Only 98 1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Six Packs Were Ever Built – Richard Boehl Has Owned His Since 1986, Speeding Tickets and All

Richard Boehl has owned his 1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Six Pack — part of a production run reported at just 98 cars — since 1986, and he’s collected plenty of speeding tickets along the way. Filmed at Carlisle Events for My Car Story with Lou Costabile, this Concours-caliber Charger runs a triple-carburetor big block that sounds nothing like a standard four-barrel setup. Watch to hear it, and hear Boehl’s stories, for yourself.

Richard Boehl bought his 1971 Dodge Charger R/T in 1986, and by his own account, the speeding tickets started almost immediately after. Nearly forty years later, he’s still got the car, and it’s not sitting in a climate-controlled garage collecting dust — it’s out at Carlisle Events getting driven, admired, and occasionally interrogated by a certain My Car Story host who clearly wanted to know everything about it. What makes Boehl’s Charger worth that kind of attention isn’t just the color or the engine. It’s a production number so small that most owners of this exact configuration could probably fit in a single room.

One of the Rarest R/T Configurations Dodge Ever Built

Boehl’s Charger is a genuine R/T equipped with the 440 Six Pack — three two-barrel carburetors feeding Chrysler’s 440 cubic-inch big block — a combination reported to have been built in numbers as low as 98 cars for the 1971 model year. Whatever the exact figure, the 440 Six Pack R/T sits at the extreme low end of 1971 Charger production, well below the broader run of R/Ts built with the standard 440 Magnum or the base 383. That scarcity is part of why a car like this draws a crowd at an event like Carlisle, where thousands of muscle cars show up but genuinely rare drivetrain combinations remain the exception.

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Thirty-Nine Years and Counting With the Same Owner

Boehl has owned this Charger since 1986, a stretch of ownership that’s unusual even in a hobby full of long-term keepers. That kind of longevity matters for authenticity in ways a recent purchase can’t match — nearly four decades with the same car means Boehl has firsthand knowledge of every repair, every modification, and every mile it’s covered, rather than relying on secondhand paperwork from a previous owner. It also means the stories he tells about the car, including the speeding tickets, come from direct experience rather than something read off a bill of sale.

The Sound That Sells the Six Pack

Part of the appeal of this particular episode is purely audible — the video’s title promises the 440 Six Pack’s engine sound specifically, and triple two-barrel carburetors produce a distinctive induction note that single four-barrel setups simply can’t replicate. Commenters who owned similar six-pack-equipped Mopars described the setup as “surprisingly quiet” at idle for how much power it makes, a detail that surprises people expecting a more aggressive idle from a factory big block running three carburetors simultaneously. Even played back through a phone speaker, that difference is audible, which is likely why commenters familiar with six-pack Mopars zeroed in on the sound before mentioning anything else about the car.

Speeding Tickets as a Feature, Not a Bug

Boehl doesn’t shy away from discussing the tickets he’s racked up in this Charger over the decades, and that honesty is part of what makes the episode land with viewers rather than feeling like a sanitized car-show interview. A 440 Six Pack R/T making the kind of power this engine produces practically invites the behavior that generates tickets, and Boehl’s willingness to own that history — rather than pretend the car has spent forty years being driven conservatively — gives the episode an authenticity that a purely technical walkaround wouldn’t have.

Why Concours-Level Restoration Matters Here

One commenter with restoration expertise specifically called this car a Concours d’Elegance-caliber example, meaning it’s been restored to the highest documented standard achievable and would be competitive at any Concours-level show in its category. That distinction matters because it separates this Charger from countless “driver quality” restorations that look good in photos but wouldn’t hold up under close judging scrutiny. Reaching that level requires exhaustive attention to factory-correct details, from trim and paint codes to underhood components matching exactly what left the factory in 1971.

A Color Code That Matters as Much as the Paint Itself

The Charger’s bright red finish is identified by commenters familiar with Mopar paint codes as FE5, one of several factory red shades Chrysler offered across its muscle car lineup in the early 1970s. Getting the paint code exactly right during a restoration isn’t just cosmetic pedantry — for judged shows and serious collectors, an incorrect shade of red, even a close one, can be the difference between a car that’s celebrated as accurate and one that’s quietly marked down for detail. Boehl’s Charger reportedly nails that detail, based on how enthusiastically commenters who know the platform responded to the color.

Carlisle Events as the Stage for Stories Like This

Carlisle Events in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has built a reputation as one of the premier gathering points for muscle car and Mopar enthusiasts specifically, and it’s exactly the kind of venue where a car like Boehl’s Charger gets the informed audience it deserves. Unlike a general car show where most attendees might not know what a “Six Pack” designation even means, Carlisle draws crowds who immediately understand why a low production run matters, which is part of why My Car Story chose this location to capture Boehl’s interview.

What Keeps a Car Like This on the Road

Cars this rare often end up trailer queens, driven only to and from shows to protect their value and condition. Boehl’s approach, based on his own account of the tickets he’s collected, suggests something different — a genuinely rare Mopar that’s spent decades actually being driven the way it was built to be driven, tickets included. That choice, as much as the drivetrain or the paint code, is a big part of why this particular Charger has become a fan favorite among viewers who found it through My Car Story. Whatever mix of skill and luck kept Boehl driving this Charger hard for nearly four decades without it ending up parted out or wrecked, the result is a car that reads as authentic in a hobby where authenticity is increasingly hard to verify — a genuinely rare Mopar with the wear, the stories, and the paperwork to back up every claim its owner makes about it.

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