Looking like a Coronet coming and a Barracuda going, the 1966-'67 Charger was a mid-sized, muscular game-changer.
At the height of the domestic Supercar (mid-size body with maximum-size motors) market, Dodge added both power and styling updates to its official entry. They turned a somewhat stodgy two-door Coronet into a slick fastback. Dodge’s original Charger was better appointed, bigger and more powerful than many of Motown’s high-performance standard bearers. And, unlike all the rest, introduced as a mid-year model in January 1966, the Charger was a true fastback.
Powered by engines from Six to Eight including the 426/425 Street Hemi, it was essentially a boxy Coronet with fastback styling, hidden headlamps, fender-to--fender taillights and a killer four-bucket-seat interior. The ’66 Charger paved the way for the outrageous NASCAR-destined winged Charger Daytona and slick fastback (backlight) Charger 500. And the nameplate is alive and well in 2013!
Mike Gulett blogs about the first-gen Dodge Charger at
http://mycarquest.com/2012/12/dodge-charger-for-1966-1967.html
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