Charger SE identification
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Anonymous
Thanks to all of you guys who replied especially Tony for the in depth knowledge -- its refreshing to find people who genuinely want to assist -- this is my first American car (only had it 3 months) before i used to be in the TVR club (I HAD A 1973 3000M) but they seemed to be obsessed with who had the fastest or the most expensive and spent most of the time telling you how good theirs was
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Steve
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Anonymous
Ace post Tony. Especially liked the closing remarks.
I think it confirms the 70 Charger as the best of the 3 gen 2's.
A great year for engine and trim options, inside and out.
(and we all knw the real reson why Dave spits about the thought of having a B Bod. He has trouble parking the big cars so he goes for the smaller, compact jobs like the E Bods
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I think it confirms the 70 Charger as the best of the 3 gen 2's.
A great year for engine and trim options, inside and out. (and we all knw the real reson why Dave spits about the thought of having a B Bod. He has trouble parking the big cars so he goes for the smaller, compact jobs like the E Bods
)
blimey some real intresting info there TonyO , 
fantastic post Tony, many thanks
my car too has a number of options over and above the standard ‘500’ spec, and I’m actually wondering just how many ’70 Charger 500’s actually left the show room as standard 500’s, not many I’ll wager!!
my car has also an SE medallion on the dash on the passenger side, the dash is black not wood grain, I think this must have been added by a previous keeper as I don’t believe they put an SE medallion there …
my car too has a number of options over and above the standard ‘500’ spec, and I’m actually wondering just how many ’70 Charger 500’s actually left the show room as standard 500’s, not many I’ll wager!!
my car has also an SE medallion on the dash on the passenger side, the dash is black not wood grain, I think this must have been added by a previous keeper as I don’t believe they put an SE medallion there …
Si
1970 Charger 500
383 | 4bbl | 727 column | PAS | PAB | buckets/buddy - check out my photos HERE
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1970 Charger 500
383 | 4bbl | 727 column | PAS | PAB | buckets/buddy - check out my photos HERE
If you don't want another same old brand-new car ... you could be DODGE MATERIAL
1970 Dodge Charger Registry - https://www.1970chargerregistry.com/
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se identification
Blimey, thanks guys for all that support. It is hard not to go into anorak mode at times.I am really glad lots enjoyed the post. 70 Chargers are very cool. The intended 70 Daytonas would have been the coolest street cars out there.But thats history. Right now the Chargers that are fetching mucho high dollar are the SE 71 cars. These are usually packed with options and hide away lights etc, with a big block they are way cool, also you are not paying R/T money!!! buy the way 71 Super Bee's really rock as well.
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Anonymous
se identification
Clive, you pose an interesting question.
Officially a Dodge Daytona could be ordered in 1970, infact its part of the Dodge Scat Pack sales offerings for that year. You may recall the literature, with many Mopar/Dodge drivers giving examples of the 70 models they liked. The gang were Garlits, Landy, Glotzback I think and Don White who took up the Daytona mantra. Very much like Dodge getting infront of themselves by offering a 71 T/A Challenger, I still think one or two exist, somewhere.
Back to the Tona, at least three 70 Daytonas have surfaced, all Six Pack cars, V coded. At least one is a fake, the other two look like factory pilot cars. Many folks do not believe any 70 Tona exisited. A certain brown car used by Dodge Public Relations for press releases definatley existed. Is it still with us, who knows. As with the whole wing car thing, there is a lot of miss information and fantasy. Everything from the actual numbers to how the cars were built are questionable.
However, remember this, Daytonas were delivered to dealers around April 69, they came with loads of 70 Charger parts.The nascar crown for 69 was won by Petty in a Ford, the Daytona, a 69 model won the 70 Nascar season. So it maked sense for Dodge to offer the Daytona in its 1970 line-up.
The 70 cars do not have a flush rear window, have the R/T hood scoops, 70 rear lights and mouldings and a loop front bumper, also in the interior department they are all 1970. Hi back seats, knob turning radios and woodgrain shifters, all three are auto cars and sunroofed!!Nice racing mirrors as well, the blue car has magnums but the green and brown cars have 15" Rallyes.
Infact Paul Harbournes Black Dayclona, would probably had been better built as a 70 car as he has kept the door scoops and rear light applique etc.
The crux is what and who to believe, just like the 1971 Superbirds!!
Officially a Dodge Daytona could be ordered in 1970, infact its part of the Dodge Scat Pack sales offerings for that year. You may recall the literature, with many Mopar/Dodge drivers giving examples of the 70 models they liked. The gang were Garlits, Landy, Glotzback I think and Don White who took up the Daytona mantra. Very much like Dodge getting infront of themselves by offering a 71 T/A Challenger, I still think one or two exist, somewhere.
Back to the Tona, at least three 70 Daytonas have surfaced, all Six Pack cars, V coded. At least one is a fake, the other two look like factory pilot cars. Many folks do not believe any 70 Tona exisited. A certain brown car used by Dodge Public Relations for press releases definatley existed. Is it still with us, who knows. As with the whole wing car thing, there is a lot of miss information and fantasy. Everything from the actual numbers to how the cars were built are questionable.
However, remember this, Daytonas were delivered to dealers around April 69, they came with loads of 70 Charger parts.The nascar crown for 69 was won by Petty in a Ford, the Daytona, a 69 model won the 70 Nascar season. So it maked sense for Dodge to offer the Daytona in its 1970 line-up.
The 70 cars do not have a flush rear window, have the R/T hood scoops, 70 rear lights and mouldings and a loop front bumper, also in the interior department they are all 1970. Hi back seats, knob turning radios and woodgrain shifters, all three are auto cars and sunroofed!!Nice racing mirrors as well, the blue car has magnums but the green and brown cars have 15" Rallyes.
Infact Paul Harbournes Black Dayclona, would probably had been better built as a 70 car as he has kept the door scoops and rear light applique etc.
The crux is what and who to believe, just like the 1971 Superbirds!!
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Anonymous
Thanks Tony, an interesting read. Being a member of the 70 Charger Registry, I do remember a lot of discussion about the authenticity of the claimed '70 Daytona's' that had surfaced at the odd show or two. Trouble is, its difficult to know what to believe just as you say.
Paul Harbourne's car is as I would imagine one. But much as I like the scoops on the 70 cars, they shouldnt really be on a Daytona as they serve no function whatsoever, and never could unlike the reverse facing ones on the 69 Tonas and 70 birds used for wheel / tyre clearance on the racng cars.
Paul Harbourne's car is as I would imagine one. But much as I like the scoops on the 70 cars, they shouldnt really be on a Daytona as they serve no function whatsoever, and never could unlike the reverse facing ones on the 69 Tonas and 70 birds used for wheel / tyre clearance on the racng cars.
se identification
The 70 Daytonas were to be built by Chrysler in-house, at the St louis plant, the plan was to keep the cars as R/T Chargers and just add on the other parts such as wing, nosecone etc. this would keep the costs down. Remember that Creative Industries did the conversions on the 69 Daytonas and it cost Chrysler muco dosh. The budget was never going to be that big again.