Export Chargers

[loudmouthaussie]

ahhhh if only they rebadged them as valiant chargers downunder instead of the ugly little 6 pot things we got. what could have been i guess.........

[Ghoste]

I understand what you're saying (there is no denying the beauty of the American 2nd gen Charger), but you have to admit what an interesting footnote the Aussie Charger became.

[nascarxx29]

  I got a buildsheet from a friends 70 383 4bl 4 speed AC charger.The car never went overseas or had the export fender tag.But the original owner was in the military .And must have ordered new by those means. But the buildsheet has export on it

[loudmouthaussie]

I understand what you're saying (there is no denying the beauty of the American 2nd gen Charger), but you have to admit what an interesting footnote the Aussie Charger became.

ha ha for sure! there's a few guys that would be grinding their teeth over idea they were 'interesting footnote' he he. but they need to know. we failed big time! the other 2 of the big three at the time were rolling out muscle car V8's and chrysler aust missed it. ironic coz they had first 'aussie' v8 with the 318 in 1965.

[Ghoste]

I don't think it was a failure at all.  Not when taken in context of time and circumstance.

[Alaskan_TA]

I got a buildsheet from a friends 70 383 4bl 4 speed AC charger.The car never went overseas or had the export fender tag.But the original owner was in the military .And must have ordered new by those means. But the buildsheet has export on it

Y09 & Y11 codes at the top right side?

[nascarxx29]

B5 Blue 383 4 barrel 4 speed AC car

[Alaskan_TA]

The Y11 confirms that it was ordered by a US serviceman from overseas.

He would have picked a dealership in the US to have it shipped to so he could pick it up when he returned home.

Since the order was placed from overseas, these cars were 'export' cars in name, but they were delivered inside the US.

Details on the military order system from '69 at http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dealerships/1969-DealershipsMilitarySalesOrderingInfo.shtml

[loudmouthaussie]

I don't think it was a failure at all.  Not when taken in context of time and circumstance.

well no maybe, it depends what angle you look at it from. we have 10% of US population so therefore less choice in locally produced vehicles.

the charger was what they came up with and straight 6 hi performance seemed to make sense at the time. i was only born in 76 so what would i know i guess.

from the angle of a mopar muscle fan in hindsight it would have been 'cool' to rebadge US chargers i think. probably wouldnt have sold as many as our market demanded a more economical/smaller car at the time.

[Magnumcharger]

I'd love to have one of those metric speedometers in my Charger!
(Perfect for Canadian roads!)

[Ghoste]

Watch e-bay, they do turn up every now and again.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Im sure Dave Patick from Performance Car Graphics can make a KPH decal overlay for you...

[UFO]

Im sure Dave Patick from Performance Car Graphics can make a KPH decal overlay for you...

Yes,He does have them.


Here's another place to get'em.
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[PatrickPeeters]

I'd love to have one of those metric speedometers in my Charger!
(Perfect for Canadian roads!)

Take a look over here www.whitegauges.net, does em also and other cool stuff to clean up dash...

[Nacho-RT74]

yes but odometer will still read in miles. Needs a diff gear inside.

[Nacho-RT74]

here is the story about the 69 Hemi 4 speed going to Peru after being in Venezuela since it was born

http://server4.foros.net/viewtopic.php?t=44&mforum=muchasrpms

( I did know this story before read this topic, and I do know personally, have to say not totally pleasured, one of the owners, the one who has the tittle on his name before go to Peru. He told me some parts of the story what said later I was wrong and call me a liar... )

I'm wrong aparently was not made to a chrysler copr manager, really to a bank owner.... who knows now!!!! lot of stories versions of same car

[UFO]

yes but odometer will still read in miles. Needs a diff gear inside.

True, They also rotate the opposite direction that the mph ones do.

[Nacho-RT74]

yes but odometer will still read in miles. Needs a diff gear inside.

True, They also rotate the opposite direction that the mph ones do.

interesting, never paid attention to that. I actually have a miles speedo because the rallye cluster I got is from USA but my original standart cluster is kilo. I don't remember the rotation

[PatrickPeeters]

yes but odometer will still read in miles. Needs a diff gear inside.

If the Odometer reads miles and dash is kmh keeps your car low in milage, in case you wanna sell it and dont tell it 

[Nacho-RT74]

LOL

[hemi-hampton]

Aruba 1 x 69 charger with KPH

E44 318-2 Barrel
D31 Light Duty 904 Automatic Transmission TorqueFlite
XP29 X = Dodge Charger
P = Premium
29 = 2 Door Sports Hardtop
F98 F = 318 230HP 1-2BBL 8 CYL
9 = 1969
8 = Export
245555 Sequence Number '245555'
B3 Paint Code: Light Blue Metallic
C6W Trim Grade/Style/Color
C = Charger
6 = Vinyl Bucket Seats
W = White and Black
W1 Upper Door Frame: Unknown At This Time
C18 Date Built: 12 / 18 / 1968
026240 Order Number: 026240
B41 Roof Type OR Color:  Front Disc Brakes Some Yrs. Power
B51 Power Assisted Brakes
C21 Center Seat Foldown Armrest
C55 Bucket Seats
G11 Tinted Glass All
H51 Single Air /w Heater
M21 Roof Drip Rail Moldings
M31 Belt Molding 69-70
R22 AM w/ 8-Track
V1X Full Vinyl Top - Black
Y09 Built to Export Specifications
26 26 in. Radiator

On the 8th line down you call the number 8= Export. Are you sure that is not the letter B instead of 8 LEON.

[Alaskan_TA]

Some 1970 export cars used an 8 instead of a B for Hamtramck if they were shipped 'incomplete'.

I do not know it this is also the case for 1969 Hamtramck cars? 

[Iron Chef]

My '71 Super Bee was an export to Canada.  It has a "C" stamped on the fender tag.

[ChargerRT69]

This is an old post, but does anyone have additional information on Export cars?

I have  1969 Charger R/T with the Y09 code and the "Built For Export" oval plate on the inside fender. I am trying to determine where the car was delivered to so I can put together a history profile of the car.

Thanks in advance!!

[6bblgt]

Odds are it never left the US, is it the stripe delete car in your avatar?  Can you share fender tag and/or broadcast sheet info?

the vehicle order number in '70 tells the continent of destination - but I haven't heard any theories on the '69 stuff - I'll guess your VON is <050000, correct?