72 Charger Rallye hood question...
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I thought I knew how these cars were built.
So my most recent acquisition is a Black 400 4bbl auto on the column with a Ramcharger hood. My question is about the hood. This particular car has a 71 style Ramcharger hood. Vents go all the way across with no "break" in the middle, not like what you would expect to see on a 72. This car has a SPD of Oct 20, so it is pretty early. The hood strikes me as it could be orig, I can't find any other color paint on it. That said the bottom has been sprayed recently. The top was painted too but it must have been a loooong time ago. Plenty of little "windows" to the paint below.
With only 249 buyers a Ramcharger car is fairly scarce. Do we think this is a case where Dodge was simply using up parts? You figure the Rallye has a completely different hood than the 71 SuperBee and R/T but Dodge could fudge the Ramcharger. Anybody have a N96 car with a earlier SPD and known hood history?
Maybe someone recalls this car... Came from the south, Georgia I think. It has a Gold/Tan interior.
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Re: 72 Charger Rallye hood question...
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I didn't think a rally charger could have a ramcharger style hood??don't guiess iv ever seen one
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Re: 72 Charger Rallye hood question...
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Do you have a broadcast sheet? Need to find a bulge hood
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Re: 72 Charger Rallye hood question...
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If a certain plant or factory had an overstock of parts , or not enough , why not Keep the line running
No different then production 71 Charger s with the concealed headlamp option having a mix of the 1971 and 1972 front parts / headlamp doors or 1972 concealed headlamp parts all together
I don't think there is an exact timeline ? More or less what was available at an individual factory
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Re: 72 Charger Rallye hood question...
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Hey Tom! Saw ya at Carlisle, but never got to catch up with ya. Hope all is well. YEARS ago (1993??), I looked at a 72 440 4spd, Ramcharger equipped Charger Rallye, and that car had the 71 style hood vents as well. (Sadly ,the original eng/trans were missing on that car...or I would have bought it, and probably would still own it). As for the hood vents, my experience has been that there was a bit of overlap between years/assembly plants. Unless you can find a paint issue or some damage that would prove otherwise, I would think your Rallye probably still has it's original hood. I've also seen a NOS 71 R/T or Superbee hood with the 73 style hood vents. I can only assume that hood was a factory crash replacement part...but it was certainly an oddity.
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Re: 72 Charger Rallye hood question...
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I think they used up the 71 stock. I had a 72 RR that was built in August. It have a 71 left apron, front floor, rear foot well floor and deck lid.
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Re: 72 Charger Rallye hood question...
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-72-DODGE-CHARGER-FRONT-VALANCE-PANEL-RT-SUPER-BEE-/112012079641?hash=item1a1470b219:g:L0AAAOSwaG9XJNgz&vxp=mtr
See how they have those two rear bump outs behind the brackets on the back side
They got rid of those later on in production
Anyways
Link doesn't seem to worky from Ebay
Just copy it and paste it , you will notice in the pictures the bump outs I am talking about
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Re: 72 Charger Rallye hood question...
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All 1971 chargers built after October of 1970 have the gap in the vent on the hood! That's not true with the Ramcharger equipped cars. I have pictures from a 2 owner 71 R/T, 50k mile, 6 pack, 4spd car. December build. Current owner has had this car since 1974, and knew the original owner. This car is original paint, except for a touch up on one fender. The Ramcharger hood on his car has a solid row of vents with no break. It's also a Lynch Road car, if that matters... It has some cool options too.
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