Posted By: sixpackbee
68/70 Charger door observance - 10/25/11 01:36 AM
I have a Charger door here that does not have nor ever did have the upper padded door panel. I was unaware that you could get one without them. Could they be had without them or is this another one of those oddities?
Posted By: pinkduster
Re: 68/70 Charger door observance - 10/25/11 01:43 AM
I believe that only the 70 could be had without the upper door pads.
Posted By: idrivevintage
Re: 68/70 Charger door observance - 10/25/11 02:42 AM
I once had a 70' that didn't have them for what its worth
Always thought it was odd too.
I like them.
Posted By: moparfan53
Re: 68/70 Charger door observance - 10/25/11 03:49 AM
Here is the page from the salesman data book showing as stated above, no upper door pad on base model. The base model also had a bench seat as standard equipment. Both things were 70 only, not 68/69. I assume they were cost cutting measures.
Posted By: sixpackbee
Re: 68/70 Charger door observance - 10/25/11 02:13 PM
Thanks all. Learned something new again. I had two 70's. One R/T & one 500. I guess that explains why I thought they all had them. Thanks Again.
Posted By: chargervert
Re: 68/70 Charger door observance - 10/25/11 03:03 PM
I had a 70 XH base Charger for my daily driver back in the eighties. It was FY1 yellow,just like my R/T SE. I put R/T scoops on it,painted a tailstripe on it,and put magnum 500s on it,and the cars looked like twins. I used to swap the plates from car to car,and only the R/T was really registered. It had a bench seat,no upper pads,and a design where the clock/tach would normally be. It had radio delete too. It did not even have the map light Chargers have under the dash pad. just a black metal block off plate. The car was a 318/3 speed manual on the column. It had 14 inch painted yellow steel wheels with dog dish hubcaps. It was about as base a Charger as there ever was. I later parted it out. Like my R/T SE it had typical New England Charger rust issues.