How many genreations of chargers did dodge put out?

[383_68charger]

I know what the 1st ,2nd and 3rd gen looked like but what about the 4th and so on.I know what the 86 shelbys looked like,what gen where they?It would be cool to see pics of all the different genrations from the begining up to now.

[Tilar]

I believe there are 6 or 7 generations.

[TK73]

One :  1971 to 1974

[ChargerSG]

Only the first 3 generations is Chargers in my book

[hatersaurusrex]

Only the first 3 generations is Chargers in my book

Or most books for that matter.

This page is your friend:

http://www.allpar.com/model/charger.html

Add the current LX cars and I come up with 6 total.

[1974dodgecharger]

some folks consider the pick/suv a charger also in the 80s or so...dodge charger ram they used to call it 

[404NOTFOUND]

Only the first 3 generations is Chargers in my book

X2.

[bull]

some folks consider the pick/suv a charger also in the 80s or so...dodge charger ram they used to call it 

You mean the Ramcharger?

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Two.

1968-1970, with 1969 as the pinnacle year.  

Also, those other Chargers from 1966-1967 that got us to the best...

[hatersaurusrex]

Two.

1968-1970, with 1969 as the pinnacle year.  

Also, those other Chargers from 1966-1967 that got us to the best...

Ahem, 68 was the pinnacle year.  It's not Dodge's fault they peaked early in Gen 2.

[Hemidog]

Two.

1968-1970, with 1969 as the pinnacle year.  

Also, those other Chargers from 1966-1967 that got us to the best...

Ahem, 68 was the pinnacle year.  It's not Dodge's fault they peaked early in Gen 2.

Totally

[UH60L]

I'll go with 3 also.....   but if people on other web sites are going to insist on including every car that wore the name, then they should at least refer to them as "gen 7" or whatever.

People on chargerforums talk about the 2011 as "gen 2"...        

(and don't even try to explain it to them...)

(These are the same people who argue with me about the number of doors etc etc, and how it's not suppose to be a true muscle car and then spend thousands of dollars making their car look like a '69 via new grilles, new fenders, fake indents in front of the doors, retro hoods etc etc. 

[Indygenerallee]

I don't know, Dodge liked using the "Charger" nameplate and they did not use it sparingly! 

[hatersaurusrex]

I'll go with 3 also.....   but if people on other web sites are going to insist on including every car that wore the name, then they should at least refer to them as "gen 7" or whatever.

People on chargerforums talk about the 2011 as "gen 2"...        

(and don't even try to explain it to them...)

(These are the same people who argue with me about the number of doors etc etc, and how it's not suppose to be a true muscle car and then spend thousands of dollars making their car look like a '69 via new grilles, new fenders, fake indents in front of the doors, retro hoods etc etc. 

Oooohh it sounds like it'd be fun to troll over there.... hehehehehe I have an hour to kill, too

[1974dodgecharger]

some folks consider the pick/suv a charger also in the 80s or so...dodge charger ram they used to call it 

You mean the Ramcharger?

uhh, NO bull like I just said and you quoted some folks call it' DODGE RAM CHARGER' and consider it the charger family. IM not saying it is, but some do 

[1974dodgecharger]

I'll go with 3 also.....   but if people on other web sites are going to insist on including every car that wore the name, then they should at least refer to them as "gen 7" or whatever.

People on chargerforums talk about the 2011 as "gen 2"...        

(and don't even try to explain it to them...)

(These are the same people who argue with me about the number of doors etc etc, and how it's not suppose to be a true muscle car and then spend thousands of dollars making their car look like a '69 via new grilles, new fenders, fake indents in front of the doors, retro hoods etc etc. 

I guess I heard it all now...2nd gen REALLY!!! How old are these young dudes like 17 or something?

[hatersaurusrex]

some folks consider the pick/suv a charger also in the 80s or so...dodge charger ram they used to call it 

You mean the Ramcharger?

uhh, NO bull like I just said and you quoted some folks call it' DODGE RAM CHARGER' and consider it the charger family. IM not saying it is, but some do 

Hah by that logic any car that had the 'ramcharger' induction system is also a Charger then...

[mauve66]

its spelled Ramcharger, not Ram Charger or Charger Ram, just plain Ramcharger

thats like saying the 65 dart with the 225 Charger option was also the First Charger, it was just a motor name, not the car name

[hatersaurusrex]

For the record, I don't consider the 2011-up a different generation than the one it replaced.  The differences were pretty much all cosmetic, it wasn't a total overhaul like the 68 model or the 71 was where almost nothing outside the drivetrains were interchangeable.   Changing just sheetmetal and a few interior parts would mean that the 70 is in a different gen from the 68, which it's not.

[Vainglory, Esq.]

For the record, I don't consider the 2011-up a different generation than the one it replaced.  The differences were pretty much all cosmetic, it wasn't a total overhaul like the 68 model or the 71 was where almost nothing outside the drivetrains were interchangeable.   Changing just sheetmetal and a few interior parts would mean that the 70 is in a different gen from the 68, which it's not.

I see where you're coming from, but the product cycle is very, very different these days. They don't bring out cosmetic overhauls every year anymore.

[hatersaurusrex]

Little trivia:  Do you know who started the 'yearly cosmetic overhaul' in the first place?  Dodge did.  When the automobile really took off, more people bought used cars than bought new ones because they were cosmetically 100% identical and noone could tell the difference.   So dodge decided to tweak the grille a little bit every year so noone could pretend to have a new car, and it worked.  The other manufacturers followed suit and that process pretty much stayed the same up to somewhere in the late 80's.

[vancamp]

there are other Chargers other than 69

[71 b-body charger]

I'll go with 3 also.....   but if people on other web sites are going to insist on including every car that wore the name, then they should at least refer to them as "gen 7" or whatever.

People on chargerforums talk about the 2011 as "gen 2"...        

(and don't even try to explain it to them...)

(These are the same people who argue with me about the number of doors etc etc, and how it's not suppose to be a true muscle car and then spend thousands of dollars making their car look like a '69 via new grilles, new fenders, fake indents in front of the doors, retro hoods etc etc. 

I guess I heard it all now...2nd gen REALLY!!! How old are these young dudes like 17 or something?

I take offence to your comment about being 17, not all of us 17yr olds are like that. In my opinion there's only 3 gererations of chargers, I wouldn't even call the new 4 door chargers a charger. To me its a disgrace to the name. Its more of a magnum sadan, take a magnum and cut the back so it has a trunk, tweek the grill a little and its still the "charger"

[triple_green]

gen 4 (cordoba/magnum) 75-78
gen5 (omni fastback) 79-83 ?
gen 6 4 door 2006-??

[71 b-body charger]

gen 4 (cordoba/magnum) 75-78
gen5 (omni fastback) 79-83 ?
gen 6 4 door 2006-??

See but those arent "Chargers" So I dont think those get classified as gen 4,5,6

[wingcar]

Six Generations of Chargers from 1966 through the Present:

1966-1967:  First Generation         "Fastbacks"
1968-1970:  Second Generation     "Coke Bottle Shaped"
1971-1974:  Third Generation        "Long Nose, E-Body type styling"
1975-1977:  Fourth Generation      "Chrysler Cordoba with a different grille"
1978-1981:  No Chargers
1982-1987:  Fifth Generation         "Omni styled hatchback"
1988-2005:  No Chargers
2006-Present: Sixth Generation      "Based on Chrysler 300 platform"

[1974dodgecharger]

its spelled Ramcharger, not Ram Charger or Charger Ram, just plain Ramcharger

thats like saying the 65 dart with the 225 Charger option was also the First Charger, it was just a motor name, not the car name

Hey dont blame the messenger blame those who sell on ebay and craigslist who it a 'RAM CHARGER' they even say stuff like

-ITS A OLD CHARGER, BUT PICKUP STYLE!!!!

[71charger_fan]

I don't know when they stopped making the Cordoba-bodied Charger, but it wasn't '77. We had a '78, gutless pig that it was. Didn't they sell modified Darts as Chargers in S. America well into the '70s?

[stripedelete]

78-81 - I thought they slapped a Charger emblem on a 2 dr Coronet in that time period (commemorating their first collapse ) .