1968 Dodge Charger

[v12v8]

I took the plunge in December and imported a big block 383ci '68 Charger. She arrived in late January and since then she's been undergoing a complete restoration. Mechanically she's sound but far more bodywork was needed than originally anticipated.

List of work so far:

New door skins
New trunk floor
New rear deck
Upgrade brakes from drum to Wilwood discs
New wheel bearings
New interior trim
Bare metal respray

She's nearing completion and we hope to have her registered and on the road by end May. Decked out in her original colours of white on red, she'll look and sound fantastic.

[Turquoise]

[zubair]

Wow Man she is one sexy car enjoy the beast love it

[v12v8]

Cheers guys. I am pretty pleased 😎

A couple more pics:

[300bhp/ton]

Very very cool car there...

Yes I'm completely envious and jealous.


Are you planning any performance mods for it? These things can me made to scream and sound wonderful with a big lopey cam.

[v12v8]

Thanks very much! It already has a different cam in it. I decided to restore to original spec (or as close as) and run it for a while. The wheels are not original, nor is the steering wheel but everything else is including the engine block. If I do mod the engine I'm tempted by a 440 stroker. But I'll save that for next year. I hope to get her out to a few meets over the summer. Any recommendations?

[Motown Junk]

http://www.mopareuronats.co.uk/

[Cledus Snow]

The 68/69 Charger is in my humble opinion the best looking car ever made.

[v12v8]

Motown Junk said:

http://www.mopareuronats.co.uk/

Nice one. I'll be there

[Chewbacca North]

Cledus Snow said:

The 68/69 Charger is in my humble opinion the best looking car ever made.

No need for the 'humble opinion'. It is a FACT.

[jason900]

Mate - thats simply beautiful....

[irocfan]

jason900 said:

Mate - thats simply beautiful....

what he said ^^^^

[Escort3500]

Now that is just fantastic, well done Sir And even better that you haven't General Lee'd it

[v12v8]

Thanks chaps. Very kind. I'm a lucky man.

Decided early on to keep the car as original as possible.

Here are some photos of the restoration so far:


Floor back to bare metal. Nice and solid.


New trunk floor.


Door skins half done.


Door skins finished ready for primer.


Rear quarter back to bare metal.

Hoping to have car in paint middle of May and on the road end May. More updates to follow.

Cheers.

[Turquoise]

Are you sticking with white?

[irocfan]

Turquoise said:

Are you sticking with white?

I don't think I've ever said this about white before but.... please keep it white!!!

[Butter Face]

Gorgeous, can't wait to see more as it progresses!!

[eric twinge]

Good lord, what a fantastic looking car.

[Huffy]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[Fleckers]

WOW

who has done the body work ?