1973 Dodge Charger

Muscle car powered by 1973 Dodge Charger engine family.

Exact-year Charger retained as the stock-presenting family baseline for body, grille, trim, lamps, glass, vinyl roof, and wheel-cover context.

Bodies Two-door hardtop coupe

Configurations base, SE, Rallye

Engine range 225 six through optional 440 V8

Chassis Torsion-bar front and leaf-spring rear

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1973 Dodge Charger

The 1973 Charger family combined two-door hardtop coupe with base, SE, Rallye configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

The regular Slant Six and 318 paths sat beside 340, 400, and 440 V8 configurations; no 426 Hemi path is inferred for this model year. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The B-body used longitudinal torsion bars in front and parallel leaf springs at the live rear axle. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Exact-year SE detail retained for vinyl-roof, opera-window, cabin, and trim context; appearance alone does not prove drivetrain configuration.**Morven via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

225 Slant Six 225 cu in with one-barrel induction · 1973 Charger regular path · engine assembly / specification
318 or 340 small-block V8 LA-series V8 with two- or four-barrel induction by application · Charger and Rallye paths · engine assembly / specification
400 big-block V8 400 cu in with two- or four-barrel induction by application · Charger performance path · engine assembly / specification
440 V8 440 cu in with four-barrel induction · Top model-year Charger application · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Three-speed manual by engine application
Factory transmission Four-speed manual where factory listed
Factory transmission Automatic transmission matched to engine and axle application

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

SE Charger SE factory · comfort · Premium roof, cabin, trim, and equipment must agree with body tag and records.
RALLYE Charger Rallye factory · performance · Performance suspension, instruments, trim, graphics, engine application, and records must agree.
440-4V 440 four-barrel V8 factory · performance · Engine, induction, cooling, transmission, axle, dates, and records define one installation.
SURE-GRIP Sure-Grip differential factory · performance · Carrier, ratio, housing, dates, and records must agree.
POWER-DISC Power front disc brakes factory · safety · Calipers, rotors, hydraulics, wheels, dates, and records must agree.

Paint

**Stock-presenting 1973 Dodge Charger front three-quarter view showing the photographed car's body color, vinyl roof, bright trim, grille, lamps, bumpers, and wheel treatment.**priceman 141 via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

W1 White factory · solid
X9 Black factory · solid
B5 Blue factory · solid
F8 Green factory · solid
R4 Red factory · solid
Y2 Yellow factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1973 Dodge Charger family total · disputed

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1973 Charger VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1973 Charger production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.