In 1971 the all-new third generation Charger debuted. It was completely restyled with a new "Pontiac" grille and more rounded "fuselage" bodystyle. Many people have compared the look of the 1971-1974 Chargers to the 1968-1970 Pontiac GTOs. The interiors now looked more like those of the E-body and were now shared by the Plymouth B-body. A rear spoiler and a "Ramcharger" hood made the option lists for the first time. A special scoop was mounted in the hood directly above the air cleaner. If the driver wanted to put clean air directly into the carburetor he pulled a small lever under the dash and the scoop popped up. This gimmicky (but novel) device had been used on the Coronet R/T and Super Bees but this was the first time it was used on the Charger. Dodge also merged its Coronet and Charger lines. From 1971 all four-door B-bodies were badged as Coronets and all two-door B-bodies as Chargers. This change would add the one-year-only Charger Super Bee to the Charger stable. The Dodge Super Bee made the move from the Coronet line to the Charger line for 1971 only then the model was discontinued. Several other models were carried over from 1970 including the 500. However this 500 could be ordered with any engine and was not the high performance model it was in 1969. The R/T and SE versions carried over as well but the R/T's popularity was on the downslide thanks to higher insurance costs. Only 63 Hemi versions were built and 2659 were built with other engines that year.
