Featured here is the earliest form of the iconic Dodge Charger muscle car. It first debuted in 1965 for the 1966 model year and offered a variety of different engine options from a 318-cu V8 with 230 horsepower up to a 426-cu Hemi V8 with 425 horsepower. The particular example featured in this post has the 383-cu V8 with 325 horsepower. The first-gen Charger's multiple different engine options are paired with either a 3-speed manual, 4-speed manual, or a 3-speed automatic. It incorporates fastback styling with its headlights hidden in its full-width grille and a full-width taillight with "CHARGER" lettering across it. Inside, the first-gen Dodge Charger features a wood-grained steering wheel, four individual leather bucket seats, additional leather, wood, and aluminum trim pieces, and electroluminescent analog gauges.
A vinyl roof option was added to the Charger for the 1967 model year among other minor changes before the Charger was redesigned into its most famous and recognizable generation in 1968. This particular example was at a local car show I was in attendance for last month, and it stood out to me more than nearly every other vehicle on display there. I may have previously seen a few other first-gen Chargers in person, but these are pretty rare in general. Its successor will always be cooler and more appealing in my eyes, but the Dodge Charger from 1966 and 1967 is a fascinating, underrated, and underappreciated classic American muscle car.
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