The history of this Dodge Charger begins on July 31, 1972 at the Lynch Road assembly plan in Michigan.  It was the 131st of 41,157 Charger 2 Door Hardtops produced.  It was sold as a "high" price range car, and had the 318 2 bbl. motor.  Its options included air conditioning and heating, and tinted glass all around.  It was painted bright blue metallic (GB5).  (See the fender tag page for all of its original equipment...)  Since then, this car has changed a lot.
    Unfortunately, I do not have the records from past owners of this car.  The trail runs cold after the previous owner, because the DMV would not give us information on owners prior to him.  But, I can tell you a little about the car in the previous owner's possession.  The car had been owned by a man, whose name I will not disclose for privacy, and was driven by his son, a high school student.  He purchased the car in January of 1996, and at the time, it had 66,138 miles on it.  After purchasing it, he and his son began making some drastic changes to the car.  The records are hard to follow, because this owner has receipts for work on the car in his name before the previous title says he owned it.  Anyway, since I can't straighten it out right now, here's all the stuff that's been done:

September 1994:
    360 high performance motor purchased.

October 1994:
    Removed original 318 engine, and installed 360 engine and all other necessary parts, installed new valve seals and timing cover, new radio and 4 speakers, new lower ball joints, lower control arms, pitman arm, and bushings, changed grease in the differential, new K-frame bushings, new choke, new oil pan, installed rebuilt torque convertor, new choke cable, used wiper linkage and new bushings, belts, spark plugs, and new fuel pump.
    This was obviously a major repair, and judging from the amount of work done, the car must have been in bad shape.

December 1995:
    Installed headers, new bulbs all around, lowered 1/2 inch with torsion bars, and installed a new thermostat.

February 1996:
    Removed headers in favor of manifolds, new plug wires, new power valve in carb, new accelerator pump.

September 1999:
    A tree branch fell through the windshield, thankfully not damaging the roof struts.  The windshield was replaced.

________ 2000?:
    R&R water pump installed, ride height re-adjusted, and it is noted that the transmission leaked.

October 2000:
    New alternator, voltage regulator, heater now needs to be turned on from the engine compartment, and a broken drivers door hinge and drivers door window are replaced.

________ ?????
    At some point the owner painted over the original bright blue metallic paint, in favor of dark blue metallic with white racing stripes.

Then the car came into my possession on September 23, 2001.  Here is the work I have put in since owning it:

October 2001:
    New Holley Street Avenger carb., new steering box, new leaf springs, repaired wiper linkage, and repaired signal wiring to the hood and side signals.

November 2001:
    Accident with a Toyota Echo.  The Echo hit the back of the car causing minimal damage to the Charger (bent an exhaust tip) and totaling itself.  Just goes to show how sturdy old cars are.  Too bad she hit my bumper guards right in her crumple zone.  But then again, too bad she was speeding and not paying attention too.  At least it didn't cause the Charger much damage,

March 2002:
    New intake manifold, freeze plugs, and pressure test on heads for leaks.

August 2002:
    Front end and brake job.  Complete front end overhaul, new rotors, drums, wheel bearings, pads, shoes, calipers, gas shocks, brake cables, and a used wiper linkage i pulled off a '73 Charger SE in a scrap yard.  The old linkage had broken completely through, as it had been badly rusted and then repaired.

October 2002:
    Complete re-wiring.  New front wiring harness, ignition switch, turn signal switch, bulbs, and related parts.

January 2003:
    Oil pressure problem diagnosed.  Culprit is possibly the main bearings or oil pump.

June 2003:
    New belts, and tentatively, a new oil pump...

July 2003:
    New horn, turn signals fixed (were grounded to painted surfaces), tune-up in prep for races.

July 9, 2003:
    Original Broadcast sheet found under the back seat.  Decoding process begins.

July 16, 2003:
    Raced at MIR's War On Wheels (WOW).  Best time: 17.64 seconds.  Adjusted throttle linkage housing, and transmission kickdown linkage.  Transmission runs to top of RPM range in every gear.  Diagnosis: cannot handle the 360's power.  Hopefully will swap to 727 w/3.55 gears.

October 20, 2006:
    Boy, it's been a long time... the car has been garaged since late 2003, as I have been unable to transport it to my current location. It is driven every couple of weeks to keep the juices flowing, but is in need of a serious tune-up and some repairs as noted in previous posts; As soon as the necessary funds and a garage become available, I'm planning on starting these, as well as major body work, as early as next summer. If all works out as planned I'll have this car back out on the street soon. I can't wait.