In 1968, the American Football League (AFL) granted the city of Cincinnati a football franchise called the Bengals. To commemorate the occasion, local Dodge dealer Tom Kneer decided to create his own special edition Dodge Charger in the team's colors. He then made contact with the Bengals' headquarters to get this vital piece of information needed to craft his Bengal Charger. He discovered the team's uniforms were black with orange and white stripes and helmets were bright orange with black "Bengal" lettering. Now it was time to put his idea in motion and place the order with Dodge for 50 of the unlimited edition cars.
Tom scanned through a multitude of paint samples in Dodge's color guide to find a shade of orange that best matched the Bengal's hue. He discovered an orange used for Michigan state fleet vehicles that would work for his order. Even though the color was known as PPG 60326, he dubbed the color Tiger Orange. Since black was also part of the team's colors, black vinyl tops were ordered to complement the orange paint. Dual black stripes with accents on the rear quarters and trunk rounded out Tom's specifications for his Bengal Charger. Other than ordering 100 specially fabricated fender badges with a "Bengal charger" inscription, no other body modifications were made to the car.
Tom scanned through a multitude of paint samples in Dodge's color guide to find a shade of orange that best matched the Bengal's hue. He discovered an orange used for Michigan state fleet vehicles that would work for his order. Even though the color was known as PPG 60326, he dubbed the color Tiger Orange. Since black was also part of the team's colors, black vinyl tops were ordered to complement the orange paint. Dual black stripes with accents on the rear quarters and trunk rounded out Tom's specifications for his Bengal Charger. Other than ordering 100 specially fabricated fender badges with a "Bengal charger" inscription, no other body modifications were made to the car.