{"id":60123,"date":"2022-03-11T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T23:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=60123"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:20:41","slug":"truly-one-of-a-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/gallery\/2022\/03\/truly-one-of-a-kind.html","title":{"rendered":"Truly One of a Kind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 1970 Dodge Charger is heading to auction, and speculation is that it could go for three times the sticker price of a new Dodge Challenger SRT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Hellcat. But why? Well, it\u2019s one of just 124 HEMI<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> engine-powered R\/T vehicles that were produced for the 1970 model year. Additionally, the dreamy finish makes it truly the only one of its kind \u2013 it\u2019s the single known example in B3 Light Blue Metallic. The \u201970 Charger has undergone an extensive restoration and is in immaculate condition for going on 52 years old. The interior is well kept and is coated in black leather, featuring thin three-spoke wood-trimmed accents throughout. Under the hood, you\u2019ll find a 426-cubic-inch V8 that boasts 425 HP \u2013 an impressive feat even today. This beauty will be up for grabs at the Mecum Auction in Glendale March 16-19 and is expected to sell for over $175,000. Find out <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"all the details (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2022\/03\/this-is-the-only-1970-dodge-charger-hemi-r-t-painted-in-light-blue\/\" target=\"_blank\">all the details<\/a> and let us know what you think of that blue in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG001-1-992x556.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG001-1-992x556.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"60134\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?attachment_id=60134\" class=\"wp-image-60134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG001-1-992x556.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG001-1-576x323.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG001-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG001-1.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG008-992x556.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG008-992x556.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"60129\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?attachment_id=60129\" class=\"wp-image-60129\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG011-992x555.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG011-576x322.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG011-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG011.jpg 1297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG012-992x557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"557\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG012-992x557.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"60133\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?attachment_id=60133\" class=\"wp-image-60133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG012-992x557.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG012-576x323.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG012-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG012.jpg 1299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG003-1-992x558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG003-1-992x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"60136\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?attachment_id=60136\" class=\"wp-image-60136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG003-1-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG003-1-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG003-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_IMG003-1.jpg 1299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 1970 Dodge Charger is heading to auction, and speculation is that it could go for three times the sticker price of a new Dodge Challenger SRT\u00ae Hellcat. But why? Well, it\u2019s one of just 124 HEMI\u00ae engine-powered R\/T vehicles that were produced for the 1970 model year. Additionally, the dreamy finish makes it truly the only one of its kind \u2013 it\u2019s the single known example in B3 Light Blue Metallic. The \u201970 Charger has undergone an extensive restoration and is in immaculate condition for going on 52 years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":60124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2621,2622],"tags":[1939,519,1144],"class_list":["post-60123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gallery","category-heritage","tag-auctions","tag-charger","tag-mecum"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1970Charger_Feature-1.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60123"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60240,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60123\/revisions\/60240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}