Vehicle Description
If your tastes run towards muscle that can handle, then you can't
overlook the Challenger T/A. Born of the same Trans-Am racing
series that created the Boss 302 and Z28, the T/A was Dodge's
legendary entry, capable of ferocious speeds, both on the straights
and in the twisties. This stunning Plum Crazy Purple 1970 Dodge
Challenger R/T hits all the high notes, including an era-correct
440 V8 with the highly sought-after Six Pack induction, and a
back-to-stock nut-and-bolt restoration that's turned this Mopar
into a bonafide future show winner.
A high-visibility car like this means you have some pretty serious
hardware underneath, because there's no way you're going to sneak
around unnoticed in this one. Complete with the aggressive hood
with dual snorkels and hood pins, rear exhaust with dual chrome
tips on each side, and a wicked 'Bumble Bee' rear stripe and vinyl
hood, there's little doubt that this looks the part of a race car.
Beautifully finished with exceptional attention to detail, this
Challenger certainly looks fast even when it's sitting still.
There's a great deal of money invested in the restoration of this
car and it shows everywhere you look, from the laser-straight
bodywork to the deep finish on the two-stage urethane paint.
Correct black R/T stripes were applied (painted and the cleared
over) out back, along with the requisite '440 Six Pack' badge on
the hood and R/T badges fore and aft, just in case the code FC7
Plum Crazy Purple paint and snorkels on the hood weren't enough
advertising that this car was built to collect pink slips. Other
correct details include the big gas cap on the rear quarter, sport
mirrors, and R/T badges on the front fenders. Chrome bumpers have
been expertly refinished and hood pins always suggest a lot of
horsepower living underneath, and this car doesn't disappoint in
that regard, either.
The black bucket seat interior is the right choice with Plum Crazy,
giving it a purposeful, all-business look that seems appropriate
given the car's racetrack credentials. There's a woodgrained
console surrounding the "Slap Stick" shifter, which is remarkably
easy to use as intended, and the woodgrained three-spoke steering
wheel needs nothing more than a pair of string-back driving gloves
to complete the look. Yes, you could get an automatic transmission
in your R/T, perhaps a way for Mopar to appeal to guys and gals who
wanted a Boss or a Z/28 but needed the convenience of an automatic.
The big speedometer is to the left, followed by a tachometer,
all-in-one, and clock, and all those Rallye Instruments are inside
big round pods that look very cool inside the woodgrained dash. The
original Music Master AM radio is still fully functional and
there's almost nothing inside this car that doesn't look almost
new. Even the trunk is shockingly clean, housing a reproduction mat
and space saver tire and jack set that completes the look
perfectly.
An era-correct ('72-'78) 440 V8 lives under the hood (this car was
born with a 440/390 horsepower Hi-Po engine), augmented by a trio
of 2-barrel carburetors affectionately known as the legendary "Six
Pack." It's fully rebuilt and highly detailed for show, from the
Hemi Orange paint to the correct air cleaner assembly up top that
proudly advertises the induction system underneath, to the factory
intake that was painted to match. Power steering and power front
disc brakes are great factory options, and a set of stock-style
manifolds that almost look like headers feed an H-pipe dual exhaust
system with dual chromed tips under the rear bumper, one of the
R/T's defining features. It sounds AWESOME. The super-solid chassis
is spectacular with body-colored floors, immaculately detailed
chassis components, a newer gas tank, and the perfect factory
stance. It sits on a set of classic Rallye wheels wearing staggered
215/70/15 front and 225/70/15 BFGoodrich T/A white-letter radials;
appropriate because the R/T was one of the first production cars to
offer staggered tires from the factory.
Dialed-in and ready to show or go, this is the Challenger R/T
you've been dreaming off. Time to make that a reality. Call
today!