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Car Of The Day: May 27, 2018; Ertl '69 Dodge Charger
Topic Started: May 27 2018, 03:23 AM (181 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day comes from juantoo3's collection, and is Ertl's 1969 Dodge Charger.


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The Dodge Charger (B-body) is a mid-size automobile that was produced by Dodge from 1966 to 1978, and was based on the Chrysler B platform. The entire B-body lineup for the 1968 model year was redesigned and the Charger was further differentiated from the Dodge Coronet models. The 1969 model year brought few modifications. Exterior changes included a new grille with a center divider and new longitudinal taillights, both designed by Harvey J. Winn. A new trim line called the Special Edition (SE) was added. This could be available by itself or together with the R/T, thus making an R/T-SE. The SE added leather inserts to the front seats only, chrome rocker moldings, a wood grain steering wheel, and wood grain inserts on the instrument panel. A sunroof was added to the option list, but was ordered on only 260 Chargers. The bumble bee stripes returned as well, but were changed slightly. Instead of four stripes, it now consisted of a wide stripe framed by two smaller stripes. In the middle of the stripe, an R/T cutout was placed. If the stripe was deleted, a metal R/T emblem was placed where the R/T cutout was. Total production was around 89,199 units.



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I'm surprised this one hasn't been done yet...
Thank you for giving this one its day in the limelight!


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There were two different 383 engines available for the 1969 model year: 2-barrel and 4-barrel. The 2-barrel was rated at 290 hp. The four barrel engine was rated at 330 hp and was identified by the "pie tin" on the air cleaner as "383 / FOUR BARREL". The 330-hp engine was unique to the Charger model in 1969. While this engine was available with an un-silenced air cleaner option, it differed internally from the 335-hp 383 "Magnum". In 1969 the B-series engines were all painted Chrysler Engine Turquoise with the exception of the 383 four speed, 440 Magnum, These engines were painted Chrysler High-Performance Orange. Differing from the 426 Hemi which was painted Street Hemi Orange. The 335-hp 383 Magnum engines were also painted Chrysler High-Performance Orange. The 383 Magnum motor was used in Road Runners and Super Bees, but did not appear in a Charger body until 1971. Differences between the 330-hp 383 4-barrel and 335-hp 383 magnum were mostly internal. Both versions used the Carter AVS carb and the larger exhaust manifolds from the 440 Magnum engines, but the Magnum had a windage tray in the oil pan, a different camshaft profile, and different valve springs. Bo & Luke Duke popularized the 1969 Dodge Charger in The Dukes of Hazzard. The television series The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985) featured an orange 1969 Dodge Charger that was named The General Lee. "The General" sported the Confederate battle flag painted on the roof and the words "GENERAL LEE" over each door. The windows were always open, as the doors were supposedly welded shut for racing, and the actors would do a window slide to get in and out. The number "01" is painted on both doors. Also, when the horn button was pressed, it played the first 12 notes from the de facto Confederate States anthem "Dixie". The car performed spectacular jumps in almost every episode, and the show's popularity produced consumer interest in the car.



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Now I've got Waylon Jennings in my head...

"Just two good ol' boys..."
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pjedsel
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:thumbup: What a surprise - another one I would have thought had been COTD already. Nice, simple casting from ERTL who offered many TV/movie related models as they branched out from their bread and butter farm toys. :wave: A salute to the General Lee!
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I’ve got one of these for the reason I have cars with tobacco and alcohol logos on them...some things you just can’t buy anymore “for the children”...
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:wave: Sharp looking. The color is perfect. :thumbup:
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you say it is from the dukes of hazard tv show..i watch it a few times and never noticed a car.
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jedimario
May 27 2018, 09:09 AM
I’ve got one of these for the reason I have cars with tobacco and alcohol logos on them...some things you just can’t buy anymore “for the children”...
I cant buy a new General Lee car but I can run up to my local Pot shop and buy a bag of dope all day long.Crazy
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Wow. How "Politically Incorrect" do you want it? Another example of government deciding for us what we can and cannot buy. So it has "the stars and bars" on the roof. So what. I don't like what it stood for, being the flag of a secessionist government that wanted to keep the right to own other human beings, but that was a part of the history of our great nation and should never be forgotten. The right side won that unfortunate war, and banning the display of the Confederate flag won't change that. Being a car-crazed teenager when The Dukes Of Hazzard was on the tube, I (a die-hard Chevy guy) liked the General Lee, and it bugs me that I can't buy a replica of the car new anymore.

As a side note, AMT models had a 1:25 version of the General lee in their lineup for many years in the late 70's through the 80's, but based on the WRONG CAR! The body in the kit was based on their Charger 500 model which of course had the flush-mounted rear window, not the "sugar scoop" flying buttress treatment found on most Chargers in 1969. About 10 years ago I rectified the situation on my model, cutting out the rear window area and redoing it in the style of the regular car. It was one of the easier body conversions I've done. Unfortunately I never completely finished it, losing interest after repainting it. I never got around to finding replacement decals for it.
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corvairjim
May 27 2018, 03:35 PM
The body in the kit was based on their Charger 500 model which of course had the flush-mounted rear window, not the "sugar scoop" flying buttress treatment found on most Chargers in 1969.
Not something I ever knew about. Thanks for the tidbit!
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Interesting....the flush rear window would be from the Daytona.
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It was also used on the Daytona, but the Charger 500 had it first.
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Swifty
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Of note, the Racing Champions General Lee model kit in 1/64 also had the flush rear window of the Charger 500.

Side note number two - I can tell this is a 1997 (or later) release from Ertl. The casting is different than the original '80s version, with the rear fascia completely smooth as opposed to indented for the taillights, and the rear window has a very incorrect slope compared to the earlier casting (or, you know, the real car).

At least it still has the flag. Sigh, that's about the only good thing I can say about this one. Give me an '80s Ertl release or the Johnny Lightning any day over this one. And yes, I have all three, and Buby's Mustang II General Lee (and the Hot Wheels Dixie Challenger, Welly's Charger America, and several, but not all, of Yat Ming's 'Generic Lees') too.
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I think this ERTL casting has been produced in just about every country they had manufacturing facilities including the US - but also I believe Hong Kong, China - not sure if there is a Korean or Mexican version or not - the later ones, such as this one do seem less detailed.
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

Swifty is correct on the time frame of this casting. ERTL released this version as asingle, in 3 packs and 5 packs of DOH themed releases. I recall seeing a portion of one aisle at the old ERTL RC2 store in Dyserville, IA devoted to DOH stuff. I think that lot is now the Subway or another business in town. RC2 then later moved the outlet store next to their current warehouse.
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With Jazz and conversation from the foot of Mt. Belzoni.
Swifty
May 27 2018, 11:25 PM
And yes, I have all three, and Buby's Mustang II General Lee (and the Hot Wheels Dixie Challenger, Welly's Charger America, and several, but not all, of Yat Ming's 'Generic Lees') too.
No Matchbox Revin' Rebel? :computer:
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Lane1through75
May 28 2018, 04:36 PM
Swifty
May 27 2018, 11:25 PM
And yes, I have all three, and Buby's Mustang II General Lee (and the Hot Wheels Dixie Challenger, Welly's Charger America, and several, but not all, of Yat Ming's 'Generic Lees') too.
No Matchbox Revin' Rebel? :computer:
Or the Kenner Fast Ones Street Boss in orange?

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borrowed image...I wish I had this one!
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
juantoo3
May 28 2018, 07:28 PM
Lane1through75
May 28 2018, 04:36 PM
Swifty
May 27 2018, 11:25 PM
And yes, I have all three, and Buby's Mustang II General Lee (and the Hot Wheels Dixie Challenger, Welly's Charger America, and several, but not all, of Yat Ming's 'Generic Lees') too.
No Matchbox Revin' Rebel? :computer:
Or the Kenner Fast Ones Street Boss in orange?

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borrowed image...I wish I had this one!
I do have the Matchbox, and sooner or later the Kenner will come along at the right price & condition. It just hasn't happened yet...
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