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Anyone have pics of the oringinal "new" Charger concepts??

Started by Pistolpete, December 22, 2005, 08:33:44 AM

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Pistolpete

read on another post that the original concept drwaings for the new charger were much better than what came out? anyone got pics??
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hotrod98

Here's a small one to start. I'll try to find more on my computer at home.


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Pistolpete

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TeeWJay426

Here's pics of the actual car itself.....
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Pistolpete

once again, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED !!??

other than the fact it looks like it stole some design ideas from the new vette, that is 1000% better than what they put out!!

how do you stray that far from a concept and still put the charger badge on it??  :crazy:
'68 440 4 spd - Pro Tour
'69 R/T 440 4 spd

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TeeWJay426

Quote from: Pistolpete on December 22, 2005, 09:29:31 AM
once again, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED !!??

other than the fact it looks like it stole some design ideas from the new vette, that is 1000% better than what they put out!!

how do you stray that far from a concept and still put the charger badge on it??  :crazy:

Dodge-built concept on an obsolete platform, DCX-production design on an existing platform.
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DC_1

Quote from: Pistolpete on December 22, 2005, 09:29:31 AM
once again, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED !!??

other than the fact it looks like it stole some design ideas from the new vette, that is 1000% better than what they put out!!

how do you stray that far from a concept and still put the charger badge on it??   :crazy:

it was "CREED-A-FIED"

hotrod98

When I saw the car at the nats in '99, I told the chrysler guy " put me down for two, one for me and one for my wife".
The following year they added those extra two little saturn style doors and I said "keep the damn things".
I knew that it was all over in 2000.


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Pistolpete

'68 440 4 spd - Pro Tour
'69 R/T 440 4 spd

I love being me......ask anybody!

6670charger

Quote from: TeeWJay426 on December 22, 2005, 09:46:18 AM
Quote from: Pistolpete on December 22, 2005, 09:29:31 AM
once again, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED !!??

other than the fact it looks like it stole some design ideas from the new vette, that is 1000% better than what they put out!!

how do you stray that far from a concept and still put the charger badge on it??   :crazy:

Dodge-built concept on an obsolete platform, DCX-production design on an existing platform.
Proudly Confusing The Crap Out Of People Since 1963

6670charger

That's a bunch of crap in my book.  They supposedly went to the trouble and expense of making all the body panels on the Charger different from the 300.  If they were going to do that, then why not go farther?  If G.M. can wedge a 350 cu. in V8 under the hood of the Corvette with its low profile, then DCX could have done similar with the Charger, even on the new LX platform. 

The current car is nothing more than a re-skinned 300 (which is no news to anyone here).  Because of that, it doesn't matter to me how good the car might be in respect to comfort, handling, power, etc.  It's just another "also ran" due to the style.
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Brock Samson

 That '99 Concept Charger R/T was baised on the older LH platform, (Intrepid, LHS/Concord/ 300M) which was originally designed to be front rear or four wheel drive.

When the Germans "STOLE" Chysler Corp. they scrapped all the product plans except the Pacifica which was too close to production (so they delayed it 18 Mos to make it safer and score higher in the "Star" saftey tests. (Gee,.. I wonder why it's sales are lackluster)?...  :rotz:
and substituted old mercedes E-class rear wheel drive components, Suspension links, seat frames, switch gear and electrical components and steering for the next generation Chrysler designed full-size platforms... think three yr. old E-class.

As a result the entire product line is now built either with Mercedes rear wheel drive or Mutsubishi front wheel drive input. and all the models are at least two years later to market then they would've been.


Brock Samson

 FYI:
this is probably more then you wanted to know, but,..


If ya' call up "Google" on your computer Click "Images"  input "Charger" '99 Charger", "Concept Charger", "Charger Concept", "Show Car Charger"... etc...
ya might get a couple pics..
  works for me...  :icon_smile:

Big Lebowski

Quote from: Pistolpete on December 22, 2005, 09:29:31 AM
once again, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED !!??

other than the fact it looks like it stole some design ideas from the new vette, that is 1000% better than what they put out!!

how do you stray that far from a concept and still put the charger badge on it??   :crazy:

  Well, there's this loser (I won't name names) we'll call him VP of Daimler Chrysler Trevor Creed. He decided against what is commonly referred to as, common sense. He IMO, disgraced the good name Charger with his boring 4 door Intrepid replacement. He's an Idiot, for more reading on Mr. Creed...Click on this highly rated Moparts thread...

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2226074&an=0&page=5#2226074
"Let me explain something to you, um i am not Mr. Lebowski, you're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the dude, so that's what you call me. That or his dudeness, or duder, or you know, el duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."

Ghoste

I sometimes wonder how much Creed actually had to do with it.  I think it was a committee built family car to replace the Intrepid and marketing determined that "Charger" was a good recognizable name to continue their cash in on history program.  Then, the name was stuck on the new mid size family car and Creed became the point man in the public relations gaffe when he tried to defend the styling.  He likely saw it and may have even made suggestions prior to it being named, but I often wonder if he ever really took a pen to paper (an expression, I know it's all cad-cam)on it.

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Good Lord.
This has got to be one of the most beat to death topics ever. The car is already made.
Don't like it? Fine.
Like it? Fine.
Let's move on.
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