1973 Dodge Charger Parts

Happy Independence Day 2011 from egmCarTech

Today is the 4th of July and we’ll be taking a break from the normal heavy Monday news day. Like many of you who are not always pumping out news 24 hours a day, we’ll be taking a break and kicking back with our friends and family – don’t worry though, we’ll still be checking in here and there and bringing you some new stuff to look at. In the mean time, Chris Chin, our Senior Editor, has gone above and beyond to put together a little tribute to the American auto industry in his new editorial. So without further ado – Happy Independence and here is Chris Chin…

After watching the latest episode of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson’s 50th birthday tribute to one of the greatest motoring icons in the world, the Jaguar E-Type, the segment has me wanting one more than ever. I’m thinking, a Series I with the legendary 4.2L straight-six. So I sit here in my living room prowling eBay Motors, trying to get a grasp of how many body parts I would have to sell to make one mine. Now I admit, I am very biased towards foreign manufacturers, particularly favoring the Europeans. Although I do adore them, I also have a soft spot for some of America’s offerings—current and past—though mostly past because our generation’s General Motors, Chrysler and Ford groups haven’t really experienced a truly shining moment like Britain had with the E-Type. I am one to give respect where respect is due. Looking back through automotive history, America used to be world-renown and very respected. Shamefully though, much of the same cannot be said for the “Big Three” within the last 20 years so, at least until now—somewhat. Because Jeremy Clarkson took the opportunity to reflect on the importance of Britain’s greatest motoring icon, I have decided to give the same due diligence for America and reflect on what has been achieved post-bailout. I start with a time when we weren’t as prosperous as the latter.

The abysmal collapse of the American automobile industry a few years ago had me thinking. Combined with the knowledge about the British automobile industry that I acquired through being an avid Top Gear follower, I’ve come to a simple conclusion: the reasons for the fall of the American automobile industry share similarities to the explanation that put the British automobile industry on the deathbed back in the 1970s and 1980s. The fall of Chrysler and General Motors was our country’s and our own generation’s version of British Leyland. And I’ll tell you why.

Does some of you have a '73 or '74 Dodge Charger?

Some of you has a Dodge Charger similar to this:

http://www.charger.nl/pictures/humphrey2.jpg

I will build a scale car of a Dodge Charger, and I would like to make it exactly of the same color of which appears in the picture, but it is the only image that I have gotten. Please, if some member of this forum has a Dodge Charger seemed or similar to that of the picture, he could send me some pictures. This is the model kit:

http://edwing.fotopic.net/p20327149.

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