The Hemi Charger was certainly the top of Dodge’s performance game in the 1966-1971 era. Bridging three generations of body design, the second 1968-1970 is one which has been heralded as the iconic rendering. This car stands out for many reasons. An OEM Gold-certified example that has been on multiple magazine covers, this car is unrestored with 14,000 original miles. It has retained its original driveline, exhaust, belts, hoses, glass and interior since day one, and it’s fully documented with two broadcast sheets, a bill of sale and its window sticker. Harkening back to its origins, this Hemi Charger R/T was built on the St. Louis assembly line in September 1969. Delivered to Broadway Dodge in Gary, Indiana, this was a dealer-ordered car and had a number of impressive upgrades. It is one of just 28 Hemi Chargers constructed with the A833 4-speed manual transmission and A34 Super Track Pak combination, which gave it the Dana 60 differential with Sure Grip and 4.10 gears, power brakes and heavy-duty cooling equipment. Power steering and the better R/T suspension make driving more enjoyable. The exterior is done in EV2 Hemi Orange, with the optional black vinyl top, V21 hood blackout and factory upper body-line pinstripe. Hood tie-down pins, front bumper guards and R/T level brightwork complete it. Inside was also upscale here. This car has bucket seats and a center console, a Hurst Pistol Grip shifter, Music Master AM radio with R31 extra rear seat speaker, a tinted windshield, remote driver’s mirror, N95 Tic-Toc-Tach and wood-grain décor. Of course, under the hood is the matching-numbers 426 Hemi V-8 engine with the oval air cleaner and dual 4-barrel inline carbs. The 14,000 miles were put on this mill carefully, but it has been driven quite publicly. Importantly, it was a feature test car in the November 1985 issue of Popular Mechanics on muscle car testing. It was on the cover and featured in Muscle Cars Magazine, Volume 4 Issue 4 in 1986, showed up in both places again in the June 1991 issue of Mopar Action, and was again on the cover and documented in January 2007’s Mopar Collector’s Guide following its OE Gold Certification at the 2006 Mopar Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. The latter story told how this car’s preservation had come about, showcasing exactly what was done to blueprint it without doing an actual restoration. Everything that could be preserved was left in place, and all that needed replacement was done with correctly selected pieces. Even the paint was detailed to reflect its as-seen mileage as opposed to sunglass-bright perfection. The result is perhaps the very first of the “concierge service” refinements the Mopar hobby had ever witnessed. The Hemi Chargers of 1968-1970 have remained among the most important collector vehicles from this era. The car offered here showcases deluxe yet refined options, a desirable performance drivetrain, a unique history and a plethora of substantiation in its verification and media exposure. You would be hard-pressed to find a more significant example that is presently available for your personal ownership.
