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Up for auction is a lovely 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 Six Pack. I am selling this car for a family friend who has owned it for over 20 years and driven it very little. It is a very solid and honest car. I would call it a "garage find", since it has been tucked away for so long, albeit always in a completely dry and climate controlled environment. It has also been started and driven around the neighborhood periodically to maintain it's excellent mechanical condition. It starts without fuss after a couple cranks and idles very smooth. I believe the ultra low mileage (under 57k) it's showing to be true. This car is ready to drive and impress as it sits, or is an ideal dry and straight candidate for an easy restoration to be perfect. The car was not cleaned or shined up at all before the pictures were taken. It was simply started, and pulled out of the garage. I am not a Mopar expert, but I do know cars. This one is amazingly clean, dry, straight, and complete. It runs and sounds sweet and appears just a few easy things away from being 100% correct as well. Please feel free to ask questions, and I will do my best to get answers.

Exterior: The paint is not original but likely an older re-spray. There is evidence of this in the trunk jamb, where some poor adhesion has led to flaking of the more recent coat. This is NOT corrosion related at all, and the pictures illustrate that. Overall it looks great when standing near it. Not perfect, however. There are some some minor scratches to be expected in older paint and one area on the drivers front corner showing faint cracking. There is a picture of this area, and it was the only one like it that I saw. There is also fading and wear below the gas filler. The vinyl top is perfect, and must have been recovered.

Interior: Carpet, doors and dash appear to be original and in excellent condition considering. The seats are so nice, I'm not sure if they are the original skins. Overall the interior presents really well , especially with the pistol shifter. It looks and smells clean, and has no glaring needs inside. The trunk area is stripped and will need paint/carpet.

Undercarriage: This car looks really good underneath. Nothing scary going on at all; straight frame rails and pinch welds, clean and dry motor and transmission, rust free pans and suspension components, etc. I took a pic of the inside edge of the rear fenders which showed some minor pitting in the metal. It does not look active at all, and was the only issue I saw worth noting. The rest was shockingly clean and rust-free. Brake lines look recent.

Mechanical: This Challenger runs great. It starts easy, idles smooth, and sounds beautiful with no ticks, knocks, whines etc. As with any vehicle that has not been driven regularly or for long distances over a period of time, it should be thoroughly gone through before being declared road worthy. The owner says the clutch is a little spongy, but that is the only thing he could think that it needs. Aside from that, the only reason it should be towed away is because it hasn't traveled far in a long time.

This is a really cool and special car given it's originality and condition.

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Mopar unveils Dodge Challenger Drag Pak [w/video]

Sat, Jun 27 2015

Dodge is going drag racing, and it's doing it with an all-new version of the Challenger for NHRA's Sportsman class. FCA's Mopar parts and performance arm announced the new Challenger Drag Pak Friday, showing off a version with a 354-cubic-inch (that's a 5.8-liter, by the way), supercharged V8 and a 426-ci (7.0-liter), naturally aspirated V8 – both Hemis, of course Â– that can get the big coupes through the quarter-mile in "the eight-second range." While the two engines deliver similar performance, at their base, they're quite a bit different. The supercharged model uses a cast-iron block, while the 426 has aluminum for both the block and head. That said, both models get customized engine calibrations, and are mated to unique, race-spec automatic transmissions. But drag racing is about far more than just outright power. Mopar significantly updated the four-link rear suspension, adding a four-inch rear axle from Strange Engineering, along with an aluminum, nine-inch third member, while the rear-axle housing has been strengthened in general. Both the rear shocks and front struts can be adjusted for rebound and compression, too. Lightweight 15-inch wheels, meanwhile, are shod in super-sticky Hoosier drag radials, with nine inches of tread in back and 4.5 inches in front. The new Challenger Drag Pak should run the quarter-mile in "the eight-second range." In the cabin, there's an NHRA-spec roll cage, a Racepak gauge cluster, and a handsome pair of Sparco racing seats. Outside, supercharged models get blue decals, while naturally aspirated varieties get black stickers, although there's more to the new Challenger dragster's exterior than just its decals. Mopar tweaked the big-scoop hood, promising it's easier to get up to check on the engine, and the designers also added trailer tie-down straps in both the front and rear. While the dragster was the big news today, Mopar officials also announced the two enhanced Scat Pack kits for both the Dodge Charger and Challenger R/T. The 5.7-liter Hemi models gain an extra 56 horsepower and 30 pound-feet of torque in the Scat Pack 2 thanks to a new cam, valve springs, pushrods, and gaskets. The Scat Pack 3, meanwhile, adds 75 hp and 44 lb-ft, on top of the gains from the lower packages. That should be perfect for drivers who wish to snort in the face of their SRT 392-driving friends. The third stage adds a ported cylinder heads, as well as high-flow manifolds and catalysts.

What does Jeep have cooking with this stretched Cherokee?

Mon, Feb 15 2016

Chrysler has been spotted testing what appears to be a stretched Jeep Cherokee prototype. Which seems odd, considering that Jeep already makes a Grand Cherokee, and that's an entirely different model. The question then is just what the company has in the works here. We don't know for sure – but we do have some ideas. We're anticipating a new Grand Wagoneer to serve as the brand's flagship model, but stretching the Cherokee's wheelbase to leapfrog the Grand Cherokee's would take more than eight inches Â– and stretching a "compact" platform to get there wouldn't seem to make a lot of sense. Alternatively Jeep could be looking to wedge a new model into its lineup in between the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee, potentially offering a third row of seats and wearing the Wagoneer name - sans the "Grand" - as part of a new range of seven-seaters. Just what the point would be, however, when the Dodge Durango already offers three rows based on the same platform as the Grand Cherokee, is a bit of a mystery. Another possibility is that it's not a Jeep at all, but rather a Dodge. The brand is in need of a replacement for the current Journey, and we're also waiting to see what FCA does to replace the Grand Cherokee since it unveiled the Chrysler Pacifica to replace the Town and Country. More of a crossover approach could take the Cherokee's Compact US Wide (CUSW) platform as its starting point, but stretched like this prototype to offer more space. Whatever it is, we're sure this won't be the last we'll have seen of it, so watch this space. Related Video:

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