Dodge charger station wagon, how come no ones ever built one?

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

How come this has never been attempted? ive seen a challenger 2-door wagon how come no charger wagon,not actually building a wagon out of a charger but getting a 68-69 coronet wagon and making the change into an charger r/t wagon, they have roadrunner wagons,super bee wagons,and some chevy fans build 454 ss chevelle wagons, now LETS SEE A 1968-1970 DODGE CHARGER WAGON!!!!!!!!! -MATT (no you cant post pics of dodge magnums lol)

[nascarxx29]

Ive seen the purple challenger wagon .I had this thought for years .68-70 charger nose on a b body mopar wagon.Add the charger door scallops.Like they did on a 70 GTX wagon built had the 1/4 air indents as added detail

[Ghoste]

They do.  It's called the Magnum.

[nascarxx29]

Good one Ghoste a magnum .I think the easiest one would be a 66-67 coronet wagon .With a 66-67 charger hideaway light front clip

[Ghoste]

Couldn't resist.  I have seen a 67 Coronet wagon done up as an RT.  I can't recall if I've seen one with a Charger front clip or not.  I have seen a "Ranchero-El Camino" styled 1st gen though.
As to doing a second generation, you just don't see that many Coronet wagons to start with from that era.  Just a theory but maybe Dodges mid level pricing had something to do with that.  Plymouth being cheaper, appealed to the sales crowd and large families who needed the room.  More affluent families seemed to move right up to the Chryslers.  In my opinion only though.  I was a pretty young pup in the 60's.  I suppose I could get off my lazy keester and look up the sales figures since I have them here someplace.

[skip68]

For the same reason nobody has put a turbo diesel in one yet.   Hey charger punk, you make the charger station wagon and I'll put in the 7.3 turbo diesel and together we will kick ass at the track... Chuck.........

[65post]

ya a 66 or 7 would be neet!

[TruckDriver]

They do.  It's called the Magnum.

[KMPX2]

They do make a model kit of one.

[TK73]

They do make a model kit of one.

Pic?

[73ChargerSE]

I could be easy to make one out of a '73 Coronet. While you're in that boat, you can also make one out of a 4 door Coronet

[ITSA426]

I've got a '67 Coronet wagon with a stick shift, and have thought of doing it over as a Charger wagon.  It wouldn't be all that difficult.  There are several choices to do it up right, but I've just got way too many projects and really just need to get rid of the wagon.

[hemihead]

Why???   

[skip68]

I think we should leave that to the ricers, that's there M.O.  Take a car that's not ment to be fast, dump thousands in to it just to make it run with stock muscle cars  

[Ghoste]

The hobby's birth is hot rodding.  Take a car that's not meant to be fast and modifying it.  Hell, most of the musclecars weren't left as stock.
I know you were just busting ricer balls.  I don't like their cars either but I'll give them props for taking an interest in things mechanical at least.

[skip68]

YEP, you've got me there Ghoste.     But it's still fun to bash ricers

[hotrod98]

And the ricers leave the musclecars alone.
Just think how expensive these cars would be if every ricer out there decided that he had to have a musclecar.

[Ghoste]

True.  I'm always trapped between hassling them and encouraging them. 
I'm no angel, I have a couple of Maxwell House coffee cans that I've been known to add to my exhaust turndowns.  People either get it right away and laugh, or point and wonder why I have coffee cans on my exhaust tips.

[CaptMarvel]

Sorry to highjack, but does anyone know if Chrysler ever considered an El Camino/Ranchero version back in the 60's? If they did, it seems like the b-body Dodges & Plymouths would have been the choice. I have seen an Austrailian Dodge version in the early 70's but seemed like it was maybe an A body....Has anyone ever heard any old 60's rumors about why they didnt jump into that market when it was really hot?

[Ghoste]

I'm not aware of any plans for the North American market.  Even in concept form the closest they came was the Deora and it was based on a full size A100 pickup.
I suppose in a very loose sense, the A100 could be lumped in with the Ranchamino's but it's a big stretch to me personally.

[Magnumcharger]

Sorry to highjack, but does anyone know if Chrysler ever considered an El Camino/Ranchero version back in the 60's? If they did, it seems like the b-body Dodges & Plymouths would have been the choice. I have seen an Austrailian Dodge version in the early 70's but seemed like it was maybe an A body....Has anyone ever heard any old 60's rumors about why they didnt jump into that market when it was really hot?

You mean, like this one?

[TruckDriver]

OH MY EYES! 

[KMPX2]

Your lucky I had it where it was easy to get to.

[Brock Samson]

 

[73ChargerSE]

That's why no one has built one 

[Brock Samson]

mmm,.. We Have a Weiner!

Jay, tell them what they won...

[plum500]

Your lucky I had it where it was easy to get to.

Isn't that the "Family Truckster"?

[Bandit72]

mmm,.. We Have a Weiner!

Jay, tell them what they won...

well bob, our contestants have won i lifetime supply of NOTHING, brought to you by the makers of NOTHING....

[gnrl01]

That be one ugly family truckster.....the Charger Nomad!!

Don
http://midwesthotrods.us/

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

i guess that charger camino would have been the 1st dodge rampage eh?-MATT

[Bandit72]

i guess that charger camino would have been the 1st dodge rampage eh?-MATT

for some reason i actually kinda like the looks of it....

[Ghoste]

In the case of the Omnicharger, I like the Ramapge better.  But those two other things are just plain nasty.

[6670charger]

There is a Charger station wagon right now - it's called Magnum, though.

[ChargerHound69]

That is one ugly station wagon.

The El Ca.... Whatever, is pretty damn ugly too.

[Magnumcharger]

OK....it's taken me this long to finish this picture...but here it is!
Feast your eyes on the one and only Charger R/T wagon!!!
(Courtesy of Adobe Photoshop and yours truely!)

[pettyfan43]

Your biggest problem with building that car is the width of the door jams and quarter panels. 68-70 Chargers are wider than other 68-70 b-bodies, all of it being in the door jam and quarter panel width. EVERYTHING is wider.

[Schuler]

Everyone would complain about too many doors. 

That coronet w/ the charger grille looks awesome IMO.

That truck is also cool.

[Dave22443]

LOL!!!  I had to go back and check the picture again.  I didn't even realize that was a Coronet!  And you're right, that does look good!

[sunroofsuperbird]

I Own the Challenger wagon and love it Sorry. as for a Charger wagon I was going to build one but parts have always been to high for them I had a 70 Coronet but made a super bee out of it instead Much easier and I just used it to haul parts to car shows. as for the elcamino idea? I have one I would sell cheap if someone wanted one it was a 76 chrysler newport and is a good start. Sorry I didnt do this one just took it on trade.

[Silver R/T]

those are all ugly, same reason a mustang/camaro were never built as a wagon. They're sports car not family/grannie car

[dads_69]

The Chally wagon/Coronet wagon are way cool. I'd drive either of them daily. It takes a real bodyman to build something like so. Its an art thats lost pretty much anymore.
Mark

[69charger2002]

i have to admit, the chally wago is different, at least a good color, but it is just weird.. i couldn't drive that around town. now the 70 coronet/bee wagon, hell yeah. i'd love that one
trav

[dodgecharger-fan]

Is that Chally wagon the one that was for sale in Quebec for so many years? Or is this the other one that someone told me about earlier this year.

I think it's kinda cool. It's weird at first but when you start to see how the lines fit, it's hard not to appreciate it.

[Polygon]

In some long lost Mopar magazine, there was a 70 or 71 Fuselage style Chrysler made into a 'elcamino' type car. Nice job too.

As for the wagon, that 73 model kit looks 'interesting'.

I'd like to see a 70 front on a wagon, don't ask why.

And on the Mexican built Coronets.
(66-67?) put the Charger hidden headlite fronts.

[mlomaka]

Here are a couple that I had found over the years.





Mike

[Highbanked Hauler]

That's why no one has built one 

   Its WAY to much work for the results that you get

[nascarxx29]

I like that photoshop red daytona wagon 

[Brock Samson]

 Those were pretty cool to see..    Thanks all..

[Dave22443]

At first I thought, "How can you tell the red Dayton is photoshopped?"  But then I noticed the shadow of the wing that wasn't there 

[Old Moparz]

Here are a couple that I had found over the years.





Mike

I like the way this looks, but I have to agree that it would be more work than it's worth to get the end result.

[UFO]

That daytona wagon looks like someone did the vega hatch idea and forgot to trim the excess off.