1966 Dodge Charger

Vehicle Description 1966 Dodge Charger $30,000 This 1966 Dodge Charger was sold new at Tom Roady Dodge Plymouth of Gardena, California, in September 1966, and also spent time in Florida before its acquisition by the seller in December 2022. Power comes from a 361ci V8 paired with a TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission, and the car is finished in white over red vinyl. Features include styled wheel covers, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, bucket seats, and a full-length center console. Work performed in early 2023 involved rebuilding the carburetor, repairing a headlamp door, servicing the brakes and the front suspension, changing the fluids, and replacing the tires, valve-cover gaskets, spark plugs and wires, distributor cap and rotor, transmission shift-shaft seal, and differential gasket. This Charger is now offered with manufacturer’s literature, old magazines, service records, and a clean Ohio title in the seller’s name.The car left the factory finished in White (WW1). Cosmetic features of the first-generation Charger include a fastback roofline, body-wide rear lamps, power-operated headlamp doors, and faux quarter-panel scoops. This car also has chrome bumpers, bright trim, a driver-side mirror, and V8 badging. The passenger door was adjusted in February 2023, and the left headlamp door was repaired. The squirter for the windshield washers does not work.Steel 14″ wheels wear styled covers and are mounted with Mastercraft Avenger G/T tires that were installed in May 2023. The car is equipped with power-assisted steering and power brakes. In February 2023, the rear brakes were rebuilt and the front brake pads, front rotors, master cylinder, and parking-brake cables were replaced, as were the front wheel bearings, the radius-arm bushings, and the right-front upper ball joint.The four-seat cabin features red vinyl upholstery with red carpeting, red and black trim, and brushed-aluminum inserts. Equipment includes air conditioning, bucket seats, a full-length center console, fold-down rear seatbacks, and C-pillar courtesy lights. The interior lights, the gauge backlighting, and the electric clock were repaired under current ownership by replacing fuses. The AM radio is inoperative, and the trunk carpeting has shrunk.The woodgrain-style steering wheel frames a quartet of gauges equipped with electroluminescent lighting. The five-digit odometer has rolled over and shows 56k miles, approximately 400 of which have been added by the seller; true mileage is unknown. The tachometer is inoperative.The 361ci V8 came equipped with a single two-barrel carburetor and was rated at 265 horsepower when new. Work conducted in February 2023 involved rebuilding the carburetor, flushing the coolant, changing the oil, and replacing the valve-cover gaskets, air filter, fuel filter, spark plugs, plug wires, and the distributor condenser, cap, and rotor. A $4,479 receipt from ProCar Associates Inc of Akron, Ohio, documents the 2023 service and is shown in the photo gallery below.Power is distributed to the rear wheels through a TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission, which received a replacement shift-shaft seal and oil-pan gasket in February 2023. The differential gasket was replaced at that time, the differential fluid was changed, and the frame was repaired and welded near drain holes.The fender tag decodes as follows:a6 Center consoleb4 Bucket seatsp6 Remote-adjustable driver-side exterior mirrorAB51 – 361ci V8C5 Automatic transmissionE1 Clean-air packageG1 26″ radiatorR1 Music Master two-watt AM radioS1 Air conditioning and heaterSO 425 April 25 scheduled production dateNUMBER 09536 – Shipping-order numberBDY XP29 Dodge ChargerTRM P4R Red vinyl upholsteryPAINT WW1HQ White paint w/red roof stripes and dark red upper-interior paintMaterials accompanying the vehicle include service records from current and prior ownership as well as manufacturers literature.Chassis: XP29F6126036156k Miles Shown, TMU361ci V8Three-Speed Automatic TransmissionWhite PaintRed Vinyl Upholstery14" Steel Wheels w/CoversAir ConditioningCenter ConsoleAM RadioLiterature