don't like charger convertibles or charger station wagon either. Myself I think they nailed the 2nd gen Charger perfectly and it just shouldn't be messed with.
But I don't own them all so its just another opinion.

I agree and yet I immediately found myself thinking of ways to improve the tailgate design. As mentioned by a couple others it'd be cool if the gate was shaped like a real 68 Charger tail panel and the inner half of the tail light housing was integrated into it while the outer half stayed put. There's no way I would do something like this but it's fun to think about it.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

That's Jim Kramer's Chargerina. I got the grand tour of his place about 15 years ago & checked it out.

[Darkman]

Since it already exists, why not get it up and running and make the few suggested ideas about the rear tail panel and maybe shift the rear wheels further back. It honestly couldn't get any worse and it might give someone with some creativity (like Baldwinvette77) something to do and to actually make it work

[Baldwinvette77]

This is screaming for a daytona wing and nose, and 68 roadrunner taillights and trunk trim  oh and a shaved rollpan would be neat too 

really neat car, im just wondering why it ended up in a scrapyard, you really dont see alot of "projects" end up there 

[Baldwinvette77]

Since it already exists, why not get it up and running and make the few suggested ideas about the rear tail panel and maybe shift the rear wheels further back. It honestly couldn't get any worse and it might give someone with some creativity (like Baldwinvette77) something to do and to actually make it work

Awwww Thanks!   

[A383Wing]

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