Re: 68 Charger 3 on the tree
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12/29/20 11:19 AM
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Neat, how about some pictures?
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Re: 68 Charger 3 on the tree
[Re: Grizzly]
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12/29/20 11:50 AM
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Don't know where to get production numbers but there can't be many. In all my years the only other one I saw was a '70 Slant Six Charger with the three-on-the-tree.
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Re: 68 Charger 3 on the tree
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12/29/20 12:01 PM
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ratroaster
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Hey guys. Just bought a 68 , 225 slant with manual 3 speed shift on the column. MyMopar says they built 2 but I don't believe that. You guys know where to get accurate production numbers? Thanks Galen's book says 2 3 speeds and 902 auto's for 68.
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Re: 68 Charger 3 on the tree
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12/29/20 04:19 PM
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6bblgt
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for reasons UNKNOWN the "US shipped 1968 Charger OPTION & ACCESSORY Report" is in ERROR - it shows 0 "zero" 3-speed manual transmission installed ***** the 4-speed numbers are in ERROR also the 3-speed manual (column shift) transmission was the STANDARD transmission behind the 318 V8 & the mid-year introduced 225 /6 (an automatic transmission was a ~$200 OPTION) from WARD's AUTOMOTIVE YEARBOOK (1968 model year): 96,108 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers 90.4% = 86,881 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with automatic transmission 7.2% = 6,920 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with 4-speed manual transmission (all floor shift & 383, 440, HEMI) 2.4% = 2,307 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with 3-speed manual transmission (all column shift & 225, 318)99.0% = 195,147 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with V-8 1.0% = 961 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with /6 the manner in which these numbers are calculated results in a number that is accurate to +/- 48 cars (0.05%) "IF" the installation rate for the 3-speed manual transmission was the same for 225 & 318 powered Chargers, ~60 /6 Chargers would have been built with the 3-speed manual transmission for the 1968 model year
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Re: 68 Charger 3 on the tree
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12/29/20 09:42 PM
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for reasons UNKNOWN the "US shipped 1968 Charger OPTION & ACCESSORY Report" is in ERROR - it shows 0 "zero" 3-speed manual transmission installed ***** the 4-speed numbers are in ERROR also the 3-speed manual (column shift) transmission was the STANDARD transmission behind the 318 V8 & the mid-year introduced 225 /6 (an automatic transmission was a ~$200 OPTION) from WARD's AUTOMOTIVE YEARBOOK (1968 model year): 96,108 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers 90.4% = 86,881 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with automatic transmission 7.2% = 6,920 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with 4-speed manual transmission (all floor shift & 383, 440, HEMI) 2.4% = 2,307 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with 3-speed manual transmission (all column shift & 225, 318)99.0% = 195,147 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with V-8 1.0% = 961 = total 1968 Dodge Chargers with /6 the manner in which these numbers are calculated results in a number that is accurate to +/- 48 cars (0.05%) "IF" the installation rate for the 3-speed manual transmission was the same for 225 & 318 powered Chargers, ~60 /6 Chargers would have been built with the 3-speed manual transmission for the 1968 model year Really? More assumptions? Is the red color an indicator of a HUGE assumption or ? If there is no true answer at this time, it truly is OK to say there is no true answer at this time.
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Re: 68 Charger 3 on the tree
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12/30/20 03:04 AM
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Re: 68 Charger 3 on the tree
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12/30/20 04:40 PM
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I saw a slant six 70 Charger in a PA junkyard about 20 years ago. Only one I have ever seen. The upper door panels were steel like on a Belvedere, not sure if that was factory or if they had been swapped but the car had essentially no options. I should have taken the tag. I also know of a 71 Barracuda with the low horse /6, very rare animal. Don't remember if either car had a stick.
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Re: 68 Charger 3 on the tree
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12/30/20 06:51 PM
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I saw a slant six 70 Charger in a PA junkyard about 20 years ago. Only one I have ever seen. The upper door panels were steel like on a Belvedere, not sure if that was factory or if they had been swapped but the car had essentially no options. I should have taken the tag. I also know of a 71 Barracuda with the low horse /6, very rare animal. Don't remember if either car had a stick. In 1968 and 1969 the only Charger price class choices were the XS or the XP. Starting in 1970 Dodge added an XH which was the stripper Charger that had no upper door pads.
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