Description
Lot #1270.1 - All matching numbers 426cid/425hp with a 727 Torqueflite automatic transmission. The color is F8 Dark Metallic Green with black buckets and console interior. With only 1,278 original miles, this HEMI Charger 500 is one of the lowest in the world. Delivered to Norton Bros. Dodge in Petaluma, California, the original owner retired the car in 1971 after running 400 miles on drag strips. The original 426 HEMI had been replaced with a race motor for its first 400 miles. After sitting in storage for almost 30 years, it was brought back to life and restored in 1998 including its original numbers matching 426. With a sticker price of $5,625, this Charger 500 is loaded with options unusual to muscle cars of this era including left side remote control mirror, tinted windshield, 3-speed windshield wipers, light group, tachometer with clock, 8-track stereo tape deck with AM radio and rear seat speaker. Other options include performance axle package, Sure-Grip 4:10 differential, power steering, and power brakes with front discs. The F-70 red stripe tires have been replaced with B. F. Goodrich radial T/A on Magnum 500.