What are these for?

[pullrock]

Can anyone tell me what goes in these 2 holes?  I always thought someone who owned the Charger before me made the holes??  But i notices there was something attached there on another charger at a car show this weekend.  any ideas? 

Thanks,

Eric

[JB400]

That is where the lever bolts to, to activate the hood latch on a 69.

[pullrock]

Why is that on my 68?

[JB400]

Either the 68 grille supports are drilled for the 69 latch lever or you have a 69 grille support.  I don't have a 68 to know for sure.

Here is a related thread  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=95759.0

[bull]

I doubt that because both of my 68 grills have those two holes in the same locations, and I'm 95% sure both of them are 68 frames.

[36 Dodge Brothers]

Eric,

My 68 has the same holes. Since the car has been in our family since 71 I am confident that this is factory made. Did you take a pic?

Marco

[Fred]

Mine has them too.. and they've never been used for anything. I believe that's the way they came.
I'm thinking though that they might be there for mounting a bracket for a hood release cable.

[Cooter]

Stroker nailed it. Used on the '69 Latch release assy.

[pullrock]

Interesting that my car has never been wrecked and I am assuming that these are factory holes for my 68.  The Charger I saw at the car show was a 68 that had something attached in this locations.  Is it possible that this was an option in 68 as well as 69? 

Marco,

No I didn't take a pic of the one charger from the car show...  Wish i did now 

Thanks,

Eric

[pullrock]

I have found these two pictures of 68 Chargers currently for sale on Ebay with the same two holes.  but both cars do not have anything attached to them.

[Brock Lee]

The holes exist on 1968's and are used for the 69 release handle. It is a mystery why they tooled up for them in 1968. Either they made a 1969 design in 68 and scrapped it before production, or the holes are part of the production process that were integrated into the 69 release design.

[pullrock]

Sounds like I am not missing any parts or have two holes to fill when I restore the my old charger.

Thanks,

Eric

[Silver R/T]

I bought a grille years ago off of ebay. It had those holes and guy mounted a vacuum canister there. I removed it and welded/filled holes for clean look.

[bull]

It seems odd to me that Chrysler would go through the work of drilling (or maybe punching) these holes in their dash frames a year prior to using them for anything. Maybe there were plans in place to do a latch release in 68 and it fell through after they made all the frames.

[twodko]

Those holes are for a thin rum flask. Said flask was an OEM safety option for cold weather owners. 

[Fred]

Only, after they drank it, they kept throwing the flasks away and in the end no one knew what the holes were for anymore.

[twodko]

Ya see there guys.......while not widely known there are "Keepers of the Flask" guardians the world over.