It’s truly a blast to drive and my family and I have enjoyed every single mile of it! I’d love to give a special shout out to my dad Frank for all of his hard work helping me wrench on it and Ilham at Mastercare Automotive in Surrey, B.C for allowing me to use his shop to work on it. In closing, Cody says, “Overall, the Charger has become a fantastic driver that I have driven everywhere. While the front seat skins were replaced during the previous restoration, the rest of the interior was original and in fantastic shape for being fifty plus years old. On the inside, he installed a brand-new dash pad, package tray and A-pillar moldings. He also installed brand new dual chrome racing mirrors as it had black primered ones on it when he purchased it and switched the staggered 14” Rallye wheels in the front out for 15s”. When Steve owned the car, he switched out the broken grilles for a set of non-correct 1972 hideaway headlights but never installed the motor or wiring to make them work.Ĭody decided to put the car back to correct fashion with a set of brand new R/T grilles from Classic Industries. ![]() Steve would do quite a bit of work to the car trying to make things more correct along with rebuilding the engine. Additionally, Dodge and Plymouth agreed to use the term Hemi Orange to identify their respective engine colors. Confusing or not, this was a popular High Impact color. You got Hemi Orange at Dodge or Tor Red at Plymouth when this option was selected. In 2019, he’d list it for sale where the next owner Steve would purchase it. Set an alert to be notified of new listings. Available from 1969 through 1972, the EV2 paint option had an identity crisis. Around 2017, Cody actually saw this owner driving the car locally and remember it catching his eye right away. This next owner was a bit of a collector and flipper per say and would keep the car for the next five or so years. The Charger would eventually come back to B.C when Daryl sold it to a fellow in Richmond around 2013 or so. A friend of his had a beautiful Hemi Orange 1971 Charger Super Bee replica with a 440 4-speed that he offered to him for a screaming deal however he also offered it to another friend of his who beat Cody to buying it. It was the summer of 2015 when the 1971 Dodge Charger bug bit Cody really hard. The desire to own one grew more and more with every passing year.” There was just something about the styling and body lines of the 1971 Dodge Charger that I loved. It wasn’t until about ten years ago that I started to notice the 1971-1974 examples, especially the 1971s. “For the longest time, I can admit I was only into strictly 1968-1970 when it came to the Chargers. Growing up, with my 1969 Dodge Charger that I’ve owned since the age of six, those big muscular body lines had me hooked from the get-go. Cody Cole of British Columbia, Canada says, “Personally, while I love all types of Mopars, B-body Dodge Chargers have always had a special place in my heart. ![]() Ask any Mopar fanatic if they have a favorite Mopar and they’ll tell you right away.
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