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Re: anyone have any expiriance with a dodge charger?
I had TWO of them at once. Both were what I call pea soup green with dark green vinyl roofs. My dad knew a guy on the patrol who had 'his and hers' Chargers, and he wanted to unload both of them at once to buy a pickup when he got divorced. For a grand total of $1600 in 1980, I got a '73 with a 318, automatic with the console shift (and I loved how it only let you shift up one gear at a time), COLD A/C, and plain hubcaps. The other one was a '73 SE, 440 magnum 4-speed, factory rally wheels, and some good rubber on those wheels.
The only complaints I had were 1) the 318 seemed weak during acceleration, 2) the 440 didn't get iles per gallon, it was gallons per mile, and 3) the torsion bar front end took some getting used to when cornering at speed. I was always worried that I was going to roll the thing because it didn't seem to stick to the road like my Camaros and Novas did. Never did lose control of the things, though. In snow, they weren't exactly the best to get traction, but putting in about 5 or 6 cement blocks in the trunk helped a lot.
The main things you need to keep in mind are the transmissions in these things were either weak or really beefy, so were the rear ends. The A-frames were also kind of easy to damage if you abuse the cars. Look for damage to the rear valance and the front bumper mounts. Other than that....you'll have fun - until your 3rd or 4th speeding ticket.
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