And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Pretty sure it's a 67 Charger, the kissing cousin to the 67 Coronet I drove for many years. The only real styling difference was the fast back rear window, otherwise I'd bet most of the front body panels were interchangeable.
I had guessed '68 and knew it had to be close. Now a days I can't even tell the make or model or year of any of the clones on the road. Those Sixties and early Seventies cars were and always will be the best before they got rid of high compression engines that were actually something I was able to work on and fun to drive. I had a '70 340 Duster that I did all kinds of mods to and it ran like a raped ape.
Friend took a Coronet, stuffed the entire driveline and suspension from a rolled Charger, into it. Painted it gloss olive drab, even somehow got a set of brand new factory 6 piston front calipers and rotors for it. When I saw those brakes I was where did those come from, guess they came as a special order on a Dart Swinger that came with a crossflow 340, and a 4 speed. Cool as it gets. Must have been some kind of homologation parts program for a road racing class at that time, all i could figure, cause they where just beautiful serious brakes, like nothing I had seen before. Long before Brembo's, kind of looked like rough copies of British Lockheed aircraft disc brakes, they sure worked awesome, particularly with that beast of a Charger engine in it.
Hitch hiking as a 15 year old (1966), a guy in a '65 or '66 Corona 426 picked me up. The acceleration was mind blowing for this young aspiring gear head. I'm 74 now, thar's still the fastest thing I've ever experienced. A built '69 396, 4 speed, Camaro was second, a built, '68 GTO, 400, 4 speed was 3rd. Nothing else stands out. I know modern vehicles are faster, but they hold no allure for me.
'66 Charger. '67s have turn signal indicator on top of front fenders. My oldest brother has two '67s. I rode home in one of them from the dealer when I was 9. It didn't take long for 19 yo big brother to swap the '64 Dart he had been sharing with Mom back to her for the Charger. She could see out of the Dart better.
'67 Charger?
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Pretty sure it's a 67 Charger, the kissing cousin to the 67 Coronet I drove for many years. The only real styling difference was the fast back rear window, otherwise I'd bet most of the front body panels were interchangeable.
ReplyDeleteI had guessed '68 and knew it had to be close. Now a days I can't even tell the make or model or year of any of the clones on the road. Those Sixties and early Seventies cars were and always will be the best before they got rid of high compression engines that were actually something I was able to work on and fun to drive. I had a '70 340 Duster that I did all kinds of mods to and it ran like a raped ape.
ReplyDeleteI thought Polara.
ReplyDeleteFriend took a Coronet, stuffed the entire driveline and suspension from a rolled Charger, into it. Painted it gloss olive drab, even somehow got a set of brand new factory 6 piston front calipers and rotors for it. When I saw those brakes I was where did those come from, guess they came as a special order on a Dart Swinger that came with a crossflow 340, and a 4 speed. Cool as it gets. Must have been some kind of homologation parts program for a road racing class at that time, all i could figure, cause they where just beautiful serious brakes, like nothing I had seen before. Long before Brembo's, kind of looked like rough copies of British Lockheed aircraft disc brakes, they sure worked awesome, particularly with that beast of a Charger engine in it.
ReplyDeleteHitch hiking as a 15 year old (1966), a guy in a '65 or '66 Corona 426 picked me up. The acceleration was mind blowing for this young aspiring gear head. I'm 74 now, thar's still the fastest thing I've ever experienced. A built '69 396, 4 speed, Camaro was second, a built, '68 GTO, 400, 4 speed was 3rd. Nothing else stands out. I know modern vehicles are faster, but they hold no allure for me.
ReplyDelete'66 Charger. '67s have turn signal indicator on top of front fenders. My oldest brother has two '67s. I rode home in one of them from the dealer when I was 9. It didn't take long for 19 yo big brother to swap the '64 Dart he had been sharing with Mom back to her for the Charger. She could see out of the Dart better.
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