How much is a 1968 dodge charger worth

TOWN OF WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Start your engines and check your pockets because an eye-catching 1968 Dodge Charger is looking for a new home. According to the mechanic who maintains it, the car won’t come cheap.

Without a scratch in sight, it’s like stepping into a time machine straight back to 1968 when this Dodge Charger rolled off the assembly line.

“In their heyday back in the 60s, you could only wish for something like that,” said mechanic Ron London.

London has helped to maintain the machine for the past 20 years. According to him, every part of the car, inside and out, comes straight from the factory

“There’s not a rip in the interior; it’s just pristine,” he said.

While it’s striking from the outside, London says the real magic happens when you pop the hood.

What makes this particular car pull ahead is its Hemi V8 engine. Out of the roughly 17,000 Charger RTs manufactured in 1968, only 475 had Hemis.

And you wouldn’t believe the horses under the hood.

“This was rated about I’d say close to 500,” said London. “The valves are just twice as big as valves in anything else, lets more air and fuel in. It’s just a real iconic, really bad engine.”

That Hemi Won’t come cheap. Although it’s up to the current owner, London has a ballpark estimate.

“I would say a solid $200,000 for what I see them go for. A lot of time that’s a starting price,” said London.

Right now, the car belongs to the Ashe family.

It was the prized possession of the late Gary Ashe, a well-known golfer in Watertown.

Ashe purchased the car from Wisconsin in 1999. Since then it has been turning heads across Watertown.

“You can hear it coming a long ways away just because of the engine and because of the exhaust,” said Barbara Ashe, owner.

Barbara says her husband was a car enthusiast, so she hopes the Charger’s new owner will give it the love it deserves.

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Year

Production

Wheelbase

Engine

Prices

96,100

117.00 in.

6 cyl., 170.00 CID., 101.00hp
6 cyl., 225.00 CID., 145.00hp
8 cyl., 273.00 CID., 180.00hp
8 cyl., 318.00 CID., 230.00hp
8 cyl., 273.00 CID., 235.00hp
8 cyl., 383.00 CID., 290.00hp
8 cyl., 383.00 CID., 330.00hp
8 cyl., 440.00 CID., 375.00hp
8 cyl., 426.00 CID., 425.00hp

$3,015 - $3,475

117.00 in.

8 cyl., 440.00 CID., 375.00hp
8 cyl., 426.00 CID., 420.00hp

$3,126 - $3,126

117.00 in.

6 cyl., 170.00 CID., 115.00hp
6 cyl., 225.00 CID., 145.00hp
8 cyl., 273.00 CID., 180.00hp
8 cyl., 318.00 CID., 230.00hp
8 cyl., 273.00 CID., 235.00hp
8 cyl., 383.00 CID., 270.00hp
8 cyl., 383.00 CID., 325.00hp
8 cyl., 440.00 CID., 375.00hp
8 cyl., 426.00 CID., 425.00hp

$3,020 - $3,020

49,768

117.00 in.

6 cyl., 225.00 CID., 145.00hp
8 cyl., 318.00 CID., 230.00hp
8 cyl., 340.00 CID., 275.00hp
8 cyl., 383.00 CID., 290.00hp
8 cyl., 340.00 CID., 290.00hp
8 cyl., 383.00 CID., 330.00hp
8 cyl., 383.00 CID., 335.00hp
8 cyl., 440.00 CID., 350.00hp
8 cyl., 440.00 CID., 390.00hp
8 cyl., 426.00 CID., 425.00hp

$3,000 - $3,710

The jewel of Mopars is undoubtedly the 1968 Charger, but add in a 426 Hemi, a four-speed transmission, and triple black paint scheme, and you’ve got the holy grail of all muscle cars.

This 1968 Charger is for sale by MGM Classic Cars in Addison, Illinois, and each of the options is enough to make Mopar enthusiasts faint from excitement, but add them all up and you truly tick all the boxes of the perfect muscle car.

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Let’s start under the hood, where we can find none other than a 426 cubic inch Hemi V8 (that’s 7.0-liters). The vehicle originally came from the factory with a 440, but the engine was changed to a 426 during the restoration. The 426 Hemi was the top-of-the-line engine in the Mopar lineup for many years and was rated at 425 horsepower and 490 lb-ft of torque, but likely made a lot more.

The Hemi is connected to a four-speed A833 manual transmission, and power is sent to the rear wheels through a Dana 60 rear end with Sure-Grip limited-slip differential, which would take the Incredible Hulk to smash.

A true triple black car (black interior, exterior, and vinyl top), it also features the desirable red R/T stripe around the rear and a gorgeous set of Magnum 500 steel wheels.

How much is a 1968 dodge charger worth

The classic American muscle car was rotisserie restored over a period of four years, and no expense was spared to make the Charger as perfect as possible. To top it all off, power steering and power brakes make this a comfortable cruiser as well as a bare-knuckle bruiser.

For $195,000 this could be the ultimate Mopar muscle car, and we wish we could have it in our garage. All you’d need in addition to the Charger is a friend with a green 1968 Mustang Fastback, a free afternoon in San Francisco, and about 14 sets of hubcaps, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for fun.

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What is a 1968 Dodge Charger 1968 worth?

A total of 96,100 Charger and Charger R/T's were sold – a far cry from the lack-luster 15,788 sales recorded by the elephantine fastback the year before. Base price was $3,014 and the upmarket R/T began at $3,480.

How many 1968 Dodge Chargers were made?

Production Total For the '68 Charger, a healthy 96,100 units were produced. Out of that number, 17,000 of those were R/T models. The movie Bullitt may have had something to do with the large spike of old-school Mopars sold for the '68 model year.

How fast is a Dodge Charger 1968?

The '68 Charger comes with a powerful pushrod, water-cooled 425-horsepower V8 engine capable of producing 490 lb-ft of torque. It also boasts a 3-speed automatic transmission. The '68 Charger will get you where you're going fast. It can reach speeds of up to 156 mph and can go from 0 to 60 in an impressive 4.8 seconds.

How many 1968 Dodge Charger RT were built?

As mentioned above, the 1968 Dodge Charger was a revelation in terms of sales for Chrysler; 96,000 were built for that model year alone, which was a huge improvement over the more lackluster movement of the '66–67 editions.