Totally custom charger...

[VegasCharger]

Leave the 1968 Dodge Charger body style alone!!!! It alone is the best body style ever in muslce car era. It needs nothing to be modified, its a beauty on its own. Just like the idiots who put spoilers on them, THAT IS A CRIME in my book. Its the only body style that I can think of where you can put stock steel rims on it and it still looks mean. As for the new Challengers they far out weigh the new Chargers but to me the fact that the rear quarter windows don't roll down is a big turn off for me even though I'm a '68 Charger fan.

Just my thoughts 

[Ghoste]

I used to whine about the fact there were never any Mopars in PHR or Hot Rod and I derisively referred to Car Craft as Chevy Craft because all they featured were customized boogered up 2nd gen Camaros.  Sometimes I miss that and seeing this car is one of them.

[1974dodgecharger]

if they put this out then YES it stayed true to its lines and heritage:
http://www.musclecars.at/2008/01/11/2011-dodge-charger-rendering

[bill440rt]

I really like that red '68. 

But the worm clamps just kill it. Seriously, WORM CLAMPS???   

[wingcar]

As with any custom; the chances of you getting your money's worth out of it when you do sell it is very unlikely.  First off, you need to find someone that has the same tastes as you and is willing to pay your price.  These two factors alone cut down the market for your vehicle right off the bat.  A custom reflects personal tastes and let's face it, not everyone has the some tastes.  You see this trend with Hot Rods when they go across the auction block at the high profile auto auctions.   You just know that it cost more than the final bid to build it...and I'm not even talking about the time that went into it.  I've seen custom movie and TV cars built by some of the most famous customizers go for what must have been pennies on the dollar at auto auctions....considering what it cost to build and they even had a "history". 
A custom is a personal thing, so if you decide to build one, enjoy it...but don't build it for profit....you will more than likely be disappointed with the return.   

[Aero426]

Can you imagine what the car cost to build originally, and then what the latest makeover cost to make it more marketable?    That is a lot of beer and pizza.

[aussiemuscle]

Perfection.

you can't improve on perfection, so why bother modding the 68 charger body?

[Ghoste]

Thats right, some things are just perfect the first time out.

[NorwayCharger]

It`s like tearing down your house and rebuild it ground up with toothpicks, that would be impressive...
But will it be better than it was?
I am impressed with the craftsmanship, but i like the original proportions better.

[1974dodgecharger]

Can you imagine what the car cost to build originally, and then what the latest makeover cost to make it more marketable?    That is a lot of beer and pizza.

im assuming he built it not to sell it? If I ever built a custom car I would not think about selling it of course its my car and no one elses.

[Ghoste]

You could be right but it seems to me like it went on the market pretty quickly after it was completed and shown for a couple of months?

[UH60L]

         
The Charger family line died about 20-30 years ago in the K-car era.  Love it or hate it, either way a new one is never gonna be mechanically related to the old ones.  


What does the 2012 Camaro have to relate to the classic Camaros?  It's a V8 with RWD and 2 doors.  A modern Mustang or Challenger also has that much in common with the old Camaros.

The only ponycar with much of any mechanical relation to its ancestors is the modern Mustang.  And the days are probably numbered for the live rear axle & retro styling on the modern ones.  

Yep, I think your right.  I have read several places that the next version of the mustang will be far less retro, and that many people may not like it. 

The only problem with being the best selling retro pony car is that your a victim of your own success, IE, they are a dime a dozen, so to speak.  There is one on every corner (and in every parking lot, and drive through, etc etc).  That's the primary reason I couldn't see buying one.  They look great, but if you were playing slug-stang, you'd need and ambulance to re-attach your shoulder just driving to the local shopping mall!

Perhaps in that regard, it's a good thing that new challengers are being produced in smaller numbers.....