Owner: Steve Harris
1969 Dodge Charger R/T

The car in this month's profile was at our show and won 1st Place People's Choice. Everyone seemed to notice the car pulling into the parking lot. I'm not sure if it was the sound of the engine or the bright fluorescent pink wing on the back.

The gorgeous, customized '69 Charger R/T belongs to Steve Harris of Auto Bahn Auto Works Ltd. autobody shop. The Charger has approximately 95,000-100,000 miles on it.


It underwent a complete restoration about 15,000 miles ago. The whole car was gutted and the body was acid dipped.  It received a few changes in the reassembly stages. It had a full subframe added to help it handle the increase of horsepower it was about to receive. In the interior, a roll cage was added for safety. The new interior was a cross between the 1970 Charger and the 1970 Cuda Gran Coupe. That included a fully functional roof console along with a few added gauges.

The body was also reworked. The front spoiler was hand-made out of metal and a Superbird wing was added to the back. The body was covered in Sikkens and Glasurite paint and then hand-polished to give it the deep shine. To finish it off, Steve reworked the fuel system and the drive line. He added dual electric fuel pumps and the transmission was converted from a 1970 3 speed to an aluminum cased 4 speed. The engine is a 490 cube stroker HEMI with Keith Black heads, a roller cam and a Rat Roaster 1150 Dominator with a nitrous Oxide fogger system.

What an awesome machine! Way to go Steve!