LET’S GET THIS STRAIGHT FROM THE START: You don’t drive a Dodge Charger to blend into the scenery. That’s just common knowledge. The bold, brash Chrysler-bred B-body has always been a ride that could draw long stares and get the people’s neurotransmitters percolating.
To many Mopar-loving purists, and perhaps the general public alike, the Coke-bottle restyling that brought this Dodge model to new heights in ’68 has no muscle car equal. Praised not just in the realm of auto enthusiasts, but in contemporary pop culture, the Charger has become one of the most in-demand collector cars in the world. Don’t believe us? Just go and try to buy one today.
The passage of time only seems to further the Charger’s legend and appeal, as the 1968-’70 models have stayed in the spotlight, starring in major screen roles that have kept it smack dab in the public eye. From its sinister image as the bad guys’ ride in to its starring role as the four-wheeled hero for the Duke boys from Hazzard County, to its recurring appearances in the films as Dom Toretto’s legacy car, the status of the second-generation Dodge Charger has never been in question. Its life in the mainstream has attracted
