Street Feature: An Old School, Straight Lined, 1968 Charger

1200-3We’ve already seen Dan Frazzini’s vision of a modern Mopar swap in his 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda, but how about something that takes us back to basics with an old-school Charger build? Dan lives in Denver, Colorado, and when a ’68 Charger popped up for sale not too far away in Colorado Springs, he had to go take a look at it. “I recently sold my ’71 Challenger, so I was not looking for another project,” He told us. “But I decided to take a look anyways.”

This car definitely has the straight bodied attitude that Dan was talking about.

“The ’68 is my favorite year of the Charger,” Dan told us. “The round taillights are a one-year only and the solid front grill is very intimidating. I always wanted mine to be more of an old-school, straight line, intimating street bruiser.” Originally the Charger came in light green metallic, white interior, and a green vinyl top. The drivetrain consisted of a 318 cubic-inch engine, 2-barrel carburetor, single exhaust, a 727 automatic transmission with a column shifter, and air conditioning. Dan describes the original setup as a grocery-getter car.

It really is hard to imagine this car in any form as being considered a grocery getter. Take a good look at it's behind, because that's likely all you'd see of it!

The previous owner had restored it in 2008 and repainted it GG1 racing green, put in a brand new white interior, changed the green vinyl top to black, and dropped in a stock 440 cubic-inch engine. “I added the R/T badges and white bumblebee stripe,” Dan detailed. Dan also installed drilled and slotted rotors with power disc brakes and replaced the engine with a 505 cubic-inch stroker motor that is set to output 550 horsepower and 580 ft-lb of torque. Along with that came TTI headers with 3-inch exhaust, FirmFeel Stage II steering box, an electric fuel pump, and sound deadener.

“I converted it to an 18-spline Hemi 833 4-speed transmission with a pistol grip shifter that is a blast to drive and it totally changed the car,” Dan told us. “It is hard to beat a B-body with a pistol grip shifter.” Dan also upgraded to a 489-case rearend with 3.23:1 gearing, a mini-starter, and a Firecore RTR distributor. Without doing a complete overhaul of the car, Dan has really succeeded in making it his own and building it to drive how he wants.

The next step for Dan was to upgrade a little bit of the suspension and improve the meat on the tires. Dan selected some 15×7 and 15×10 Weld Prostar wheels for the front and rear respectively, and wrapped them in Mickey Thompson Sportsman SR 28×10 and 30×12 tires. He also upgraded the suspension all the way around with new springs, coilovers, a front sway bar, torsion bars, and sub-frame connectors, “To make the Charger more solid,” Dan explained.

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All-in-all, Dan has build himself an old school inspired, mean, and intimidating 1968 Dodge Charger. He’s achieved the look he wants and a drive style to match. If you can think of a better way to build a Charger, let us know, because we think he’s pretty much nailed it.

If you want your car or truck to be a part of our Street Feature series, all you have to do is shoot us an email and tell us about your ride and we will make it happen.

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About the author

Kyler Lacey

A 2015 Graduate from Whitworth University, Kyler has always loved cars. He grew up with his dad's '67 Camaro in the garage and started turning wrenches at a young age. At seventeen, he bought his first classic, a '57 Chevy Bel Air four-door, and has since added a '66 Plymouth Valiant and '97 Cadillac Deville to his collection. When he isn't writing for Power Automedia, he's out shooting pictures at car shows, hiking in the forests of the beautiful Pacific Northwest, or working on something in the garage.
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