Original Owner 1968 Dodge Charger R/T!

There aren’t too many original owner cars around. I try to document them when I get a chance. Her son maintains the car now.

[@Mike583]

They bought this beauty new,about 56 years ago! That's awesome, you don't see that to often! Beautiful color,combo!❤

[@buzzwaldron6195]

In '69 took a used '68 Charger in that gorgeous metallic turquoise color home to my Mom to see if she wanted it, but Dad said too much $$$$... it had white top and white interior! 318, 2 bbl., automatic... $2595... only thing I didn't like was those '68 seats 02:15 that looked like they had been sliced open by a knife...

[@ruffus7287]

Does anyone know the factory color code for this charger?

[@RayEC70]

@@ruffus7287 LL1 Medium Dark Turquoise

[@stephenholland5930]

​@@ruffus7287 Possibly code Q4 Light Turquoise Metallic.

[@joeysplats3209]

Obviously a woman with good taste. Love those old Chargers and this one's gorgeous!

[@joystucke]

Hey that's my beautiful sister in law and the beautiful car she gave her son! So great that he could keep it and restore it!

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

She was so nice. Tell her thanks

[@r.hernandez6152]

So it's been restored already! That's why it looks good.

[@doubledrats235]

Yes, that is a beautiful car and the owner is pretty and has a beautiful smile.

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Well done , great work & dedication.👍🏆

[@chetmyers7041]

Hope the son is mature enough to appreciate and respect this beautiful car. Love the paint color.

[@larryflanagan8799]

One of the best- looking cars, ever.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Definitely up there

[@oi32df]

One of the most beautiful car rears ever created.

[@stephenholland5930]

Especially in the superb turquoise metallic colour.

[@garyfaught3769]

The rear taillights are very similar to those of a 1958 Pontiac, which was quite sharp in its own right

[@tlares5589]

Truth!

[@dekelanson5280]

Beautiful car. A true classic. I can't see anyone buying a brand new car today and still driving it in 2080.

[@1983jblack]

I'll likely be dead by 2080 but Imma do my damndest to keep my 2023 300C 6.4 Hemi

[@mikenicholas1019]

Love that colour on it ! Back when cars built with quality & pride . Not like todays garbage.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Truer words have never been spoken

[@rodeleon2875]

actually the opposite is true. cars in the 60's and 70's were worn out by 100k if you were lucky. they rattled, rotted, burned oil and leaked water around the windows, got crappy gas mileage and were death traps. i'm not familiar with the chargers of the era but the camaros, gto's, chevelles, etc were pretty junky after only a few years. they rode and handled pretty poorly and as for performance, todays 6 cylinders would beat a lot of those v8's. but the styling of that era was awesome and you could sleep in the back seat.

[@BeckVMH]

@@rodeleon2875 You make valid points comparing current to the nostalgia and function of these great cars of the past. Still, a lot to appreciate for a variety of reasons and perspective.

[@victorblock3421]

These cars were crap back then, but they make for beautiful classics when restored and kept as garage queens.

[@rodeleon2875]

@@BeckVMH agreed

[@harrybarry2291]

Absolutely gorgeous. I love it. In 1969 I was 22 and bought a new Chevelle SS 396, black vinyl roof, Le Mans Blue, 4 speed. It was my pride and joy. This beautiful Charger is a close color match. I wasn't smart like you. I sold it in 1975. I sure wish I had it back for shows.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

What did you buy when you sold it?

[@Smb-cm5ry]

Back in 1982 I could have bought a 70 chevelle ss454 with a dented front fender from a car lot in Vancouver BC for 1200 bucks , I thought they were crazy . I just shake my head every time I think about that ! Lol

[@mattskustomkreations]

To be fair, gas prices from ‘73 and the next few years made a lot of people ditch cars like yours and this beauty.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

There's a gorgeous '69 Caprice for sale around here in similar shade of metallic turquoise with white vinyl top and turquoise interior... now that my Crown Vic has been stolen, I should buy it...

[@oreally8605]

I remember my cousin's 1968 Chrysler Newport. Gold color 318. What great memories.

[@r.hill.2369]

What an immaculate ride. Thanks for sharing this ladies treasure Dezzy!

[@michaelmarquette3137]

That is one beautiful car thanks for sharing it with us

[@gerry-p9x]

Had to be garaged

[@jairo7997]

That is a Beauty

[@RayEC70]

@@gerry-p9x It has been garaged since 1992. Before that it was outside since we did not have any garage space while growing up. It had the typical Mopar rust. Floor pans, truck floor, rear quarters.

[@turdferguson4124]

Wow. The 68 Charger is such a work of art. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@thomasambler8835]

I was a 16 year old "kid", my first car was a 2 year old 68 Charger, 383 w/auto. Boy, so many memories in that car! I love the one here, all nice and restored. Wish I had mine back lookin' that good!

[@barfoonisland2003]

This makes me nostalgic about the great cars America used to make compared to the crap today.

[@patrickwayne3701]

@barfoonisland2003 I get your sentiment,,, but I have a 1971 Challenger convertible with a 440 and compared to my 2013 Challenger with a 3.6L,,,, the old stuff sounds and runs better in a straight line,,, but beyond that,,, the new stuff is WAY better handling, way better NVH, and economy is simply no comparison.... so, I WISH they would go back and do a modern copy of the 68 Chargers like they did the Challenger and we'd be living the dream!

[@DennisBurke-l8u]

I agree

[@joeysplats3209]

We kept hard-working folks employed with good jobs they loved. They made a great product and that's why we have so much love for these works of art.

[@discerningmind]

@@joeysplats3209 Well said. But we didn't turn into a technical society as the politicians apparently had planned, so now we need all those jobs and more back here again in our country.

[@JamesWitham-cx3op]

I fell in love with this car when it was featured in the Steve McQueen film Bullit. Wow what a car. Needed more rubber to put on the road, nevertheless...

[@s2snider]

I was the second owner of one just like this. It was mine from 1971 until 1975. Good gosh I wish I had kept that car!

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Would’ve been worth way more than you paid for it

[@adamchaifetz5876]

Cool lady with a cool car!

[@krazmokramer]

Pretty car! My mom bought a new 66 Pontiac Le Mans in the fall of 1965 that had the same interior and exterior color scheme, including the black vinyl roof. Fabulous color!!

[@woohunter1]

I like this way better than a resto-mod, this car and owner has beauty and soul! Both have aged very well!

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

It's always cool seeing original owners. My father still owns his 69 Corvette he bought new. Not many original owners left and not too far in the future there won't be any left. Thanks for uploading this.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Yeah, that’s the sad part 🙏🏾

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

@@DezzysSpeedShop Yes it is.

[@VincentFisher-e8b]

I like talking to the owners of these cars .and the nice thing was back in the day it didn't take two jobs to buy them .and the only thing you plugged in was a toaster. 😊😊

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

@@VincentFisher-e8b 👍

[@maxsands3861]

She took good car of herself too, what a beauty!

[@chrismc.4437]

Would you hit that bro?

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Yeah, I was shocked when she said she was the original owner

[@anthonysinclair5721]

@@DezzysSpeedShop She musta' bought the car when she was six! 😎

[@marty5782]

Man she must have been born in early 50s late 40s looks just as beautiful as the Charger

[@TheREALOC1972]

BEAUTIFUL CAR! I'm a Mopar guy by raising, My Grandparents owned the last Plymouth Only Dealership in the Midwest. They opened it in 1946 after Grandpa came back from WWII and it was sold then closed in 1987 when my Grandpa passed away.

[@bradhampton6457]

Their Plymouth only dealership wasn’t in Omaha by chance?

[@TheREALOC1972]

@@bradhampton6457 No, Mexico Missouri. about a hundred miles ish West of St. Louis. The building is still there, the grandson of the guy who bought it and closed it from grandparents runs a Golf Cart dealership out of it.

[@MarkSchneider-e8g]

I hate it when they don't show a nice side picture. 5 minutes long. Really

[@erictate8986]

God Bless this Original, onwer Of this beautiful 2Door 1968 Dodge Charger car with 440Ci V8 engine !! Beautiful car and Beautiful Original lady owner too 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃💪💪❤️❤️🔥🔥💯

[@tommcconville677]

Thanks for posting that, I thought the engine was a 426 hemi. The 440.big block was a dynamite engine, both the 426 hemi and 440 engines that Dodge ever produced.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Yes indeed!

[@justme307]

@@tommcconville677 You can tell it's not a hemi because of the valve covers and sparkplug wires. Yeah, thanks for stating it was a 440 as I could not hear the audio very well and listened to the video twice and could not hear the engine size mentioned.

[@oreally8605]

​@@justme307 426 was an expensive option then.

[@justme307]

@@oreally8605 It was, almost 25% of the cost of the car. An R/T could have been a 383 as well.

[@chriskendall544]

When I was in high school. (1976) .One of my friends had a 1968 ,383 super bee .. it was orange on black interior. We would drive around all weekend. lol Those were the days. I had a 1968 , 289 pony mustang.

[@mikewalters3048]

In the summer of 1969, fresh out of high school, I nearly bought a used '66 Charger as transportation to my first full-time job. My dad loaned me the money and signed for the car. All I remember about the test drive was that it had one of those sliding, thermometer-style speedometers. I ended up buying a '65 Corvair, of all things.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

That was a weird choice 😂

[@mikewalters3048]

@@DezzysSpeedShop That speedometer type is most often called a "ribbon speedometer". I just looked it up. Oddly, none of the Chargers had that type. I just looked that up too. Anyway, it makes me wonder what other car I was looking at those many years ago that had that type speedometer. I know I gave consideration to a Charger, and I bought the Corvair. Must have been another car in the mix in that car lot. The Corvair served me fairly faithfully for a couple of years when money was hard to come by.

[@asteverino8569]

Handsome clean (no stripe) car. I like it simple and sweet.

[@richardtoonkel6484]

Bravo. Perfect color with the vinyl. Love the pride of ownership. Thanks for a perfect video.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Thanks for watching!

[@MikeF-op4gs]

Looks just like my first car after graduating high school in 78!! Bought a 68 charger with the 383 and all the goodies!! Interior looks exactly like the one I had but mine was red with the black vinyl top!! Boy if that car could talk the stories it would tell !! Lots of back seat boogie, quarter mile strip racing, keg party's , fastest I ever went in a car was 135 in my 68 charger!! Wish I kept her with what they are going for nowadays!!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Beautiful car and color combo

[@OlBlueshound]

Cute lady, beautiful car great colour combination , I was surprised to see it was column auto. I love that they have cared for it so well. How it should be in my books too.

[@davidbeem184]

I still have my first car a 72 charger. My mom bought it new a bought it from her. I've had it for 45 years now!

[@chipps1066]

What a beautiful car!

[@kevinbarrett9615]

Stunning car , amazing colour. Both look great for their ages !

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

I couldn’t believe when she said she was. I was shocked.

[@danacox8600]

Remember to this day the afternoon my uncle came home in his 68 R/T. I will never forget that new car smell!! Good memories

[@hurtlocker6611]

Dezzy comes thru with the goods again, what a beautiful charger.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Right place at the right time 😎 Thanks for watching!

[@choosetobefree]

i love the tail lights on a '68. thanks for showing!

[@threeballedtomcat9380]

I was 12 YO when that car was bought !! It is a beauty, and is obviously loved by the lady that bought it. And the lady that owns it is a beauty, too ! It is so good to see this fine automobile, cars like this one are more than just cars-they are part of a great time in the history of cars....

[@darting100]

just as beautiful now as it was in 68 love the colour,the 68-70 charger will NEVER look old!

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Never ever ever!

[@rickbareman2263]

Can't beat pride of owner ship , nice ride👍👍👍

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

You got that right!

[@scottc8152]

My dad had a '68 Charger and I got to use it to take it to Prom. Just the sound of the door closing is beautiful. I would love another someday.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

You can always tell an old school door shutting sound 😍

[@cmfreeusa]

68 is hands down my favorite…the binocular style tail lights set this car apart…high school buddy got one in 73, with 32k, same colors as yours with automatic console, 318ci…sweet car, I was jealous!!!

[@danielwilliams2994]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@martywilkinson6722]

My dad bought one identical except his was non R/T. Same color and top and all! Beautiful! He bought it when he got back from the Army. His was 383 automatic. Amazing car you have there!

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Did it ever get passed down to you?

[@chopdogrulz1337]

Absolutely gorgeous! Such a clean look without the rear stripe. Thanks for the video! 😃

[@sammym.belfastchild]

She's an absolute beauty.... brings back so many memories... thanks for sharing.

[@mrman487]

That is just perfection. Not much more can be said. A real gem.

[@pennywise8182]

Love the column shift.......My father had a "68 Coronet RT 440,column shift,bench seat 2 door hard top that he used as a winter work car back in the late "70s........With snow tires it rolled like a Sherman tank.👍👍👍👍

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Yeah, people don’t realize most of them were column shift

[@KennyNash-sb9sh]

Beautiful absolutely beautiful!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@waterbourne9282]

Beautiful. What a story.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Thanks for watching

[@HarveyDean1763]

We. Had a 70.....same color. B 5. Blue. Nice car lady. Thanks for keeping yours....

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

The one that got away, huh?

[@RayEC70]

It's actually LL1 medium dark turquoise but I love B5 blue also 😊

[@cuttersgoose]

That’s a beautiful car, I have a 68 hemi charger..

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Nice

[@Harry-oe5os]

So very nice and yet being a one owner! Very well cared for too!👍🔥😎🇺🇸

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

And I believe they said they repainted it back in 1992.

[@pmafterdark]

Beautiful Charger. I had a 69' R/T in bright red with a black vinyl roof and interior. I really miss it sometimes but I still love the 68''s the most.

[@karlepaul6632]

The 68-70 Charger body style is one of the most beautiful, ever, of any car, hands down.

[@rglazz]

Stunningly beautiful car. Great job Dezzy!

[@thecretanbull4784]

You can tell that lady was a dime in her day! 🔥 the car is just as beautiful as her!

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Gave the boys hell 😈

[@jeremylindeman1620]

It is an ABSOLUTE DREAM Car......completely GORGEOUS ❤❤❤❤

[@sailshane]

Excellent video!!!

[@crazyburkey3677]

She's the typical little old lady from Pasadena 😂

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Really is though lol. Sweet lady

[@Truetoo102]

That car is awesome, right color too! When I was younger, I always wanted one.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

You and me both!

[@edwardsimmons7805]

I love it. My brother and I brought a Road Runner, rust colored with beige interior/w Crag rims. 1969 383 mag.

[@Mark-ec3lp]

There can't be many like this, I know only one car, a Datsun 240 Z, that has the same owner from out of the showroom in the early 70's, UK in Kent. Rare to find any one owner cars of this age, that Charger looks gorgeous, sounds cool too.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Yea because you have to be well into your 70s to be the original owner of a car built in the late 60s or early 70s

[@Mark-ec3lp]

@@DezzysSpeedShop Imagine the same situation with someone buying a car today, doubt any new stuff will last as long, especially EV junk.

[@jimveteto9850]

Beautiful car and great history. Smart Lady!

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Glad you liked it!

[@rocketlauncher1504]

WOW!!!!!!! Beautiful! Just Beautiful.

[@shaftmasterlathes]

I have a 68 Charger and I'm jealous.

[@leftylou6070]

You talk about hot. I had a 66 catalina 2dr., 389 6pk, black vinyl top just like that chrysler, red paint, black interior, no AC, and I live in Florida. That car was hotter than hell in the summer time. Nice car lady!

[@kevinlynch7865]

Awesome lady and car!

[@garylam6233]

Beautiful survivor Brings back a lot of memories

[@edstevens1435]

Beautiful car,it was awesome to be a car guy back in those days.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

It’s not to bad nowadays either

[@nicholasselvaggi54]

Perfect 😁 My dad bought a 1968 R/T with all the hipo parts Dodge had for it then including dual offset 4 barrel carbs. $300 needed body work but the mechanical side was perfect.

[@northcackalacky4694]

That color and flawless body makes it the most beautiful Charger I've ever seen! I'm actually speechless

[@Clasof1976forestviewhighschool]

Dude, you brought it again Stay cool your brother from the 70s

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Thanks. I’m glad it turned out so well.

[@mkowboy13]

So cool badass car

[@deathscassette1894]

Wow that is beautiful, that color with the vinyl top looks amazing

[@NBZW]

Brings back a memory 😂😂. Really don’t remember the year but it’s about a Plymouth coupe with 440 and a 4 speed manual. Lady down the street about 62 because she had just retired from the State, bought the Plymouth and ran it at the drag strip on weekends, during the week she worked on the car to make it faster, lady was a kick.😅😅

[@antoniohosino145]

MY DAD BOUGHT HIS 1968 PLYMOUTH SATELLITE SAME COLOR Q7 TURQUOISE, THE CHARGER AND THE ROADRUNNER , DART GTS , BARRACUDA FORMULA S WERE ALL GREAT LOOKING & RUNNING RELIABLE TO THE HILT CARS !!! I HAD THE SAME CAR AS MY DADS , THE OPTIONAL 383 AND A WHITE TOP W / Q7 TURQUOISE WITH BLACK INTERIOR W / AIR !!!!

[@chrismc.4437]

OMG!!!!! THATS SO AMAZING!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING SUCH AN INCREDIBLE STORY ABOUT YOUR DAD!!!!!!!!

[@phillipcramer7936]

This car originally had A/C; however the compressor and associated components are missing. Note the dashboard vents, which were only provided on air conditioned cars.

[@antoniohosino145]

@@phillipcramer7936 THEY PROBABLY WERE TAKEN OFF , YOU LOSE 5 - 10 HORSEPOWER WITH IT CONNECTED OR THE COMPRESSOR FAILED DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE, COMPRESSOR OIL VERY IMPORTANT ON THESE UNITS !!! THE 440 - SIX PACK & HEMI CARS WERE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO THE AIR CLEANER FITMENTS !!!!

[@RayEC70]

The color code for the car is LL1 Medium Dark Turquoise. I have the original build sheets along with all other original paperwork. The only thing that was not kept was the original window sticker. It is an original AC car but while driving it when I was 16 in the mid 80's the AC compressor seized while driving throwing sparks everywhere. Had to remove the belts driving the compressor to get it home. The AC unit has been removed since then.

[@antoniohosino145]

@@RayEC70 THERE MIGHT BE A STRONG POSSIBLY THAT THE PAINT CODES FOR DODGE AND PLYMOUTH COULD BE DIFFERENT !!! IN 1981 THE A/C COMPRESSOR SIEZED UP ON MY CAR AND BROKE THE FAN BELTS , THEY HAVE TO BE SERVICED IN ORDER TO HAVE A LONG LIFE !!!!!

[@VegasRT500]

That Charger is beautiful!

[@gary9426]

The best year Charger, with an awesome color! 👍👍

[@discerningmind]

Thanks for making a nice video here, Dezzy. As I listened to the story of the woman ordering her new car, I was wondering if she might be a gear-head. As the conversation of your questioning continued, sure enough it turned out that she is a gear-head. A sensible gear-head behind the wheel. Another nice part of her story is that she stated of her husband liking the car too. It's a beautiful car, and another that I had admired during my pre-teen youth. And it's hard to really believe in about three and a half years from now, that car will be sixty years old.

[@skipcampbell4226]

My wife has a g37 coupe. Loves it. But I bit you she would trade it in a heartbeat to have this as an everyday driver. One of a kind car.

[@LanceCarter-n3j]

Right on. Glad to see you loved it enough to keep it

[@LarsDcCase]

What a gorgeous car.😍 My favourite car in 1968. Now if it only it had A.C. and cruise.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

It’s an original AC car

[@peterlewis3540]

My daily shopper is a 427 Cobra i keep my Charger R/T in the garage, as it only comes out when the weather is fine. I can see her now, little old lady with a passion for fast motors.

[@scottthejeepguy7499]

WOW beautiful beautiful car, nice job.

[@RonaldCorley-zl1md]

Great Video and An Beautiful Car.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Thanks!

[@chriswalker6776]

Killer ride. That's awesome

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Thanks for watching man

[@brian56]

I would have bought one new in 68( was a baby then), because of the looks and having owned one later on, it was a comfortable car to drive. It fit my body perfectly.

[@jamiedunlap7718]

One of my favorites !

[@davidtrupiano3374]

Some people know how to order and maintain a nice car. This one is beautiful.

[@andyjohnson6548]

Great car and great story. Thanks for posting 👍👍

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Thanks. I was recording as she told the story so I could summarize it later, but it just sounded so much better with her saying it.

[@abbyhunker3956]

Love the color on the dodge

[@briankeenan4901]

Great car, great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Thanks for watching

[@robertbeirne9813]

That color is beautiful !

[@johnjacobjingleheimerschmi3857]

Beautiful Charger. Great Color Combo. 💯

[@joycerichardson1810]

What a beauty! Love the colour!

[@muckle8]

Love the column auto - frees up the bench .

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

Yeah, she said she wanted to sit next to her honey

[@avalanche9026]

True beauty. Great nice lady owner.

[@bishbashbosh-j6z]

stunning, timeless classic

[@dtengineering1]

And she hasn't had a haircut since 1956 either! lol Great effort on looking after your awesome car. Cheers

[@callimero2010]

Very cool Lady with an awesome car.

[@jackoesterlejr.3454]

Just Beautiful! The Chargers were built in Fenton, Missouri/ STL Plant #1 South 1968- 1974, I'm retired @ Chrysler/ Daimler- Benz 2007 U.A.W. Local 136

[@RayEC70]

This one was built in Hamtramck, MI. I still have the build sheets from the car.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

I grew up in Buffalo. These cars rusted terribly. The quarter panels at the bottom and around the hood and under the landau material. But, we loved them. I was just a kid at the time.

[@scotthay1486]

Beaut story Dezzy, thanks for sharing.🙂🐏🐑

[@Bob-kw07g]

Thats a beauty!