Automotive history takes many shapes and muscle cars are a whole chapter
America’s affair with muscle cars stems from the golden era of motoring in the US of A, and ever since, there’s been a handful of models that became synonymous with the term muscle car.
The 1969 Dodge Charger – because that’s what makes this article’s topic – picked up where the first-generation Charger (1966-1967) had left: a 5.2-liter (318 cu in) V8, three-speed gearbox but nonetheless, flat sales.
Various visual tweaks and an in-and-out redesign boosted sales for the 1969 Charger that was still underpinned by the Chrysler B platform.
Bromley Howser got his 1969 Charger “motivated” by a broken back. His broken back, the result of a motorcycle accident. When his girlfriend suggested he should get rid of his bike, Bromley agreed but only if he could find a HEMI Charger. Which he did.
Wrapped in Sublime Green – a color that was available on the 1970 Charger and not on the 1969 model year like his own, the muscle car is all things original except for the fuel pump and alternator.
And the best museum to display it is, without any doubt, the open road.
Also, if you're the hardcore, engine-swap type, here's a 1968 Dodge Charger packing a Viper-sourced V10 engine.