1970 Dodge Charger Restomod RM33 Returns For Sale
We have seen this 1970 Dodge Charger restomod before. RestoMods built it, gave it away, watched the winner turn it into cash, then brought it back from the dead a second time as RM33. Now that second chapter is ending too, because the current owner just put this exact Tuxedo Black restomod up for sale.
The 1970 Dodge Charger Restomod We Already Covered
This 1970 Dodge Charger restomod started life as RM30, a Viper Red giveaway build from RestoMods in San Diego. As we reported back in February, the original winner faced a choice between keeping the car with $50,000 cash or taking $150,000 outright. He took the money, which sent this Charger straight back into the shop for a repaint and a second run through the giveaway program as RM33.
The second winner claimed the car in May 2026, and after showing it off, that owner is now the one selling this 1970 Dodge Charger restomod. Total lifetime mileage is unknown, but the digital odometer shows 3,708 miles since the RM33 rebuild wrapped, and the car carries a clean Tennessee title along with build documentation from both lives of this Mopar.
What’s Under The Hood Of This 1970 Dodge Charger Restomod
The heart of this build has not changed since our last look at it. A BluePrint Engines 426ci Gen-3 HEMI runs a Hellcat-style block and a forged rotating assembly, tied into a Holley Terminator X-MAX self-tuning EFI system that dyno-rated the combination at 650 horsepower. A CVF front accessory drive keeps the alternator, power steering pump, and AC compressor turning without cluttering the engine bay.
Fuel comes from a Tanks Inc. tank with an in-tank 340-lph pump, more than enough to keep this engine fed under hard throttle. Spent gases route through Hooker headers into a 2.5-inch MagnaFlow Street Series dual exhaust with an X-pipe, the kind of setup that lets a Gen-3 HEMI settle into a deep idle without turning harsh at cruise.
Behind the engine sits a Tremec TKX five-speed manual, chosen specifically because it fits the Charger’s tunnel without cutting the floor apart. A McLeod clutch and hydraulic throwout bearing back it up, and power reaches the ground through a Mopar 8.75-inch rear end with a limited-slip differential and a 3.23 gear ratio built for real freeway manners rather than pure drag strip numbers.
Chassis Work That Backs Up The Power
Mopar unibody cars have a reputation for twisting under torque, so RestoMods stiffened this Charger restomod with US Car Tool subframe connectors, torque boxes, and additional bracing before any of the drivetrain went in. Up front, a QA1 cradle carries coilovers and rack-and-pinion steering in place of the factory torsion bars. The rear runs a QA1 four-link with coilovers controlling that Mopar 8.75-inch housing.
Wilwood brakes handle stopping duty at all four corners, six-piston calipers up front and four-piston calipers in the rear, squeezing rotors sized to match the power this HEMI makes. At a scaled weight of 3,570 pounds, the numbers work out to a 0.182 power-to-weight ratio, territory that puts this 1970 Dodge Charger restomod in the same conversation as modern supercars.
Inside And Out, The Details That Finish The Build
The Tuxedo Black paint replaced the car’s original Viper Red when it went from RM30 to RM33, and the color plays into the menacing look black Chargers have carried since the seventies. New chrome, stainless trim, and glass went on during that same repaint, along with LED headlights and LED taillights that update the lighting without losing the factory-style look. Staggered 18-inch American Racing Groove wheels wear Falken RT660 tires, 245/40R18 up front and 295/40R18 out back.
Inside, Sparco GT bucket seats and a matching rear bench wear custom leather and suede, paired with new carpet, door panels, and a Hurst pistol-grip shifter for the TKX. A Vintage Air system handles climate control, a Dakota Digital cluster reads out the vitals, and the driver grips a Billet Specialties wheel mounted on a Flaming River tilt column.
Where This 1970 Dodge Charger Restomod Stands Now
RestoMods called this car their 33rd giveaway build, and it earned a spot in the BluePrint Engines booth at the SEMA Show in November 2025 before the second winner ever took delivery. That kind of pedigree, backed by two complete rounds of documentation, is not something most restomods on the market can claim. Anyone chasing a Mopar with a story already written into it should take a hard look at this listing before someone else does.
RestoMods has built other showstoppers worth comparing it against, including their 1957 Bel Air restomod running a 633 HP big block Chevy, and our original coverage of this Charger’s transformation into RM33 has the full build story from the ground up.
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