Those great 1970 V code Chargers

[Ghoste]

Am I the only one who thinks the 70 Six Pack Chargers don't get their share of the love?  I understand the Super bee and Road Runner for 69 with the big scoop and fierce reputation getting glory and I understand that spilling over onto those models for the 1970 model year.  I even get it with the E-bodies and all the sex appeal they offered the performance minded public but it seems like the 70 Charger doesn't get Six Pack recognition the way it should.  For a while there it seemed like people didn't even acknowledge they made any.  Even the 71 Charger gets more attention as a Six Pack car.  There is no better styled car so how is it they get ignored?

[69CoronetRT]

I agree. They do seem to get overlooked.

[charger_fan_4ever]

70 6 pack is my #2 favorite charger. Right behind a 69 C500.


Does not get much sexier than this one  


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Charger-R-T-?cmd=ViewItem&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D861303581220919937%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1017%26rk%3D1%26&_trksid=p5197.m1992&item=120956623627

[moparstuart]

70 6 pack is my #2 favorite charger. Right behind a 69 C500.


Does not get much sexier than this one  


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Charger-R-T-?cmd=ViewItem&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D861303581220919937%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1017%26rk%3D1%26&_trksid=p5197.m1992&item=120956623627

that flipper is just a few miles from my house 

[Ghoste]

So why do you think they get ignored?  They aren't common but they sure aren't impossible to find by any stretch, you would think there would be a little more magazine coverage on them.

[paironines]

I think they get overlooked because of a lack of performance hood like  A12s or even  standard 70 Bees. I for one think they are the ultimate Charger.  Before the internet was popular I remember people discussing if they even made 70 six pack Chargers.  Im actually in the market for a project but havnt been able to put a deal together on one yet.

[Dodge Don]

I like them 

[hemi68charger]

I love 'em....  

My 1st (circa 1985)
and
2nd  (circa 2010)

v-code '70's..........

[bakerhillpins]

It's that big gawd awful large mouth bass of a front clip.      You've heard the old saying about mopeds and "large" women right?  - Hell of a lot of fun riding one but don't want to get busted by your friends doin it.                      I'm thinking that's a good part of it.   Sorry, someone had to say it.    

I would love to have a 6pk engine and someday may since my car isn't #s and it is a "component" swap.

[hemi68charger]

It's that big gawd awful large mouth bass of a front clip.      You've heard the old saying about mopeds and "large" women right?  - Hell of a lot of fun riding one but don't want to get busted by your friends doin it.              

Once you've had a six pack, you never go back..... 

[Ghoste]

Even road tests from back in the day are notoriously absent so it isn't a new phenomenon either.

[bakerhillpins]

Even road tests from back in the day are notoriously absent so it isn't a new phenomenon either.

Didn't the 70 Charger sales suffer greatly due to the competition from the Mopar "pony" cars?  Maybe the buz of the "new" body style had faded and the mags, who are interested in what sells copies, could get that (circulation) and the 6pk in the non-charger cars.

[chargerboy69]

So why do you think they get ignored? 

It is because it has a grill that doubles as a snow plow.    . . . runs away. . . . . . . .

[rick.d]

I almost bought on from the guy i got my current 1970 500 SE from down in El Paso TX.
It was orange, 4 -and speed, still had the Dana, and beat to hell with a hole in the roof from an aftermarket sunroof. I remember it had the longitudal stripe too. I always wondered what happened to it.

[Dodge Don]

The 70 Charger is rarest of the 2nd Gens because many buyers had already bought the 68 or 69 models previously in addition to the introduction of the new for 70 Challengers, 'Cudas, Dusters, Demons plus the Road Runners and GTXs for 70 were improved as well.

The open grille looks toughest which is why 68 and 70 Chargers look tougher than 69s  Silly debates.

[Ghoste]

Do you think Don, it could be that people were tired of the body style by the time of the 70?  Based on what you just mentioned and putting myself in the mind of a new car buyer at the time, maybe it is as simple as that?  The 70 was a tired looking car in the showroom by then and the Six Pack buyers were getting newer cars and that lack of care just continued right on through to now?  That wouldn't explain the continuing six barrel hype for Bees and Runners but maybe the powerplant fell more within that demographic anyway?

[sixpack70]

I love my beater V Code. I even bought a grille for it this week! AMD will know me by my first name when I finally get to dig into the car again.

[FC7 V code]

My favorite Mopar has to be my 70 v-code Charger. It was the first real Mopar muscle I owned(since 1983) and it is arguably one of the quickest Mopars I have ever driven. With a six pack, 4 speed and a 4/10 Dana, the car is a complete beast. I'm inclined to think along the lines of a few other comments on here about the 70 Charger not doing as well in sales due to the introduction of the Challenger/Cuda in 70. I was in junior high at the time but I remember well the feeling among the older guys I hung out with about the Charger being a little like old news by that point. While I will not argue the fact that the Chally/Cuda platform is a great ride, I still feel the 68-70 Chargers are one of the best looking muscle cars of all time. Just my 
Charlie

[TUFCAT]

1970 Chargers are the best looking 2nd generation!

[nascarxx29]

Theres a V code 70 FC7 RT SE 4 speed dana super trac pack car near me.Just sitting

[six-tee-nine]

Theres a V code 70 FC7 RT SE 4 speed dana super trac pack car near me.Just sitting

i'd be all over that one

[hemi68charger]

Theres a V code 70 FC7 RT SE 4 speed dana super trac pack car near me.Just sitting

There's the same thing (except not an SE) here in Houston. JACKED up with like N50-15's on the back and literally, a hot-pink powdered coated 440, including intake, in the thing...............

[FC7 V code]

Theres a V code 70 FC7 RT SE 4 speed dana super trac pack car near me.Just sitting

Sounds seriously like mine....You don't happen to reside in Northern Michigan do you? . The story on mine is we pulled the motor almost a year ago and it was off to a friends(or is it ex friend lol) machine shop for a total rebuild last August 8th. If it had been the number matching motor and if I didn't have a couple other rides I'd have had a melt down by now! Here's a picture of it just before the motor was removed. I bought it on the cheap in 1983...it looked good but was a lifelong Michigan car and was there a mess under that FC7 paint. Worked all of 84-85 on fixing it with NOS panels(no AMD or internet in those days). I still have "rust free" Arizona parts in my garage that were to rusty to use.

[nascarxx29]

My friends cars are back east. Hes has quite a collection from back in the day this is just one of many sitting .I showed the car to Steve Juliano in this picture.My friend wouldnt sell it

[IMG]http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae240/Wingcars69/100_3197.jpg[/img

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,22753.0.html

[hemigeno]

I think they get overlooked because of a lack of performance hood like  A12s or even  standard 70 Bees.

That's been my opinion also, and perhaps some market studies showing that fact back then contributed to Dodge's inclusion of the '71 Charger hood scoop option?? 

The '70 Runner/GTX and '71 B-body scoop is my all-time favorite.