1970 Dodge Charger

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The 1970 Dodge Charger is remembered by some as the last year of the second generation charger but most remember it as the car that Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) raced at the end of The Fast and The Furious.

Even when the Charger first came out in 1970, there were some changes to it that differed from its previous models. The charger increased in size by one inch. Some of the changes included a large wrap around chrome bumper and grill that was not split down the middle. There were new rear facing scoops with the R/T logo that were mounted on the front doors, door scallops. Other new accessories are Hemi hood cutout, electric headlight doors and actual lights that replace side markers. The biggest change for the dodge was the new engine. It was a very extreme setup with the four hundred and forty Six Pack. The four hundred and forty Six Pack has two three barrel carburetors with three hundred and ninety horse power. Also single carter four- barrel carb was used on these models. There was a two hundred and sixty eight degree intake duration and two hundred and eighty four degree exhaust duration; also the cam timing was identical to the Hemi.


The federally mandated ignition switch buzzer that reminds drivers not to leave their keys in the car was first placed in the 1970 Charger. The interior came with many changes as well. There were high back bucket seats and the door panels were revised. Map pockets were made optional and the ignition was repositioned in the steering column instead of in the dash.

The 1970 dodge charger first came out in many different high impact colors and they were names given with each color. Some of the nick names for the brightly colored dodge were Top Banana, Plum Crazy, Panther Pink, Statutory Grape, Go Mango, Sublime, and Burnt Orange.

There were many different performance options you could choose when getting the Charger in 1970. The options include three hundred and eighty three (two and four barrel) engines; the four hundred and forty six pack R/T only, the four hundred and twenty six hemi again with R/T only; with two four barrel carbs. The buyer could choose automatic or four speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter.

The 1970 Dodge charger has been the favorite car to wreck in Hollywood movies for the last forty years. To film The Fast and The Furious movies there had to be six Chargers built. 1970 Dodge Chargers have become very rare and expensive so it was costly having to rebuild the chargers through all four movies and now there are only three that have lasted and were placed in storage.

The engines consisted of Supercharged Chrysler four hundred and twenty six Hemi V-8 with a BDS Blower Intake, BDS Electronic Fuel Injection, and BDS 9-71 Roots style blower. The wheels were Coy's C-5 with 18 by 8.0 inches for front wheels and 18 by 9.5 inches for rear wheels. The tires were Continental Sport Contact with the Front size being 225/ 45R18 and the rear size 285/ 50R18. Famous Buddy Baker and the 1970 Dodge Charger made history by clocking faster than two hundred miles per hour for a lap on a closed course at the Talladega Speedway.

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