For you 3rd gen guys looking for something..

[ACUDANUT]

Personally, I'd say the '71 stands on it's own, and the '72/'73/'74 can all be grouped in the same bucket.  But I'd take the 73/74 body style over the 71/72's.

The 1972 model year has more in common with 1971 that it does with '73/'74.  The '71 does stand alone as it is the last year of the hemi cars, however, all of the sheet metal, suspension, etc is the same for '71/'72 and changes for the '73/'74.  I refer to the '73/'74 and the 3rd and a ½ gens.  Body lines are different, wheel wells are different, doors skins are different, bumpers are different, suspension is different.  K-frames are different. K-frames are so different that there are small block k-frames and big block k-frames.  1972 was the last year that the k-frame was the same for small block and big block.  The quarter windows changed.  There were all sorts of changes for '73/'74.  I don't agree that 1972 should be lumped in with those two years.  That is one of the reason's why I like the 1972 model year.  It is similar to 1971, but not exactly the same.  However, the following years are so different it doesn't fit there either.  1972 is in a class of it's own.

I didn't feel a jab at all. You are right.
except a 72 being in a class of it own....It's in the 71/72 class.
Please keep your 73/74 Chargers because nobody else wants them. 

[EccentricMagpies]

If I'm not mistaken, the '73 Charger actually had the highest sales numbers (of all the classics).

Maybe you over-looked this note.