It aint no Orbitron but what the hell is it?

I dont know where i heard this, but for a short time in the sevinties grand Spaulding Dodge was selling the Charger Three bodys. Thay had aquired the mold from Chrysler and were making copies. I would bet thay didnt make many though. Cool find for sure.

 

I saw it , Charger III was my favorite matchbox. we moved from a 2bed apartment in 70 and I skid my charger III in the bedroom of our new council house a says to Mom, this is my room, I,ll never forget that....

 

All I can say is: You are one lucky SOB to find that shell!!
I'd give ANYTHING to have it!!
I was planning on building a replica of that car after building the Deora clone I'm finishing right now.

If all else fails, I'd PAY you just to be able to get the dimensions off of it!!
Here's a couple of links to give you a better idea of what you've found:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,18460.0.html

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,33008.0.html

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,8060.0.html

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,11002.0.html

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,8604.0.html

 

Very cool... I always wondered what happened to that car. Don't pass this up...definitely a piece of automotive history worth having. I sure hope it's salvageable...

 

Look closely , fellas-
independant rear suspension. Chevy rally wheels out south- wide, too.

I betcha that thing is on a vette chassis.

it's like a 70's era viper!

You better know a kick ass firberglass man...Or You're gonna become one Yourself.

 

I dont get it , looks like a p.o.s to me . Thats one you couldnt give me But i never liked the hole 70 custom thing Strange times .

 

Looks like a Duece to me....

 

Awesome car, dude- snatch it up.

That rear end is almost Priusesque since it's so darn big. (shit, did i just say a bad word?)

It also reminds of a concept car I saw either online or at the Boston Auto Show- either Audi or Cadillac or Lambo. That rear end is really distinctive.

 

you said Matchbox, but it seems I had one that was a Hotwheel. It was blue with yellow scroll striping. Anyway, cool find!

 

Tell people it was built from a Corvette, that should piss some guys off.

Oh wait, it might really be built from one, with the IRS and all.

 

As stated above she was never a real car never even had a motor in her. I can also tell you for a fact that she was destroyed. I talked to Mr Gardner about 20 years ago about having him build a 2nd one but the price was more than I could spend.

 

That thing is too cool! I hope you or some other rodder will get it back on the road, if it was ever on one, and if not put it on the road!! Ha ha I like the strange rods.

 

I'd have given him a grand for the body and 3 if it had a corn whiskey fountain. Nice car history peice.

 

I think i had a Hot Wheels/Matchbox car of that as a child.
My memory of it is vague though.

 

here are a couple shots of it I found on the web. looks like it may have got painted orange.

 

Neat, restore it. won't be another like it. I think I had that Matchbox too.

 

Very cool!

 

I see you found my photo's. I have these and many more. I have the MatchBox, the model kit and best of all the Chrysler press release kit for this car.

 

Found this one for sale:



http://cgi.ebay.com/VTG-1970-MATCHB...oryZ1175QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

That's why I come here every day! I bet I've learned more on the HAMB in the past 2 years than the 10 years prior to that. Cool find!

 

Would it be possible for you to post some of the other pictures you have of the Charger III?
I would very much like to see what else there is!
Here's a link to some shots I purchased on Ebay (of all places!).
http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/photos-va-7.shtml

Also, a collection of pictures that I've posted on Flicker.com:
http://flickr.com/photos/dodgedeora/sets/72157604516387957/

 

no doubt in my mind...buy the bitch and build it!....dont forget the metalflake!!

 

showrod,

maybe i missed it, but you said you "found it"... so what's the skinny, has it "found" its way home with you?

keep us posted, it is pretty cool.

 

Nice illustration (retouched photo?). Norwell probably knows who drew it

 

if you do get it, i bet cry-co would help you with the resto process, opening archives etc...

maybe

 

Yeah I just have to say...un freaking real that you guys figured this out in under 5 minutes! I just showed it to my boss...without this new fangled internet it woulda taken years, if ever, to learn anything about this car!

That looks real cool all fixed up, hope to see your progress reports!

 

really looks a lot like the hot wheels twin mill also.

 

I don't think it's really the Charger III. It seems too chunky and clunky. The real Charger is thinner and the lines flow better. I think that hulk you originally started the thread with is some failed backyard attempt by someone to create a fiberglass car that looks like the Charger III.

 

I noticed that the doors don't go up with the top on the one you found.

In all the concept pictures, there is a way to get into the car without hopping over the door.

I think the one you found is a copy. It appears that the inside shell looks very thin and crude.

 

It sure looks like the same tires are on both the found car and the glossy shot of the red car with the woman on the beach... do the tires on the car that was found say "goodyear"???

Awesome find... hope it is actually a significant car for ya!