I just found a Unicorn (68 R/T 4-speed with factory air)....

[BB14404SPD]

I did my best attempt. Thanks for the corrections.

[BB14404SPD]

Where is the trac pac option on the build sheet?

[6bblgt]

There was no "TRACK PAK" (marketing/sales gimmick catch phrase) OPTION until the '69 model year.

If the NO COST 4-speed transmission was selected on the order form for a '68 Charger R/T (GTX & Coronet R/T also), the required "performance axle" (3.54 DANA) was added to the order.
The ONLY DANA 60 axle available in a factory B-body street car 1966-'68 was 3.54:1 & it was 4-speed ONLY (HEMI & 440HP ONLY also).

[BB14404SPD]

I been doing searches on this and I found another:

http://www.2040cars.com/Plymouth/GTX/1968-plymouth-gtx-440-4-speed-mopar-chrysler-a-gem-that-runs-great-534295/

It also has a 8 3/4.

Also my Broadcast sheet axle is 246....What is that?

[6bblgt]

 

[BB14404SPD]

I have seen 4 now this way...

[6bblgt]

I have seen hundreds that way & many others with FORD 9" - they did not come that way 46 years ago.

[BB14404SPD]

I still keep in touch with the original owner. I will ask if it was changed.

[6bblgt]

Ask him how long the black painted wheels and "dog dish" hub caps stayed on the car.  What kind of "MAGS" took their place?

[Ghoste]

That GTX you linked to also states clearly "NEW differential and driveline".

[Ghoste]

Also worth mentioning that when these cars were assembled, the largely completed body was lowered onto the largely completed drivetrain.  The engine, transmission, driveshaft and rear axle were put together as a sub assembly so this isn't like Jimmy John was hungover so he grabbed the wrong radio and put it in the dash or they were supposed to put chrome door button handles on but there 85 black button ones still in stock and the department head said use them or the stock department was slow bringing tire change decals to the line and the foreman knew there was NO WAY he was shutting the line down for something like that.
The engineering sign off said Dana's go behind four speed 440 or Hemi engines.  This is something EASILY seen in the sub assembly area with a number of QC stops AND sign offs before the drivetrain was ever sent to the main line.  COULD it have happened?  Yes but the chances against it are huge!

[Mytur Binsdirti]

The engineering sign off said Dana's go behind four speed 440 or Hemi engines.  This is something EASILY seen in the sub assembly area with a number of QC stops AND sign offs before the drivetrain was ever sent to the main line.  COULD it have happened?  Yes but the chances against it are huge!

And the same goes with any other sub-assembly in the car. The chances of getting a 440 or hemi 4-speed car without a Dana are as good as getting a 318 car with Dana.

[Cncguy]

I still keep in touch with the original owner. I will ask if it was changed.

Look at the bright side. Putting it back to a Dana will be awesome.

[crj1968]

I have seen hundreds that way & many others with FORD 9" - they did not come that way 46 years ago.

Yup

[tan top]

 nother  68 , R/T  , 440 four speed with A/C     XS29L8B348051

real four speed  



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Charger-rt-red-and-white-1968-charger-rt-/121468426831?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1c48151a4f&item=121468426831&pt=US_Cars_Trucks  

[JamieZ]

Ad was updated:

On Oct-25-14 at 07:45:01 PDT, seller added the following information:
1968 red and white Charger R/T,factory air and 4 speed car (have compressor but not installed)original floors, quarters, trunk,hood, motor is a 69 440 and 4 speed trans with new correct hurst shifter and linkage (professionally rebuilt w/ new valve train),new vinyl top,new weatherstripping,interior,bumpers,new gas tank and filler tube,front disc brakes,new rims wrapped in cooper cobra tires,new2.5 in exhaust with correct hp manifolds,solid ,very pretty car .1000.00 dollar nonrefundable deposit due upon auctions end.balance due in 7 days .buyer is responsible for shipping.

Depending on how you read it, both the engine and trans may be from a 69.

[Ghoste]

That makes more sense, its a trans swap.

[BROCK]

Very interesting read

The machine that originally produced the fender tags is (was) not so uncommon.  Our old church back in the day had 1.  The resulting 'tags' were placed in another machine that used them to address the weekly newsletters that went out to church members.  This was on up into the early 80s at a church a 1000 strong (membership - not attendance) in a town of 70,000.  That machine is out there in numbers.

A typo on a fendertag is not uncommon.  I have an old pic of a 300H with Hemi & AC (not an aftermarket Sanderson unit either).  So, I always thought that with the right connections & money you really could have it your way.  Now, I believe that as much as I believe there really were 3 70 Daytonas.  Which is to say NOT AT ALL.  The problem that makes some combinations not possible is in the subassemblies themselves.  Take for example an A/C firewall in a fourspeed car   NOT.  The correct firewall for both those options to coexist DID NOT happen.  Well, not in the years I actually study.   

[JamieZ]

Is the firewall different between a 440 and a 383?  383 4 speeds with A/C did exist in 1968.

[Ghoste]

Yes they did but as subassemblies coming together certain things begin to work like checks and balances.  Its one thing to have a typo or mistake in one area but for some of these things to occur it has to happen in several areas.
If that makes sense.

[BB14404SPD]

Apologies to bring a old tread back from the grave....

After speaking to the owner and inquiring about the axle. It was changed for an axle that had bigger brakes. He said he did not know any better back then.

Anyways here is what I got:



I have the original 10" drums and backing plates, so with a little bit of surgery all parts will be reunited. Thanks for the information as was able to get the Charger way better and a lot more desirable. I also have the original pinion snubber.

[Cncguy]

That's great news!

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Here's another.....

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/4771209590.html

[Dans 68]

Here's another.....

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/4771209590.html

Yep, but you can't tell if it is a factory set-up. Nice to see, though.

Dan