1967 Charger "White Hat" Special Complete!

[gibber]

Just finished up the 3 1/2 year restoration project on my 67 Charger. Most everything on the car is either new, rebuilt, or restored. My wife and I have spent the last year and a half putting it all back together....383, console auto with PS/PB/Factory AC. One of 12 (so my research shows) in 67 with Medium Copper Metallic (TT-1) with copper interior and vinyl roof. Some pics for those interested....

Thanks,

Mark
Litchfield Park, AZ

[plasticman-32]

man that interior looks amazing
good job man looks good 

[polywideblock]

very nice 

[Homerr]

Very nice work.  I love the first gen cars done up stock.   

[BIGBLCK11]

  Great job!  It looks like new again.

[JB400]

well done

[tsmithae]

That's a gorgeous car! I can honestly say that I haven't seen a vinyl topped first gen. before but I like it!

[tan top]

nice job    awesome looking charger    

I spy a  another first generation  whats the blue one  ?

[chargerboy69]

Wow, what a beautiful Charger. . very well done. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Love the vinyl roof's on the first gen's.  Rarely seen & when combined with a great color, look stunning.  Great job!!  

[JesseJames78]

Looks GREAT!!!

[Baldwinvette77]

What is a "white hat special" anyway? 

i just thought it was a charger with a white vinyl roof 

[Ghoste]

Dodge did an ad campaign where the Dodge Boys were the good guys.  The age of the western was still strong in the public mind.  You are largely correct, the promo package as it applied to the cars included a white or black vinyl top as well as a few other things.

[Ghoste]

Congrats Gibber the car looks great!  Would be a good photo subject with my 67 White Hat since its the white roof and Turbine Bronze.

[Bob T]

Nice one Gibber, what a looker that is, now, go put a tank of gas through it 

[1974dodgecharger]

Like off the showroom floor.....

[A383Wing]

Looks good, Mark....but you of all people know that they are "never done"

[Patronus]

What a great color to represent a stock trim 1st gen. Bravo!

[twenty mike mike]

Your car is absolutely perfect. Congrats!

[TPR]

What is a "white hat special" anyway?  

i just thought it was a charger with a white vinyl roof  

Following up from Ghoste's reponse, check this out Baldwinvette:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3fhQw-bSFs

Great job there gibber, beautiful combo.
TPR

[RGA]

Looks great, love the top and the hub caps. Love the hub caps on the blue one too, weird how style changes as we age, 10 years ago I hated hub caps.

[ws23rt]

Congratulations
This is what we all see as the place to end up.  Lots of effort and a gem as the reward.

So now what you have done is put many of us back in the garage   Thanks we need the boost.  Enjoy the car an kick back

[don duick]

that's a great color really does it for me. well done best looking 1st gen I have ever seen, 

[VegasCharger]

AWESOME WORK!!! 

[1974dodgecharger]

I just noticed how freakin tall your garage is  I was so fascinated by the charger all of a sudden I see this 30ft tall garage, wow.

[NHCharger]

Very nice, as mentioned above the vinyl top really makes it stand out.

[GOTWING]

love the color combo with the top 

[SuperJim]

Be proud, be very proud...

[Ghoste]

And we know you likely can't with the limited appeal, but what a great subject a 67 vinyl top Charger would be. 

[stripedelete]

 

[gibber]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, greatly appreciate it! The blue Charger in the background is mine as well, 1966 with 361, PS, PB, console auto with factory air. Bought it back in 2006 from a guy in Dallas, he was the second owner and the car had been in and around Dallas the entire 40 years! Original color was CC-1 (Light Blue). Not a big fan of that color on that big a car. So in 96 the guy I bought it from painted in Mazda Nassau Blue, fairly close to medium blue from Chrysler.

I've recovered the seats, replaced the carpet, and had the door panels worked on, plus put a dual master cylinder and dual exhaust on it.  Other than that and rebuilding the instrument cluster (I have a small side business rebuilding the first gen EL clusters), it is all original and stock. 108,000 miles and still running like a top, plus the A/C was converted to 134 and it will still freeze you out, even in these high temps in AZ.

As for the garage, we just had the house built here outside Phoenix. 4200 sq ft with a 2000 sq ft garage, half of which is an RV size (23 wide by 22 tall by 50 ft long). Only been in this house 4 months but love the room.....

Mark

[FlatbackFanatic]

Your 67 looks Great Mark. Good Job!!!

[TUFCAT]

WOW     VERY NICE!!     That's a beautiful restoration.  You should be extremely proud of that job! 

[EccentricMagpies]

Love that color

Great looking car

[Challenger340]

That is just plain old BEAUTIFUL, you should be proud !

[C_stripes]

Maybe I am wrong, but I was told that the 'white hat specials' all had head rests and bumper guards.

[TruckDriver]

Looks great. Not to many '66 & '67 Charger's with vinyl tops. At least I personally have not seen to many. 

[TUFCAT]

Looks great. Not to many '66 & '67 Charger's with vinyl tops. At least I personally have not seen to many. 

That's true. Up untill about 15 years ago I had no idea there was also an option for a thin pinstripe along the side roof line of the fastback.  I ran into an original unrestored car that had it, and I thought it was something the owner did. So I asked him about it and sure enough he should me the original window sticker. It was on there.

[Ghoste]

Maybe I am wrong, but I was told that the 'white hat specials' all had head rests and bumper guards.

Not head rests for sure and IIRC the guards were also an option.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

White hat special? Looks like it's got a black hat to me.   

Either way, it looks very, very nice.

[wingcar]

I saw the car at the Moparty Car show..........the pictures don't do the car justice...it is nice.

[Back N Black]

Man, the charger looks awesome, love the interior. 

[cazz]

Good job it's looks so nice!!!

[Ghoste]

Yeah, I always found that black top on a White Hat Special thing curious too. 

[TUFCAT]

The "white hat" package included bumper guards front and rear.  This window sticker is from a Coronet... I'm making an assumption that Chargers are the same 

[StoneCold]

Looks great. Not to many '66 & '67 Charger's with vinyl tops. At least I personally have not seen to many. 

For 1967 apparently  13.1% or 1921 had the vinyl roof,  3.7% or 543 were White Hat Specials, 11.4% or 1672 came with woodgrain wheel.

[TUFCAT]

Looks great. Not to many '66 & '67 Charger's with vinyl tops. At least I personally have not seen to many. 

For 1967 apparently  13.1% or 1921 had the vinyl roof,  3.7% or 543 were White Hat Specials, 11.4% or 1672 came with woodgrain wheel.

Very cool.  Where does that information come from just curious because I don't recall seeing a breakdown like that anywhere.

[Ghoste]

Really?  Because mine is a White Hat Special and it has the woodgrain wheel.  Disc brakes too which aren't commonly seen.  IF only I had the space to give it a proper resto.

[StoneCold]

Looks great. Not to many '66 & '67 Charger's with vinyl tops. At least I personally have not seen to many. 

For 1967 apparently  13.1% or 1921 had the vinyl roof,  3.7% or 543 were White Hat Specials, 11.4% or 1672 came with woodgrain wheel.

Very cool.  Where does that information come from just curious because I don't recall seeing a breakdown like that anywhere.

Just googling certain key words and pressing "next" a crapload of times . The post was from 2000.
Someone on a group that had the 1967 Charger Govier option reports posted a few numbers for someone looking for info.
Sadly that's all they posted. So the info is out there. A very secretive aspect of the hobby for whatever reason.  $$$$   

[Ghoste]

The "white hat" package included bumper guards front and rear.  This window sticker is from a Coronet... I'm making an assumption that Chargers are the same

Thats what I had always thought too and mine has front and rear guards but some other dude told me they were optional and not part of the package?  A Charger thing?  I don't know, I really don't.  Maybe Bryan or Jon or one of those guys know for sure?

[StoneCold]

Really?  Because mine is a White Hat Special and it has the woodgrain wheel.  Disc brakes too which aren't commonly seen.  IF only I had the space to give it a proper resto.

So possibly less than 50 cars with the wheel if the percentages carry over... nice..

[A383Wing]

The "white hat" package included bumper guards front and rear.  This window sticker is from a Coronet... I'm making an assumption that Chargers are the same

Thats what I had always thought too and mine has front and rear guards but some other dude told me they were optional and not part of the package?  A Charger thing?  I don't know, I really don't.  Maybe Bryan or Jon or one of those guys know for sure?

bumper guards were optional, not included with the special....I got the booklet here somewhere...I'll dig it out and post what it included. The wood grain steering wheel was optional as well, as were the head rests.....

Bryan

[TUFCAT]

Here's some info I found from the Winged Warriors website: www.wwnboa.org/6667c.htm

"White Hat Special A" package included a black or white vinyl top, white sidewall tires, deep dish wheel covers, power steering and a console or center cushion and was priced at $133.30. The "White Hat Special Package B" included all of the items in Package A except for the vinyl top. It was priced at $88.15.

The woodgrain steering wheel must have been part of 1968/69 WHS Packages...

[A383Wing]

yea...what kitty said above.... 

on the 66 Chargers, the wood grain steering wheel was the only one available..in 67, it was an extra cost option.

[Ghoste]

I don't think it was ever inferred that the woodgrain wheel was part of the package.

[A383Wing]

I don't think it was ever inferred that the woodgrain wheel was part of the package.

I never inferred it was, I was relaying info that someone asked about whether the steering wheel was optional or standard

[Ghoste]

Mine came with dual exterior mirrors and Sure Grip as well, a nice selection of options overall IMHO.

[gibber]

Taking her on the first major road trip to Spring Fling in Van Nuys Ca on April 4th. I figured that with all the $$ and time and effort I've spent on putting her back in factory original shape, might as well enjoy driving it! Shall post some pics from the fling here....

And thanks everyone for the kind words, very much appreciated...

Mark