68 Bengal Charger XP29H8B345572

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   shame no vin

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0120-397399/1968-dodge-bengal-charger/

interesting guide price & what it actually sold for !

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[Daytona R/T SE]

It's a shame the interior of the doors are painted in the exterior body color.

[70 sublime]

What did it sell for ?

[Mytur Binsdirti]

It's a shame the interior of the doors are painted in the exterior body color.

And the tail panel isn't painted flat black.

What did it sell for ?

$80,300.00.....for a 383 car?!?!?!?!?

[lukedukem]

Someone really loves the bengals.

Do we know the stats on these. Are they all 383 cars.

Luke

[smithenhiven]

Someone needs to have a talk with the guy who comes up with the "Auction Estimate", he was only off by a couple hundred K.

[Ghoste]

Someone really loves the bengals.

Do we know the stats on these. Are they all 383 cars.

Luke

Not tons of info but there is some info out there.  They were different engines.   http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,32703.0.html

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Someone needs to have a talk with the guy who comes up with the "Auction Estimate", he was only off by a couple hundred K.

exactly !  that's prolly why the BIN prices for perfumed pigged & piles of shrapnel that once were second generation chargers are so high on ebay ! they all been using this guys opinion  as a price guide

[F8-4life]

I have never seen a sale public sale of one of these cars. I would say its worth it. These are incredibly rare chargers.

[hemi-hampton]

Went Cheap, I'd buy this for a little more then that ugly silver 68 383 that got almost $70k

[Nacho-RT74]

$80,300.00.....for a 383 car?!?!?!?!?

Yes, as rare is this Charger EVEN WITH 383 ( just 50 made you know ) maybe you don't like or appreciate it but some other yes

[Mytur Binsdirti]

$80,300.00.....for a 383 car?!?!?!?!?

Yes, as rare is this Charger EVEN WITH 383 ( just 50 made you know ) maybe you don't like or appreciate it but some other yes

Don't get me wrong, it's a very nice car, but I don't see that kind of money for just a special paint color and two fender emblems. It's not dealer performance modified like a Mr. Norm or Yenko car.

[hemi-hampton]

$80,300.00.....for a 383 car?!?!?!?!?

Yes, as rare is this Charger EVEN WITH 383 ( just 50 made you know ) maybe you don't like or appreciate it but some other yes

Don't get me wrong, it's a very nice car, but I don't see that kind of money for just a special paint color and two fender emblems. It's not dealer performance modified like a Mr. Norm or Yenko car.

But it is Dealer Modified. just not Performance Modified. Does that add zero value over a totally stock similar car not Dealer Modified?

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 shows the vin XP29H8B345572

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyOj8xc5KiQ

[6bblgt]

interesting LOADED Charger
it is an April '68 built car
other known "Bengals" are June '68 built

wonder if this was a single ordered car for Tom Kneer & its popularity lead to 50 additional cars 

[hemi-hampton]

interesting LOADED Charger
it is an April '68 built car
other known "Bengals" are June '68 built

wonder if this was a single ordered car for Tom Kneer & its popularity lead to 50 additional cars  

They would not let Tom Kneer order a single car or even a small amount. Since his orange color was not available they made a special batch of orange for him but they insisted only way they would run this special color for him was if he ordered a small fleet with a minimum order of 50 cars. LEON.


P.S. I would of guessed all 50 were sequential # all painted & ran down the line at once at same time

[RallyeMike]

Buyer might pony up a little more if the live around Cinci or is a Bengals fan. I can see $80k to the right person (not me).

[VegasCharger]

.....And the tail panel isn't painted flat black.....

So these Bengal Chargers didn't receive the blacked out tail panels?? Or a poor executed restoration??

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Or a poor executed restoration??

You tell me. I can't believe that it left the factory with orange inner door panels as pointed out by Daytona RT/SE above....







Also, the inside of the front valance should have some flat black and the metal portions of the a/c lines & retaining clips would not be painted gloss black.

[70 sublime]

Found these magazine pictures in another thread

Shows the doors black on the inside and black around tail lights

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interesting LOADED Charger
it is an April '68 built car
other known "Bengals" are June '68 built

wonder if this was a single ordered car for Tom Kneer & its popularity lead to 50 additional cars  

They would not let Tom Kneer order a single car or even a small amount. Since his orange color was not available they made a special batch of orange for him but they insisted only way they would run this special color for him was if he ordered a small fleet with a minimum order of 50 cars. LEON.


P.S. I would of guessed all 50 were sequential # all painted & ran down the line at once at same time

that's interesting  an earlier vin on this car 

[6bblgt]

Yes, the VIN is earlier than the other known "BENGALS"

it has $2,000 worth of OPTIONs on a $3,000 car - let that sink in for a minute
not your typical lot (or fleet) car - but perfect to put on the showroom floor to draw traffic 
* speculation * maybe Tom Kneer (or Paul Brown or some other BENGALS fanatic) ordered this car & its popularity lead to the fleet order of 50 "Bengal Chargers"?

you could order a "special order paint" car, painted a fleet color "Omaha orange" it just cost money - about $60, but if you ordered 50 of them the "special order paint" charge was waived

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Yes, the VIN is earlier than the other known "BENGALS"

it has $2,000 worth of OPTIONs on a $3,000 car - let that sink in for a minute
not your typical lot (or fleet) car - but perfect to put on the showroom floor to draw traffic  
* speculation * maybe Tom Kneer (or Paul Brown or some other BENGALS fanatic) ordered this car & its popularity lead to the fleet order of 50 "Bengal Chargers"?

you could order a "special order paint" car, painted a fleet color "Omaha orange" it just cost money - about $60, but if you ordered 50 of them the "special order paint" charge was waived

Agreed that is feasible,  definite possibility !   seeing as this car is pretty loaded , also has wide sill mouldings like the other Bengal's too !


I would have thought out of the 50 , there would of been more than three show up ...

just been searching on here cant find it as of yet , there was a 999  paint code  68 charger  that I posted in a thread years ago, think the seller was claiming  it was a Bengal  or seeing as it was orange & a 999 paint code we were all  assuming it was , was a really good resto if I remember