Wifes 06 Charger (or Coronet)

[Indygenerallee]

Thought id post a few pics of the wifeys Charger i just finished painting, still needs cut and buffed and all the stripes installed, spent way too much time on this thing but I think I have around $2000 in total now after the insurance company wrote me a check for the hail damage. She likes it and I guess that's all that is important (Happy wife, Happy life!!)    

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[bill440rt]

Love the color! Nice looking car. 

[Ghoste]

That is a good color isn't it?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Nice tail light treatment!  I had the same done on my Daytona.  I think it finishes off the rear nicely

[Indygenerallee]

Just 6T9, Yeah she wanted the tail lights smoked and the more I looked at it I thought man this would look good painted all the way to the back. Instead of the Mitsubishi Galant looking tail light just squared off on the quarter panel.

[Stevearino]

  :coolgleamA:Damn.   Time comes I'll have to  send you a plane ticket so you can lay some color on my wreck of project.

[Indygenerallee]

Your too kind Steve!!  I spent several hours painting this dang thing believe I had 7 coats of base on it (I hate spraying metallic!)

[wingcar]

Looks very clean....I like it......

[Kern Dog]

Not sure I "get" the Coronet reference....

[Indygenerallee]

Red 70 R/T 493, Alot of people complain that they should not be called a Charger and call the them Coronets since they are 4 doors! 

[cudaken]

Red 70 R/T 493, Alot of people complain that they should not be called a Charger and call the them Coronets since they are 4 doors! 

While the newer 4 door body is a good looking car it should not be called a Charger! Now Coronet that I could agree with with a smile! 

If Plymouth had made a 4 door Barracuda I could deal with that, now if they called it a 4 door Cuda! 

Cuda Ken

[chargers_r_us]

I thought mopar had lost their mind when they made a 4 door charger, but I ended up buying a 2012 brand new, and I love it! I used to say the same thing....nice cars, but a "Charger" But now that I have had it a couple years...yeah...a charger, and a real pleasure to drive also! Perfect for an old guy like me! I have just as much HP as I had in my 1969 Mach One with 351C, but I get 3 times the gas mileage, and it takes me where I want to go without wrenching it along the way! And I have a sporty car with the comfort of 4 doors...not a bad idea after all, but...hey...why couldn't mopar make this car a 2 door and make it that much more deserving of the name? I still have (2) 3rd Gen Chargers, one has a 440, the other has a 318 4V, and when I get one done....well....nothin' like the classics! I only have 12K miles on my 2012, and I want to add some stripes, and eventually make it old school...raised white letter tires, some nice exhaust, and make it more like a charger should be! BTW your Wife has a great lookin' CHARGER and you did a nice job on it!

[Indygenerallee]

chargers_r_us Thanks! I have to admit they are nice cars. hers has 110,000 miles and we have owned it since 50,000 miles and I have not had to touch it (other than PM and a couple tie rod ends) Great cars after we sell this one I would like to get her a newer R/T I like that the cars are very roomy (I am 6'8 and it has tons of room when I have to drive it) I think they are good looking cars granted some folks get their panties in a knot over Dodge naming it the Charger but that's all it is a name all us original Charger owners know it's not a 66-74 Charger so I don't get upset over it. Great cars though!

[Indygenerallee]

I Would like to say the new 06-present Charger owners like to think that the only Chargers ever made were 4 doors  Keep them bitches in check!!  66-74 FTW!!!!!

[odcics2]

Red 70 R/T 493, Alot of people complain that they should not be called a Charger and call the them Coronets since they are 4 doors!  

Whatever its called, it outsells the 66-74 2 door.    

Nice job on the repaint!   

   

[Ghoste]

As I've said before though, that isn't a fair comparison.  Since the current version is the ONLY midsize offering from Dodge and the largest, you would have to compare its sales to ALL of the 2 and 4 door B-body and C-body vehicles available from Dodge (and Plymouth really) from back in that time.

[odcics2]

Good point!

The entire market has aged.   Look how many 2 dr cars are made by all other companies.  Times have changed.