Dodge Charger R/T
Dodge Charger R/T
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Vehicles · Vintage American Muscle

Dodge Charger R/T · 1968–1970

The second-generation Charger R/T is the muscle-era Dodge that launched a thousand chase scenes — the 1968 restyle's flying-buttress coke-bottle body, standard 440 Magnum V8 and optional 426 Hemi. R/T ('Road/Track') cars got the big engines, heavy-duty suspension and bumblebee stripe; the 426 Hemi cars are the six-figure blue-chips while 440 cars anchor the accessible market.

The one to have: A documented, matching-numbers 426 Hemi Charger R/T (the halo) with fender tag and Chrysler Registry/Govier backing; the 440 Magnum R/T is the accessible volume car. Coke-bottle 1968–1969 bodies and rare colours lead; the '69 with the hidden headlights and full-width tail is the definitive shape.

Specification
Engine
426 Hemi V8
7.0L dual-quad Hemi (optional); standard 440 Magnum 7.2L four-barrel
Output
425 hp
426 Hemi 425 hp / 490 lb-ft; 440 Magnum 375 hp / 480 lb-ft
0-60 mph
~4.8 s (Hemi)
Hemi quarter mile ~13.5 s; 440 R/T ~14.0 s in period tests
Built
432 Hemi (1969)
Of ~89,000 '69 Charger R/Ts only 432 got the 426 Hemi (208 automatic); most R/Ts are 440 cars
The market
Verified sales on file
3
Jun 2025 – May 2026
Median sale
$176k
all tracked results
★ Numbers-matching Hemi R/T
$176k
median of 3 target-spec sales
Top result
$302k
Mecum · May 2026
Benchmarks: 440 R/T drivers ~$60k–$110k · exceptional 440 cars to ~$150k · genuine 426 Hemi R/Ts $170k–$300k+ (1-of-1 colour/spec cars lead) · Trend: firm; documented Hemi cars set fresh marks, 440 market steady

Know the real one

R/T = the performance package: standard 440 Magnum, heavy-duty brakes/suspension, bumblebee stripe and R/T badging. The 426 Hemi was a rare, expensive option — 432 of the 1969 R/Ts, a similar handful in 1968 and 1970.
The 1969 is the definitive shape: hidden headlights, full-width tail lights and a bisected grille; the 1968 lacks the centre grille bar; 1970 added a loop bumper and revised tail. All three are coke-bottle 'fuselage-adjacent' bodies.
Verify a Hemi with the VIN (5th digit 'R'), fender tag and Chrysler Registry / Galen Govier documentation — 440 R/Ts and base Chargers are widely cloned into 'Hemi' cars, and warranty-replaced drivetrains cut value hard.
Value split: genuine 426 Hemi R/Ts run into the low-to-mid six figures (record cars higher for 1-of-1 colour/spec combos), while clean documented 440 R/Ts are the attainable icon at a fraction of the price.

Verified sales · ★ = target spec · foreign results converted to USD as noted

DateVenueYearSpecMilesPriceLocNote
May 2026Mecum1968426 Hemi, RR-1 Burgundy, numbers-matching ★—$302,500INIndy; record price for a 1968 Charger — 1 of ~10 Hemi cars in RR-1 Burgundy (incl. premium)
Aug 2025Mecum1969426 Hemi, automatic, Bright Green (1-of-1 as-equipped) ★—$176,000PAHarrisburg; auction record for a '69 Hemi/automatic Charger, numbers-matching restored (incl. premium)
Jun 2025Mecum1969426 Hemi R/T ★—$170,500OKTulsa; genuine Hemi R/T result (incl. premium)

Where to hunt

Bring a Trailer — Charger resultsUS auction history and live listings Classic.com — Charger R/T marketAggregated sold prices and trend Mecum — Charger R/T lotsUpcoming and past auction lots
Research file — market data verified through July 18, 2026. Sources: individually observed results via Classic.com feeds, BaT, Cars & Bids, Mecum, RM Sotheby's, Broad Arrow, Gooding, Collecting Cars, PCARMARKET and venue coverage, plus marque registries and factory press material.