What defines a Charger as a Charger

[TPR]

Nothing about this car says Charger to me.
TPR

[sixty-niner]

I just watched an interview of the builder from SEMA 17, The guys pretty much admits he hates dodge chargers and was paid to build one.  Its like he tried to make it look like a chevelle. The build quality is amazing, but he just took all of the COOL out of the car.  I love pro-touring rides but this one is horrible.

[Mopar Nut]

 

[Sublime/Sixpack]

I try to keep my posts on a positive note, but the white car in the story sort of makes me feel sick to my stomach. 
I don't care how good the workmanship is, how well it drives or how much horsepower and torque it develops, I don't like what they did to it!
And for some reason when I look at the engine bay it makes me think of a stainless steel toilet or basin.

To each their own, but in my opinion they really spoiled that car.

[Kern Dog]

The white car?
Door redesign...
Choice of color...
Rear valance......
Hood scoop........

That burgundy 68 looks like shit too. Its a real abortion that should have never happened.

[Baldwinvette77]

 
They didn't voluntarily add that extra part to the bottom.  That is how the two different bodies fit together.  The modern car's dashboard is just too high above its rocker structure for the '68 body shape to agree with it.  

Everyone who has done the conversion better has fought a big battle with this problem.  


It looks like they also moved the rear wheels back rather than shorten the 300's wheelbase (it is 3 inches longer than a 68-70). 

the rockers I understand, but they could have left the rear alone, all they had to do was delete the stock resonators, and the stock rear valance and quarters would have been fine.

[alfaitalia]

I can see why they did it...it would have looked even worse with sides that low and a rear that high.

[Mike DC]

 
The lower-hanging rear quarters on the red car are caused by the same issue as the rockers.  The modern chassis hangs down too low behind the rear wheels too.

[Baldwinvette77]

ok, i have to say i like how they handled the windshield area 

[Sublime/Sixpack]

My eyes gravitate to the early T-bird, and the black coupe in the back ground.

[timmycharger]

Is this one real? as much as I don't care for changing the second gen styling, this one is cool in a GT/LM sort of way, ok except for the blower sticking out  


Edit:  for some reason it didn't copy the image but its the black one posted by Mopar Nut

[alfaitalia]

You are right...it has a certain cartoon cool about it! And you are right about the blower....it needs to be BIGGER !

[odcics2]

I have to ask:  What feature on a Charger actually define a Charger as one?  Please note, this question is not limited to just one gen. of Charger.

The coke bottle shape...   

[JR]

I just watched an interview of the builder from SEMA 17, The guys pretty much admits he hates dodge chargers and was paid to build one.  Its like he tried to make it look like a chevelle. The build quality is amazing, but he just took all of the COOL out of the car.  I love pro-touring rides but this one is horrible.

This makes sense. The proportions of the white one scream 66-67 Chevelle.

Not a fan.

[Baldwinvette77]

i don't know how any car guy could hate a dodge charger, i mean i love chevelles, camaros and novas, but i don't have a burning desire to own one, they're great, but not amazing.

[Kern Dog]

Those white cars...That is an interesting comparison.
People that don't like the 68-70 Charger are idiots. You'd have to be a total jerkoff to think a Chevelle is a better looking car.

[JB400]

Charger= The perfect combination of the illusion of speed, with the power to back it up, and luxury, in a multi passenger car configuration, in it's time period, built by Dodge.

Unfortunately, most want to take some of the features of each, instead of leaving them or enhancing them.  The white car in question took away the illusion of speed.

[Harper]

People that don't like the 68-70 Charger are idiots.

absolutely agree

68-69-70 chargers are some of the best looking cars on the planet!! period! I mean look at the Fast and Furious even they knew it thru every episode

[XS29LA47V21]

a bit off topic but i saw this one on facebook today, its a 68 on a chrysler 300 frame, but i just feel like they probably ruined a really nice car, im not liking the 6" they added to the bottom 

Aren't you building a '68 on a Chrysler 300 platform as well?  Maybe it started with a car in the same condition as yours.

I have a friend that bought a SRT 300 for just that same plan yrs back.  Car is done.  Beautiful car with a trophy at ever show I have know him to go.  It is a full mod rod on the ground and big wheels.  He initially intended full 300 under it and ended up with Art Morrison as I recall (not sure of aftermarket frame he went with).  He did that because he wanted it channeled and low, not like this car above.  It looks very high to me too and not my thing. 

[ACUDANUT]

 A SRT 300 and a trophy ? What is this world coming to.