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Every now and then we see cars that catch our our attention because they cause us to do double take. This ’70 Charger convertible is one of those cars, and yes, it is a ’70 even though it’s wearing a ’68 grille and tail panel and ’69 fenders and quarters.

Wait, did we say it was a Charger convertible? Ma Mopar didn’t create a Charger convertible did she? Well, she didn’t, but Scotlea Hot Rods created a one of a kind Charger convertible that looks like it could have rolled down any B-Body assembly line!

This Charger started off as a rotted out ’70 shell that needed full floors, full trunk, quarter panels, and everything in between. Scotlea decided to build an all out show car with it and started by tying the subframes together with 2×2 square tubing after the new floor was in place.

A work in progress. Is it a '68, '69, or '70? Yes! Image courtesy Scotlea Hot Rods.

The extra strength helped to avoid body flex of any kind, even after they chopped the top. They then put ’69 Charger quarter planes on but created a space for wide meats by doing the opposite of a typical mini-tub job.

They chose to install the quarter panels 1.5″ out on either side, widening the entire rear of the car by 3″! From the side it gives it a clean stock look, but from the tail it’s obviously wider than it’s regular Charger brothers. The choice of the ’68 grille and tail panel keeps the look clean.

Following, the biggest modification was the most obvious; chopping the top. Even more radical is the fact that this Charger is actually not a convertible at all, but a speedster! There is no convertible top, nor are there windshield wipers, so this is a fair weather car only.

Scotlea wanted to keep the feel of the car as slick as possible, so any doo-dad that looked out of place had to go such as door handles, side mirrors, etc. The clean machine look moves into the interior as well and the 1970-model-only front bench seat was covered in 1968 red with a kit from Legendary Auto Interiors. Legendary took extra stops to maintain a slick speedster vibe and even removed the window crank holes from the door panels.

Quite possible the cleanest Charger interior ever. Image courtesy Scotlea Hot Rods.

The drivetrain and suspension of this Charger and nicely freshened stock Charger type choices. The 383 features a Retrotek Fuel Injection setup and the headers are ceramic coated flowing to a set of 2.5″ Flowmaster 44 Series mufflers.

The transmission is a 727 with a 3000RPM converter, and the rear is a 3.23 unit from an E-Body car, chosen because it’s a slightly narrower unit and allowed that much more room for beefy tires. Last, the “bling” on the car consists of a full set of Billet Specialties wheels with 17×6’s on the front with 235/50 tires, and 17×11’s on the rear wearing massive 325/45 M&H Racemaster Drag Radials. The paint is a custom 2-tone charcoal over silver tied together with an interior matching red pinstripe.

Now that Scotlea has built the car, won a few major shows, and been featured in a few magazines, they’ve decided to sell it and move on to the next project. If you’d like to get your hands on it before anyone else does it’s here on eBay right now!