Car of The Week: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T in 'Panther Pink'

[mongooz]

[i'm sure many are NOT gonna like this color. but it was the times, and MOPAR was all about wild colors]

Whether you’re a Dodge fan and prefer Panther Pink sprayed on your cars, or a Plymouth fan who’s fond of cars painted Moulin Rouge, the colors and results are the same: a shockingly bright hue that had never been seen on a production automobile before January 1970.

While many might think of muscle cars as a man’s game, the truth is a little less patriarchal. There were certainly women interested in going fast in an aggressive-looking machine. Today, we cannot be certain why the factory built this V-Code 440 Six Pack Charger in such a wild color as a sales bank model (meaning no dealership specified it this way), but perhaps it was to allow a young-at-heart lady a chance to stomp on the bad boys on a Saturday night or during a cruise to the shore.

The Wellborns’ Panther Pink 1970 Dodge Charger 440 R/T was restored by Dale Gyorvary. During its lifetime, the Charger had been well cared for, and it retains its original “born with” 390-hp 440-cid V-8 with the three two-barrel Holley carburetors that give it its “Six Pack” moniker. The Charger was further built with the tried-and-true combination of Chrysler’s A727 TorqueFlite automatic transmission and 8-3/4 rear differential with 3.23 gearing. It sports five-spoke road wheels and Goodyear Polyglas tires for that tough early-’70s muscle car look.

read more: https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1970-dodge-charger-r-t-in-panther-pink

 

[mongooz]

c'mon.....15 people have looked at this week's offering and NO comments.
it's actually a pretty rare car, because of the color and the performance package and that it was never "ordered" that way. just built and shipped to a dealer.

 

[Bob411]

I like it. If I could afford two, I'd love for it to be one of them. The other would be a much lighter pink. I think what saves this one for me is the white top, it really works with the panther pink. Now that I think about it, I think my biggest issue with it is the name panther pink because, the Pink Panther is nowhere near that color.

 

[mongooz]

I like it. If I could afford two, I'd love for it to be one of them. The other would be a much lighter pink. I think what saves this one for me is the white top, it really works with the panther pink. Now that I think about it, I think my biggest issue with it is the name panther pink because, the Pink Panther is nowhere near that color.

i think it was mostly a marketing thing and an association.
what bugs me about the car is that's it's an automatic. with that engine/carb package, i'd want the stick. ESPECIALLY with those diff gears.

 

[DinoMikeSr]

Can’t say I like that color on that year car. 70 and on sure.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Love it!

That is a well-known car amongst the MOPAR fandom.

 

[mongooz]

Love it!

That is a well-known car amongst the MOPAR fandom.

yea, as i said above and is stated in the article, it's a pretty rare car, for several reasons.
but you know me. i like cool cars. there's even a Rambler or two i like, like this Rambler Nomad.

 

[tiger roach]

The color is the best part.

 

[xStonr]

I would love to put the pedal to the metal on that sweet ride.

 

[LeftyTom]

Does it come with a 4-speed?

 

[mongooz]

Does it come with a 4-speed?

actually.....i don't think they ever made one in 4 speed.
@dodgechargerfan , if i'm not wrong, i think this is a ONE OF ONE.
IF you would have ordered one in 1970 with a 4 speed, it would have been no problem. but i don't think they ever made one.
again.... @dodgechargerfan (help)

 

[Tig]

None more pink.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

actually.....i don't think they ever made one in 4 speed.
@dodgechargerfan , if i'm not wrong, i think this is a ONE OF ONE.
IF you would have ordered one in 1970 with a 4 speed, it would have been no problem. but i don't think they ever made one.
again.... @dodgechargerfan (help)

4-speed 6-pack In pink? Hard to say.
MOPAR never kept records of paint codes and options.

For 1970, I can say with reasonable certainty that there were at least 1946 4-speed Chargers built.
56 with a HEMI
1443 with a 440-4 barrel
347 with a 440 6-pack

Those numbers are from my friend’s registry site and are reports from people that own and/or had records of the cars they entered into the registry.

 

[B Valley]

What a beauty. I would have driven something like that if I hadn't been making $1.25 an hour working at a gas station.

 

[bsman]

Those mopar colors - panther pink, goofy grape, and whatever that almost-chartreuse green is called - are about the best things that ever came out of Detroit. I know the cars were fast and made a lot of noise, but it was the colors that turned heads.


Oh - that's a HELL YEAH!!!!!

 

[bsman]

Just which they'd ditched the auto tranny...

 

[mongooz]

Just which they'd ditched the auto tranny...

yea....me too.
that would look so ultra cool with a Hurst Pistol Grip shifter sticking up out of that console.

 

[bsman]

yea....me too.
that would look so ultra cool with a Hurst Pistol Grip shifter sticking up out of that console.

Jesus, you could geld yourself on that thing getting into the car if you're not careful!!!!

 

[mongooz]

Jesus, you could geld yourself on that thing getting into the car if you're not careful!!!!

my buddy had that shifter in his '70 Road Runner and they're a blast to drive. the shift motion is different, or at least feels different, like less travel, even as big as it looks. and that pic really exaggerates the size of it.