A car of over two tons, 425 pk. Isn't that a bit boyish? And a consumption of 1 on 3? Are you getting away with that?
A very tough Dodge
Dodge is best known for its 'muscle cars', the cars from the time that engine blocks could not be large and strong enough because gasoline in the States cost almost nothing. And the Dodge Charger R / T SE from 1970 is a heart warming - and now very rare - example of that.
The first Dodge Charger was a concept car from 1964 that was based on the Dodge Polara. That concept car had an 7 liter of Hemi V8, reportedly the tenth copy ever of Chrysler's famous Hemi blocks with hemispherical combustion chambers. The Dodge Charger became known worldwide for the movie Bullitt and the youth series The Dukes of Hazzard. The Dodge Charger R / T was the toughest and most luxurious member of the Dodge Scat Pack line-up for 1970, especially if it was equipped with the SE option package.
"SE" stands for Special Edition
And 'SE' was of course the abbreviation for 'Special Edition' and on the 1970 Charger it meant that the car was equipped with leather and vinyl bucket seats, a steering wheel with wood grain and matching instrument panel, shiny pedal trim and a special lighting group with direction indicators built into the hood. Of course, all of that came in addition to the standard equipment for the Charger R / T: 440 Magnum V8 with its four-fold carburetor and dual exhaust, R / T wheel suspension, heavy-duty brakes, 14-inch wheels with white lettering in relief lettering tires and the distinctive striping over the butt.
A civilized capacity per liter
While the 440 Magnum was standard equipment on the Charger R / T, the 390 horsepower 440 Six Pack could be scored for a few dollars more. If you wanted to be a Buddy Baker or Dick Landy, the great 426 HEMI® 7,2 liter) engine was also available with 425 horses under that long hood.
Maximum 425 horsepower from 7,2 liters. That literal power is not that fierce. The '440 Six Pack' engine was offered in 1969 - 1971. This engine had three dual Holley carburetors on a Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold, a special, 'hotter' camshaft, a 'silenced air cleaner', low restriction exhaust manifolds and thick double exhaust. This engine delivered 390 hp and a torque of almost 700 Nm. In 1970, at a gasoline price of $ 0,36 per GALLON, it was quite easy to handle that such a monster was not at all shocked by the consumption of 1 liters per three kilometers.
Such a Dodge has a grille like the opened mouth of a whale shark
His lines are also quite tight and stretched. Almost elegant. This top version is usually recognizable at a glance because of the striping around his butt. But civilized muscle car enthusiasts ordered the car without it. That made the departure with green light even more surprising for the public. The 'gills' on the doors are just beautiful. The spoiler on the back? Well, in the US from A, 50 MPH is already quite a speed. And with traffic light prints, the more than two tons of own weight must ensure sufficient 'downforce'. But it is a tight spoiler.
Resembling …
Although the Charger from 1970 visually resembles the '68 and' 69 models, there is a good way to distinguish them from each other. The '70 version has a heavy, chromed front bumper that completely surrounds the grille and the hidden headlights as a large rectangle.
