Why do we love Chargers so much.......

[xx29440charger]

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[Hemidoug]

'Cause it's the BEST looking MOPAR......

[jb666]

For most of the reasons you just listed... I was "raised" around these cars... And knew, since I was 10, what I wanted...

[xx29440charger]

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[Brock Samson]

 your threads are funny.  

I like the overall enginering of the B-body in general especially the 68-70 Generation they are just such stout and strong cars. The Torsion bar suspension and the Unibody the cowl from door hinge to door hinge the entire firewall stamping is a thing of beauty... To Me. 
Of course the style is pretty sweet too, there's something sexy about the hips of the Second Gen Chargers where the body flares out around the tires and the profile with the tunnel back roof that gives it the long hood short deck like a pony car - but is so much more successful then the GM intermediates of the same time frame like the 66/67 GTO and Chevelle.
Then,.. there's the surface detailing, the faux air ducts, the little ducktail, the subtle character lines that define the lower rockers and the complex multi-angles of the door that defines the double diamond. I love the way the front of the hood has the slight rounded peak and the way the fenders gently dip on top down to the hood.
Nothing short of a automotive masterpiece.
The other factor that makes the Charger my Favorite is the content and the details, like the dashboard design, the deeply recessed grill and lights the way the bumpers contour over the licence plate and wrap up into the edges in back and form the gradual slope into the front and rear facias...
OK, Hang on, I gotta go take a shower.. 
 

[1969chargerrtse]

Style, power and sound.  To be honest, I love GTO's, 69 Camaro's, vettes, and many more, but the 2nd gen charger has a awesome style in every panel on the car.

[RCKSTR]

Theres just somethin "different" about us mopar guys. I dont think any other group of enthusiasts are as passionate about their cars as we are.

[Ghoste]

Styling and image.

[70charginglizard]

Theres just somethin "different" about us mopar guys. I dont think any other group of enthusiasts are as passionate about their cars as we are.

that and it's not easy to do a mopar. Thats another reason I did it.

If it were easy to do then everyone would have one. (camero's and mustangs...prime example)

[BIRD67]

My love for chargers is their body.. They are possibly the Sexiest car to come out of the 1960s and mated with the Engines they had they are just the car! Every single line of the car flows beautifully and there isn't another car like it out there..

[1969chargerrtse]

Theres just somethin "different" about us mopar guys. I don't think any other group of enthusiasts are as passionate about their cars as we are.

I'll give you that one.

[lastoasis]

68-70 Mopars make the ford and GM muscle crowd really nervous 

[RD]

i grew up in my 73 SE, huge start there.  but I just love everything about it.. its lines, its sound, the simplicity of the engineering, and yet it is overly effective in its purpose.  And it works great when pulled all together.

The charger to me is a symphony of beautifully engineered and moving mechanical parts that evokes happiness to a gearhead, like an opera will evoke emotions to women (and some men ).  No other car has created an opus like the charger, and none ever will.

[John_Kunkel]

Styling and image.

Yep, without that they're just another B body Mopar. (not sayin' that's bad)

[loudmouthaussie]

for me its the 2nd gen styling round the rear window & tail panel (and the loop bumper on the 70) 

never can see why people get wet in the crotch over the 69 c500. that rear window plug looks shit!  (yeah i know theyre rare blah blah)

[1969chargerrtse]

for me its the 2nd gen styling round the rear window & tail panel (and the loop bumper on the 70)  

never can see why people get wet in the crotch over the 69 c500. that rear window plug looks shit!   (yeah i know theyre rare blah blah)

I'm no 500 expert by any means, but to me it's the race history of the car that is so special. Also the amount of work that is needed to convert a 500 or Daytona clone to look like a original 500 is no easy task at all.  I love both fastback lines.

[saltdog]

It has to be the nascar history.When I was growing up,my bestfriend was Dick Brooks nephew so every sunday at his house we either listened to the races on the radio
or watched it on tv.Then when I was about 7 or 8 I noticed a cool looking car in the neighborhood with a gas cap on the rear fender. That's when it all started.

[Lennard]

First time I saw a second generation Charger was on the Dukes of Hazzard, then a few years later my brother in law imported a '69 from "The States" to The Netherlands and took me for a ride. I then knew I had to have one... and now I got two.

[RamchargerMopar]

The Dukes hands down is the reason I love these cars. I will never restore one to a General lee but to have a sexy blue with white stripe 440 Charger would rock my world. 

[loudmouthaussie]

for me its the 2nd gen styling round the rear window & tail panel (and the loop bumper on the 70)  

never can see why people get wet in the crotch over the 69 c500. that rear window plug looks shit!   (yeah i know theyre rare blah blah)

I'm no 500 expert by any means, but to me it's the race history of the car that is so special. Also the amount of work that is needed to convert a 500 or Daytona clone to look like a original 500 is no easy task at all.  I love both fastback lines.

yeah the orig. c500 cars are interesting for thier uniqueness/rareity. you cant really say they look as good/better though.

totally for aerodynamics. an engineers car where the standard body would be the architects car 

[BB1]

First car I ever owned period.

Probably be the last one as well.

[METROID]

First car I ever owned period.

Me too!

The Charger is the only car I can walk around and no matter what part of the car I am looking at I get this surreal (out of body experience) every single time even if the car is sitting motorless in the driveway.

My two favorite cars of all time are the 68 Charger and the 70 Cuda. The Cuda doesn't give me that surreal feeling and doesn't always look great unless you are standing at the right angles. No matter the condition or the angle the Charger always sends chills down my spine from any view.

The most notable and strongest feature that I love is that recessed Grille. No other car successfully pulled off the whole full front end grille no headlight look (Cougar, Camaro, and all others don't even come close).

[69bronzeT5]

I grew up watching reruns of the Dukes of Hazzard. Not sure what it was but I wanted a General Lee. Now when people ask me why I like Chargers I just say "because they're so damn sexy". Just the lines and everything are PERFECT (especially on 2nd gens )

[1969chargerrtse]

First car I ever owned period.

Me too!

The Charger is the only car I can walk around and no matter what part of the car I am looking at I get this surreal (out of body experience) every single time even if the car is sitting motorless in the driveway.

My two favorite cars of all time are the 68 Charger and the 70 Cuda. The Cuda doesn't give me that surreal feeling and doesn't always look great unless you are standing at the right angles. No matter the condition or the angle the Charger always sends chills down my spine from any view.

The most notable and strongest feature that I love is that recessed Grille. No other car successfully pulled off the whole full front end grille no headlight look (Cougar, Camaro, and all others don't even come close).

I had that 68 brochure as a kid and lost it.  Not looking for trouble as the Charger is my all time favorite car, but the Hideaway 69 GTO or 69 RS Z/28 Camaro along with the older vettes are pretty cool looking also, but the Charger is perfect on every single panel, front to back, bottom to top.  

[Back N Black]

I agree, visually the Charger looks awesome, but i do not like the electrical system, where they route the power through the amp gage and you always got to have extra voltage regulators and orange box on hand. I don't like how quarter glass and door glass fit together. The vehicle tends to twist and crack the body panels when torque applied and its as aerodynamic as a Brick. But i'm sure other muscle cars have issues also.

[RIDELIKEHELL]

Its a big car for a BIG guy lol....besides it'll be the only 68 in my town of 73,000

[Mr.Woolery]

I like the Charger's design elements.  I grew up in a family that actually didn't like musclecars (heresy, I know).  As a result, I didn't get the musclecar indoctrination that many others received as kids.  Instead, I was pointed in the direction of light weight small sports cars.  Very few musclecars caught my eye, with the exception of the Charger.  It's just plain beautiful!

It was funny to see the look on my Dad's face when I told him I bought a Charger.  His face twisted all up and he said, "You bought one of those huge old cars?  WHY?"   

[451-74Charger]

As Richard Hammond (BBC Top Gear) said. "Bad Guys Drive Chargers"

[66FBCharger]

The first time I watched Dukes of Hazzard (at age 14) I fell in love with the car. I didn't know what the car was. I looked through a bunch of old Popular Mechanics mags that had the new car previews in them to find out what year it was. I just absolutely LOVE everything about the styling of the exterior and the interior. I think that the designers got everything right on the '69 Chargers. The "coke bottle" shape of the body is sexy. The grill is perfect!
I have wanted one since the first time I saw one on TV. I should be getting one by the spring! I am super psyched!!!

[nelson_audet]

1. the first tv show i have listen at the tv when i was young , was the dukes of hazzard
2. the first toy i remember  i was loving is my toy of the general lee
3. i love this car for all this curve, the hidden headlight.. the sound.. the dash , the interior... the rear window.. the flip top fuel cap  ON the quarter...

i love the 68-69 charger for this reasons.

i also love the 70 but i prefer 68-69

sorry for my poor english .i didn't write on the board many time because  i didn t write corectly in english but i can't resist to answer at this question
thanks

[Ghoste]

sorry for my poor english .i didn't write on the board many time because  i didn t write corectly in english but i can't resist to answer at this question
thanks

Nelson, you can't let that stop you.  This isn't an english test, it's about sharing a common interest and a passion for a particular car.  Jump in wherever you want and we'll figure what each other are trying to say, don't worry. 

[Chargerrtforme]

Nelson, love your answer. Maybe you could start with " sorry for my poor English". But please comment more often. That's what the site is about. 

[Lennard]

sorry for my poor english .i didn't write on the board many time because  i didn t write corectly in english but i can't resist to answer at this question
thanks

I know people that write worse English than you and they were born in the U.S.A.

[nelson_audet]

thanks a lot guy. a smile in my face now. i have stop to write on us board because a bad experience on a another board where a couple of member hurt me.. insult me because i live in quebec canada and i am not a english people.... i will try to write more my idea and opinion.. i know it is not a english test héhéhé only a ton of people here with a same major interest : dodge charger.

thanks!

[Back N Black]

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[69rtse4spd]

Brother had three of them, just fell in love with them & still am. Told my wife of 22 years of marriage (29 years total) the first night we meet, the cars come first you come second.

[mauve66]

EL lighting

[FlatbackFanatic]

 :iagree:Mopar exhaust has a sound all its own. Nothing else come close.

[moparmoynihan]

The Dukes of course! I felt that way as a child. Also the very begining of "The Fall Guy"s credit was the ending of "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry", that was always cool. But now that I'm older and have had a '69 for over a decade, the shear awesome-ness never gets old. Its the baddest, toughest, most agressive looking car, in my opinion to this day. When you're in the driver's seat and you see the hood and the front fenders, and when you look in the side mirror, at the quarter panal bulging up, thats heaven to me. I'm a Mopar fan period, but if you look into the design of Plymouth's compared to Dodge's in the late 60's and early 70's, Dodge has won hands down. They took there time and really thought out every panel of these cars. For me the 1969 Charger is just about as perfect as you can get.