Here’s how the Dodge Charger was three different cars over its lifetime
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- In this episode I provide the history of the Dodge Charger. It started in 1966 as a luxury car, but soon evolved into a muscle car, and became famous for its roles in Bullitt and Dukes of Hazzard. But in 1975, with the gas crisis in full effect, the Charger lost its muscle car status and went back to a luxury car. It then sadly became a subcompact with a 4 cylinder from 1981-1987, but was resurrected in 2006 as a rear-drive sedan, and would eventually become the fastest sports sedan on the market, before it finally ended in 2023.
Hmm, it never occurred to me that Charger would be a good name for an EV.
They're ruining the charger 😂
That was the first thing I thought of.
I know and its freakn messed up
Stealth works better imo, or Shadow and Arrow
Challenger works too.
If the battery gets punctured it'll look like the Challenger explosion.
r.i.p charger and challenger, we will all miss you.
Agreed, but as a muscle car fan myself I am still bitter about the loss of Pontiac 14 years later!
@@pinball541Agreed
Sure, I'll watch this before I go to bed instead of when I wake up.
Chrysler Australia also liked the name and used it for the sports coupe version of the 1971 Australian Valiant. The Valiant Charger.
A memorable series of Hey Charger ads available to see on CZcams.
215 to 265 Hemi sixes as well as 318, 340 and 360 V8 options.
Top power was the RT E49 Hemi 265 six version with triple Weber Carbs rated at 302 hp.
As a 2016 Charger Scatpack owner, this video was a wonderful history lesson! Awesome :D
Agreed 100% we have a 2023 Dodge Charger RT Scat Pack Widebody with the 392 Hemi V8 in it and let me tell you its a freakn beast.
1:35 - I didn't know The Stig did a TV commercial for the 1980's Charger. 😂
The FWD Charger didn’t have the Volkswagen 1.7 liter, it came with a tuned 2.2 liter, with straight exhausts. I owned one of the test mules. The exhaust notes were quite exhilarating and the vehicle , like the Mustang II, probably allowed it to become a powerful vehicle and resume its title.
I used to own the 69th Shelby charger ever built as per it's vin number. It has a straight exhaust also, and a tuned 2.2L with one hell of a cam, and a big 2barrel Holley. This video claimed barely over 100hp. That is way off. Little monster would fly. I sold it and it's fully restored and in the Carrol Shelby museum now. Man I miss that car. Glad it's in the museum though.
This is one of the most GOAT’d channels on CZcams.
6:00 Fonzie jumped the shark, the Dukes jumped a grain silo 😂😂😂
Do the Challenger next. 😮😮
I had an '05 Magnum RT w/5.7 Hemi. I love it. I put more than 100k miles on it w/no trouble.
Can we get a video on the Toyota Cressida? It was the halo Toyota sedan before Lexus was created. It also had a ton of different versions around the world
As a kid I was fascinated by their automatic seatbelts.
Please do a vid about Australian cars. So many cool brands came and manufactured stuff here. Valiant had a charger which had many cool engine options. Also of course the ford falcon and Holden commodore would make great episodes
I'm watching season 1 again of Dukes of Hazzard such a great show
I read ages ago that scouts from the series would scour parking lots, looking for people who would sell their Chargers. 320 irreplaceable Chargers were destroyed for the series, and another 25 for the 2005 movie. A classic car is a terrible thing to waste.
I saw most of the episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard. Watching the General Lee make all those jumps was really the reason why I watched the show.
The Pontiac 6000 needs an episode. Lot of features and options on those through the years
Only if he includes the 6000 SUX from Robocop!
You could still get a 440 in the 1972 Charger, detuned 100 horsepower though.
You could also get the 440 in a Charger after 72. The 440 ended in 1978
Can we note it sold more than other muscle cars in the 2010s because it had 4 doors and also had models equipped with AWD. It wasn’t a strict muscle car like the mustang, Camaro, and challenger.
Would have been great if Mopar would have offered AWD with the V8 in the Charger. But, I'm a Ford guy, so....
@@jasonnickell9420 they actually did offer awd with a 5.7 hemi in the chargers and the 300s
@@jasonnickell9420 yeah it would have been cool, they’re just isn’t enough space under the hood. Plus it probably would have been quicker than the RWD and that just couldn’t be seen.
@@jaymoe5.7 Interesting, I read something maybe 5 years ago about the AWD Charger. Seemed like the article said it was only an option with the V6. And I never knew there was an AWD 300.
@@jasonnickell9420 yep, they made them but stopped for a few years and then made them again for a few years and quit making them again. I've found that most of them were northern police cars where awd was needed in the snow and ice but they couldn't get by with just V6's. But they did make some regular passenger cars with that setup. A friend of mine used to have a 08 300 with the 5.7 hemi and awd and another friend of mine still has his 2011 Charger with the 5.7 and awd. They make for some great cars!
Just finished rewatching mash, and I knew that was Klinger (Jamie Farr) before you even put in the clip 😂
Those second generation Chargers were THE car to buy in the late 60's and beyond. Just a sinister, cool look with the power to match.
That is a local hometown hero in the commercial at the beginning, #21 John Hadl. Rock Chalk!
….. Jayhawk! Go KU!
R I P Charger and Challenger.
The Australian 70s charger coupe was cool looking and fast
I saw a sales brochure for the Charger 2.2 that included the line “[we] resurrected the legendary Charger name.” Didn’t realize at the time how that must have sounded to the faithful. But it was obviously an appearance package-especially the hood scoop that appeared to be mounted backwards! I was surprised, though, when Charger became a 4-door sedan.
The stock radio on those were pretty powerful
The 300 was similar in the way Chrylser went about it. Maybe you could do that one next.
He already did
Glad I picked up a 2022 Charger Scat Pack before they disappeared forever. Special-ordered it, so it would be exactly what I wanted. :)
I owned a 74 Charger SE for 6 years. It wasn't much with a 318, but someone spec'd it with a 727 torqueflite and heavy rear end. One of the best and most reliable cars I ever owned. I could also smoke a 5.0 mustang given enough room.
Australia had the valiant charger. We even had the hey charger adds
VIDEO ON THE VOLKSWAGEN FOX PLEASE
The 2nd generation Charger Sport Coupe you could a 225 CID Slant 6 with 145 BHP 170FT Of Torque was a rare option with a Slant 6 3 speed manual on the tree PS/PB A/C cloth int. There was 100 made in that spec.
Great video ❤❤❤. Thanks buddy 👍
Thank you for another great video. Here's one for the algorithm! :^D
That '82 Charger 2.2 wasn't the fastest car I ever owned but it sure was a lot of fun. It was like having a front wheel drive British sports car. It felt fast handled well and went through snow. I really liked it.
2nd generation Charger was a great looking car ! My second favorite behind the Barracuda !
Love the content
Dream car....
Ironic that The Dukes of Hazzard immortalized the 69 Charger and at the same time destroyed dozens of them.
Normally an afternoon post, but, this was the right competitor to the Chevy Monte Carlo
Cops seem to love their Chargers
Yes we do!!!
10:07 I knew you're gonna put that 🤣
The sad part is like usual Dodge will be forced to use their parent company’s chassis. But instead of a solid Mercedes chassis they’ll be using an unreliable trouble ridden Alfa chassis. This chassis sharing has already moved Cherokees to the bottom of Consumer Reports. Dodge will move further down with reliability and lose its core buyer base.
Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if Chrysler & Dodge become defunct brands within the next decade along with Buick becoming overseas only. Jeep I think is in good shape to survive but in reality unnecessary mergers have really destroyed the Chrysler Corporation as a whole
I've owned two '66 Chargers. Have one now. It was a groundbreaking car. Front to back console, electroluminescent dash. All V8 line up for '66 and '67. A first for all other Chargers. Mid-60s cool for the time period. They did well at NASCAR. They were not drag strip cars. Let's show some pics of the '66 Charger!
I love this
I had a 68 B5 blue 318 ... I swapped it with a 360 bored 60 over, it was a beast and would start floating, lift off the ground once it hit 125 ... I miss it but it was HUGE!!!
There is a rumour going around that dodge is making a brand new V8 hemi. So, a aeV the charger won’t be.
Great Video Man! 👌
Nice.
I like the early upload
Good video. The Sx4 was a great car!!
That 99 concept car would’ve been awesome, looks like a direct competitor for the corvette. I’d say that concept was scraped because it would take away sales from the viper
Always find t humourous that for America, a sports car was only for straight line performance.
I always enjoy these videos. Please done stop🚗…….
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yeah the Charger had some six cylinder engines in the 70s and 80s here for fuel economy reasons the largest engine you could get in the Charger was the 440 6 pack V8 the chargers from the later 70s and 80s were chocked for power due to emissions defeating parts and software at least when it was revived in 2006 Model year the top tuned engine could get you 425 HP and up to 420 LB FT torque and that's in a car that weighed between 3,800 and 4,160 LBs similar to a Cadillac CT5 V Blackwing with or without all wheel drive and weather its equipped with the 6 speed manual transmission or the 10 Speed automatic transmission the manual car weighs 4,123 LBs while the car with the automatic transmission weighs 4,142 LBs or 8.6 Kilograms more where as for ex the Auto equipped Ford Mustang GT Convertible weighs 4,012 Pounds or the Lexus LS 500 is 4,905 LBs or for example a fully loaded 1961 Lincoln Continental Convertible weighed 5,700 LBS
I once owned the exact same car as the intro car, same color and black vinyl roof with recessed rear window.
Jeez it’s 6 am
This was posted 6 hours ago
9:15 I think a 1982 Dodge Charger Shelby appears near the end of Cannonball Run 2 , driven by Frank Sinatra
Legend has that Dukes Of The Hazzard is to blame on why Chargers are so rare to find or too expensive to buy...
Over 100 thousand Chargers of that era were built, they destroyed 600. The Dukes of Hazzard had zero impact on Charger rarity. It's because half a century has passed since they were built.
I wonder if the front diff or transfer case in the AWD charger is super weak because I've never heard of someone putting any of the SRT motors in one
Whats the background music name at 8:34 ?
Can you do a video on the Nissan sx cars?
In the need of a Barracuda EV, and a Coronet EV 👍🏼🔌💡
The Challenger kinda eventually changed to look like a modern Charger, but I like the 70s Challenger a little more than the 68-70 Charger
What is the background music called ???
68,69,70. The best looking years by far. The rest are imitations.
This ev push by stellantis is doomed to fail
Rumours are that the Hurricane inline 6 will be available as well as electrified options. Currently the standard output is 410hp and the HO is 510hp, but given it’ll be a performance vehicle they may dial it up a bit
We now know that the inline six powered Chargers are coming in 2025. We'll see how that goes but I will miss the Hemi V8s. If it was up to me, there would be some turbo Hemi V8s(4.7 liters-350hp, 5.2 liters-420hp, and 5.9 liters-550hp)!
If it wasn't the general Lee I wouldn't have one
9:21 Isn't that a Ford EXP? 🤔
The newer dodge chargers ain’t as unreliable as they say, they have some pretty beefy frame rails and chassis parts when compared to many other cars in its segment. Rear drive might make it like that but they seem stout enough for police work and the track.
The 1968 Charger is top of the heap of Chargers as far as im concerned
Crazy how I used to talk crap about the modern Chargers being four door sedans and now I drive one and am talking crap about the new EV version 😂 maybe it’ll grow on me eventually, but for now this is the last generation of “true” Dodge Chargers to me. The Banshee looks more like a Stellantis product to me than a Dodge one.
The only thing I hate about the charger is the cheap plastic dashboard and door panels, otherwise it's a reliable, relatively fast and gorgeous looking car
The name "Charger" is in reference to the horses that were ridden into battle by knights and military leaders in olden times.
I have an 06 magnum and I refuse to let it go...
I woulda given alot more credit to the FF1 charger supra drag race. The year was 2000 and that 1 scene was so huge i can say if it didnt happen the rwd charger of 2006 never woulda seen production.
Also it was indestructible 🤣🤣🤣
The 300 should have been offered with a hellcat engine from the factory
Detroit Iron high performance is the best in the world.
Burn Notice had a Charger as well.
So the Duke brothers wrecked so many chargers there were almost none left. That's a shame.
after the 69s and 70s chargers it all went downhill 😭
Omg I didnt know Dodge Omni uses EA827 engines....I guess that engine had outlived the body of these cars most of the time eh?????
Grab Life By The Horns. 🚗🚗🚗🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The original storyline called for a 69 Chevelle for Bo and Luke, instead they used the 69 Charger because it was cheaper 😊
Yeah we’re gonna forget that 5th gen happened.
The 66-68 looked different than the 69-74. The forgettable 75-78 and the least charger like 81-87. Then the 05-24. Others may see it differently but I remember 5 distinct body styles.
1st gen body was 66,67. 2nd Gen was 68,69,70. 3rd Gen was 71 thru 74. 4th Gen was 75 thru 78. 5th Gen were the front wheel drive. 6th Gen was 2006 thru 2024, but had major facelift in 2013.
Wasn't there another small charger design?
based channel as always
Now the challenger
"it was 'helping' to slow the car down." Man, please say directly what you mean. Obviously, if you're talking about a race car, slowing it down wasn't helping.
Math is hard.
Pontiac Catalina
British Leyland
I grew up watching the Dukes of Hazzard and the charger now looks nothing like it.
I bought an orange challenger RT instead and love it but should have gotten the Charger Scat
Mazda 626
The Dukes of Hazzard in responsible for single handedly destroying of 300 classic 69' Dodge Chargers just so they could line their pockets💵🤑☝😖
For 1976 only, the Charger had 2 images. The former 2 door Coronets were marketed under the Charger name. For 1977 , this particular Charger, and all Coronets were replaced with the Monaco.
Mid 70s, there were Charger, and Charger SE. They were two different cars. The standard Charger, was the same body as a Sport Fury. The Charger SE, was the same body as a Chrysler Cordoba.
Dodge Charger 2006
The charger is nothing but a reworked dodge intrepid today.
More like six right