Dodge Charger Is On The Road!!!

[Steel2686]

Me too. I just love the E-body mopars. I had a friend in high school who had a 71 Cuda. It was Brown with the black on the side that said 340 on it. He also had a 70 Superbird in Petty blue.

I'm with you on the E-bodys. I wasn't big on the Barracudas, but as soon as '70 rolled around, Plymouth did it right. Did your buddy's 'Cuda have the matte-black billboard striping? That stripe wasn't for everybody, but I liked how they used mate black on everything (the hood, stripes, rear fascia...).

[Steel2686]

I miss that car.

Norm - That 'Cuda was yours????

Wow. If so, how recentley?

[Performin Norman]

Norm - That 'Cuda was yours????

Wow. If so, how recentley?

Yea, the Challenger was my first car. The Cuda I sold just about 2 years ago. It's a 440 six pack vert. I bought the Cuda and a 69 indy pace car vert the same day. I just sold the pace car about a month ago.
Here is a pic the day I brought them home.

Another shot.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

I'm with you on the E-bodys. I wasn't big on the Barracudas, but as soon as '70 rolled around, Plymouth did it right. Did your buddy's 'Cuda have the matte-black billboard striping? That stripe wasn't for everybody, but I liked how they used mate black on everything (the hood, stripes, rear fascia...).

I can't find a picture of one just like it. It had the exact same stripe as Norms did. His was that turd brown color.

[Performin Norman]

I can't find a picture of one just like it. It had the exact same stripe as Norms did. His was that turd brown color.

Turd Brown. LMAO. That's what I called it too. They also had a green I called piss green.

[Steel2686]

Yea, the Challenger was my first car. The Cuda I sold just about 2 years ago. It's a 440 six pack vert. I bought the Cuda and a 69 indy pace car vert the same day. I just sold the pace car about a month ago.
Here is a pic the day I brought them home.

Another shot.

Holy $#@%

Those cars are sweet!!! I'm not sure which I like better. Awesome. Simply awesome.

[Steel2686]

I can't find a picture of one just like it. It had the exact same stripe as Norms did. His was that turd brown color.

Yup. Those are the famed billboard stripes. Always liked them when coupled with the right color. (Not too sure "turd brown" is the right color ).

They look great on red (like Norm's), and especially Plum Crazy.

[jessica2112]

Gawd, someone here has some serious cash flow. I have to save up to get wiper blades and muffler bearings.

[markd79ta]

Oh yea, take this.

Oh my!!! Want one! Can't afford one! Someday!

I really hope the Challenger comes out. I love the Charger too, but I want the two door.

[RocKin1967]

WoW!.... i forgot wut this threas was about.....due to norms pics lol oh yea the charger... ehh it sux since its 4 door and the whole magnum look sux 2 hopfully mopar takes notes on wut ford did with the stang and applys it to the challenger.

p.s: norm if u dont mind what do u do for a living?

[G Fry33]

One of my friends fathers has a 70 Challenger R/T with the 426 hemi. He says its got 600+ HP. Things a beast. I cant wait for the new one.

[FroSSty]

ehh it sux since its 4 door

I guess 4 door cars are for people who like to sneek up and bite ya...
"It's fun to pull up next to a guy driving a hopped up, stickered up chevelle and just whoopin his @$$!" funny quote from a friend in his 96 Impala SS (low 11s)...

[Joe 1320]

Somehow, I just can't grasp the correlation between the new charger and my old one. The sound of my 440 with headers and straight 3" exhaust used to make people jump when I hit the throttle. It sounded like a Nascar racer with that setup. The car was like an aircraft carrier on steroids. I had so much fun in that one..... I really miss it. I always wanted to convert it to a hemi with a polished blower. Sadly, never got that far with it.

[Rhode Island Red]

Here is the story from automotive news

Likely Challenger: Dodge prepping a rear-drive coupe to take on Ford's Mustang



RICK KRANZ | Automotive News
Posted Date: 6/13/05

DETROIT -- Watch out, Ford Mustang. Dodge is preparing a challenger. In fact, it's likely to be called Challenger.

Chrysler plans to resurrect a respected name from the pony car era for a rear-wheel-drive Mustang fighter, industry sources say. The car is expected in 2009 on the LX platform, the basis of the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum and Charger.

"It is a two-door, essentially a competitor for the Mustang," says Catherine Madden, a production analyst for industry research group Global Insight. "They are really excited about it."

Madden says the sport coupe is planned to debut in 2009, when the next-generation LX vehicles are scheduled to be re-engineered and restyled.

"They would be able to make some additional investment in the platform, make some adjustments for that product" at that time, she says.

"The enthusiasm for that product," Madden says, is "very big."

Chrysler hopes to sell 60,000 to 70,000 of the cars a year, she says. An assembly site was not identified. Production of the 300, Magnum and recently introduced Charger is expected to fill Chrysler's Brampton, Ontario, assembly plant.

Chrysler officials are not talking about the car, but industry analysts say they are familiar with the plans.

Jim Hall, vice president of industry analysis at AutoPacific Inc., says he isn't sure Chrysler can pull it off. "They have a lot of stuff that has to be cleared off the table before they start playing around with that car," he says.

The redesigned 2005 Mustang has exceeded initial sales estimates. Ford expects to build 192,000 Mustangs this year, and most retail units are selling at a price near the sticker.

The 1970-74 Challenger was Dodge's answer to the original Mustang, as well as the Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, Mercury Cougar and AMC Javelin.

And, yes, the original Challenger had a Hemi V-8.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

One of my friends fathers has a 70 Challenger R/T with the 426 hemi. He says its got 600+ HP. Things a beast. I cant wait for the new one.

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