charger convert on ebay

[polywideblock]

well here we go       I for one like it       wonder why dodge   never made a factory one

               http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Charger-CONVERTIBLE-CUSTOM-7K-MILES-CUSTOM-NUT-BOLT-RESTORATION-1968-Dodge-Charge-Convertible-/191360533979?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2c8dfa05db&item=191360533979&pt=US_Cars_Trucks






not sure about the roof   

[polywideblock]

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[doctor4766]

wonder why dodge   never made a factory one

Cos of pics number 3 and 7 I'd imagine......

[Stevearino]

I could be wrong but that doesn't look like the top actually retracts based on the way it fits the dutchman panel and what looks to be a solid side window roof molding. If that would be the case and the top is just removable why not make a light weight fiberglass top instead of that ill fitting simulated rag top.? Nice looking car without the top though.

[VegasCharger]

Nice work put into to that Charger but the top just screams generic. Also 68-70 Chargers need the hard top to carry out those beautiful body lines. One of the great features on the 2nd gens is the back window tunnel/sail panels and that is lost with a rag top.

The car is okay as long as the top is down but not my cup of tea, gotta have the hardtop especially with NO vinyl.

[Ghoste]

My thoughts too.  B-body convertibles in general when the tops are up lose some appeal to my eyes but the Charger especially so.

[TUFCAT]

It looks like the Monkeymobile with the top up.     It must be a giant pain in the ass to remove... for all that time, money, and effort why not figure out how to use a factory B-body mechanism from a Coronet or Belvedere/Satellite?   It would look much nicer and have more resale value IMO.

P.S. > I love the gray house in the background... 

[Mytur Binsdirti]

wonder why dodge   never made a factory one

Cos of pics number 3 and 7 I'd imagine......

That's exactly what I was thinking.   

[Highbanked Hauler]

Nice work put into to that Charger but the top just screams generic. Also 68-70 Chargers need the hard top to carry out those beautiful body lines. One of the great features on the 2nd gens is the back window tunnel/sail panels and that is lost with a rag top.

The car is okay as long as the top is down but not my cup of tea, gotta have the hardtop especially with NO vinyl.

    So the Charger 500 and the Daytona must be a real abomination huh ?

    Having said that I do think they look better when you have a Coronet or Satellite convert to start with and hang Charger sheet metal on it ? 

[Ghoste]

There are a lot of people who don't like the flush back glass on those cars actually.  I've always been strangely conflicted myself, I love the 500's and the sleek speedway look to them but two of my favorite features about the 69 is the grille and tunnel back window.

[HeavyFuel]

It looks like the Monkeymobile with the top up.    

I was thinking the same thing!   

[Highbanked Hauler]

     I just  HAD to make a comment about roof lines as years ago when only a few people knew what a 500 was  twice I personally have  been accused of  screwing up a beautiful car with my s---y custom work   One thing I learned a long time ago is you can't please everyone.   I saw a pix of a 70 Monty Carlo under construction  (Hard top only) with an Olds Cutlass convert roof on it so I would guess the GM people would be flustered also

   You have to admit the Monkeymobile top is a little radical

[hemi-hampton]

Wonder what holds the back of top on LEON.

[A383Wing]

the original Charger convert on the drawing board had the top designed with the sail panels in them. There were 2 cables that had the top over them to make it look like a vinyl top car when the top was up

[TUFCAT]

This is what I saw when I first looked at it. 

[hemi-hampton]

Tuffcat, whos that in red shirt behind charger in your pic?

[Mytur Binsdirti]

 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Tough crowd.

The guy probably saved a 1970, which isn't much of a big deal, right? What if a tree fell on the roof, and this was his "fix" 

[TUFCAT]

Tough crowd.

The guy probably saved a 1970, which isn't much of a big deal, right? What if a tree fell on the roof, and this was his "fix"  

On the positive side, the restoration appears to be nicely done and is most likely a professional job....I'm giving some credit for not simply turning this into some hack job restoration.    .....and he also gets my vote for "good use of color"!    

[A383Wing]

I like the entire car..I would drive the hell out of it

haters can post up their car so we can pick it apart

[JB400]

Outside of where they cut the quarter panels to remove the roof, not bad.  The quarter panel doesn't flow into the Dutchman panel and the trunk like it should.  That's why there's a 1" (approx.) gap under the rear of the top across the Dutchman panel and along the rear parts of the quarter.  They should have gotten some Coronet convert pieces to help fill this area in.

[polywideblock]

they could have done a chip foose and turned it into a roadster (no roof 2 seats AKA Christopher  Titus Chevy )  and just told owner to only drive it in the sunshine 


I would have thought coronet or satellite parts would have made a workable top 

all in all looks great with the top off    not so much with it up     so a sunny day cruiser 

[Daytona R/T SE]

I give extra points for using the stock height Charger windshield opening and vent windows.

I take away several points for leaving the front 4-5 inches of the original Charger roof skin,

Chroming, or painting it "chrome" and sticking what looks like "B" body convertible stainless trim on top of it. 

The removable top is a no go.

The rear Dutchman panel area isn't working for me either.

I really like the side view of it without the top, and with a few fixes to the items I mentioned above...

I'd cruise the wheels off of it. 


I've got a few 2nd generation Chargers put away...

One has a rusty top.

I might attempt to build my own Charger convertible someday...

If I live long enough.

[A383Wing]

local car

[Highbanked Hauler]

   If Chrysler had made  392  69  big block converts like they did 500's they would be on the list of cars to get also.   That 69 red and white convert  looks like a clean well done car.      and like 383Wing said haters post up your pictures.   If I could post pix of mine you could roast that along the way.