The Last and Rarest of its Breed... [PIC]

Rich Sufficool · 2024-07-29T12:53:40Z

In 1971, The Charger replaced the straight lines of their iconic 1968-1970 Chargers with more voluptuous and 'coke bottle' lines. With soaring insurance rates, fuel consumption mandates and low lead gas, this would be the last year for the vaunted 426 Hemi V8. Still producing 425 HP, Chrysler changed its advertised specs to "350 NET horsepower" hoping the insurance companies wouldn't notice the "net" part when they adjusted premiums via horsepower to weight ratios. However, consumers were still wary of increased driving costs and, at the end, only 63 Hemi R/Ts were sold. What reminded me of this rare bird, was this period Roger Corman produced B movie on TCM where a pair of hit men (ala: "Bullitt" ) were after the good guys and the heroes engineered the Charger to run off a cliff the be destroyed. It was in the same B5 Blue but the dash operated flip-up "Ramcharger" hood scoop seemed to be a cheap rounded fiberglass add-on (much to my relief). Personally, I liked the more hard edge look of its predecessor, but I've grown to appreciate its more luxurious look.

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02/08/2024 11:32 am

@john3976 - Of course, I've heard a lot of "post stories" about the Silver Bullet. Despite my almost "living" on Woodward Ave., I never saw, much less encountered the vaunted and modified "Silver Bullet."

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