cool real sunroof hemi 71 charger r/t in-progress pics

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Wow: That's a lot of sunroof Hemi's. I thought the only ones were the Siegal car and the rebody out of Canada.

Sheldon

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Exactly: Back then the price of the Hemi itself strained the budget of most buyers. Thats why a lot of Hemi cars were pretty bare except for the big Kahuna under the hood. Then there's the extra weight of those options.
That's just why I am surprised there are so many of them.

Sheldon

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Well, in 1971 you could only get the Hemi in a convertible if you bought a 71 Hemi 'Cuda.

And no B-body convertibles at all in 1971. No Hemi or Six Pack Challenger convertibles in 1971.

71 Charger R/T's were expensive upscale mid sized cars. They offered a TON of options with those cars. I'm thinking the few guys that had the money to pay the big bucks for the hemi in 1971 had extra bucks. Hemi sales were really down in 1971 and economy was down too. The buying audience is more narrowed down to die hards and well funded buyers. Not people that could barely afford the hemi.

Here's the 71 EV2 hemi Charger Super Bee with bench seat and power windows at Spring Fling 2012

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That's one rare piece...

'71 4-speed Hemi 'Bee w/sunroof...

(Hideaway Headlights???)...


And I believe there was only one '71 Hemi RR w/sunroof...

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Yes, Hideaways.

Also, remember that not all hemi cars were sold in US and Canada. These were Super Cars and had a global recognition. And not just France either. The 4sp Hemi Charger R/T sunroof xx29 is working on is an export car that will not pop up on any production list I believe?

I just heard of an export Hemi 71 'Cuda hardtop that is optioned beast of breed level.



Hideaways on the 71 Super Bee next to a pretty darn cool Hemi Challenger at Spring Fling 2012.

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I believe another factor is that halfway through the year everyone knew there would not be any 72 Hemis so perhaps a few got really optioned by buyers that knew this was the last kick at the cat. Still though it was hard for people back then to justify loaded New Yorker or maybe bottom line Imperial money on a midsize car. Back then if you paid a lot of money you expected a large luxury car.

Sheldon

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It creates a sense of urgency. And sometimes that can get people stirred up to buy something they normally would not buy.

IIRC, A lot of these loaded cars were built after halfway through the model year.

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Yes, Hideaways.

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All this talk of 1971 Charger/Super Bee Hemi Sunroof cars is making my head spin. So do I have this straight? There are 4 known?

1971 Charger R/T Hemi Orange/White/White 426/4-spd (Pete's project)

1971 Charger R/T Hemi Orange/White/White 426/Auto (Segal/Wellborn)

1971 Charger R/T Bright Red/Black/Black 426/Auto (This Post)

1971 Super Bee Hemi Orange/White/White 426/4-spd (SoCal car)

Thanks,
Scott.

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There's a white hemi super bee with a very questionable fender tag.

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Yes, owner took liberties with that one! Shame if it was a true car and was re-bodied and tagged like that.

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Other hemi 71 sunroof chargers?... Looking at history of them coming to surface, good chance of a dead/crushed one(s) or one(s) still out there. Or at least a Plymouth one.

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There is a white 71 Hemi Superbee sunroof car in Illinois too. I didn't see this one get mentioned. It is usually at the Belividere IL show.

Here is a link to an article in Hemmings:

http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2004/12/01/hmn_feature4.html

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Wow: That's a lot of sunroof Hemi's. I thought the only ones were the Siegal car and the rebody out of Canada.

Sheldon

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In my OPINION, the dash VIN is FAKE & the car started life as a 383 Super BEE!!

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I just heard of an export Hemi 71 'Cuda hardtop that is optioned beast of breed level.

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In my OPINION, the dash VIN is FAKE & the car started life as a 383 Super BEE!!

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Super documentation Dan! I just wonder if the owner is making his own tags, or if someone is helping him out. Naughty naughty.

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In my OPINION, the dash VIN is FAKE & the car started life as a 383 Super BEE!!

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I've seen some VERY poorly done tags before, but

You are right Dan, this is the poster child.

--Jeff

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In my OPINION, the dash VIN is FAKE & the car started life as a 383 Super BEE!!

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Automatic car is done. Ready to ship back overseas.
Shifter handle is customers/owners choice.

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Thanks for sharing autoxcuda! Too bad the Mopar community will not get to see it at a major show before it is shipped back overseas. Very nice Charger. Scott.

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Ae these 71' Charger B-Body sunroofs more like a factory E-Body sunroof or would they be the same as the 68-69 B-Body sunroofs?

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They are different size wise than both the '69-'70 Charger & e-body roofs.

Hopefully it will remain in town long enough to make an appearance at "FALL FLING"!

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A Sales Order number of G45353 does not mean it's the 4,5353'd sunroof car off the line. Once again bad information posted. Since you guys play FT police and games with fender tag info what the six digit SO number means will remain a secret for now.

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Pictures get posted of a car that has had NUMEROUS BOGUS TAGS and you are acting like a 5 yr old ...

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Thanks njsteve for posting the "vintage" picture. Interesting that it had been redone once already - with white top and interior - and colored bumpers.
Scott.

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Sorry to go off topic but... Why is Tim W selling so many of his cars?

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Sorry to go off topic but... Why is Tim W selling so many of his cars?

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