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3rd Gen Topless Charger (pics)

Started by Charger_Fan, August 04, 2007, 10:19:05 AM

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Charger_Fan

August 04, 2007, 10:19:05 AM
So I happened to bring my camera to work yesterday, by a fluke. About mid-day, I spot this Charger in the parking lot & snagged my camera. ;D



Funky friggin' marker lights...I'm thinkin' some out of use trailer donated those. :icon_smile_tongue:



The front end had badly worn control arm bushings, I bet it's a groove-grabbing sob. :o



Looks like it's been topless for a while, by the looks of the interior.



The back seat bottom was gone & there were scraps of wood on the floor in it's place. Overall, the interior was pretty beat up & the cracked steering wheel looked like it was from a truck. (sorry, I took this shot quickly & didn't get the wheel :-\ )
There was a Charger SE emblem above the glove box.



After quickly snapping those pics, I went back inside to show one of my co-workers the car...by the time I returned, the car was gone.
At least I got the pics, to prove my fish story. :D

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

PocketThunder

#1
August 04, 2007, 10:24:12 AM
looks like they did a nice job with the snap on cover.
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Charger_Fan

#2
August 04, 2007, 10:44:10 AM
Quote from: PocketThunder on August 04, 2007, 10:24:12 AM
looks like they did a nice job with the snap on cover.
:iagree: Looks like the seats were probably nice looking when it was originally done, too. I'm betting it was someone's nice driver for a while, then it was sold to someone who didn't garage it & care about it as much.
I think that overall, these cars look halfway decent as a convertible, whereas 2nd gen's don't.

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

BrianShaughnessy

#3
August 04, 2007, 11:16:54 AM
My guess is somebody had a vinyl top car that needed a new roof skin after 30 years of rot and they did the next best thing.    :cheers:   
Black Betty:  1969 Charger R/T - X9 440 six pack, TKO600 5 speed, 3.73 Dana 60.
Sinnamon:  1969 Charger R/T - T5 440, 727, 3.23 8 3/4 high school sweetheart.

41husk

#4
August 04, 2007, 11:37:39 AM
I agree, that does not look bad at all.
1969 Dodge Charger 500 440/727
1970 Challenger convertible 340/727
1970 Plymouth Duster FM3
1974 Dodge Dart /6/904
1983 Plymouth Scamp GT 2.2 Auto
1950 Dodge Pilot house pick up

Charger1973

#5
August 04, 2007, 11:58:45 AM
Maybe someone can photoshop a nice paint job on it.   It might look good  :scratchchin:

Nacho-RT74

#6
August 04, 2007, 12:50:09 PM
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html

TruckDriver

#7
August 04, 2007, 02:45:03 PM
 :puke: To eaches own :rotz:
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Dodge Don

#8
August 04, 2007, 05:41:14 PM
Just doesn't look right to me.

71bee

#9
August 04, 2007, 11:20:43 PM
 :o...you gotta be kiddin'!

I have always wondered how a 3rd gen Charger would look as a convertible. why are the windows up? that looks pretty retarded. :ahum:

1968 Charger B5

#10
August 05, 2007, 10:34:32 AM
Typical of all Mopar people.  They start a project, sometimes with decent thoughts/ideas   and never finish it to the end.  And it looks like crap, if you are going to start a project, or do a car, FUCKING DO IT AND FINISH IT!!!
1968 Dodge Charger R/T
1970 Dodge Charger
1974 Plymouth Roadrunner
1998 Jeep Cherokee SRT

DodgeChargerNeeded

#11
August 05, 2007, 01:15:45 PM
Anybody got a barf bag handy. That car is sick
Jeff

JR

#12
August 05, 2007, 02:05:54 PM
If the concept is ever well executed, I think it could be an attractive car. The high beltline of the 3rd gen looks natural as a vert. where as the 2nd gens low, tapered down profile doesn't work without a roof.

The profile of a 3rd gen is one big wedge, which works nicely even without the roof. I wouldn't cut up a 3rd gen to make one, but I'd save this car and finish it right if I got hold of it.
70 Charger RT top bananna /68 Charger RT triple green

The70RT

#13
August 05, 2007, 02:35:35 PM
When you see a convertible with the top down and the widows up it kinda defeats the purpose....plus it looks stupid. :Twocents:
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hutch

#14
August 06, 2007, 07:48:27 AM
I think the windows are up so no one will steal it.

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70charger_boy

#15
August 06, 2007, 08:28:49 AM
Quote from: The70RT on August 05, 2007, 02:35:35 PM
When you see a convertible with the top down and the widows up it kinda defeats the purpose....plus it looks stupid. :Twocents:

You apparently never drove in a convertible with a woman, have you?

As far as the car.  I happen to think it looks good.  I'm not a big fan of the third gen, but tell me where in the hell it says that in ordewr to drive the car it has to be in pristine condition???????  The guy probably doesn't have a bottomless check book like some of you guys.  The bottom line is it is his car, or her car, and it probably gives them alot of joy.  There probably is a history behind it too. 

nh_mopar_fan

#16
August 06, 2007, 11:58:11 AM
Quote from: 70charger_boy on August 06, 2007, 08:28:49 AM
Quote from: The70RT on August 05, 2007, 02:35:35 PM
When you see a convertible with the top down and the widows up it kinda defeats the purpose....plus it looks stupid. :Twocents:

You apparently never drove in a convertible with a woman, have you?



:cheers:

It's not just that. When I park my ragtop, I almost always put the windows up. It does make it much harder to reach over and take something out of the car etc.

Dodge Don

#17
August 06, 2007, 12:05:08 PM
Quote from: 1968 Charger B5 on August 05, 2007, 10:34:32 AM
Typical of all Mopar people.  They start a project, sometimes with decent thoughts/ideas   and never finish it to the end.  And it looks like crap, if you are going to start a project, or do a car, FUCKING DO IT AND FINISH IT!!!

So ALL Mopar people never finish a project? Wish I'd known that earlier. I guess I should just quit now since it's destiny and all  ::)

CharlieCharger

#18
August 06, 2007, 12:10:40 PM
I think it would be a disaster in a rollover accident.. :yesnod:
Earth. Even the word sounded strange to me now... unfamiliar. How long had I been gone? How long had I been back? Did it matter? I tried to find the rhythm of the world where I used to live. I followed the current. I was silent, attentive, I made a conscious effort to smile, nod, stand, and perform the millions of gestures that constitute life on earth. I studied these gestures until they became reflexes again. But I was haunted by the idea that I remembered her wrong -Solaris

The70RT

#19
August 06, 2007, 02:28:08 PM
Quote from: 70charger_boy on August 06, 2007, 08:28:49 AM
Quote from: The70RT on August 05, 2007, 02:35:35 PM
When you see a convertible with the top down and the widows up it kinda defeats the purpose....plus it looks stupid. :Twocents:

You apparently never drove in a convertible with a woman, have you?

As far as the car.  I happen to think it looks good.  I'm not a big fan of the third gen, but tell me where in the hell it says that in ordewr to drive the car it has to be in pristine condition???????  The guy probably doesn't have a bottomless check book like some of you guys.  The bottom line is it is his car, or her car, and it probably gives them alot of joy.  There probably is a history behind it too. 

Your right I haven't. I got a convertible though. I never drove it. It's on the restore list after the Charger.
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bull

#20
August 06, 2007, 06:34:20 PM
Looks better than a 2nd gen convertible IMO.

70charger_boy

#21
August 06, 2007, 07:04:29 PM
Quote from: bull on August 06, 2007, 06:34:20 PM
Looks better than a 2nd gen convertible IMO.
:iagree:  but, what about a chopped 2nd gen???

The70RT

#22
August 06, 2007, 08:10:35 PM
 :rotz:
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Charger_Fan

#23
September 05, 2007, 04:09:23 PM
Hmph! Apparently it's for sale now...and not very cheap either! :eek2:

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=&nid=443&tab=list/view&ad=285136


The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

Old Moparz

#24
September 05, 2007, 04:24:53 PM
I like it & would drive it just as it sits.  :cheers:

The only thing I hope for it, was that someone put subframe connectors in so it doesn't sag.
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scatpack69

#25
September 05, 2007, 05:39:50 PM
I got a freind in MA who made a 70 Charger R/T convert. Him and the people who build those 71 Daytona and Superbirds.
you can see there work at www.dayclona.com

70charger_boy

#27
September 05, 2007, 06:35:20 PM
Quote from: scatpack69 on September 05, 2007, 05:39:50 PM
I got a freind in MA who made a 70 Charger R/T convert. Him and the people who build those 71 Daytona and Superbirds.
you can see there work at www.dayclona.com

There is a guy in Rhode Island who did that, too.  It took him 10 years and it looks fantastic!!!!

Fitz73Chrgr

#28
September 05, 2007, 07:14:00 PM
Quote from: 70charger_boy on August 06, 2007, 07:04:29 PM
Quote from: bull on August 06, 2007, 06:34:20 PM
Looks better than a 2nd gen convertible IMO.
:iagree:  but, what about a chopped 2nd gen???

:puke: :badidea: :eek2:
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Resto thread:
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70charger_boy

#29
September 05, 2007, 07:16:43 PM
Quote from: Fitz73Chrgr on September 05, 2007, 07:14:00 PM
Quote from: 70charger_boy on August 06, 2007, 07:04:29 PM
Quote from: bull on August 06, 2007, 06:34:20 PM
Looks better than a 2nd gen convertible IMO.
:iagree:  but, what about a chopped 2nd gen???

:puke: :badidea: :eek2:

If it was black with tinted windows it would be nice...wouldn't it???

The70RT

#30
September 05, 2007, 08:21:24 PM
I don't think chopping any Charger improves their looks. They are sought after for their looks as they are so why?.........except the maybe the new ones but then you would have a
300...........but to each their own :Twocents:
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nakita7

#31
September 05, 2007, 08:49:31 PM
With the windows down, it wouldn't look too bad...

Magnumcharger

#32
September 07, 2007, 11:43:16 PM
Puts one to mind of these Photo-shopped images...
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

71bee

#33
September 11, 2007, 11:51:32 AM
A '71 Charger R/T convert? I'd be all over it!!!  :2thumbs:

Ghoste

#34
September 11, 2007, 06:48:29 PM
Makes them kind of look like big fat out of shape ponycars to me.  Sort of the way washed up athletes look after they retire and spend a decade drinking beer and watching television.  You still recognize them but... :o

ChargerSG

#35
September 11, 2007, 07:11:59 PM
Chargers shouldent be a convert :rotz:
Looking for 383 Magnum #0B196875 and 0B115166

TK73

#36
September 11, 2007, 08:19:24 PM
Quote from: ChargerSG on September 11, 2007, 07:11:59 PM
Chargers shouldent be a convert :rotz:

Dead on that one...
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Mean 318

#37
September 11, 2007, 08:47:16 PM
Put a damn bolt in the license plate! Makes the owner look lazy and make you wonder how well he maintained the car! just me!

Magnumcharger

#38
September 19, 2007, 11:30:13 AM
A couple more pics..
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

Nacho-RT74

#39
September 19, 2007, 11:40:07 AM
hehe green one is the one being sold down here.
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html

Joshua

#40
September 19, 2007, 02:01:10 PM
I wonder what it looks like under that snap on cover???...... :eek2:

mopar1

#41
September 21, 2007, 08:06:56 PM
Quote from: Magnumcharger on September 07, 2007, 11:43:16 PM
Puts one to mind of these Photo-shopped images...
That white one is on ebay right now

TUFCAT

#42
September 21, 2007, 08:53:13 PM
Post a link please.  :popcrn:

TUFCAT

#44
September 21, 2007, 09:23:54 PM
This Charger was in the car corral at Carlisle, and repeated on eBay.   The BIN price is very STEEP.  :scratchchin:

mopar1

#45
September 21, 2007, 11:32:49 PM
Quote from: TUFCAT on September 21, 2007, 09:23:54 PM
This Charger was in the car corral at Carlisle, and repeated on eBay.   The BIN price is very STEEP.  :scratchchin:
Is it really ,its a #s matching v code There was a red one,identical except for color and I believe the buy it now was 119 K .
I guess to each his own. Just seems that prices are all over the place
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