Anyone have a six cylinder Charger? Lets see photos!

[ACUDANUT]

 6 Bangers in a Chargers ?? 
NO MUSCLE CAR THERE 

[Rayzor]

Oddly enough, I was thinking about engine builds, EFI and learning curves...thought hey I know diesels, maybe I should do a turbo gas  motor. Hey, why not a Turbo /6? it would bulge the eyes of the ricers...then I looked around and see I'd no way be the first.

How 'bout a 10-second Street Turbo /6 for fun...

Hm.

I did it some years ago, and punished my fair share of heavily stickered cars. I even put the axe to a probe on N.O.S. I thought the guy was gonna cry. Ha ha. I worked with him so it was even better because I got to rub it in for weeks.

[A383Wing]

6 Bangers in a Chargers ?? 
NO MUSCLE CAR THERE 

Define Muscle car? 

I would welcome a chance to redo a 6cyl second generation or a 3spd manual 1st generation Charger...would be rare to see one at a local Mopar show....

[Rayzor]

I really miss the slant in my 68 at times. Everything was right there and easy to reach. Now I have to dislocate my shoulder to even reach the starter with a 440 in there. Anyways, while it was by no meens the typical hot rod street bruiser from the get go, with a few key bolt ons and alot of work it became a one off surprise to most. Definitly fit in the sleeper catagory, and that my friends makes it a hot rod muscle car. 19 mpg was just one of the perks.

[elacruze]

6 Bangers in a Chargers ?? 
NO MUSCLE CAR THERE 

What is muscle? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckoya9wcTKA

I don't think I'd do a Charger, it would be more fun in a back-halved Omni.

or Gremlin...

[Chad L. Magee]

6 Bangers in a Chargers ?? 
NO MUSCLE CAR THERE 

Define Muscle car? 

I would welcome a chance to redo a 6cyl second generation or a 3spd manual 1st generation Charger...would be rare to see one at a local Mopar show....

Back in the day (and even now), not every Charger had to be a musclecar, some were used just to get around.  Think about how many six cylinder pony cars were made back then (I6 Mustangs for example) compared to musclecar models.  Quite a few were converted to racecars shortly after purchase simply because they were the cheapest way to get into the car body that you liked, especially if you had a local junkyard to help in the engine transplant.  I would rather have my /6 be factory orginal as that makes it more unique at car shows when sitting alongside its big block brothers.....

[A383Wing]

 

[Rolling_Thunder]

Well - I got a question then -  what constitutes a muscle car ?   I mean i'm thinking of the 383 charger...       it was a full sized car that had a big block but was not an R/T...     yet the Road Runner had the same engine and it is considered one of the best muscle cars in history...      Same B-body and same engine...      just curious what makes a muscle car a muscle car...

[69_500]

To me personally a muscle car was a cheap car, with a big block engine. One that wasn't high on frills but high on excitement. The RR with a 383 fits the bill because its a low buck machine made purely to enjoy beating the snot out of. The Charger with a 383 on the other hand was a luxury car. Keep in mind the Charger was not the low budget car for Dodge at the time, the Superbee was that, and then the next step up in luxury was the Coronet then you stepped up further for the Charger.

I'm looking through my photo's now for a picture of the 1970 charger I had with a 225 /6. Only had the car for a few days before I sold it, wish I had kept it.

[Sublime/Sixpack]

Muscle Car is a term that seems to mean different things to different people.

[PocketThunder]

69 Charger on ebay.  originally a hillside hemi car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Charger-R-T-clone_W0QQitemZ160404929510QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item2558e0fbe6

[Brock Lee]

In my travels I have seen about a half dozen slant six 1968-9 Chargers. I do not recall ever seeing a 70. Only one was in bad shape, the others still ran. I believe that while these were "rare" by ratio built originally, I suspect they had a better survival rate. The tough motors and better fuel mileage likely saved many where their big block brethren too expensive to keep, or wrecked by young street racers.

[b5blue]

Insurance alone would have been huge savings back then too! 

[Chad L. Magee]

Insurance alone would have been huge savings back then too! 

I think that is why many of them got rebuilt for racing, as you could have your cake (lower insurance payments) and still eat it too (street/strip racing) just as long as the insurance agents never found out.  If questioned, they could always drop the /6 back in....

[Chad L. Magee]

In my travels I have seen about a half dozen slant six 1968-9 Chargers. I do not recall ever seeing a 70. Only one was in bad shape, the others still ran. I believe that while these were "rare" by ratio built originally, I suspect they had a better survival rate. The tough motors and better fuel mileage likely saved many where their big block brethren too expensive to keep, or wrecked by young street racers.

The 1968 /6 Charger production was nearly double 1969 production, while 1970 was less than half of the 1969 production when talking /6 Chargers exclusively.  This is why you will see the earlier years pop up occasionally, but rarely the later years (71s and on had even less produced).  They were looked at as transportation for ten years, then became parts cars for the big block versions when they started needing fixing up.  Many of them ended up in junkyards because they were looked down upon as something that would never be valuable in the future.  I know of a yellow 1970 base model /6 Charger that was given to a guy and he ended up sending it to the crusher because of that idea in the mid 80s.  About seven years ago, he contacted me about my /6 Charger (wanting to buy it to replace the one he crushed, no deal) but became extremely dismayed when I explained to him that he destroyed something that was basically irreplaceable.........

[G-man]

To have a charger that doesnt sound like an animal when you switch it on (even a 318)... whats the point?

King Kong with no juice or bark. 

[b5blue]

The point here is the b body platform is a very durable and well mannered car. With a Charger body and a / six you have something of value for a different TYPE of performance.....along with good looks......like a sexy girl who likes cheap dates also. Alot of you youngers may not get it but "back in the day" when muscle was all over the streets, Chargers had muscle AND class. If you don't get it don't sweat it.I think the day has come and gone to take any rare 40 year old car and bastardize the value out of it when there are plenty of hybrids as alternatives. 15 years ago I sensed that the fella with the fresh big block transplant had made 2 mistakes, He junked a big block GTX just for want of 1/4 and floorboard work and pulled his / six to swap.  I knew both were worth more before he started and never again since. I didn't say a word about it to him other than to let him know I would have traded him mine for his in a heartbeat if he had kept it stock.   

[Chad L. Magee]

To have a charger that doesnt sound like an animal when you switch it on (even a 318)... whats the point?

King Kong with no juice or bark. 

I already have that covered with a pack of RTs and Superbees to work on.  My second gen /6 Charger is like a work of art to me: I appreciate it for what it is (a rare car), not what it can do.....

[b5blue]

Good for you Chad! Now about the photos........

[1969chargerrtse]

6 Bangers in a Chargers ?? 
NO MUSCLE CAR THERE 

Define Muscle car? 

I would welcome a chance to redo a 6cyl second generation or a 3spd manual 1st generation Charger...would be rare to see one at a local Mopar show....

What would be real neat would be to have a R/T and a 6 cyl plain jane ( or jack ).

[1969chargerrtse]

69 Charger on ebay.  originally a hillside hemi car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Charger-R-T-clone_W0QQitemZ160404929510QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item2558e0fbe6

And there is the R/T badge on a car with a stripe, again.

[THE STIG]

Here's one

[A383Wing]

Here's one

no pic...just a red "X" in a box

[THE STIG]

there fixed it

[A383Wing]

there fixed it

6 cyl & 4 doors...