Vehicle Description
1972 Dodge Challenger Hardtop
"You don't have to be a diehard Dodge enthusiast to acknowledge the
legacy of the Challenger in the American automotive culture. It's
precisely this culture, the one that's making the Challenger one of
the most sought after car models today, with collectors out there
willing to pay big bucks for an all original model in mint shape.
The production of the Challenger dropped from close to 77,000 units
in 1970 to just 26,000 cars a year later. The decline continued in
1972, as the company produced fewer than 23,000 Challenger for this
model year." Autoevolution.com
For consignment, a 1972 Dodge Challenger hardtop showing 2,233
miles, but the true miles are unknown. The Challengers fantastic
design was good enough to lend cues to the revision of the car in
2015 and created a new wave of Mopar enthusiasts based heavily on
the original design.
Exterior
This highly optioned car is colored by a fan favorite, Plum Crazy,
here in two stage application that shines bright and augmented by
black RT stripes down the side and 340 SIX PAK on the fender. Our
familiar face with dual headlights and arching grille falls at the
end of the sport hood, pinned and enhanced with dual intake scoops
that grab air directed by the contoured bends of the sheet metal.
The rear is as cool as the front with quad tail lights in a black
fascia over a straight chrome bumper and square exhaust tips that
are square. A rear wing caps off the muscular tail. 15-inch Cragar
SS wheels are a nice choice and carry staggered size tires for an
aggressive stance and a date code of late 2023 and early 2024.
Imperfections include bubbling in numerous places and a difference
in the passenger door color and finish of the stripes on the
door.
Interior
A woodgrain insert warms up the black plastic door that is
otherwise basic and clean and that woodgrain is found in one other
place in this slightly modified interior and that's on the center
console that is home to a short T-shifter and driver focused
configuration. Racing bucket seats have been added to the front
with red accenting and harness gaps on top while the back bench
remains in stock design and all are clean and undamaged. A Grant GT
chrome steering wheel on a newer steering column fronts a new
instrument cluster, here backed in brushed aluminum appearance
housing AutoMeter SportComp gauges that are bold and modern. An
AM/FM/CD radio is on board. The black loop carpet below is mighty
fine and protected by Challenger branded carpeted mats and the
headliner, while intact, shows areas of some looseness. The trunk
is clean and houses a space saver spare over a gray mat.
Drivetrain
Mopar Performance valve covers top a 340ci V8 from the '68-'73
period, now capped with an Edelbrock intake and 4-barrel
carburetor. It's mated to an A727 Torqueflite 3-speed automatic
transmission that routes power to the 8 3/4 inch rear while power
brakes slow the vintage plum down with discs up front and drums in
back. The bay is uncrowded and clean and worthy of exposing it to
onlookers.
Undercarriage
Generally driver quality underneath but nothing is out of place,
just some patina, flaking paint on the frame, usual surface rust,
and residual oil about. The dual exhaust flows from headers into
glasspack style mufflers, then split to terminate through four
chrome tips. Suspension consists of torsion bars up front and leaf
springs with Caltracs bars in back.
Drive-Ability
Our 340 cranks to life and makes its presence known with a healthy
exhaust note that we would substitute for radio tunes any day. The
Challenger is up to the challenge, tracking straight, braking well,
and dare we say, handling better than a B-body. The cherry on top
of this plum is that all functions available operate as they
should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions
were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee
these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
Some will contest that this is one of the great designs of the era
and the fact that it's bathed in one of the high impact colors of
the day bodes well for this nicely sorted Challenger. Due to low
production, we don't see a lot of '72's here at the mall, so this
presents an uncommon opportunity to get into one. Summer fruit
season is almost over as we write this, and you'd be plum crazy to
miss out on this purple pony car.
JH23H2B190566
J-Dodge Challenger
H-High Price Class
23-2 Door Hardtop
H-340ci 4bbl V8
2-1972
B-Hamtramck, MI Assy Plant
190566-Sequential Unit Number
FENDER TAG
JH23:Dodge Challenger, High Price Class, 2 Door Hardtop
H2B:340ci 4bbl 240hp V8, 1972, Hamtramck, MI, USA
190566:Sequence number
E55:340ci 4bbl V8
D34:Light Duty Automatic Transmission
GY9:Tawny Gold Poly Exterior Color
B6Y3:Trim - Basic, Vinyl Bucket Seats, Gold
000:Full Door Panels
A08:Build Date: October 08
129272:Order number
V1X:Full Vinyl Top, Black
U:USA Specifications
C16:Console w/Woodgrain Panel
C56:Bucket Seats
G37:OS Dual Racing Mirrors
J25:3 Speed Wipers
J54:Sport Hood
L25:Trunk Lamp
L31:Hood/Fender Mounted Turn Signals
M21:Roof drip rail moldings
M42:Front Stone Shield Moldings
N23:Electronic Ignition System
N41:Dual Exhaust
N42:Chrome Exhaust Tips
R11:Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
V7X:Accent Stripes, Black
EN2:End of Sales Codes
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There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
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