The 1975 Challenger that wasn't

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 07/15/2020 at 13:59 • Filed to: None

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that’s what this image says it is, upon closer inspection it’s a P lymouth body so this might be the Baracuda.

For Sweden > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/15/2020 at 14:04

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That’s a 3rd Generation F-Body

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/15/2020 at 14:06

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This is like a Cuda and an Avanti had a child....weird front end is weird.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/15/2020 at 14:13

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Gov: You must now install 5 mph safety bumpers

Car designers:

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > For Sweden 07/15/2020 at 14:14

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reminds me of the Jensen-Healy

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/15/2020 at 14:16

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E-bodies kept getting away with ever-bigger dagmars instead of actual 5 mile bumpers.

BadMotorScooter > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/15/2020 at 14:18

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I once had a 1980 Challenger, the one that never should have been...

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > BadMotorScooter 07/15/2020 at 14:26

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Those are kinda cool actually, but I know dodgeboys get huffy about it.  Kind of like the most reliable chevy nova is a corolla. 

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > BadMotorScooter 07/15/2020 at 14:32

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One of my neighbors growing up had one. I recall the window sticker advertising its MCA-Jet engine - a fire-breathing 105hp 2.6 Mitsu.

If I had one now I’d bring it to a C&C meet and park with the current Challengers just to be a clown.

19JRC99 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/15/2020 at 14:34

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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/15/2020 at 14:34

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I can definitely see some Superbird/Daytona influence in the nose design. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/15/2020 at 14:37

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Why do you hate america?  Japanese Challenger is turning the frogs gay!

BadMotorScooter > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/15/2020 at 14:46

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It was actually a great car! It was my first car and I beat the snot out of it. It had all kinds of weird Japanese over-engineered bits, like dual swivel reading spot lights. I learned I could stomp on it with a little bit of steering angle and it would do a righteous one wheel burnout. I think I paid $1000 for it and sold it for $1000. And it had a sup er 70s brown plaid interior!

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > BadMotorScooter 07/15/2020 at 14:50

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It also lasted longer than the original 77-83. 

BadMotorScooter > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/15/2020 at 15:06

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Yes! Mine had a rectangular MCA-JET sticker in the back window. The engine actually had hemispherical heads, so technically I had a HEMI Challenger! The gauge pod was this really cool deep set circle arrangement with a funky green backlight if I recall correctly. It had no B pillar and you could roll down the back quarter windows. I’d love to see one today - can’t imagine there are many left in any kind of decent condition. The Plymouth Sapporo seemed to be more popular for some reason (at least I recall seeing more of them than the Chally at the time). 

Kiltedpadre > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/15/2020 at 15:56

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Make sure to add a cardboard splitter so you can put a pool noodle on the edge to recreate the shipping protectors they drive around with.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/15/2020 at 17:12

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Are we sure the frogs weren’t gay already? 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/15/2020 at 19:55

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Hey: 105 Hp is almost as much as the 305 V8 in my parents’ ‘77 Caprice.