1970 Dodge Charger partly back in production

The Chargers from the years 1968, 1969 and 1970 appeal to the imagination of many car enthusiasts. The one from 1969, with its split grille, is undoubtedly familiar to most of you The Dukes of Hazzard. The 68’er looked slightly different without the ‘partition’ halfway through the grille and the 70’er also kept it with an uninterrupted whale shark-like front. It is the latter design that is now being given a special second life.

It’s ‘Dodge Speed ​​Week’, in which the Challenger Convertible and the Hornet, among other things, have already been presented, but the party is not yet complete. The classics of the brand are also thought of. None other than CEO Tim Kuniskis surprised the audience in the US during a presentation by conjuring a 1970 Dodge Charger from under a cloth. As it turned out: it is a recently produced Charger. At least the body is brand new and constructed entirely of carbon fiber. Furthermore, the car is as ‘bare’ as can be, because the news is in the carriage. You can buy it new (in the US), and then do whatever you want with it.

Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis at the carbon fiber Dodge Charger

The carbon fiber Charger body is manufactured under license from Dodge by Finale Speed ​​and offered through Dodge’s parts sales channel Direct Connection. It is not yet known what it will cost. Carefully count on an amount with five zeros. For that money, you might be better off looking for a ready-made 1970 Dodge Charger, although it’s obviously a lot heavier. With this carbon fiber base and a brand new Hellcat block (also sold separately) you can undoubtedly create a much more fierce monster. Maybe not in the spirit of this 68’er with the engine in the middle, for example. It also had a carbon fiber body. It does not stop with the Dodge Charger from 1970. Carbon fiber coach replicas of the Plymouths Barracuda and Road Runner must also come on the market.