09/04/2026
Dodge redrew the Charger's shape for 1968.
The engine story changed somewhere past that year.
Nobody bolted a supercharger on in Detroit.
Chrysler built 475 real 426-powered Chargers in 1968 — half a percent of that year's production, topping out at 425 horsepower from the factory. Getting one meant checking an expensive option box and living with an insurance bill to match.
That badge never came in the same form twice. Under the hood now sits a modern take on the idea — a freshly built 426, backed by a supercharger and rated well past 700 horsepower. None of the numbers or the block trace back to 1968. It's a tribute to the displacement, not a survivor of the era.
A heavy-duty automatic handles the power, backed by a nine-inch rear end. The suspension, steering, and brakes all got matching upgrades — power everywhere, stopping power to match the horsepower. Outside, silver paint carries black stripes over a black top, staying close to the factory's second-generation lines. Inside, black leather and suede replace the vinyl bench Chrysler shipped in '68, with modern gauges, a toggle panel, and a sound system built for a different decade entirely.
Custom staggered wheels sit low and wide, wrapped in low-profile rubber that the '68 never offered. Two binders of build photos and receipts go with the sale, tracking every step of the transformation.
Real 426 Chargers get harder to find every year, tucked into private collections most people never see up close. Builds like this keep the shape and the sound alive for the rest of us.
