1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers

Posted By: spk2go

1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/25/09 06:48 PM

I just pick ed up an original B5 1971 Charger 500 with rubber bumpers. Does anyone have numbers on how many 1971 Charger came with rubber bumpers?

Posted By: HemiChallenger

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/26/09 05:36 PM

There is no way to know...BUT your bumpers are rare and worth some money

Posted By: Hoof Hearted

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/26/09 08:23 PM

Pics Please.

Posted By: Diego (not Ted)

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 02:50 AM

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There is no way to know...BUT your bumpers are rare and worth some money

I think there was a similar thread last week where you claimed the same thing, and you are wrong again - those numbers exist. I do not have them, and I'm fuzzy with availability of rubber bumpers for the Chargers other than the R/T and Super Bee, but certainly someone out there may have the numbers.

Posted By: chargersNW

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 03:11 AM

What about the breakdown on color and options on 71 chargers. I found a site that breaks down as far as how many superbbes, 500's and R/T's where built but what about options and colors.

How do you find out if it's one of ??

Posted By: Diego (not Ted)

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 03:25 AM

Galen Govier.

Just remember that all that 1 of 1 stuff is BS.

Posted By: RM23V1

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 03:45 AM

They were available on all Chargers as code A54, but only in colors GB5, GF7, FJ6, EV2, FC7, and GY3.
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/SalesmansPocketGuides/1971/71_Charger_3.jpg

I've seen the Satellite/RR/GTX numbers for rubber bumpers, and they're small, so I would guess the option is probably just as rare on a Charger, especially a 500.

Posted By: HemiChallenger

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 04:03 AM

Are you talking about galens numbers? Thats his registry and not actual production number. From what i understand there is no way to know any option or color breakdowns unless all the cars are accounted for in production, which will never happen. The only thing i thought we had was car build numbers which are designated in the VIN not the buildsheet or fendertag...

Posted By: Diego (not Ted)

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 04:08 AM

Here's a production report for the 1968 Barracuda.

Are you suggesting these don't exist for 1971 Charger 500s?

You're mixing up some the real facts with some of the items that people use for facts, such as Galen's Registry.

Posted By: spk2go

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 05:17 AM

This car was owned by an 80 year old lady for the last 24 years, include with the car was receipts dating back to 1985. The vin is very low 0048. I will post pictures when it quits snowing. Also the build sheet was still under the back seat in readable condition.

Posted By: RM23V1

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 05:25 AM

FWIW here are the Plymouth numbers to give you an idea:

RR: 219
GTX: 51
Sebring Plus: 151

Posted By: spk2go

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 05:29 AM

I guess not many people like that option. Do you know what the additonal price was to order them?

Posted By: RM23V1

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 05:37 AM

$21.40, bottom left corner in this picture:

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/SalesmansPocketGuides/1971/71_Charger_3.jpg

Posted By: charger440sixpak

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 02:57 PM

1971 Color Preferences
Charger and Coronet

1. Light Green Metallic (GF3) 14.2%
2. Gold Metallic (GY8) 9.6%
3. Dark Green Metallic (GF7) 8.9%
4. Light Blue Metallic (GB2) 8.2%
5. Bright Blue Metallic (GB5) 7.6%
6. Dark Gold Metallic (GY9) 6.9%
7. Light Gunmetal Metallic (GA4) 6.7%
8. Bright White (GW3) 6.5%
9. Dark Bronze Metallic (GK6) 6.0%
10. Tan Metallic (GT2) 5.0%
11. Bright Red (FE5) 4.4%
12. Dark Blue Metallic (GB7) 4.2%
13. Butterscotch (EL5) 2.4%
14. Hemi-Orange (EV2) 1.4%
15. Plum Crazy (FC7) 1.4%
16. Top Bannana (FY1) 1.1%
17. Citron Yellow (CY3) 1.0%
18. Black (TX9) 0.9%
19. Green Go (FJ6) 0.5%
20. Gold (GY4) 0.1%

Posted By: Diego (not Ted)

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/27/09 05:10 PM

However, you CANNOT apply the blue percentage to Charger 500s to arrive at a number - it will statistically incorrect and start BS rumors that will appear as fact on some guy's display at Carlisle.

Posted By: NicksGarage

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/28/09 12:21 AM

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1971 Color Preferences
Charger and Coronet

1. Light Green Metallic (GF3) 14.2%
2. Gold Metallic (GY8) 9.6%
3. Dark Green Metallic (GF7) 8.9%
4. Light Blue Metallic (GB2) 8.2%
5. Bright Blue Metallic (GB5) 7.6%
6. Dark Gold Metallic (GY9) 6.9%
7. Light Gunmetal Metallic (GA4) 6.7%
8. Bright White (GW3) 6.5%
9. Dark Bronze Metallic (GK6) 6.0%
10. Tan Metallic (GT2) 5.0%
11. Bright Red (FE5) 4.4%
12. Dark Blue Metallic (GB7) 4.2%
13. Butterscotch (EL5) 2.4%
14. Hemi-Orange (EV2) 1.4%
15. Plum Crazy (FC7) 1.4%
16. Top Bannana (FY1) 1.1%
17. Citron Yellow (CY3) 1.0%
18. Black (TX9) 0.9%
19. Green Go (FJ6) 0.5%
20. Gold (GY4) 0.1%

That adds up to 97% which I'm sure is mostly due to rounding. My '71 Charger would be somewhere outside that number. Do they ever list percentage that were special order colors?

BTW, I had a '71 Bee EV2 with colored bumpers.

Posted By: chargersNW

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/28/09 02:52 AM

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1971 Color Preferences
Charger and Coronet

1. Light Green Metallic (GF3) 14.2%
2. Gold Metallic (GY8) 9.6%
3. Dark Green Metallic (GF7) 8.9%
4. Light Blue Metallic (GB2) 8.2%
5. Bright Blue Metallic (GB5) 7.6%
6. Dark Gold Metallic (GY9) 6.9%
7. Light Gunmetal Metallic (GA4) 6.7%
8. Bright White (GW3) 6.5%
9. Dark Bronze Metallic (GK6) 6.0%
10. Tan Metallic (GT2) 5.0%
11. Bright Red (FE5) 4.4%
12. Dark Blue Metallic (GB7) 4.2%
13. Butterscotch (EL5) 2.4%
14. Hemi-Orange (EV2) 1.4%
15. Plum Crazy (FC7) 1.4%
16. Top Bannana (FY1) 1.1%
17. Citron Yellow (CY3) 1.0%
18. Black (TX9) 0.9%
19. Green Go (FJ6) 0.5%
20. Gold (GY4) 0.1%

I have a TX9 (black) 71 Charger R/T. So it's roughly 1 of 198 of all chargers. Less in R/T's. I would like to know how many where made in what i call triple black. Black color, stripes, vinyl top and interior. Basically all black. Also has A/C and a 440 magnum.

Posted By: Diego (not Ted)

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/28/09 03:25 AM

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I have a TX9 (black) 71 Charger R/T. So it's roughly 1 of 198 of all chargers. Less in R/T's

The fact is you don't know, so don't speculate.

Posted By: chargersNW

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/28/09 05:04 AM

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I have a TX9 (black) 71 Charger R/T. So it's roughly 1 of 198 of all chargers. Less in R/T's

The fact is you don't know, so don't speculate.

OK; So how do thes guys who say there car is one of whatever know??

Posted By: Diego (not Ted)

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/28/09 12:09 PM

Those numbers are for ALL Chargers, so you cannot use a percentage from a sample and apply it to something smaller, like the R/T. When you see actual numbers, it's because there actually is a percentage for that model that exists. For 1971, things get a little funny and much of that info that you seek just isn't there.

Posted By: charger440sixpak

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/28/09 02:48 PM

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Those numbers are for ALL Chargers, so you cannot use a percentage from a sample and apply it to something smaller, like the R/T. When you see actual numbers, it's because there actually is a percentage for that model that exists. For 1971, things get a little funny and much of that info that you seek just isn't there.

BTW, the paint color breakdown is for Chargers AND CORONETS. So applying the percentage to the production numbers for any specific subset simply doesn't work.

IF you have the total production count for Chargers AND Coronets, then all you can get from the breakdown is how many black Chargers/Coronets were built. Let's say total production, for example, was 5000 units (Chargers + Coronets). All we can say is approximately 45(5000*.009) cars were painted black. BUT there could have been 45 TX9 Chargers and no TX9 Coronets OR no TX9 Chargers and 45 TX9 Coronets, or any combination in between.

Hope that helps.

Posted By: Diego (not Ted)

Re: 1971 Charger 500 rubber bumpers - 01/28/09 05:03 PM

In addition, incorrectly applying a percentage to one model or sub-model doesn't take into account color trends, such as Hi Impact colors being more likely on performance models.