Origins

• The 1970 Dodge Charger was the second of four generations of Chargers produced by the Dodge division of Chrysler Corp. The Charger's production run was from 1966 to 1978. The second generation featured the famed "Coke-bottle" side panels, which gave the Charger a more sculpted, racy appearance over its predecessors. The second generation 1968 to 1970 Chargers were made famous in the 1968 Steve McQueen film "Bullit" in which the 1968 Charger was pitted against McQueen's Ford Mustang on the streets of San Francisco.
  
  

1970 Model Features

• The 1970 Charger was offered as a base model, 500, SE and performance R/T. It had a slightly restyled grille, a chrome loop front bumper that encircled the grille and a tail lamp housing that stretched the full width of the rear of the car. The R/T received a simulated reverse body scoop, a pistol-grip four-speed floor shift and "hippie-style" new paint schemes in Go-Mango and Plum Crazy. Leather upholstery and an electric-powered sunroof were available on the Charger 500 SE, according to Allpar.com.
  
  

Special Appearance Features

• The Charger 500 featured vinyl bucket sees, wheel-lip moldings and a clock, while the luxury SE version had leather interior, bucket seats, simulated woodgrain steering wheel and instrument cluster panel, deep-dish wheel covers and map pockets. The R/T was decked out in a "bumblebee" racing stripe on the rear deck or "longitudinal" racing stripe from nose to rear.
  
  

Specifications

• The 1970 Dodge Charger possessed the same wheelbase as the 1969 model at 117 inches. The 1970 version measured 209.7 inches long, 75.8 inches wide and weighed a hefty 3,600 lbs. There was plenty of hip and shoulder space in the interior, which measured 46.5 inches door to door.
  
  

Under the Hood

• The base Charger was equipped with a 225-cubic-inch slant six-cylinder engine or the 230-horsepower 318-ci V-8. Most buyers preferred the 425-hp 426 Hemi V-8, the 375-hp 440 Magnum V-8 or the 440 Six Pack that generated 390 horsepower. The 440 Six Pack featured a trio of twin-barrel Holley carburetors. The 426 Hemi and 440 Six Pack were available only on the R/T.
  
  

Performance and Production

• The 1970 Charger equipped with the 426 Hemi could hit 0-60 mph in just 5.5 seconds and the quarter-mile in 13.9 seconds at 105 mph. A total of 49,768 Chargers were produced, far below the more than 100,000 1969 models sold or the more than 80,000 manufactured in 1971. A total of 10,337 Charger R/Ts are included in the total 1970 production run. Only 116 R/Ts were equipped with the 440 Six Pack and 42 R/Ts featured the Hemi.