Very cool. I was lucky enough to get a bunch of old life magazines from our very small town school when it closed. They went back to the 60's and 70's. Its very cool being able to see original advertising for these cars.
The old brochures are very cool! I actually have some original brochures for the 67 Fury/VIP and 67 Chrysler. Back in 1979 there was a local Mopar dealer that sold out and they had an auction. There was a box of these brochures, and my dad got the whole box for very cheap ($1 I think). They didn't seem very worthy at the time, but I loved looking at them even back then and somehow I had the good sense to hang on to them (or at least most of them, some got damaged). I have the remaining ones sitting on a book shelf. They are pretty interesting to read through - "Plymouth is out to win you over" was their slogan for that year.
A fun, informative step back through time. I told on DDG channel about the 68 Superbee my neighbor bought new. Well just down the street another neighbor bought a 68 Satellite wagon. I called it the Roadrunner wagon, though hardly cool with its contact paper wood sides. The 68 b bodies were among the most handsome ever if not the most. Not the prettiest...that distinguished title in my opinion has to belong to the forward look stuff....but the most handsome. 68 GTX, RT, and Charger are the most handsome grills while the Charger and Superbee have the most attractive tail. Interestingly i find the side profile of the 68 post cars RR, and SuperBee the most attractive. I know its all in the eye of the beholder. Thats my opinion and Im stickin to it ,HA!
I got the dealer brochure for the 68 Charger from a guy at the 2023 Sun Bust in Graham. He had a box full of them and since I had my Charger since new when my parents bought it he gave me one for free. I have it with the car now with every car show. He had several for many different Mopar models and wanted to give them good homes. Very cool guy.
Those dash medallions that cover that screw, I've saw 3 different ones, the charger emblem, the fratzog and one with a R/T. The Superbee's had the fratzog, charger's had the R/T in the R/T's, most of the coronet R/T's had sweep hand dashes. Great video! Awesome brochures!👍
Yes....old dealer promo brochure are fun to read ....name of the paint was always interesting no matter what auto manufacturer put out there..good stuff keep the content going....thanks
Yes the 68 is awesome. In the mid to late 70's I was a lucky teen working as a lot boy for a number of new and used dealers, including hi perf dealers, and I got to drive everything, used muscle was plentiful and cheap (longest burnout was in a 455 T/A...sorry!). Pretty much got to drive every gen of charger, never was allowed to drive a hemi tho. 68 was my fav with the cool round taillights, followed by the 71-72. I have to say tho that the 66-67 was a much classier car with all detailing and cool interior, but nothing beats the menace of the 2nd gen.
First off this is well done jamie. I think your better at this than tom but toms knowledge is off the charts lol. As for the 225 6 they came with a auto or 3 on the tree. My buddy kevin had one he collected that was amazing shape it i have pics of it. But last summer some guy walked up with a briefcase full of 100s and it was high 5 figures so kev said bye its yours. Crazy money for it and way more than you paid for your 68. Forest green was the most common color and both the 68s i had were green. One dark and one olive. But i agree that the 68 was the coolest even those i have 2 70 chargers. There is no other b body that drives like them either. I have had countless 68 coronets but the charger handles so much better. But they get loose at 120+ do to the back window design. Thus the charger 500 was born in 69. I would love to find info on my 70 charger or my 72 roadrunner. Fun stuff.
Goodday Jamie, I always wonder why the 340 was never made a option on the 2nd generation Charger's. Also the same for the Super Bee & Roadrunner or any Satellite or Polara. Cheers Louis Kats 👍
Small block performance was reserved for the A Body. Big blocks was where it was in the middle to late 60’s with cheap gas and cheap insurance. In 1971 when insurance rates started sky rocketing is when they finally made the 340 available in the Road Runner and Charger but it was a little underpowered for the weight of the car. Then the gas crisis killed off performance after that.
Just a quick question for you dead / rocket crew. How was it possible for those 5150 guys to sneak a 68 Charger out of your back yard? Enjoying this great content, keep it up.
I knew 2 different guys that had a 6cyl charger,,1 was red 69 6cly 3spd the other was 70 moulin rouge color 😂pink it was pink 6cyl auto,,,,sloooowwww too
Very cool. I was lucky enough to get a bunch of old life magazines from our very small town school when it closed. They went back to the 60's and 70's. Its very cool being able to see original advertising for these cars.
Those old brochures are like gold. Hard to find and often expensive- but the 'neat old stuff' factor is great.
Believe it or not there are still lots on Kijiji eBay flea markets ect
The old brochures are very cool! I actually have some original brochures for the 67 Fury/VIP and 67 Chrysler. Back in 1979 there was a local Mopar dealer that sold out and they had an auction. There was a box of these brochures, and my dad got the whole box for very cheap ($1 I think). They didn't seem very worthy at the time, but I loved looking at them even back then and somehow I had the good sense to hang on to them (or at least most of them, some got damaged). I have the remaining ones sitting on a book shelf. They are pretty interesting to read through - "Plymouth is out to win you over" was their slogan for that year.
Super fun going over that stuff.
Yes, these brochures are indeed hard to find but getting to be worth their weight in Gold! Got the ones for ‘72.
Well done.... Thx for sharing.
Thanks @deaddodgegarage, great job with the video
Really cool! Thanks for sharing. I love nerd stuff about old cars
A fun, informative step back through time. I told on DDG channel about the 68 Superbee my neighbor bought new. Well just down the street another neighbor bought a 68 Satellite wagon. I called it the Roadrunner wagon, though hardly cool with its contact paper wood sides. The 68 b bodies were among the most handsome ever if not the most. Not the prettiest...that distinguished title in my opinion has to belong to the forward look stuff....but the most handsome. 68 GTX, RT, and Charger are the most handsome grills while the Charger and Superbee have the most attractive tail. Interestingly i find the side profile of the 68 post cars RR, and SuperBee the most attractive. I know its all in the eye of the beholder. Thats my opinion and Im stickin to it ,HA!
They really nailed 68 B body styling
I got the dealer brochure for the 68 Charger from a guy at the 2023 Sun Bust in Graham. He had a box full of them and since I had my Charger since new when my parents bought it he gave me one for free. I have it with the car now with every car show. He had several for many different Mopar models and wanted to give them good homes. Very cool guy.
Really nice to have that info with your car.
Those dash medallions that cover that screw, I've saw 3 different ones, the charger emblem, the fratzog and one with a R/T. The Superbee's had the fratzog, charger's had the R/T in the R/T's, most of the coronet R/T's had sweep hand dashes. Great video! Awesome brochures!👍
Yes....old dealer promo brochure are fun to read ....name of the paint was always interesting no matter what auto manufacturer put out there..good stuff keep the content going....thanks
My first real car was a 1968 Charger, but it was only a 318. This is awesome information. Thanks for doing this.
I wonder why they didn’t offer the 4spd option with the 318, that would have been a nice combo
Yes the 68 is awesome. In the mid to late 70's I was a lucky teen working as a lot boy for a number of new and used dealers, including hi perf dealers, and I got to drive everything, used muscle was plentiful and cheap (longest burnout was in a 455 T/A...sorry!). Pretty much got to drive every gen of charger, never was allowed to drive a hemi tho. 68 was my fav with the cool round taillights, followed by the 71-72. I have to say tho that the 66-67 was a much classier car with all detailing and cool interior, but nothing beats the menace of the 2nd gen.
I can't remember ever seeing those wheel covers and prior to this video, I didn't even know they existed.
You don’t see them often.
That's really cool... Like absolutely Cool...
Glad you liked the video!
Very cool and informative tks 👍👍
First off this is well done jamie. I think your better at this than tom but toms knowledge is off the charts lol. As for the 225 6 they came with a auto or 3 on the tree. My buddy kevin had one he collected that was amazing shape it i have pics of it. But last summer some guy walked up with a briefcase full of 100s and it was high 5 figures so kev said bye its yours. Crazy money for it and way more than you paid for your 68. Forest green was the most common color and both the 68s i had were green. One dark and one olive. But i agree that the 68 was the coolest even those i have 2 70 chargers. There is no other b body that drives like them either. I have had countless 68 coronets but the charger handles so much better. But they get loose at 120+ do to the back window design. Thus the charger 500 was born in 69. I would love to find info on my 70 charger or my 72 roadrunner. Fun stuff.
Dodge Rebellion lit would be fun
Very fun. Little fun fact, early 68 Chargers had script " Charger " plus the charger emblem on sail panel, then they went to just "Charger" script.
Love these little differences and oddities.
I saw that and I thought that was weird
I got them all that have a 1968 charger in them, there Great! 😌
The arrow on the sail panel was dropped, mine is a January of 68 car, I don’t know if the early early chargers got them?
@@carebear2272 I've only seen August built 1968 Chargers with the Arrow. But you see them in the brochures because they were all early built cars
Marketing pablum lol, the 383 would be most desireable - a 340 dropped into one would be interesting. Our neighbors had the monaco it was very large
5:29 my fav page , see how it could be ordered , 318 and a 3 on the tree. not many took that option has to be very very rare if any survivors
Goodday Jamie,
I always wonder why the 340 was never made a option on the 2nd generation Charger's.
Also the same for the Super Bee &
Roadrunner or any Satellite or Polara.
Cheers
Louis Kats 👍
Small block performance was reserved for the A Body. Big blocks was where it was in the middle to late 60’s with cheap gas and cheap insurance. In 1971 when insurance rates started sky rocketing is when they finally made the 340 available in the Road Runner and Charger but it was a little underpowered for the weight of the car. Then the gas crisis killed off performance after that.
👍 Greatly appreciate taking the time to answer Jamie .
Any thoughts on the 57 D100 Swept Side. Who actually welds station wagon fenders to a pick up.
Think they are awesome. Another example of Mopar innovating and staying ahead of the curve.
Any 64 Dodge 880 stuff? They weren't sold in Canada, somehow I have one up here, but the parts and original info sheets are hard to find.
Think we have the 64 Dodge data book, will see if I can dig it up.
Just a quick question for you dead / rocket crew. How was it possible for those 5150 guys to sneak a 68 Charger out of your back yard? Enjoying this great content, keep it up.
Saw the ad before they did but ask was $60k, didn’t think it was worth that, apparently they did!
Love the old days...... today you just download everything its sad.......
I knew 2 different guys that had a 6cyl charger,,1 was red 69 6cly 3spd the other was 70 moulin rouge color 😂pink it was pink 6cyl auto,,,,sloooowwww too
Not many slant 6 chargers out there
How about a 1968 300 convertible
Was thinking of doing a couple of data books
Switcheroo today eh.
Don’t want to talk for Jamie but think it was a video he did but thought it fit better on my channel. Appreciate the guest hosting!