FANTASTIC 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Car That Actually Gets Driven!

Here at Rocket Restorations we are super lucky to have the best customers in the world and here is a great example. Ray’s, the owner, Mom and Dad bought this thing brand new in 1968! They wanted a hemi but the salesman talked them out of it. Car is a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T and in fantastic condition. Just a great driver car. We have worked on this car the last couple of years and always a pleasure to have it in the shop. 68 Chargers are great cars.

[@RayEC70]

Thank you Tom. That was awesome. My mom thanks you also. She loved your video. I think the mufflers are California Turbos. My dad and I had to get them replaced because one day while having it started one of the mufflers blew up. Literally blew up, split the seems, so freaking loud. Then the other muffler blew a few seconds later. Never seen that happen before or since. The car was so loud driving to the muffler shop with open exhaust. We were sure to get pulled over because of how loud it was but made it there without incident besides getting allot of looks.

[@rocketresto]

Thanks for the info Ray!

[@timothyortiz2222]

Beautiful

[@davidthomits544]

That 440sounds so nice both channels are great you and Jamie turned me a big Mopar fan always great content keep the videos coming

[@scottsmith1897]

Sweet car! My hi school car in the 80s was a 69 RT/SE Charger. Wish I still had it........ famous last words....😀

[@dirtlump]

I've still got mine.... luxo cruisers !

[@beljames1563]

Beautiful Charger. Nothing sounds better than a bbmopar.

[@vonnsnyder2481]

No one could argue that sound... reasonably anyhow

[@wkanost]

That car was delivered on my 5th birthday! June 28 1968! Cool. !

[@davidpowellseattle]

We had a 69 coronet, same color w/black top. Learned to drive in it. Takes me back.

[@butcher390]

This particular 68 Dodge Charger Is absolutely 💯 beautiful ❤ Great family history Too bad the salesman was inept , back in the day

[@ARKANSASHUBCAP]

Awesome car well done

[@Ray-tf2fl]

I LOVE IT RAY👍🏻 THAT WHAT I BE DRIVING IF I WAS YOU RAY 😂👍🏻✌🏻💯

[@steves9905]

Gorgeous. Yes it doesn't get it better than that. Shows the difference between then and now...i think my new charger owners manual, among the other multiple booklets with it, is almost 300 pages

[@dirtlump]

Beautiful Charger ! Good to hear it's being driven as it should be ! I'm about 7 hours North in BC and I better do a video on mine pretty quick, if for no other reason than to document my Charger's history as I get older. It's a survivor X9 Black '69 R/T SE 440/auto, unrebuilt, unrestored still in great shape it was sold new in San Diego to a USN F8 Crusader "Top Gun" Fighter Pilot at Miramar, he married a Canadian Actress working in LA and they later emigrated back to her hometown in BC Canada bringing the Charger as marital property. I still drive it plenty in summers, although at 154,000 Miles the 440 is starting to get some blowby but no 'blue' yet.

[@rocketresto]

Love black chargers

[@carebear2272]

Quartz movement, I graduated in 85 and muscle cars were still popular and the car to have in school.

[@repro7780]

Yep, I graduated in 83. A buddy had a 73 Charger SE, 383. Nice car!

[@archieguitarz4700]

Yeah those cars where still very cool when I graduated in '85. After graduating I joined the Air Force to afford my first Mopar, a '74 Roadrunner.

[@carebear2272]

I had a duster, there was a 71 March 1, dart , 64 impala, 68 charger green r/t, 69 camro, 69 amx, 68 chevelle, 68 sattlite, 60’s mustangs, older 60’s and 70’s trucks, lot of parents 70’s 4doors lol cj’s

[@carebear2272]

I wanted the 68 r/t green charger, he had one of those small crystal sparkly disco balls from his mirror.

[@archieguitarz4700]

@@carebear2272 bunch of cool cars back in those days. Along with the typical GM's one of my classmates had a beautiful 70 Challenger T/A, he even had his own parking spot and no one ever messed with him. It was later featured in a magazine. Another guy had a beautiful 68 Charger and a 73 Charger that he considered his beater.

[@Mclovingarage]

What a beautiful machine. So clean and original. The blue is fantastic.

[@klapaucius77]

Sounds amazing and looks the same.

[@Darryl-69SE]

Great video, watched it with my mother after Easter dinner. She bought a 1970 Dodge Charger in sept of 69. Reminded her of that day.

[@rocketresto]

Awesome!

[@michaelfurlan7077]

great job by Ray and his family to keep this car on the road through all the years. Tom - you and your group sure know your stuff. thanks for the comment about the 69..

[@rocketresto]

You know we love Chargers here Mike!

[@glenbo2464]

Shrunken windshield gasket and lower corner of passenger door is bent outward but what a neat car !

[@RayEC70]

You noticed the door misalignment. That is something I want to fix. Both doors are a little like that. Tom did his best with the time he had but will require much more work than first thought.

[@kenjohnson3641]

Cool

[@Roosters_Restos]

That car is so pretty. I hate to say this but i like jamies 68 better. The color combo on his just does it for me.❤

[@rocketresto]

Red is a nice color

[@zoomzoomin6]

You say they’re getting so expensive.. is that to maintain them? I want one day, hopefully soon-ish!

[@1973retrorabbit]

Beautiful car, always loved the '68... It's a shame the salesman was a lunatic that wanted less commission... 🤔

[@rocketresto]

Hemi cars were hard to sell back then and have heard many stories of salesman talking people out of them because if they got the car in and the owner decided they didn’t want it the dealer would be stuck with a car they would have a hard time selling.

[@FoundonthestreetUSA]

This one takes me back.... our neighbor, a pilot for PanAm Airlines purchased a new 68 Charger, identical to this one. The car was parked every morning at our bus stop. Every day before we hopped on the bus, my brother and I would gush over the new Charger.

[@rocketresto]

Being a pilot was a good gig back then.

[@FoundonthestreetUSA]

@@rocketresto especially for PanAm

[@rickrice3221]

Nice car, Ray!

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

I know their a pain in the ass to find parts for and get running correctly but their couldn’t have been many 68 Charger RT’s 440’s ordered with air conditioning!! I’d think you might add 20-30% value if you got the original configuration up and running! And you’re right!, they really drain horsepower and gasoline but that’s why few were configured this way.

[@rocketresto]

Funny AC used to be a negative on these but now as people get older comfort is more important than horsepower.

[@Darryl-69SE]

What would a car like this be worth in this current market? Great Video!

[@rocketresto]

A lot.

[@Darryl-69SE]

No shit

[@Darryl-69SE]

Sorry, I just got out of the hospital.

[@michaelmoore5339]

Tom, when did the 68 Charger owners manual cover show the rear view mirror with the front end of the Ford Mustang GT from the movie 'Bullitt'? Maybe mid 68 since the movie came out around May of 68?

[@davef.2329]

Nice car! Low compression heads, or updated type of starter? When you hit the key, she cranks really fast compared to how these did originally.

[@rocketresto]

Fresh motor, fires right up

[@RayEC70]

Funny story that one. While doing a small road trip to Westport, WA while driving back the engine would just die for no reason and restart it self like it was out of gas but worse. That was my thought anyway. The gas gauge is not all that accurate anymore so I have to watch my mileage so I don't run out of gas. Been there, done that. After I got it home to troubleshoot it I found out the starter was actually loose since the top threaded hole was stripped with no bolt and the bottom worked its way loose and the terminals was shorting out on the suspension. Got a mini starter that cranks faster. Works great. I would highly recommend them. The engine was rebuilt last year and has 9.8:1 compression and dyno'd at 420hp/500 ft/lb torque.

[@BigBoxDodge2020]

Hey, Tom. Where can I find that Factory Original Engine Paint like on the 68 charger? I need to find it in a can so i can spray it or brush it. Is it available?👀 ???

[@rocketresto]

We spray the paint and don’t use a can. Get it from Frank Badalson American Muscle car parts. Cans are also available, try Mancini.

[@BigBoxDodge2020]

@@rocketresto Thank you

[@mediamain6]

Broken turn signal? Ok who tried to go in through the window?? LOL

[@rocketresto]

Ended up the screw holding the lever on just came off, easy fix!

[@mediamain6]

@@rocketresto very good, I was only joking. What a nice car!

[@RayEC70]

Don't think I didn't try when I was a teenager 😂 It's harder than it looks. The door lock gets in the way was the main thing. Didn't want to break that off.

[@mediamain6]

@@RayEC70 Yeah I had to squeeze my ass into a 58 Plymouth Fury through the side window because of stuck doors years ago.. no door locks to worry about but it was a tight fit for sure. No fun.. hollywood lol

[@jimmyg5636]

They look 1000 times better than the new 2025 charger. Stellantis has killed the brand in my opinion