AUCTION: 200-Mile 1969 Dodge Charger 500 HEMI Goes To Mecum Indy Auction Block!
The Car That Pushed Dodge Into NASCAR Aero War...
In 1968, the Dodge brand struggled to beat Ford on the high-banked ovals of NASCAR’s superspeedway tracks. With their new B-Body Charger failing to take down the blue-oval entries, Chrysler engineers took the Charger back to the wind tunnel where they found that the new “flying buttress” created lift and its huge open grille design caused drag. Engineers then created a plug to make the rear window flush, as well as, installed a 1968 Dodge Coronet grille to the front end to help solve the issues.
AUCTION: 200-Mile 1969 Dodge Charger 500 HEMI Goes To Mecum Indy Auction Block!
In 1968, the Dodge brand struggled to beat Ford on the high-banked ovals of NASCAR's superspeedway tracks. With their new B-Body Charger failing to take down the blue-oval entries, Chrysler engineers took the Charger back to the wind tunnel where they found that the new "flying buttress" created...
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