In 1968, Dodge tackled the NASCAR series with the then-new Charger R/T. The muscle was unable to beat its Ford rivals on the high-bank oval tracks, so Dodge developed the more aerodynamic Charger 500.

Late last year, Dodge did exactly what Chevrolet had done to its sixth-generation Camaro icon. At the behest of its parent, Stellantis, it pulled the plug from the production of the third generation ...