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1966 Dodge Charger 383 on 2040-cars

Year:1966 Mileage:60000 Color: Blue /
  Black/White
Location:

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Engine:383
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

Year
: 1966
Exterior Color: Blue
Make: Dodge
Interior Color: Black/White
Model: Charger
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: 2 door
Drive Type: Automatic
Mileage: 60,000

You are bidding on a 1966 Dodge Charger .383, which I have owned for several years.  This car runs and drives great.  I have done all of the heavy lifting, so someone simply needs to give this car some TLC to make it awesome.

The following is a summary of everything I have done to the car (I am sure I am leaving something out):

  • The engine has not been rebuilt, but was pulled, and had all the gaskets and seals replaced.  Select parts were repainted.  The engine well was sand blasted and painted.  The engine runs very strong.
  • There are no issues with the transmission - it shifts perfectly.
  • I added a brake booster and dual reservoir master cylinder, so the car stops very well.
  • Carb, alternator, water pump, etc. have been replaced, as have all the hoses and belts.  I have an extra carb. and rebuild kit that come with the car.
  • The car was completely rewired - new harness, wiring, etc.
  • All lights, instruments, etc. work great. 
  • The instrument cluster is a Chrysler, period specific cluster, but not original to the car.  It looks and works great.  I do have the original that can be rebuilt, which comes with the car.
  • The head lamps open and close perfectly!
  • The carpet and headliner were replaced.
  • The wheels were sand blasted and repainted.
  • The floor pans and trunk pans have been replaced.

The following are issues that need to be addressed:

  • This car needs to be sand blasted and repainted.  It was sandblasted down to bare metal about 5-6 years ago.  I personally ensured any and all rust was replaced with new metal, with as little filler as possible.  However, the paint has faded and bubbled in some areas, and there are very obvious issues with the paint (it sat outside at a Classic Car dealership in the area for a year or so).
  • Some of the metal has pitting, which is common.  The chrome needs attention.
  • The tires need to be replaced before the car can be driven any significant distance. 
  • Although I replaced all the carpet and the headliner, I have done very little to the rest of interior.  The seats need re-upholstered.
  • The emblems are what I would consider driver quality, but could be refurbished.
  • The A/C does not work.  I have not attempted to fix, and do not know what it would take to resolve.

In short, this car is structurally and mechanically sound.  The vast majority of the issues are cosmetic, so you could drive and enjoy this car while these issues are addressed.  Please feel free to contact me for more details - I am committed to a fair transaction for both myself and the buyer.

 

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Some cars, due to ultimate desirability, particular rareness, or spectacular performance/prestige eventually become collectible. It's darn near impossible to know which ones will make it into the rarefied stratosphere of collectibility – why is a late 1960s AMC AMX so affordable these days, whereas prices for late '70s Pontiac Trans Ams are soaring? – but there are some useful indicators to keep tabs on. We're not exactly experts on investing, but we do know cars. As such, we've decided to take our non-expertise on one hand, combine it in the other with our knowledge of all things automotive, wad it up, throw it out and ask for your forgiveness. Or something like that. I've challenged Senior Editor Seyth Miersma to choose a car he thinks will become a future collector's item that's not more than 10 years old, and for no more than $25,000. I've done the same, and we vigorously argued for and against each other's picks. I feel good about my choice, but I don't have the best track record in these contests (I've lost three times, won twice, but they've all been pretty close), so, while I'm not going to beg (please vote for me!), I do hope you find my argument convincing. But first, let's hear from Seyth: Miersma: Ten-years old or newer makes this challenging. At that age most vehicles feel like a plain old used car to me, few hit the "classic" button. But the Subaru WRX STI has always been a special car, and the 2005 cutoff year proves to be very attractive for the parameters of our contest. It's rare; with fewer than 5,000 STI models sold that model year. It's probably the best looking WRX STI ever sold in America; narrowly avoiding the dreadful "horse collar" front fascia. And it's got one of the more die-hard car-geek followings out there. For $25,000, you can also still find examples that have reasonable miles, are in good condition, and haven't all been molested by grown-up Initial D wannabes. With the street racers hacking up collectable examples every day, I like my odds for steep appreciation by way of conservation. I couldn't agree more. It really is difficult to predict what cars will catch the eye of collectors, and the WRX STI seems like a pretty good choice. But I think mine is even better, and I can't let him know that I'd love to park just such an STI in my very own garage. And so goes my argument: Korzeniewski: I like your choice as a driver, Seyth. I'm less convinced of its status as a sure-fire collectible.

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Thu, Jan 15 2015

Fort Davis, TX. Early November. Late Sunday afternoon. The 1,200 residents of this small town are using their day of rest to quietly enjoy the breeze rolling off the hills. There's an older couple walking down the street, holding hands. A young lady working at a general store, where milkshakes and antacids are purchased at the same counter. It's a peaceful, quaint scene, right down to the tumbleweed rolling across the street and the rickety wooden porches outside the old storefronts. I hit the throttle of the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat while turning left onto the road leading toward the town square, sending the sedan's rear end swinging to the right with a few puffs of rubbery smoke. I coast down to the 25-mile-per-hour speed limit and spot the line of Challengers, Chargers, and Vipers in my rear-view mirror, the drivers all mimicking my quick jolt of enthusiasm before pulling up the reigns on their V8s and V10s and idling into Fort Davis. Our posse would roll some 5,000 horsepower of pure American muscle into that small Texas town that day. It was only the first stop on an epic journey that would take us from Dallas to Las Vegas, on a winding route down toward El Paso, up through New Mexico, Arizona, and finally north into Nevada, ending at the ritzy Palazzo casino and hotel on the Vegas strip. It was an opportunity to see parts of America I never knew existed, and a chance to bond with some American cars that until recently, I sort of failed to understand. And most importantly it was an opportunity to drive really, really hard. Charging Through Texas Unless you've driven across it, it's hard to understand the massive space that is Texas. In places, scanning 360 degrees of horizon reveals absolutely nothing. Nothing. On its own, driving from Dallas to El Paso covers some 630 miles. Veer south to Fort Davis and you'll add another 70 onto that, not including the 75-mile Davis Mountain Scenic Loop where I found bliss behind the wheel of this insanely powerful sedan. I always expected to like the Charger Hellcat – comfortable seating for four (five in a pinch), equipped with the latest tech, wrapped in a stylish yet muscular body, like a quarterback in a tux. And it moves. The supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V8 pumps out 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, which makes for one quick sedan, especially considering its heft.

2015 Dodge Charger Pursuit prepares to keep Hellcats in line

Wed, 13 Aug 2014

Earlier today, Dodge pulled the wraps off its 2015 Charger SRT Hellcat - a 707-horsepower sedan capable of sprinting to 60 miles per hour in 3.7 seconds and reaching a top speed of 204 mph. Naturally, the car debuted in a bright shade of pull-me-over red, so it was fitting, then, that Dodge also brought its newly updated 2015 Charger Pursuit to keep everything under control.
No, cops won't be able to spec their Charger cruisers with the 707-hp Hellcat engine (oh man, imagine the chase scenes...), but law enforcement officials will be able to choose from either a 3.6-liter V6 or 5.7-liter Hemi V8, producing 292 hp and 370 hp, respectively. V8 models can be ordered with all-wheel drive, and Dodge estimates that with either engine, the Charger Pursuit can achieve up to 26 miles per gallon on the highway (thanks to the V8's four-cylinder mode).
Other updates for 2015 include improved braking power, a seven-inch display in the instrument cluster, a five-inch display in the center stack, and a new vehicle systems interface that could make it easier for police squads to install computer and radio equipment.