Thunder From Down Under: Right Hand Drive 1967 Dodge Charger
First-gen Chargers are rare enough, but how about a right hand drive 1967 Dodge Charger with a 440 under the hood?
The ’68-’70 Dodge Charger is famous thanks to numerous TV and movie appearances, but we shouldn’t forget the ’66-’67 “fastback” models. This unusual 1967 Dodge Charger was recently offered for sale on Craigslist in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It was brought to our attention by the gang over at Barn Finds.
What makes it so unusual? One look inside the interior tells the story. This 1967 Charger is right hand drive. Apparently, at some point early in its lifetime, the car spent some time in New Zealand. As a result, the car was converted to right hand drive, a requirement for cars in Australia and New Zealand.
Even though this isn’t a factory conversion, the workmanship appears to be very high quality. There are a great many companies in Australia and NZ that do these conversions. However, the seller thinks that this car may be one-of-a-kind. There’s no way to verify this, of course, but given the low production run of ’67 Chargers – around 16,000 – there can’t be many of these kicking around.
A One-of-a-Kind Project
A fried of the seller purchased the car at a swap meet in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 2006. At that time, the car was partially restored, with the original 383 long gone in favor of a contemporary 440. The Torqueflite automatic is thought to be original.
After purchasing the car, the previous owner started disassembling the car to complete the restoration before unfortunately passing away. Now, his friend is helping his widow sell the car as a project. Plenty of spares are included – so many, in facts, that a small utility trailer filled with them is included in the sale.
The car looks to be in great, rust-free shape despite the requisite dust and cardboard boxes piled on top of it. With a little bit of work, it’d likely become a very nice driver. Alternatively, one could opt to complete the show-car transformation the previous owner started.
Unfortunately, by the time we found the story, the Craigslist ad had already expired. For just a hair under $30,000, this would have made a compelling project car. We enjoy the heavy hitters of the muscle car era, but we really get excited about slightly offbeat stuff like this. I guess that’s what makes us Mopar fanatics, after all.
Photos: Craigslist
Join the Dodge Forums now!
