72 DODGE CHARGER RALLEY COUPE

[1972Rallye]

Cool car! I love the 1972 rallyes. And yes, the description of the coupe is correct, the rear windows are fixed. The coupe VIN is different from the hardtop, with the coupe VIN beginning WL21 and the hardtop beginning WH23. According to Galen's little white book, there were 289 4-speed 340 Rallye Charger hardtops made. There were 39 4-speed 340 Rallye coupes made, and generally the coupes are much more rare than the hardtops. I finally did get a response back from Galen, and in his opinion, my 1972 440 Rallye coupe is the only one made with bucket seats and the N96 ramcharger hood package. According to the Mopar records, bucket seats and console were not availble on the coupe model. but mine has them.

Yep! 

Holy cow!  3 N96 440 Rallye owners in one thread... That's kinda neat!

[Mr.Sixpack]

I'll break all of you guy's

I had a 1972 Charger SE with a 400 4-barrel, it had Rallye instrumentpanel, front and rear sway bars, Rallye taillights and was a pre-production car, had a low number on its vin number. I contacted Galen Govier in fall 2002 and I haven't got any reply on my car.
My friend Martin (Marangen) payed Galen several years ago and he ignored us. My car was matching numbers and according to the muscle motors engine guide my block in the Charger was a HP 1971 casting.

I traded that car for my 1968 Charger, that is one of four 68 Chargers 225" SlantSix + 3 spd according to Galen.
And then Galen answered me in under 4 weeks with my questions.


Maybe my 1968 225" SlantSix is more exiting than my 1972 Charger SE pre-production vehicle.

Take care,
Joakim and the mrs

[Chris]

Cool car! I love the 1972 rallyes. And yes, the description of the coupe is correct, the rear windows are fixed. The coupe VIN is different from the hardtop, with the coupe VIN beginning WL21 and the hardtop beginning WH23. According to Galen's little white book, there were 289 4-speed 340 Rallye Charger hardtops made. There were 39 4-speed 340 Rallye coupes made, and generally the coupes are much more rare than the hardtops. I finally did get a response back from Galen, and in his opinion, my 1972 440 Rallye coupe is the only one made with bucket seats and the N96 ramcharger hood package. According to the Mopar records, bucket seats and console were not availble on the coupe model. but mine has them.

I want to thank everyone wo has replied to this post, this has been a wealth of information and just the kind of stuff I was looking for.OK, if there was 289 ralley's produced in 72 does anyone know how to break that number down furthur based on the options the vehicle came with? I have the VIN # and the information off of both data plates? Anyone interested in a project or in pointing me in the right direction?

Thanks again to all of you

[Jon Smith]

Cool car! I love the 1972 rallyes. And yes, the description of the coupe is correct, the rear windows are fixed. The coupe VIN is different from the hardtop, with the coupe VIN beginning WL21 and the hardtop beginning WH23. According to Galen's little white book, there were 289 4-speed 340 Rallye Charger hardtops made. There were 39 4-speed 340 Rallye coupes made, and generally the coupes are much more rare than the hardtops. I finally did get a response back from Galen, and in his opinion, my 1972 440 Rallye coupe is the only one made with bucket seats and the N96 ramcharger hood package. According to the Mopar records, bucket seats and console were not availble on the coupe model. but mine has them.

Yep! 

Holy cow!  3 N96 440 Rallye owners in one thread... That's kinda neat!

and one 440 rallye non n96 owner...

[Mr Sixpacks wife]

and one 440 rallye non n96 owner...

I think yours is nice too, with or without N96.   

Have an eye on Mr Beard below, he's the one helping my husband. 

[694spdRT]

This is a 1972 coupe with a 440 also. It was parked next to us at the 2004 Charger Registry Meet in Madison. The hood was changed at some point. Galen and Wayne were looking it over pretty good.

[Mr Sixpacks wife]

...and here are my rides. 
Last picture is the one without the engine, photographed this morning on Oct. 14, 2006. I also attached my husbands previous Charger, a red 1972 Charger SE pre-production car.   

[Jon Smith]

 beautiful

[1972Rallye]

Cool car! I love the 1972 rallyes. And yes, the description of the coupe is correct, the rear windows are fixed. The coupe VIN is different from the hardtop, with the coupe VIN beginning WL21 and the hardtop beginning WH23. According to Galen's little white book, there were 289 4-speed 340 Rallye Charger hardtops made. There were 39 4-speed 340 Rallye coupes made, and generally the coupes are much more rare than the hardtops. I finally did get a response back from Galen, and in his opinion, my 1972 440 Rallye coupe is the only one made with bucket seats and the N96 ramcharger hood package. According to the Mopar records, bucket seats and console were not availble on the coupe model. but mine has them.

I want to thank everyone wo has replied to this post, this has been a wealth of information and just the kind of stuff I was looking for.OK, if there was 289 ralley's produced in 72 does anyone know how to break that number down furthur based on the options the vehicle came with? I have the VIN # and the information off of both data plates? Anyone interested in a project or in pointing me in the right direction?

Thanks again to all of you

I'd be glad to, but not until Monday... all my info is at work (don't tell anyone ).  You can send what you have to my e-mail addy. Then, I'll send you back what I find out.  The total break down usually stops at the Engine/Trans/Rear end production numbers.  Please be sure to include your rear gear ratio.

Take care,
Bob

[84shelby]

         On the subject of  72 Ralleys  this one caught my eye ( a little pricey )   some where in one

          his ads this dealer claims this is one of 14 sunroof Ralleys.   Does anybody know how many

          sunroof  440 ralleys were made?


                 

[84shelby]

         Dang link didn't work  here we go;



  http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/6/6/85155866.htm

[79LilRed]

Count one non N96 340 Coupe with an auto to the group

[AZ-Nick]

I've heard that all 440 coupes are crashed, all 11 of them. Is yours one of those 11 coupes?

Not sure if that is true, I remember seeing a 72 4sp U code Dana Rallye car for sale last year, I just don't remember if it was a coupe.

[AKcharger]

The guy I got my Ralley from had a '72 440+6, 4 speed, dana

here's mine..well wife's '72 Ralley, 400 auto

[Chris]

Cool car! I love the 1972 rallyes. And yes, the description of the coupe is correct, the rear windows are fixed. The coupe VIN is different from the hardtop, with the coupe VIN beginning WL21 and the hardtop beginning WH23. According to Galen's little white book, there were 289 4-speed 340 Rallye Charger hardtops made. There were 39 4-speed 340 Rallye coupes made, and generally the coupes are much more rare than the hardtops. I finally did get a response back from Galen, and in his opinion, my 1972 440 Rallye coupe is the only one made with bucket seats and the N96 ramcharger hood package. According to the Mopar records, bucket seats and console were not availble on the coupe model. but mine has them.

Good news! Wayne Wooten from the Charger Registry called me here in Baghdad Iraq and told me that of the 289 72 Dodge Charger Ralleys with the 340 Magnum and four speed sold in the US mine is 1 of only 3 that he knows of in existance! I know that there is probably a few more left out there but probably not more than 12-15. Does anyone know how many of this particular Make and Model Galen Govier has registered? I figure between him and Wayne that is probably as close as I am going to get on finding out how many cars like mine are left but I have had no luck in getting any type of response from Galen.

[Chris]

Cool car! I love the 1972 rallyes. And yes, the description of the coupe is correct, the rear windows are fixed. The coupe VIN is different from the hardtop, with the coupe VIN beginning WL21 and the hardtop beginning WH23. According to Galen's little white book, there were 289 4-speed 340 Rallye Charger hardtops made. There were 39 4-speed 340 Rallye coupes made, and generally the coupes are much more rare than the hardtops. I finally did get a response back from Galen, and in his opinion, my 1972 440 Rallye coupe is the only one made with bucket seats and the N96 ramcharger hood package. According to the Mopar records, bucket seats and console were not availble on the coupe model. but mine has them.

Great news! Wayne Wooten from the Charger Registry contacted me here in Baghdad Iraq yesterday and told me of the 289 1972 Dodge Charger Ralleys with the 340 Magnum and four speed SOLD in the US mine is 1 of 3 that he knows of in existance! I know that there are probably more out there but I am thinking probably no more than 12-15. Do you or anyone out there know how many of this car Galen has registered? I figure between Wayne and Galen Govier that is about as close as I am going to get on finding out how many cars like mine are actually left. I have tried on numerous occasions to contact Galen about my car  but I get the distinct feeling he is not much interested in assisting me on this.

[Mr Sixpacks wife]

Great news! Wayne Wooten from the Charger Registry contacted me here in Baghdad Iraq yesterday and told me of the 289 1972 Dodge Charger Ralleys with the 340 Magnum and four speed SOLD in the US mine is 1 of 3 that he knows of in existance! I know that there are probably more out there but I am thinking probably no more than 12-15. Do you or anyone out there know how many of this car Galen has registered? I figure between Wayne and Galen Govier that is about as close as I am going to get on finding out how many cars like mine are actually left. I have tried on numerous occasions to contact Galen about my car  but I get the distinct feeling he is not much interested in assisting me on this.

Good he contacted you!

[Mr Sixpacks wife]

I've heard that all 440 coupes are crashed, all 11 of them. Is yours one of those 11 coupes?

Not sure if that is true, I remember seeing a 72 4sp U code Dana Rallye car for sale last year, I just don't remember if it was a coupe.

Someone told me years ago that all 11 of 440 HP, 4 spd, Dana 60 with fixed windows are gone.

[1972Rallye]

Great news! Wayne Wooten from the Charger Registry contacted me here in Baghdad Iraq yesterday and told me of the 289 1972 Dodge Charger Ralleys with the 340 Magnum and four speed SOLD in the US mine is 1 of 3 that he knows of in existance! I know that there are probably more out there but I am thinking probably no more than 12-15. Do you or anyone out there know how many of this car Galen has registered? I figure between Wayne and Galen Govier that is about as close as I am going to get on finding out how many cars like mine are actually left. I have tried on numerous occasions to contact Galen about my car  but I get the distinct feeling he is not much interested in assisting me on this.

It's true, you do not see many 340 4 speeds... nice find!  There are probably more not registered than registered with either place. Still a great car to have!

As great a source as Galen is, his fault lies in the fact that he is only interested in very rare/valueable cars.  If you have something he is interested in, he'll contact you in a reasonable amount of time.  Otherwise...

I'm in front of all my info now, so if you want to e-mail your info (or post it here), I can pass along what I have.

Bob

[1972Rallye]

While we're on the subject, Here is a pic from an e-bay auction a while back of a Triple Black, Charger Rallye COUPE, 340, Auto on column, Bench seats and the N96 Ramcharger Hood option.  I have pics of the Fender Tag and Build Sheet as well - it's legit.

That has to be 1 of 1!

[Chris]

Great news! Wayne Wooten from the Charger Registry contacted me here in Baghdad Iraq yesterday and told me of the 289 1972 Dodge Charger Ralleys with the 340 Magnum and four speed SOLD in the US mine is 1 of 3 that he knows of in existance! I know that there are probably more out there but I am thinking probably no more than 12-15. Do you or anyone out there know how many of this car Galen has registered? I figure between Wayne and Galen Govier that is about as close as I am going to get on finding out how many cars like mine are actually left. I have tried on numerous occasions to contact Galen about my car  but I get the distinct feeling he is not much interested in assisting me on this.

It's true, you do not see many 340 4 speeds... nice find!  There are probably more not registered than registered with either place. Still a great car to have!

As great a source as Galen is, his fault lies in the fact that he is only interested in very rare/valueable cars.  If you have something he is interested in, he'll contact you in a reasonable amount of time.  Otherwise...

I'm in front of all my info now, so if you want to e-mail your info (or post it here), I can pass along what I have.

Bob

Wayne broke down my Data Plate and VIN # when he called yesterday and unfortunately I dont have the broadcast sheet . Thanks for your help and if you know of anything else I can do to research this car furthur I am all ears.

[twilt]

Great news! Wayne Wooten from the Charger Registry contacted me here in Baghdad Iraq yesterday and told me of the 289 1972 Dodge Charger Ralleys with the 340 Magnum and four speed SOLD in the US mine is 1 of 3 that he knows of in existance! I know that there are probably more out there but I am thinking probably no more than 12-15. Do you or anyone out there know how many of this car Galen has registered? I figure between Wayne and Galen Govier that is about as close as I am going to get on finding out how many cars like mine are actually left. I have tried on numerous occasions to contact Galen about my car  but I get the distinct feeling he is not much interested in assisting me on this.

Thinking that only 12-15 are left would assume an attrition rate around 95%, which is obviously way too high. I`d be more inclned to believe that there would over a 100 left. My best friend has one of the 72 Rallye 340 4 speed cars. "known to exist" numbers are basically worthless as most owners don`t care to register their cars.  Personally, i don`t get into the numbers game. I have a 72 Rallye 340 auto N96 car and really dont care how many others like it were made or how many are still around.

[Chris]

Great news! Wayne Wooten from the Charger Registry contacted me here in Baghdad Iraq yesterday and told me of the 289 1972 Dodge Charger Ralleys with the 340 Magnum and four speed SOLD in the US mine is 1 of 3 that he knows of in existance! I know that there are probably more out there but I am thinking probably no more than 12-15. Do you or anyone out there know how many of this car Galen has registered? I figure between Wayne and Galen Govier that is about as close as I am going to get on finding out how many cars like mine are actually left. I have tried on numerous occasions to contact Galen about my car  but I get the distinct feeling he is not much interested in assisting me on this.

Thinking that only 12-15 are left would assume an attrition rate around 95%, which is obviously way too high. I`d be more inclned to believe that there would over a 100 left. My best friend has one of the 72 Rallye 340 4 speed cars. "known to exist" numbers are basically worthless as most owners don`t care to register their cars.  Personally, i don`t get into the numbers game. I have a 72 Rallye 340 auto N96 car and really dont care how many others like it were made or how many are still around.

Thanks for your insight, like I said I am  curious and just want to learn more about this car.

[Brock Samson]

well i'd like to hear about your "rare" 318 car, and why your so into the '72's specificly... 

[Chris]

well i'd like to hear about your "rare" 318 car, and why your so into the '72's specificly... 

I bought this car back in high school and stored it because of other projects,lack of time, money, just pick an excuse. I did not want to start on it and have it become one of those projects that just never gets finished, so I kept it covered and garaged and stayed away from it so I didnt get any bright ideas! Last year I took the plunge to have it restored and I guess that after all of these years (23) I am finally going to have my car done the way I  have always dreamed that it would be done. I guess I am just a little excited about that and then getting on this web site the other day, all of a sudden I had more input and information from the people on this site regarding the car and now I just want to learn more. And as far as specifically goes I always thought the Ralleys were one of the sharpest versions of the Charger!

On another note,what is a "Trac Pac"? Is it a specifiic rear end and if so what Chargers was it available on?