131948 / 1968 Dodge Charger Pro-Touring
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
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You already know that RK Motors Charlotte has a thing for Chargers. You've already seen some of the world's most mind-blowing, potent, flat-out nasty pro-touring Chargers come out of our shop. They've been in magazines and won prizes at all the top shows. And as amazing as they all were, this show-stopping 1968 Dodge Charger pro-touring custom just upped the ante significantly! Combining the best of yesterday, with the best of today and tomorrow, this Charger was built for the muscle car fan that wants the absolute best and doesn't want to share!
What if you could have the great looks of a Charger in a Challenger-sized package? We've taken it to the next level not by going wild, but by imagining how the car would look if the factory had built it. You'll have to look twice to see the changes (and they are indeed radical), and to find where the OEM and the modified merge the essence of great customs. Ask any custom builder and he'll tell you that no car is ever finished, and where one owner's ideas stop, a new ones begin, letting the car evolve.
Based on the overwhelmingly positive response we got to Maximum Effect, our all-black '70 Charger pro-touring car, we dipped this one in the same vat of sinister Midnight Black Metallic to give it a stealthier appearance and let the radical custom sheet metal do the talking instead of the loud paint. Where the original design was wild for the sake of being wild, this one is focused like a laser now the car looks downright brutal, like it'll bite your hand off if you get too close.
Let's start with the custom design elements present in this stunning Charger:
Sleek, free-flowing bodylines.
The front half was shortened 10.5 inches, and the rear 10 inches
Roof was chopped 2 inches, moved ahead 4 inches, and the A-Pillar raked back, creating a one-of-a-kind look
Each panel on the car has been hand-fabricated
Trunk is 5000 series aluminum, filled with expandable sound deadening foam to keep things quiet inside
Quarter panels have been shortened and restyled to flow with the doors.
Doors have been restyled with new body lines and a shaved appearance
Fenders have been shortened, restyled and restructured
Hood is custom-made, with a steel frame, wrapped in aluminum and filled with expanding sound deadening foam
The rear of the car is fitted and shortened
The custom trunk floor and frame rail have been restructured. Torque boxes have been added for strength and rigidity and the floor and tunnel have been reconfigured, strengthened and redesigned to fit the new drive-train
Midnight Black Metallic is a custom-mixed paint that was applied by the experts at our own RK Motors restoration shop (you know, the guys who have won top honors at virtually every show we've entered)
Custom aluminum CNC-milled gas cap
Custom aluminum fuel cell
Other OEM design elements have been retained, however. From the front grille to the chrome rear bumper, that's original stuff, again to emphasize the tremendous amount of metalwork that went into reshaping the body. An original Charger grille and hidden headlights have been fitted between the custom-made fenders and hood, exactly the way the factory would have done it. Out back, the unique 1968 Charger round taillights have been retained and fit right in, again forcing you to stand back and think hard about what, exactly, has been modified (look at the car in profile and you'll definitely see the changes).
@rkmotorscharlotte
Please NEVER take this off the internet, this in my opinion is one of the best builds I have ever seen!
Are you guys for real?
Crazy perfect charger, the rims doesn't do it completely for me but the total of this car is sky high!
Almost every-time I log onto RUclips I look at this car.. This car and a 69 Camaro are the only two cars I would trade my Chevelle in 4.. Great build guys..
Better than overhaulin lol
All the negative comments on this car are haters who wish it was theirs. This car is perfect!!
Can I give this car a hug, please? Nice.
Jezuz! how and or why in the HELL isn't THIS THE CAR being produced right now!!!
Cause the newer generation would not appreciate it.
I have 68 Charger and let me tell you I would not trade it for any car out there.
It is, they made it into a four-door Charger, dumb fucks at FCA. That’s like taking a Mustang and making it into a four-door.
@@johnnys3160 Newer generation here. Can't think of a prettier car. Dodges don't drive the way I like, but I'd overlook that for the 68 SPECIFICALLY.
That transition from the hood to the body gives me chills.
Absolute magnificent ! Great works guys !
Beautiful car. A 1968 Dodge Charger similar in proportion to a 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle.
Well done.
Looks pretty good 😊👍
That engine was sure puffing a lot of smoke!
Running way too rich.
For me, its one of nicest cars I have ever seen !
This is the best car Ive ever seen. Im in love now
Absolutely amazing!!
Absolutely beautiful build ! Would like to see current inventory!
One word: WOW!
Wow so tastefully done!
You Sir have hit the nail on its head. I agree a 100%.
1968 Dodge Charger Pro-Touring Very cool.
I really want to ride.
clever and cool idea. it must have been fun to do.
muito top esse carro lindo 👍👍
this car is gorgeous
One of my dream cars!! ...Minus those rims. And radio. Lol
That is beautiful
cool machine,great designe...
ooooh my strong boy :))) my dream caaaaaaar :( :))
Dodge people in Detroit should see this.....think hard.... and produce it....
Is there anyway to see more of this car? I know it was 10 years ago but wish I could see it more on Instagram or something.
Freakin Awesome!!
Love this car!
that bad ass great work not another one like it
who built this. please let me know i want to render my charger like this
2:25 is like looking into the face of a dragon
It looks like an out of proportion toy. The original Charger is graceful, this one is truncated.
Straight line super fine but curves? Wandering how handles in curves?
I love it 😉
Nice build 👍🏼.... scrap the donk rims and tires though.... is it a 4-wheel drive ?
why would you mess with a chargers body pannels .....sorry but this car is ruined
badass
wheels r ok, but way too big!!!
Is RK Motors just located in Charlotte or around the entire country? Man would i like to work fo you guys :)
how much it is now
how much did this car end up selling for?
my kind of people lot of work done that body man myself
just found my goal in life.....
Nice
is it a model unique? or can i keep a hope to have it one day?...
#NICE!!
@JoeBird76 agreed, the rims are horrible
What's the price guys?
This car has a BIG mistake!!! (That´s not mine! :-))
price?
usd?
WOW....the outside looks simply fantastic but the inside looks soooo plain. It s a very ordinary 1968 look for this new creation. You could have done like you did on the outside....create the new inside charger look for the years to come. Simply put, the very basic inside lowballs the creativity shown of the outside. Just my honest opinion
show al inventory forsasle
Car looks nice, rims look stupid.
EXACTLY
If I only had a million dollars burning a whole in my bank account!!!
They should never have shortened the car from its original length, there was no need to do that as it has spoiled the whole custom project.
I disagree. The car’s proportions have improved. It’s similar to a 1966 Chevy Chevelle. This thing is beautiful.
I'll mob it!!!!!!!
WOULD'VE BEEN COOLER IF JAMES EARL JONES WAS THE VOICE BEHIND THIS VIDEO😂😂😆!!!#SMKNBLKBEAST!!!
in my opinion it's ruined the should have kept the original body
Dear santa...
bACK IN 1968 THESE WERE $5,000 OR LESS.
What a horrible rims!!!!Where are magnum 500 rims.
Great way to ruin a perfect design!!!
It wasn't that hard to notice what u did
Paint looks like LIQUID GLASS! VERY NICE👏👍BADASS HEMI✌️should have left the body STOCK👎
I wish this was mine, so I could sell it to someone who doesn't have good taste and buy a Charger that isn't butchered.
I love u MOPAR! If u was female Lord knows what I'd do 2 u! Hell yeah! Mopar muscle. Nothing else comes closer.
no, mars pesos
Ruined a perfect body style, rims are hideous.
EXACTLY my thought.. I saw the first half of this video with no sound, and was wondering, "What is WRONG with this Charger".. great paint, great motor.. but leave the body as it is supposed to be.. IT WAS PERFECT STOCK !
The wheels ruin it
2 FAILS, Alot of SMOKE, MAYBE NEEDS ECU TUNE OR FAULT...AND THE UGLY STEERING Wheel
why reshape an already perfect car? You ruined it!
What an abomination!
terrible.Furious 7 dodge charger 1968 looks wayyyy better and sounds better.
sorry but it's ruined :(
It looks so stubby and stupid
Looks like crap