Our Neglected 1972 Dodge Charger - Roadkill Extra

There are plenty of old cars seen in backgrounds of Roadkill Garage, and viewers often wonder what the plans are for them. On this Roadkill Extra, David Freiburger spills the details on the hulk of a 1972 Dodge Charger that’s been owned by either him or Steve Dulcich for a decade.
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[@mictlante]

Dulcich needs to post a site where he can post all cars he's willing to sell lol

[@bradnimbus4836]

That's so heartbreaking. You get that a lot in my area. Some old farmer who has a classic F-100 who'd rather bury it for nothing than sell it for $2000.

[@griffinsavoy]

TominBach DF has a son with a flat fender Jeep, Dulcich has kids and they went to the first Ziptie Drags with him. Even still, it's his/your stuff that you paid for. Nobody is entitled to it because they don't like what you're doing (or not doing) with it.

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

Dburger62 It's totally their right to do what they want but it still is a little sad. I guess I'm being a bit of a hypocrite here because I have a gokart I promised I'd build and a Cordoba someone owes me that I'd said I'd try to bring back to life, and theres a subaru GL wagon my father has that I think I've talked him into gutting and letting me weld the diff on and hooning the shit out of, If I ever get around to it and all that nonsense is just sitting...

[@bradnimbus4836]

lol, yes yes, no one's entitled to it. Just ignore the flat deck pulling into your yard lmao

[@15trucklt83]

Guys like him are the reason it’s impossible to find classic cars at good prices. People sit on them. Never doing anything with them. Then economics of supply and demand take over.

[@terryschnereger8531]

That Charger is nice, no dents, rust free, original body panels. Sweet!!👌👍

[@DaveAppleton]

Dude if those cars were sat like that in the UK you would be using a metal detector to find what's left of them 😊

[@jammygamer8961]

what do you mean?

[@mibars]

RUST. Cars in UK stored outside, with damaged paint and stuff would rust away beyond hope in just a few years. Even in Poland, where we have better weather some 80's cars that some guy nearby collected and neglected somewhere in the 90's are already collapsing under their own weight...

[@jasonleedham5678]

Oh yeah, when I watched the 5.0MG on HRG I was thinking about those castleated sections on the inner sills....

[@bigassfordsd]

it is the same way here in the north east USA

[@jaymorrison2419]

Yep...my 2014 is already rusting...

[@JamesJ7851]

Sad to see that Charger just wasting away, when there are guys that would love to own that car, and bring it back to be a bitchin ride.

[@guitarscarsetc.etc.7215]

He won't work on it because the doors won't open? Get in it Duke Style!

[@michaellorah9051]

When you have the back of a 150 year old man, that isn't as easy as it sounds.

[@guitarscarsetc.etc.7215]

Michael Lorah touche

[@michaellorah9051]

Cars, Guitars, ETC. I remember Finnegan saying that about Freiburger in an earlier episode of Roadkill. I believe it was the Blasphemi episode.

[@nicholaspasznik6625]

Man, thats too bad. I love old mopars and wish I had the money to get one. Those Chargers are sweet cars when cleaned up.

[@jamessimpson2674]

Lucky U guys ain't in Australia. Just looking on a site here and there is a fucked out 68 charger 318 auto just runs has rust and its AUD $45,900 ..... That's USD $35,611.51

[@richardprice5978]

James Simpson nope didn’t pay that much for my G code but I have been throwing parts at it in the last couple of years

[@richardprice5978]

EB15 I thought they made about the same amount of 2 gen Charger as 3 gens 90k~ for 69s and 80k~ for 72~ but in the past you’re right the 68-9 are more desirable but 1 gens are the odd ducklings and the 70 and up are seen as lesser

[@generalwaste2062]

David the encyclopedia at it again

[@vilsiran]

PPK418 scripted

[@vilsiran]

You are easily impressed.

[@ddd228]

No,he is THAT GOOD.

[@Moparmaga-1]

ddd228/Dave in Seattle. Except he doesn't know the right side marker lights for a 71 charger

[@Moparmaga-1]

He didn't even get the shape of the side marker light right, shoes how much you guys know.

[@eflizotte]

I had one in high school! Came out of the bottom of a barn... whole frame was basically Swiss cheese. I didn’t know any better when I was in high school and I was in love with the car. By the time I got done with disassembly, I realized it wasn’t a good idea to put any money into it so I sold it for basically the value of the hideaways and the ralley tails... good memories.

[@Rebel9668]

We had a '71 when I was a kid. Dad bought it new and they kept it till just before I turned 16 and sold it and I've wanted one ever since.

[@Isaac-zz2uv]

u could totally just dukes of hazard it and crawl threw the window

[@genejackson4261]

Isaac Vipond don't throw the window oh you mean through the window..

[@JoeCnNd]

or you could call it a "drive-thru"

[@wll1500]

Too bad it's the ugly new body style. Dukes car is a 68

[@wll1500]

@CaptainSpauIding same car

[@undertaker666dead]

The Dukes car is a 69 not a 68

[@ghomerhust]

had i kept my 73 roadrunner, i'd have probably done the GT car thing like that speed shop that was mentioned. i like the idea of old good-looking sheet metal draped over a super high performance chassis and modern engine

[@MrHeadshot1982]

Wish car like that were still in Canada rust is a killer in Canada.

[@a.j8424]

i know how you feel fam

[@01trsmar]

Depends where in Canada you live ! Prairies didnt use road salt until the 80's or so.. Southern British Columbia cars are rust free.. I know,I am half Canadian and American...Went on Summer Holidays to see family as a kid in Canada,still go there for business dealings...Mind you 2 minutes from the U.S border lol..

[@jasonskinner1555]

bud morse anywhere there is a lot of salt on the road in the winter it just roaches cars, I live in new Mexico and you find 70 s vehicles with very minimal rust :)

[@dootslayer1402]

yeah, same in northeast america

[@Tomikos995]

Same in Finland sadly.

[@oldred9122]

I'm of the mentality that, if you let a car like that sit rather than selling it, you are doing a huge disservice to the car world. But maybe that's because I'm from Iowa, and letting a car just sit here is downright abusive.

[@griffinsavoy]

OldRed91 I just can't understand the "fix it or sell it" mentality. No keyboard warrior (not directed at you, generally speaking) on the internet has any right to tell someone what to do with their stuff. If you want to let YOUR stuff, sit, that is your right. Nobody is entitled to it because they don't like what you're doing (or not doing) with it.

[@oldred9122]

Dburger62 I agree with your point, but in Iowa, letting a car sit often means letting it rot into the ground. There is a point where a valuable piece of history is being deliberately destroyed. I agree there is nothing I can do since it is someone else's property, but it's still sad to witness.

[@electrix6751]

The only good thing about where it sits is that the Charger is in dry, hot weather. It's hell on the interior and plastic parts but easy on the sheet metal.

[@stevehardy6125]

The problem is people see a car like that sitting and expect you to give it to them. I have a few projects in my yard I'd part with but no one wants to pay fair value for them. They see them sitting and tell me I'm a dick because I won't sell it to them for $500

[@jakobknapp2641]

I'm also in iowa. letting them sit is hell

[@azindependentsrt5721]

I love that their focus is on Mopar cars, they also know what's best. Its because its all about Mopar or no car

[@illestJun]

Just build it already

[@NarwahlGaming]

[Monty Python God]: "GET ON WITH IT!!"

[@jimieljoseph2322]

Do it boys and just make those headlight covers work I don't even care if you use them as headlights I absolutely love this body style make this thing handle and move out and don't forget to use those headlight covers for some innovative theme. Oh yeah, you better go disc brakes all the way around. You guys have the best job in the world don't ever stop telling yourself that out loud.

[@MrMopar426h]

BUILD THAT CAR!!!!!!!

[@dangarrison3503]

I grew up on 800 acre ranch, we had a boneyard my 72 SE big block charger, 2 of my 63 Plymouth, a 55 chevy, 69 nova ,1927 dodge brothers truck and countless others.

[@mrc8155]

I would listen to Freiburger talk about cars all day. What an encyclopedia

[@darius2640]

Cant help but be impressed how much of a old car geek Freiburger is, all I think of when I hear charger is what I now learned is a mk2, black with white interior cruising miami streets, thats because of a tv show I used to watch

[@Fuzzy_Chimera]

Burn Notice

[@darius2640]

correct

[@Foti1801]

That's my dream car! Would love to buy that when i find the funds. Hopefully with the manual trans in it. Then maybe you guys would drive it to norway! Haha, imagine that in the snow! Wouldn't mind the ramcharger either.

[@badopinionsrighthere]

Make a Richard Petty tribute out of it. hail to the king

[@fordinpossession]

My 10-year old Son would LOVE that Ramcharger as a project truck for his Lawn Mowing business! He's always wanted something to represent his business that's not "what everyone else has"

[@pancudowny]

WeatheredCross Then he better get a trailer, too... because that vintage of Ramcharger has an integral top.

[@Djuztin]

I love those old race vehicles, I wann own a 1973 Dodge Challenger when I'm older :)

[@defiantmopar]

I'm probably gonna catch hell for this, but here goes: It always kills me when people would rather see cars sit and rot in their yards than sell them to someone who would get them on the road again. Yes, it's their property and they can do what they want. But how can someone call themselves a car lover when they let these great rides just sit neglected? Cars should be driven, not be collecting dust.

[@toddparis809]

Nice shout out to Steve Strope. Went to High School with him at OFA.

[@theoffroaderaleck9401]

I love the 3rd gen chargers. My absolute dream would be to own a 73 as a street car

[@samwilson182]

Live this new Motor Trend Profile picture

[@Greenagain]

Build it. When new I hated those, but these days I love them! I Met you at Bonneville this year, you know you wanna run!

[@Bruiser7528]

Yes!!! Build it on roadkill garage!

[@ajp769]

we need more Mopars on the show wtf

[@pliantimpala7858]

"Every mangled mass of steel has a story to tell, a tale of speed, guts, talent, style"

[@rayflower1915]

Restoring a old muscle car middle in the dessert. Gotta love it

[@joshuamoore24_7]

Earlier 70's Dodge Chargers look and preform excellent!

[@WookieDrives]

Petty raced the third generation Charger until 1977, since NASCAR allowed you to run an older body style 3 years after its discontinuation. In 1978 he had to switch to the Magnum, and that that thing was such a brick and uncompetitive he ended up switching to GM products (Chevy and Olds) before years end.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

yeah,we all watch tv and follow automotive things guy?

[@matthewsims2507]

Please put this 72 charger back on the road!

[@DizzyMan24]

I don't think Mopar builds will ever get old, no matter how many you do.

[@bjm6469]

Love it! Please build this! I still Daily Drive the 1974 charger my great grandmother bought brand new

[@GaragemdoBuda]

These cars worth like 200k or more here in Brazil.... it's crazy to see them siting on the dust like that.

[@chargerdave2046]

you can also tell by the... door... body lines.71-72...the body lines are split (by the side mirror ). 73-74 they run straight across ... in case you weren't aware

[@gregreelman4526]

Leaning on field cars will get you a nice surprise.

[@Komet163B]

Richard Petty raced a 1972 Charger starting mid year of 1972 season. Then a 1973 Charger through the end of the 1977 season. Changed to a Dodge Magnum for 1978, which he was unhappy with, causing him to switch to GM during the 1978 season. Thus ending his racing of Mopars. That is what i've found from my research.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

who are you aiming your generic google search information at exactly? the average person on here knows a billion times more than the blurp you just threw up.

[@logansellers2747]

Trey kicking the door with your knee while you pull the handle, that's how my 73 Coronet's doors open

[@gophersworld4485]

You guys need to do something with that old Ram Charger!!!

[@joshuamoore24_7]

I owned a 1974 Dodge Charger SE Brougham Edition. It is yellow with a black top and wing Kragar SS rims. I painted the brake drums Fire Engine Red after wire wheeling them when I was changing the brake shoes. I painted the interior with touch up paint automotive. I had the car looking brand new, inside and out. It had the Opera window slats. 3rd Gen.

[@brolutiongaming3983]

Guys had a 72' Charger, and didn't tell me? I'm hurt, I'm hurt I tell ya...

[@danpatterson8009]

I just realized there's an episode of Roadkill Extra happening in MY backyard right now!

[@IMRROcom]

Ski Slope Charger 66 and 67. That is what we called them when I worked at Plymouth/Dodge in the 80's. From what I understand the were supposed to be one of the 1st production cars with a turbine engine. That is why the have all the round finned emblems and gauge clusters to mimic the Turbine engine that it was going to have. That never happened and it got and normal engine in it.

[@DaveHiggoHiggins]

Just realized that Steve Dulcich is from the Dulcich 'Sunlight international' great grape family. Always wondered why he had the land among the vines. Bloody rad.

[@Thunda65]

Would really like to see that brought back to life...

[@fyrephase464]

Allright, lets all cruise over and get the doors open for him so they can build it!

[@redracer77]

I agree. Those door handles are very easy to work on.

[@allenlindus3933]

You're one of the only shows that consistently does Mopars. Don't be afraid!

[@dortiz9785]

I would love to see an episode with that dodge ramcharger

[@user-qu7jc8ht5q]

One thing I learned watching the Dukes. Chargers do NOT need functioning doors

[@ldnwholesale8552]

IF you are not going to do anything with it sell it! Seems a decent solid car and a good project for someone to do up.

[@michaelrussell146]

I'm a gm guy but I just got a dodge RV with a bigblock that makes me wish I had something like this sitting around

[@gyyv]

Love it when you guys get together and Bs. Great show. To quote you Rory, "Silver was money before gold." I'll take your words over JMP proper.

[@MeleeTiger]

I'd still watch an episode of reviving that 72 Charger!

[@13coyote13]

Don't forget the 1972 Charger Brougham that has a totally different rear quarter glass than any other Charger. It's the smallest of them all.

[@ZacLowing]

I had a 71, LOVE that body!

[@joshuamoore24_7]

Freiburger, nice pick for a vehicle to restore.

[@SolamenteVees]

Love it. Reminds me of my '73 Charger 400-4/727. Sold it to the Keselowski's as a bracket racer. True story. Last seen on Ebay.

[@iamjesper]

does anyone know of another show which also rescues old cars and have them running again? like roadkill

[@onz76]

Graveyard Carz

[@maurijohannes]

coldwarmotors

[@sahiel5]

overhauled

[@Rapidsnper_Bob]

iamjesper there arent

[@andymerk6017]

im not a show LOL

[@kkguitar94]

You are sponserd by Dodge why wouldn't you do another mopar

[@mellissagraves316]

It all began for me in a 1971 dodge charger 383 4 speed dad built I was maby 4 I loved that car cried and refused to talk to him when he traded it for a 4cyl vega wagon.some day when my ship comes in im gonna build that car to a tee like dads and just cruise I lost dad last year to copd and I havent been me sence lost my best friend and father .so yea when the kids are grown up.ill have a charger.love the shows and great job

[@donaldbowen1889]

I would love to buy that. My dad had one when he was a kid. I would love to make a tribute one to him. In memory of him

[@ironhead9507]

I would love to have it,I had one in the late 80s same model with the hideaway headlights but it was a broagham se with black vinyl top and gold paint

[@ronalds2080]

This makes me miss my green 73 charger so much. 😭😭😭

[@davewillman269]

Just received 2 magazines from you guys! Thank you. Greatly appreciate it! Ill stay subscribed you guys freaking rock!

[@CamaroAmx]

I'd take it. I prefer the 73s with the opera windows cause my father had one built to the hilt 73 se (swapped in 440 6 pack. Around $8k under the hood in 1983) when was I born (1st car I ever rode in). And would love to recreate anther. But in my area muscle cars in general are super expensive. That charger right there would be $5k+ without the driveline or interior around here

[@lincoln3307]

I still want that "red" Ram Charger that is beside it!!!

[@mikeadams2677]

That Charger came off the assembly line the same year I did.

[@thug_573]

I dont know if anyone else feels the same but in my family we have saying whenever we go to a car meet/cruise "If you dont recognize it, its most likely a buick or an oldsmobile" just because buick and olds have made some weird looking cars

[@speedicusmaximus]

Charger: Make it handle and either autocross it or Pikes Peak. RamCharger: Fix it properly, use it as a tow truck, daily or off road it !

[@wesg1]

My dad used to have two around that year. He said that between the two of them there were enough parts to build one, but he sold them instead and hated himself ever since. I'd offer to buy that if I had the money. Shame to see a car like that rot.

[@animal16365]

If you guys do anything to the 72. You should turn it into a Mad Max black interceptor but using a mopar

[@CigzMuch]

That ramcharger. I miss mine. 82 ramcharger 2x4 318 v8 3 speed auto. Was my first vehicle

[@undertaker666dead]

That 1972 Dodge Charger needs to be back on the road

[@pdiz]

My first car was a 1972 Dodge Charger, 318, column shift. Got it for $650 and drove it home. The owner's dad sold it to me as, I recollect, his son was in the military overseas and wanted it to be gone. Drove that for 10 years to work. Green metallica with green interior. It's what got me into Mopars. I wonder where it is today?

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

if you were smart,it would be in your driveway

[@pdiz]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 It was more of an emotional attachment as it was my first car. I am perfectly good with my 1973 Road Runner (400/4-speed) and my 1970 Dodge Super Bee (383/727) that are in my garage now.

[@oldbuddyben]

and I'm over here trying to see more of the Ramcharger...

[@tdbclanchannel9331]

I would love to a full resto on that baby.

[@tyranidtrygon]

500 bucks! I can't even find a wrecked derby charger w/o an engine for less then 3 grand

[@davidrobertson6255]

Rexmundo I bought a 73 in 2015 for 500 bucks. Spent 4,000 rebuilding the entire drivetrain and doing electrical work. Fun car for sure

[@jaflolara]

Rexmundo that money gets you an ok set of wheels nowadays

[@ionracer24]

Same

[@VincentViolence]

In my country you would be looking at 10k - 20k just for a rusted out shell.

[@jackmehov5788]

Rexmundo I recently wanted to build a Baja bug like the one I had in high school. Even beat ass VW Bugs are around 2 grand.

[@joesturdivant7843]

I would love to have it I had a 74 in late 80s

[@scottkovacs7634]

I'd like to have it. I had one when I was 17 years old and sold it in 94.

[@CamaroAmx]

All 3 of those are worth a hefty penny back East, especially rust free. That charger is a $5k-$10k car all day long, depending on the options and drivetrain. To give you an idea: 20 years ago I found a 73 Charger SE that needed 1/4s, floors and had a 318 that didn’t run. It was $800. Seen a 72 charger on Craigslist a few years ago. It was in pieces, a 360 auto car. $9k. Nowadays just about everything that is even a little performance oriented (real or perceived) is worth a fortune. You can’t even touch a 3rd gen camaro for less then $5k around here. I bought my 93 Z28 for $1500 13 years ago. I could turn around and sell it today for $5k. My 73 AMX cost me $550 20+ years ago. I could sell it for $8k today, rusty and not running, but complete.

[@redracer77]

I agree. I have never cared for the opera windows on the 71-74 Chargers. I had a 71 Charger SE with opera windows. They make a blind spot for when you are backing up and I don't like the "shark gill" looks of them. I have had a 73 and 74 hardtops without the windows and the visibility is like night and day. 73-74 are my favorites because of the tail lights and what we called the Nike Swoosh side windows. Keep up the good work!

[@01trsmar]

The 72 Charger SE also had a different 1/4 window than that version.. They had 2 roof line/quarter window options for 72 ! Side marker lights dont turn me off from a 71 to a 72...most people dont notice ! Add a stroker 400 big block,make it look stock with Road Wheels (Magnum 500's) Restore it to a Charger Rallye (former RT).

[@101octane6]

Ya I want to buy that car, thats awesome

[@anthonybeard2747]

Dude, I could totally do something with that car.

[@Alal-wi8nv]

73 road runner with a slapstick and a 383 .... but with disk brakes ... oh and a bit of a blower .... and everything as it looked when it rolled out - thats all i want - but with a really good stereo though .....

[@justindampier9017]

Roadkill should build it and paint it Petty blue!

[@takemeback2]

Hey man, you described 71 plymouth B body 3 section side markers. Dodge B bodies were different. Don't matter, I still dig the rust free donors ya'all get out there.

[@MudRFunR]

Good thing you had all that dirt on the car to compare the different body styles.

[@StuartOliver83]

Favourite car for me is the 69 charger,I’ll never own one but I can dream

[@Myserieden]

Should just pack up that 72 and deliver it to my house. :)

[@SouthSaskFarmer1]

I doubt they'll ever see this but I'd buy that off of you

[@1967davethewave]

You would think that the 1968/69 Chargers were the best selling Chargers Dodge built back in the day based on the popularity of them since 1979. But the 1973 was the highest selling model with over 119,000 cars produced. '68 saw 96,100 and '69 saw 89,199. I personally own a '68 and have owned 1 other '68 and 2 '69's but I am told that the suspension refinements on the 3rd Gen Chargers as well as the other B-bodies make them very good drivers. And they are still affordable compared with the 2nd Gen cars!

[@Grimmsoul]

Freiburger, consider a Ramcharger project, pleeeaaase!

[@joeychaseable]

Me personally, would rather watch a Mopar build than a another Chevy or anything with a LS engine.

[@joshmerrell7688]

I’d love to buy that car!!!!!