1968 Dodge Charger R/T

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1968 Dodge Charger R/T - $134,900 - Miami, FL -
REAL DEAL 1968 CHARGER R/T HEMI INSPECTED BY DAVID WISE.

1 OF ONLY 467 DODGE CHARGER RT HEMI'S BUILT FOR 1968

1 OF ONLY 211 OF THOSE WITH 4-SPEED TRANSMISSION

STILL RETAINS ITS FACTORY BROADCAST SHEET
THIS CAR WAS TREATED TO A DOCUMENTED FULL FRAME OFF ROTISSERIE RESTORATION AND FINISHED IN ITS ORIGINAL COLOR COMBINATION OF BRONZE POLY WITH BLACK VINYL TOP OVER BLACK BUCKET SEAT INTERIOR, DURING THE RESTORATION A PISTOL GRIP SHIFTER WAS ADDED BUT CAN BE EASILY CHANGED BACK TO CORRECT INLAND SHIFTER. THIS CHARGER IS LASER STRAIGHT, HAS EXCELLENT PANEL GAPS AND FLAWLESS PAINT WORK. NOTED BY DAVID WISE (RENOWNED MOPAR EXPERT) DURING HIS INSPECTION THIS CHARGER:

IS A FACTORY 4-SPEED HEMI CAR

HAS ITS ORIGINAL VIN PLATE AND TRIM TAG

THE UPPER RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT HAS THE CORRECT MARKINGS

THE DECK LID SEAL STILL HAS ITS CORRECT MARKINGS

CORRECT TORQUE BOXES AND REAR FRAME TIE PLATES

CORRECT 780 AND 781 TORSION BARS

ORIGINAL FRAME AND FLOOR SHEET METAL

CORRECT SKID PLATE AND ANTI SWAY BAR

MORE INFO, RESTORATION PHOTOS AND FULL WISE VEHICLE REPORT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

THE RARITY AND COLLECTABILITY OF THIS 1968 DODGE CHARGER RT MAKES IT AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT, THESE HEMI POWERED CHARGERS ARE ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER MUSCLE CARS ON THE PLANET!

PLEASE CONTACT: HENRY FERNANDEZ.
MOBILE: (305) 815-1290.
OFFICE: (305) 594-2223.


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[68R/T]

These people need to stop taking the frames off of these cars. :doh:

 

[Dr.Jass]

Says it can be returned to the correct Inland shifter, but as I recall the '68s got a Hurst starting with calender-year 1968. A car with a scheduled production date of April 25th and a sequence number over 300,000 would've surely had a Hurst shifter originally, no?

I've been in the Mopar hobby about 30 years and have no idea who David Wise is or why that should mean something, but though small there are some glaring errors with the finishes on this car (such as painted lower control arms, unpainted trunk latch hook, etc.). For this level of restoration and the asking price, it should be correct. But it's a gorgeous car, and damn if that paint color doesn't work magnificently with the body lines.

 

[68R/T]

'68 was the transition year for shifters, and an April projected build date surely would have had a Hurst. But we all know about the "never say never" with Mopars. Then again, those early Mopar spec Hurst shifters weren't much better than the Inlands.

As a perfect example of the "never say never", all 68 A's & B's were to have black plastic buttons on the outer door handles. My 68 R/T has them, my 68 seaDAN has chrome. Years ago my mother had a 69 Coronet sedan with all 4 black plastic. :hmmm: :huh:

 

[Dr.Jass]

Well, I realize the "build date" on the data tag is essentially meaningless. It was a scheduled build date and could be off by several months, but combined with a sequence number indicating it as well beyond the quarter-millionth car built (not ironclad by itself either, of course) would put this sucker well into the Hurst era. I know never say never, but the complaints about the Inland were so plentiful that the public's discontent was the reason for the switch back to the Hurst. I have difficulty believing Ma would try and slip one out the door on something so dearly priced as a Hemi Charger. A Slant Six/4-speed Valiant or 383 Road Runner, I could see it. A top-line, $4,500 Dodge? That's tougher to swallow.

When you say "early Mopar spec Hurst shifters weren't much better than the Inlands" I assume you mean the '68-'71 models with the bayonet (push in) handle retainer. That rubber-isolated handle was a pile of shit, even though the mechanism below it wasn't actually all that bad. Kevin drilled out the original shifter on his '71 Charger R/T for the proper Hurst dual-bolt retention at my urging, and it was like he bought a new shifter. The '72-'75 HP cars with the 4-speed were much better units, having that setup from the factory (Kevin's actually been running the original bolt-in Pistol Grip from my '73 Challenger since 1999 or so). The true "early Mopar... Hurst shifters" used '63-'65 were true Hurst units, straight out of their catalog, including the bushed shifter linkage and overstop bolts. Those were real honeys to shift.

My understanding of the black/chrome door-handle buttons was that they were originally supposed to be related to price class and/or part of the decor group, but that the strategy basically fell apart on the assembly line. For a long time, it was thought to be a '66-'68 thing (the '68 button being different, of course) only until so many '69s were found that it was impossible they were all running swapped door handles. The '68 coupe doors are year-specific, though, but most people don't know or notice the difference.

 

[68R/T]

Finding good plastic buttons can be a chore as the plastic is more susceptible to wear and there are no repops. The buttons on my R/T came from the back doors of a 4-door.