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Dodge Charger two generations · 1966–1970
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Dodge Charger · 1966–1970
The 426 Street Hemi, offered in every Charger year from 1966 to 1970, and the counts the sources give.
The Street Hemi came in 1966 for Dodge's and Plymouth's mid-size cars: a version of the racing engine with two four-barrel carburetors and a lower compression ratio, 10.25:1. Consumer Guide counts 3,629 street and racing Hemis in 1966 and 1,258 in 1967, across all those cars.12
It was expensive: $712 or $878 on a 1967 Charger (the sources disagree), about $605 in 1968 and $648 in 1969 and 1970.23456
How many 426 Hemis were built each model year.
| Year | Built | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4687one source | All 1966 Chargers with the Hemi. |
| 1967 | disputed8one source | Wikipedia gives 118, but its own split adds to 117. Ruling |
| 1968 | 4754one source | R/T Hemis, by Consumer Guide's count. |
| 1969 | 4324one source | All 1969 Chargers with the Hemi, by Consumer Guide's count. Wikipedia gives 67 Charger 500s and 70 Daytonas with the Hemi. |
| 1970 | 112 (open ruling)4one source | R/T Hemis, by Consumer Guide's count. The same Consumer Guide text says 116 Six Pack orders outsold the Hemi by more than two to one, which would mean fewer than 60 (our arithmetic); see the ruling. Ruling |
The letter is the engine code in the VIN.
Every conflict behind the figures on this page. All rulings.
Open
Our ruling: Unresolved: Wikipedia gives 118, but its own split adds to 117, and the figure has no citation. We give no number.
Open
Our ruling: Unresolved. Consumer Guide's specification box says 112 Hemi R/Ts, but its text says the Six Pack had 116 orders and outsold the Hemi more than two to one, which would leave fewer than 60 Hemis. We show 112 and no Six Pack figure.
Open
Our ruling: Unresolved: $712 or $878. Over-Drive gives $712 and Consumer Guide $878. Over-Drive's 1968 list repeats its 1967 figures with the models swapped, $712 and $457, which makes its Hemi prices doubtful, but no third source settles 1967.
Year by year
1966Dodge ChargerThe first Charger: a fastback on the Coronet, launched on New Year's Day 1966, with V8s only and 37,344 built.37,344 built
1967Dodge ChargerThe fastback's second and last year: turn signals on the fenders, a vinyl roof, the 440 Magnum, and only 15,788 built.15,788 built
1968Dodge ChargerAn all-new coke-bottle Charger with a flying-buttress roof, the first R/T, and sales of about 96,100.96,100 built (disputed)
1969Dodge ChargerA divided grille, new tail lamps and the SE, plus two cars built for NASCAR: the Charger 500 and the winged Daytona.89,199 built
1970Dodge ChargerThe last of the second generation: a chrome loop bumper, High Impact colors, the 440 Six Pack, and falling sales.49,768 built (disputed)
