68 Charger ?

[Fitz73Chrgr]

My dad's first car back in the day was a 1968 Charger, 383HP 4 speed.  Green with green vinyl top.  Does anyone know the production numbers on the 68's with the 383HP?  More specifically the 4 speeds?  I read somewhere a couple years back that only 257 of them were made?

[mally69]

ill check my white book and let you know

[69CoronetRT]

White book shows 259 shipped for US sale.

How do you know it was an HP motor?

[C500]

Does the white book show how many 68's were built for Canada? 

[bull]

White book shows 259 shipped for US sale.

How do you know it was an HP motor?

If it had a stock-issue 4bbl it would be an HP motor. It would be even more rare if it didn't have an HP motor.

[Fitz73Chrgr]

White book shows 259 shipped for US sale.

How do you know it was an HP motor?

Well, I don't know for sure.  My dad got rid of it back in '78.  I'm just going by what he said. I know it did NOT have A/C.  Does the white book show the production numbers for the 4 speeds? 

[69CoronetRT]

White book shows 259 shipped for US sale.

How do you know it was an HP motor?

If it had a stock-issue 4bbl it would be an HP motor. It would be even more rare if it didn't have an HP motor.

There seems to be a common belief that 383-4bbl automatically equals 335 HP which is not true. I have been able to document '69 and '70 Charger with 383 - 4speed that do have the HP variant but not a 68 as of yet. Automatics do not have the HP engine as well as any A/C car. It would be more common for a Charger to have the 330 horse engine. Having a documented HP would be the exception.

It would be great to document a 68 built Charger 4 speed with HP engine. That can only be done via the broadcast sheet.