Ride Guides: A Quick Guide to Identifying Early Dodge Chargers
Yes, the Dukes of Hazzard General Lee is highly recognizable. But can you identify a Dodge Charger that isn’t a 1969? Or one that isn’t bright orange with a Confederate flag on top? Fact is, Dodge made some pretty sweet Chargers before and after the General Lee jumped its first washed-out bridge. If you’re a Mopar fan, you’re probably accomplished at identifying early Dodge Chargers from, say, 1966-74.
For the rest of us, here’s a quick guide to identifying the years of early-model Dodge Chargers.
Graphic by: Lori Sams
There is an error in your guide. The rubber bumpers got thicker in 1974, they were not removed completely. The owner of the Charger in that picture must have removed them because they didn’t like how they looked. It was a federal requirement to upgrade the bumpers in 74, so the car would not have been approved for production if Chrysler had removed them.
Totally correct about the rubber bumper nerfs for 74.
This guide is incorrect.
I own an original unrestored 74 that wins trophies – huge ugly rubber bumper nerfs on it