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Topless and Super: Charger Concept Cars of the Late 60s

Tim Odell November 10, 2009 Nostalgia

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The late-60s “Fuselage” Dodge Charger represents a high-point in American Muscle Car style. Opinions to the contrary will be disregarded. That said, how do you take something awesome and make it more so? Go topless, of course!

The 1968 Topless Charger’s name earns it both the Most Literal and Most Likely to Horrify a Conservative Executive Titles. Alas, given the pictures we see here, there’s little to suggest they capitalized on the obvious marketing potential of a Statutory Grape Topless Charger. Dense prose aside, the Topless Charger shed its roof, shrank its windshield and covered the back seats with a nacelle-ed hardtop thing to be sheer awesome.

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But wait, there’s more! What do you do with the Topless Charger once the novelty’s worn off (feh! as if that’s possible)? You make it Super! The 1970 Super Charger took everything you loved about the Topless Charger (heh) and added an electrically adjustable rear wing and the nosecone from the Charger Daytona. The result was long, wide, pointy and planar all at the same time.

Source: Carstyling.ru; Hat Tip to BJ from the Netherlands

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Currently there are "27 comments" on this Article:

  1. Tanshanomi says:

    Aeroscreens FTW!
    I love topless cars, and not just for the double-entendre. From the Fireball 500 to the Peugeot Peugette to the Arial Atom to a Brooklands-equipped Locost, this is the most motorcycle-ish cars can get, and I like that.

    "My epiglottis is full of bees!"

  2. Number_Six says:

    Holy cow, Nancy Sinatra and her whole gang of go-go dancers could sunbathe nude on that back deck!

  3. citroen67 says:

    Why have I never seen these before? Unbelievable cars! I wonder where these cars are now?

  4. I think that Super Charger likes me.

  5. PowerTryp says:

    Holy hot car batman! those are hot cars!
    I'm not much of a Dodge fan past or especially present but those Chargers I'd give my left nut for, particularly the one with the Daytona nose. Massive, heavy, powerful and sexy, these cars are the full package. Kinda like me, except you'd never want to see me topless.

  6. I'm not really a muscle car fan, but I adore that Super Charger.

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  12. d j woods says:

    they are the same car and super charger still alive outthere.and topless has been remade and looks great.i saw pics and info of topless remake being made at a” charger party” the owner throws a charger party where car familys go and camp at his place and eat ,talk and assemble a car from parts and more parts over a weekend. think it is on charger .com site?? iam building a 75 scampper a body topless with decked over rear seat.top is gone and working on deck cover.find and build and drive anything and screw ########### match and build sheet garage and enclose trailer queen,girlly cars… driven hard and often,,dj carguy

  13. d j woods says:

    new info topless remake at1968 topless charger===owner jim rodebaugh,,,,,and info on Winged WArriors site,,,,,,,,,,,,,,more info and dart concepts,,,,at carstyling concepts…………………..daroo I and II are dart scat pak cars…. my topless was a75 dart swinger with bad rust vinyl top,guy was selling all or parts and i drove it home for $350 6 cyl 4 speed and 3 sets of mags big bolt,disc brakes.plan is a scamp,nose with hemi scoop and 5 spoke mags deck over rear seat cut up and ride hard,,,djcarguy

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    just found best concept car site,ever,,,,,carstyling.com………covers most makes,50es to now..50 to 60 had wild bubble top george jetson lookuing cars.i have owned gt’s and challenger rt’s and 340,4spd a bodies and a cougar eliminator and 66 stang ragtop ,67gtx ragtop,and 55 to 56 chevys..but have got and had more miles and fun in my 318 and yes slant 6 4spd darts and 6 cyl=4spd 65 mustang.lots of fun in 50 to66 pickup and it was cheap and down and dirt fun.ride hard and often djcarguy in oregon

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