The Lowest Mileage T/A • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **dave-r** » 24 Aug 2005 18:15

For those of you without the official Carlisle Nats event magazine (Thanks Barry!

) here is the article from that magazine that was written by our very own Barry Washington (AlaskanT/A). Well done Barry! :wink:

by **Chrippa** » 24 Aug 2005 20:42

Wow, that man sure knew what he was doing! 171 miles :shock:

Too bad he didnt last so long

by **Major Kong** » 27 Aug 2005 22:05

Wow thats one fine car, shame to build a house around it though, reckon she'd benefit from being fired up the strip.

ps First post for Major Kong so hi to everyone :thumbsup:

by **PaRoDy** » 27 Aug 2005 22:18

This is just incredible.
A car like this should NEVER see the strip...not even on a trailer.

How many of you guys think about doing the same now :mrgreen:

by **Major Kong** » 27 Aug 2005 23:35

Built to be driven hard & driven hard it should be... what a waste

by **dave-r** » 28 Aug 2005 11:12

Hello Major Kong. Where is Burpleson anyway? My little brother in is the Air Force too. You know. The real one. The Royal Air Force. :lol:

I think it is great that some of these cars are kept as original as possible so that we have a reference as to what they were REALLY like.

I couldn't do it though. I would drive the backside off it. :mrgreen:

by **Alaskan_TA** » 28 Aug 2005 20:49

Thanks for the compliments on the article guys. Patrik Werren has translated it to German, you can see that version of it here;

http://www.mopar.ch/ST/173M-TA/Index.htm

As far as the car goes, I personally would have a hard time not driving it too, but it really does belong in a museum somewhere. I believe that it will be for sale at one of the upcoming Barrett - Jackson auctions, but I have not had a chance to talk to the owners since Carlisle.

T/Ake care,
Barry

by **zogg** » 28 Aug 2005 21:35

T/As are definatly born to be driven!

With that mileage though I gues it should be preserved indoors somewhere.

Say Kongsy, would like to know where Burpelson is aswell? I live right next to a US base. Seen a BUFF called Lepar Colony landing there the other day

by **Major Kong** » 28 Aug 2005 23:06

Why son- thats the name of 'Ol Major Kongs airplane! You been spying on us? 'Ol General Ripper would'nt like that at all.

Son,... I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a forum,those T/A's can't be caged up son. Heck! you gotta get them out there & make the primary as the good lord Dodge intended.

by **zogg** » 29 Aug 2005 8:25

Nice shooting soldier, yeah they should be drven up the strip, a whooping and a whipping the hide off every Mustang they come up against!
You havent even got to do anything to em, just keep em stock.

by **Major Kong** » 29 Aug 2005 10:04

Two can play at that game soldier! Heres a picture taken at one of our old airbases.
Son, was that T/A driver asleep at the wheel? That Mach1 looks kinda slick don't you think?

by **dave-r** » 29 Aug 2005 10:50

Ah! Now I get it.

by **zogg** » 29 Aug 2005 11:08

Ah toe to toe with the Mustang! He was half asleep, but he woke about mid run to soundly trounce the 'stang by almost a second! A hollow victory though, given the gears that fastback was running.

Happy bank holidary Dave!

by **Major Kong** » 29 Aug 2005 11:19

Hi Dave, great message board, I'd say that you're in line for a personal citation :thumbsup:

Stumbling back onto topic just for a sec, your right in saying that the preserved T/A is an ideal example to all on how a factory fresh car would like, my concern would be that in a private collection no one would have the opportunity to see it anyway, I fully appreciate the fact that the owner has no obligation to publicly display the car its just a pity most of you Challyites will probably never have a chance to get to see it

by **dave-r** » 29 Aug 2005 13:26

Makes no odds to me. I have only ever seen two real T/As EVER anyway.

Yours included Major.

by **zogg** » 29 Aug 2005 14:09

'Yours included Major'! Is there something youre not telling me Kongsy!

Im with preserving the car, theres enough T/As about to get pics and references etc.

by **Major Kong** » 29 Aug 2005 15:48

dave-r wrote:Makes no odds to me. I have only ever seen two real T/As EVER anyway.

Yours included Major.

Afraid my loyalties lie with the ponies of the Blue Oval Dave :lol:

by **dave-r** » 29 Aug 2005 16:28

Ah right. I guessed the wrong one then. I should read more slowly.

by **418** » 29 Aug 2005 19:15

You were very very close though Dave; well spotted. I'm only visiting here tonight 'cause Kong PM'd me to let me know he had registered here. I knew right then that something confusing was about to happen.

Anyhow, I should visit here more often, even though I have one of the "other" E-bodies.

by **dave-r** » 30 Aug 2005 7:46

Zogg confused me because he was using a photo of his old car in his avitar (since changed I see) and with him being a Space Commander too I got mixed up. :s006:

by **zogg** » 30 Aug 2005 9:25

And its Herr Major to you two!!
Dave, even I got confused for a moment - cause of the Major/Commander thing! The green Chally avatar was the only one handy at the time! :s024:

By the way thanks for all your help on T/A so far Dave (and Steve come to that), Im sure its not going to be the only time you get to work on it though!

by **NZ440R/T** » 30 Aug 2005 10:48

I'm very late on this. Great Article Barry. :thumbsup: