Mopar loyalty was forged in the muscle car’s heyday, and 1971 gave the faithful a Charger that earned every bit of it. Dodge reinvented the car with a fuselage-style third-generation body, split grille, and hidden headlights, and it was the final year Chrysler offered the 426 Hemi in any car. R/T production totaled just 3,118 units, with only 332 four-speed 440 Magnums. Read on to find out why the 1971 Charger marks the end of one era and the beginning of another.
