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How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? #1019153
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Im just curious as to how many 68 Charger RT's came with 4 speeds. Also, it'd be nice to know how many were silver (aa1)


Im starting the restoration of mine and just wanted to know.

Thanks!

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Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: High Impact] #1019154
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Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: High Impact] #1019155
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Im just curious as to how many 68 Charger RT's came with 4 speeds. Also, it'd be nice to know how many were silver (aa1)


Im starting the restoration of mine and just wanted to know.

Thanks!


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Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: hemigod426] #1019156
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Not enough of 'em got 4-speeds, that's for sure!

One of the best-looking cars of all time, IMO.

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: topside] #1019157
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Mine is a converted 318/ 3spd on the column car. its now a big block 4spd!

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: Joshs68] #1019158
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I have got a 68 Charger 383 4spd car with 249 made.

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: Blakcharger440] #1019159
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My 68 was a Hemi car and green to boot !!!
How many got Hemi's in 68?

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: mopar_man] #1019160
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There were 475 hemi Charger's produced in 1968, 264 came with torqueflite automatic transmissions and 211 with four speeds.

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: Mopar911] #1019161
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not as many as you would have thought...i have owned 2 1968 CHARGER R/Ts, all console autos...seems the 68 R/Ts were advertised/sold as luxury cruisers rather than street bruisers, many had PS,PDB, AC,cruise,PW,Consoles,stripped down versions are rare....4 speeders are far and few between...a friend of mine has a triple black 4 speed...been in his stable 30 years...i wish you best of luck restoring yours....lots more avail now for them as compared to when i did my first 1(1982)!pics to follow as i just dropped off 100 to be scanned &put on disc...

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: Joesixpack] #1019162
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1968 Charger & Charger R/T 4-speed transmission numbers (US spec.) per GG's "white book":

Charger (74,886 built)
383 2bbl & 4-speed = 74
383 4bbl & 4-speed = 259

Charger R/T (17,584 built)
440 & 4-speed = 2743
HEMI & 4-speed = 211

please register your '68 Charger at the link below ..... to be continued .....

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: 6bblgt] #1019163
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Since all the currently available "production numbers" are based on percentages (to 0.1%), none of them are CONCRETE.
Since the "Option & Accessory" reports were created by humans, errors exist.

1968 Charger & Charger R/T manual transmission numbers (US spec.):

Charger (74,886 built)
/6 Charger = 904 (0.1% = 1 +/- 0)
/6 & 3-speed < 0.1% (less than 1)

V8 Charger = 73,982 (0.1% = 74 +/- 37)
318 & 3-speed < 0.1% (less than 37)
383 2bbl & 4-speed = 0.1% = 74 (37 to 111)
383 4bbl & 4-speed = 0.4% = 296 (259 to 333)

Charger R/T (17,584 built) (0.1% = 18 +/- 9)
440 & 4-speed = 15.6% = 2743 (2734 to 2752)
HEMI & 4-speed = 1.2% = 211 (202 to 220)

I have somebody's translated '68 Charger "Option & Accessory" report, and I may have mis-interpreted their interpretation.
Any math scholars see issues in my logic or lack there-of?

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: High Impact] #1019164
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Im just curious as to how many 68 Charger RT's came with 4 speeds. Also, it'd be nice to know how many were silver (aa1)




Since paint code A buffed "silver metallic" was the only regular OPTION for paint, it was tracked in the "Option & Accessory" report.

Charger R/Ts with 708 - "buffed paint" = 3.5% ----- 615 +/- 9 cars.

What engine was your Charger R/T originally & is it a US spec. car?

There are 14 Charger R/Ts & 3 Chargers in "silver metallic" registered on my site.

Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: 6bblgt] #1019165
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here was 1 of mine circa 1982

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Re: How many 4speed 68 Charger RT's were made? [Re: 6bblgt] #1019166
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Since all the currently available "production numbers" are based on percentages (to 0.1%), none of them are CONCRETE.
Since the "Option & Accessory" reports were created by humans, errors exist.

1968 Charger & Charger R/T manual transmission numbers (US spec.):

Charger (74,886 built)
/6 Charger = 904 (0.1% = 1 +/- 0)
/6 & 3-speed < 0.1% (less than 1)

V8 Charger = 73,982 (0.1% = 74 +/- 37)
318 & 3-speed < 0.1% (less than 37)
383 2bbl & 4-speed = 0.1% = 74 (37 to 111)
383 4bbl & 4-speed = 0.4% = 296 (259 to 333)

Charger R/T (17,584 built) (0.1% = 18 +/- 9)
440 & 4-speed = 15.6% = 2743 (2734 to 2752)
HEMI & 4-speed = 1.2% = 211 (202 to 220)

I have somebody's translated '68 Charger "Option & Accessory" report, and I may have mis-interpreted their interpretation.
Any math scholars see issues in my logic or lack there-of?




So I took a possible one in 37 car and converted it to a BB 4spd? oh well I consider it an improvement!







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