440 R/T
If American muscle cars are your thing, you’ll know they often offer better bang for your buck than the local equivalents, while looking downright spectacular. And that includes this series of Dodge Charger.
In our feature on the series, we note: “The Charger was created as a rival to Pontiac’s GTO and appeared late in 1965. It was based on the mid-sized Coronet but had a unique fastback shape, special interior with folding rear seat and concealed headlights.
“At a time when most large US cars typically used separate body and chassis construction, the Charger had a ‘unibody’ and was 100kg lighter than others of its size. With the 6.9-litre ‘street Hemi’ V8 an option, it also delivered more performance than any other full-sized US model being sold in 1966.
“Despite or perhaps because of the Charger’s spectacular shape, sales during its first two years were disappointing and it took a complete makeover to unleash the model’s full potential.”
This example is running the factory-fitted 440ci (7.2lt) big block V8, rated at 375hp (280kW) when new. That’s matched to a three-speed auto.
The R/T is with Muscle Car Warehouse in Sydney, priced at $150,000.