I grew up watching the Dukes of Hazzard and have always loved the look of the 1969 Chargers.
This car spent its whole life in Colorado and was
virtually rust free; I am the third owner and have the factory build sheet.
The car was originally B5 blue with black interior. When I purchased this
vehicle most of the mechanical work was already done. The previous owner
kept impeccable records, everything from rebuilding the engine to bulb
replacement was documented. The car sports
The original Torq flight
727 automatic transmission with Hurst comp shifter backs up the motor with
a sure grip rear. The engine has been completely balanced and blue printed
and run on the Dyno clocking in at 436 horsepower. I added the new aluminum
radiator and new gas tank. The car had Crager 5 star rims.
Being a big fan
of Quentin Tarantino films, I saw the movie Death Proof.
Death Proof overall
is a mediocre movie, but the car chase scenes and it being done in
1970’s
style cinema I loved. I decided to make the Charger into a Death Proof
clone. The car was painted by Lopez paint and body Flat Hot rod black and I
added the American Racing Vector SE rims and new black interior.
In the
movie the Death Proof Skull and lightning bolts appear on the hood on the
1970 Nova only, not the Charger, so I decided to pay homage to the movie by
putting the skull and lightning bolts underneath the hood. I also
have the
chrome rubber duck with custom made base for the front hood; I just have
not mounted it yet. My plan is to have two separate hoods so I can choose
whether to have the duck or not. The car is as exact on the exterior as you
can get to
the Death Proof movie car right down to the same
license plate numbers
Tarantino used in the movie. By the Way, they are also the same numbers on
the plate used in
the 1970’s flick Dirty Mary Crazy Larry. This car is a lot of fun to
drive.
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| Zoe and Traci on the hood of the Death Proof Charger | |
Production Shots from Death Proof |
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