Young Hoss: Not to pat myself on the back for being right more than once in the same thread----but see below. Looks like my prediction about the Chevy Volt is coming true as well. How many have they sold, a couple dozen? Oh well, it's still doing better than the Nissan Leaf.
I think this body of Charger is alot cooler than the one introduced in '68. The design is so right for a personal luxury car in the 70's. I'd love to own one.
This commercial will forever be symbolic of the Charger becoming a fat, bloated, POS, "personal luxury" car instead of a sporty performance car. Did you ever see Richard Petty race one of these? Of course not. He had to petition NASCAR to modify rules so he could continue to drive the previous generation. Charger went from a big fastback, to a sporty muscle car, to a sporty larger coupe, to this trash, then an economy car, now a four door.Gee, thanks Dodge/Chrysler,for ruining this nameplate.
It's nobody's fault. Companies aren't concerned about how people are going to view their cars fourty years from now; they only care about selling. As much as everyone hates the Mustang II, it was necessary back in the 70's. But, then again, Chrysler isn't the go-to expert for how to sell cars.
Agreed---but the '75 Charger was not a great selling car by any means. The Chrysler Cordoba sold very well (because Chrysler was a luxury nameplate) but the bloated, formal look Charger was a sales failure, and for good reason.
It was atleast a shot. The muscle Charger would definetely not have sold, and Chrysler needed to try to adapt. It wasn't a bad change for the Charger, just recycling a nameplate.
A better shot would have been to call this bloat "Monaco II." or "Polara Sport" or just come up with a new name altogether---why saddle original (sporty) Charger owners with a heritage that includes luxoyachts and econoboxes like the "Omni/Charger."
They didn't feel any obligation to the old Charger owners. If they thought the best way to sell was through the name "Charger", then they couldn't really be blamed for it.
I agree that they had no obligation to anyone---and it's true, they THOUGHT the best way to market this car was by using the goodwill built up from classic Chargers. But as we all know, "they" ended up being wrong, as this was a slow seller. I believe it became the Magnum??? The "luxoCharger" didn't sell in any respectable numbers. So yes, you're right that "they" can do what they want, even if it's obsurd. I think the fine folks at Pontiac thought they had a winner with the Aztek too.
Yes, I agree that it was only tainting the name. But it's easy to look back and say "how could they not realize it was a mistake". It's only because we know the outcome now that makes it so easy to critisize. For all we know, the Volt could be a gigantic bomb. If it succeeds, we'll say "how cool, how revolutionary was that". If it fails we'll say "what idiots for thinking such a concept".
Agreed---it's easy to be a Monday Morning Quarterback. But I was a kid at the time, and I remember my older brothers saying how ridiculous this was when it was introduced. It's not that there was anything wrong with the car----just that they called it a Charger. Sort of like the Cimarron being called a Cadillac. As for the Chevy Volt, I'll go on record right now as saying it will bomb.
Exactly! Just like they put special stripes on a Horizon fastback and called it a Duster, or when they put stripes on a Sundance and called it a Duster. Duster's ceased in '76, but Plymouth tried to cash in on the popular name for years.
Brilliant!! The following advertisment for the 1975 Dodge Charger Special Edition Model was done with panache. Timeless!! Highly Unique!! Long Live The 1975 Dodge Models!! Classic!! A Solid 6!!
don't get me wrong both it and the cordoba were both good looking cars. It was just that they gave more atteion to the cordoba. and the cordoba did out sell it.
If there would have been more options for this body style, it would have done better. It wasnt the look of the car that killed it, it was the lack of "pa-zazz" that did it. Chrysler was changing, and they went in the wrong direction and catered to the wrong crowd.
personal luxury is for old people, lard asses and pussies. give me the 426 hemi paired with a standard tranny and the bare bones entry package interior with no power steering thats all i need fuck luxury
what a god-awful everlovin' hunk -a-crap this baby was!! possibly uglier than the cordoba...and that lame- ass v8 that had its balls stripped by the gas crunch...I'll take jennfifer o'neill instead
When this car was introduced in 1975. Dodge wanted to shed off its performance car image of the 1960's and 1970's and make up to par with the likes of the Ford Elite, Mercury Cougar, Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Buick Regal and The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Basically a mid-size personal luxury car of that decade.
She's a whole lot better looking than the '75 Charger----why did they take a sporty car and turn it into a bloated Cordoba lookalike?
funktron4 2 months ago
Nobody loved the change they made!
MrGrassfed 2 months ago
what a POS
MFP1520 3 months ago
67 318 charger fastback owner here
TheGarywilliams 5 months ago
I remember this commercial..."You'll love the change we've made..." Montlebahn did a better job pitching the Cordoba version...This was a joke!
Crazcompart 6 months ago
You know Dodge caught alot of flack from this ugly ass piece of Camaro/Monte Carlo want-a-be shit.
TheLizardKing1967 8 months ago
dodge was ran by drunk monkies then appearantly
88888888888anonymous 9 months ago
"It's got this plastic grill..."
Like that's a good thing, lady.
Sejr 9 months ago
Young Hoss: Not to pat myself on the back for being right more than once in the same thread----but see below. Looks like my prediction about the Chevy Volt is coming true as well. How many have they sold, a couple dozen? Oh well, it's still doing better than the Nissan Leaf.
funktron4 10 months ago
I think this body of Charger is alot cooler than the one introduced in '68. The design is so right for a personal luxury car in the 70's. I'd love to own one.
Plus, the woman is really attractive.
Illousion1 1 year ago
Fuck that charger they ruined it that year and it never been the same i have the last of the real chargers 73 440
airsoftloverusp 1 year ago
ive got a 77 charger.i luv my car
mellonsed 1 year ago
She's HOT and the Girl not bad at all.
Gulli1000 1 year ago
ugly
magicj89 1 year ago
She's easy on the eyes, unlike the car.
funktron4 1 year ago
just look at the body of that car!! love it!
Relda999 2 years ago
This commercial will forever be symbolic of the Charger becoming a fat, bloated, POS, "personal luxury" car instead of a sporty performance car. Did you ever see Richard Petty race one of these? Of course not. He had to petition NASCAR to modify rules so he could continue to drive the previous generation. Charger went from a big fastback, to a sporty muscle car, to a sporty larger coupe, to this trash, then an economy car, now a four door.Gee, thanks Dodge/Chrysler,for ruining this nameplate.
funktron4 2 years ago
It's nobody's fault. Companies aren't concerned about how people are going to view their cars fourty years from now; they only care about selling. As much as everyone hates the Mustang II, it was necessary back in the 70's. But, then again, Chrysler isn't the go-to expert for how to sell cars.
jdfarmerboy2640 2 years ago
Agreed---but the '75 Charger was not a great selling car by any means. The Chrysler Cordoba sold very well (because Chrysler was a luxury nameplate) but the bloated, formal look Charger was a sales failure, and for good reason.
funktron4 2 years ago
It was atleast a shot. The muscle Charger would definetely not have sold, and Chrysler needed to try to adapt. It wasn't a bad change for the Charger, just recycling a nameplate.
jdfarmerboy2640 2 years ago
A better shot would have been to call this bloat "Monaco II." or "Polara Sport" or just come up with a new name altogether---why saddle original (sporty) Charger owners with a heritage that includes luxoyachts and econoboxes like the "Omni/Charger."
funktron4 2 years ago
They didn't feel any obligation to the old Charger owners. If they thought the best way to sell was through the name "Charger", then they couldn't really be blamed for it.
jdfarmerboy2640 2 years ago
I agree that they had no obligation to anyone---and it's true, they THOUGHT the best way to market this car was by using the goodwill built up from classic Chargers. But as we all know, "they" ended up being wrong, as this was a slow seller. I believe it became the Magnum??? The "luxoCharger" didn't sell in any respectable numbers. So yes, you're right that "they" can do what they want, even if it's obsurd. I think the fine folks at Pontiac thought they had a winner with the Aztek too.
funktron4 2 years ago
Yes, I agree that it was only tainting the name. But it's easy to look back and say "how could they not realize it was a mistake". It's only because we know the outcome now that makes it so easy to critisize. For all we know, the Volt could be a gigantic bomb. If it succeeds, we'll say "how cool, how revolutionary was that". If it fails we'll say "what idiots for thinking such a concept".
jdfarmerboy2640 2 years ago
Agreed---it's easy to be a Monday Morning Quarterback. But I was a kid at the time, and I remember my older brothers saying how ridiculous this was when it was introduced. It's not that there was anything wrong with the car----just that they called it a Charger. Sort of like the Cimarron being called a Cadillac. As for the Chevy Volt, I'll go on record right now as saying it will bomb.
funktron4 2 years ago
@funktron4
Exactly! Just like they put special stripes on a Horizon fastback and called it a Duster, or when they put stripes on a Sundance and called it a Duster. Duster's ceased in '76, but Plymouth tried to cash in on the popular name for years.
younghoss 10 months ago
Dodge wanted to shed off its 1970's performance car image when they did this in 1975
frankd1965 2 years ago
Australia had the sweetest looking Chargers.
CerealPest 2 years ago
Omg thats ghetto as shit! wow, i like the 69s best. They are the best ever. :)
sonofaturdbucket 2 years ago
Its ugly as hell, mostly when compared to other Chargers. Second generation is by far the best.
redhotcustoms 2 years ago
Its a Dodge version of the Chrysler Cordoba.
2008ljr 2 years ago 4
"You'll love the change we've made."
I don't love the change. It's just a Cordoba with a Dodge name.
enigma413 3 years ago
haha the car is spinning but shes out in the wooods!
songs1994 3 years ago
comment me back
im on cam and bored vo
Bitten8025 3 years ago
Brilliant!! The following advertisment for the 1975 Dodge Charger Special Edition Model was done with panache. Timeless!! Highly Unique!! Long Live The 1975 Dodge Models!! Classic!! A Solid 6!!
Green18600 3 years ago 3
Got ugly in only a few years.
denny906 3 years ago 3
Both the Cordoba and Charger were made at Windsor, Ontario Canada.
frankd1965 3 years ago
don't get me wrong both it and the cordoba were both good looking cars. It was just that they gave more atteion to the cordoba. and the cordoba did out sell it.
tokyofreaky 3 years ago 2
No, this was an old lady's car. A Cadillac or a Chrysler New Yorker was an old man's car.
ChomuSclavus 3 years ago
jennifer should ride with ricardo in his cordoba and leave this afterthought
tokyofreaky 3 years ago
the cordoba out sold it about 4 to 1.
tokyofreaky 3 years ago
MUSCLE>>>>>>>LUXURY
may have the charger name but it isnt a charger, same with that 4 door piece of shit charger they have now
kjb86 3 years ago
It's got the classic grill%% and a window here%% and cup holder to hold my beer%%
skeeteatter 4 years ago
LMAO- i so wish she sang that!
ratpack1963 3 years ago
thats one ass ugly car. chrysler really screwed up on all of there vehicles after 74.
hemimopar70 4 years ago
...All thanks to the Oil Crisis, EPA regulations, and whatever else came that year that killed off the muscle cars for the next 20 years!
ChomuSclavus 4 years ago
I Gotta disagree its a great looking car. I wish it had the same hp as the 69 but thats the goverments fault not its.
Lumotaku 3 years ago 2
If there would have been more options for this body style, it would have done better. It wasnt the look of the car that killed it, it was the lack of "pa-zazz" that did it. Chrysler was changing, and they went in the wrong direction and catered to the wrong crowd.
Mightymopar1973 4 years ago 2
personal luxury is for old people, lard asses and pussies. give me the 426 hemi paired with a standard tranny and the bare bones entry package interior with no power steering thats all i need fuck luxury
kjb86 4 years ago 2
no pudo ser tan feo ganaria (ese modelo) el premio "best feo"
FEGTTTSDH 4 years ago
what a god-awful everlovin' hunk -a-crap this baby was!! possibly uglier than the cordoba...and that lame- ass v8 that had its balls stripped by the gas crunch...I'll take jennfifer o'neill instead
ioriorioriorio 4 years ago 3
How dare they change it into the 73-up monte carlo...SHAME dont get me started on the charger 2.2 now.
600SELV12 4 years ago
Chargers sure got ugly by this time.
Tazz77 4 years ago
This was the first of the ugly Chargers. It got worse when they stopped making them in the US altogether!
chargermopar 4 years ago
When this car was introduced in 1975. Dodge wanted to shed off its performance car image of the 1960's and 1970's and make up to par with the likes of the Ford Elite, Mercury Cougar, Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Buick Regal and The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Basically a mid-size personal luxury car of that decade.
frankd1965 4 years ago
those model chargers gave charger a bad name!!!
MoparMan55 4 years ago
she is, but the car look likes an old couple(the front looks like a old man, and the rear looks like an angry lady who talks too much)
DGarcia879 5 years ago
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RoyFive 5 years ago 5
She is a good looking woman
frankd1965 4 years ago 3
she is still a pretty woman in her early sixties
frankd1965 2 years ago