The Dodge Challenger Message Board

Here is a picture of my Challenger Pace Car. I was the second owner of this car the car had 50,000 miles on it when I bought it in 1980. I sold this car to buy the purple convertible that I own today.

See what you have started Red.

Wayne, Bob is being modest. His car is gorgeous! It caught my eye as I was leaving the restroom at the INDY Trade show

Is one of those fairly rare 383 4 barrel non RT cars as signified by the front quarter emblem? Do they in fact say 383 4 barrel?

Yes Rizrtse, this is a factory 383 four barrel non R/T. Original engine and tranny still in her. The fender emblem does indeed say 383 four barrel.

Thanks Eddie, you are way to kind to this old Hoosier.

Bob

One of only 122 JH Convertibles with that engine.

airfuelEddie wrote:Wayne, Bob is being modest. His car is gorgeous! It caught my eye as I was leaving the restroom at the INDY Trade show

What was Bob and his car doing in the rest room at the INDY show!!??

The car was a rust bucket when I bought her in 1982. I drove her as my everyday car until 1987. She was sitting in my garage untill I did a full rotisserie restoration on her 2 years ago. She needed floor pan, quarters, inner front fenders and a trunk pan. This is why I don't mind driving her around, not a lot of original sheet metal. I hope to someday collect all of my resto pics and link them here.1970 DODGE CHALLENGER CONVERTIBLE 383 FOUR BARREL


ORIGINAL FC7 PLUM CRAZY PURPLE WITH WHITE INTERIOR

1 of 122 BUILT. 1 of 84 WITH AN AUTOMATIC

NUMBERS MATCHING 383/330 hp WITH CARTER 4 bbl

NUMBERS MATCHING 727 TORQUEFLITE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

H6XW – WHITE BUCKET SEATS AND INTERIOR PANELS

2 ORIGINAL BROADCAST SHEETS

CHRYSLER EXECUTIVE ORDERED code Y 22

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDES


A01- LIGHT GROUP A62- RALLYE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

B41 – DISC BRAKES B51 – POWER ASSIST BRAKES

C16 – CENTER CONSOLE C62 - 6 WAY ADJUSTABLE SEAT

D32 – 727 3 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION D53 – 3.23 REAR AXLE RATIO

D91 – SURE GRIP E63 – 383 4 BBL CARTER CARB.

G11 – TINTED GLASS ALL WINDOWS G31 - CHROME MIRROR RIGHT

G33 – CHROME MIRROR LEFT J46 – LOCKING FUEL CAP

J55 – UNDERCOAT W/HOOD PAD M05 – DOOR EDGE MOLDING

M25 – BODY SILL MOLDING M85 – BUMPER GUARDS F/R

N41 – DUAL EXHAUST P31 – POWER WINDOWS

P37 – POWER CONV. TOP R35 – AM/FM STEREO W/ 3 SPEAKERS

S13 – RALLYE SUSPENSION S77 – POWER STEERING

S83 – RIM BLOW STEERING WHEEL T86 – F70-14 WSW TIRES

V3W – WHITE CONV. TOP V7W - WHITE DUAL PAINT STRIPES

W13 – DEEP DISH WHEEL COVERS W34 - COLLAPSABLE SPARE

Red, It does seem weird that I only run into Eddie at the boys room. At the Mopar Nationals I am walking by and there is Eddie, standing at the entrance to the boys room. Nobody else in line just Eddie.

I have a theory ...I reckon hes waiting for the highly likely event that because of all the trouser adjusting at this location somebody someday will drop the keys to their HEMI....and Eddie will swiftly move in ...and the next thing you will see is a cloud of dust...with the smell of burning rubber and loads of yelling!!!

I like your theory much better than my theory. Dave probably would not allow my theory.

jh27n0b wrote:I like your theory much better than my theory. Dave probably would not allow my theory.

...I dont think Eddie would either!!

Your suspicions about Eddie reminds me of the time i was in a department store in the ladies underwear dept.

My girlfriend at the time needed a new bra so she was in trying it on for fit while I waited just outside the changing room.

I woman from work was passing and said hello what are you doing here sort of thing.

So I joked "Oh i always hang around the ladies changing room here on Saturday afternoons. I get my kicks that way". Well she laughed and that was that.

But my girlfriend later decided she didn't like the bra she had bought. So the next Saturday I took her to take it back and try on another one....

Yep. You guessed it. The same woman from work came by again.
Only this time she didn't speak. She just looked at me with a look of horror and disgust and walked away.

You know she never spoke to me at work again?

You see she was miffed that she bothered to show up at the same spot and you didnt chat her up..she simply got the hump mate !!

Coincidence, just like Dave says! I'm no Pee Wee Herman or George Michael Not anymore.

Also noticed the rare body side molding...you dont list that in the codes. I took them off my car and filled the holes in...couldn't find any NOS pieces needed because of the full rsto I did. I really couldnt see myself putting old moldings back on the car even if I had them restored...the hard rubber center is impossible to fix. 6 pieces in my garage waiting for ebay one day. Nice car.

Thanks Rizrtse. Those are not body side mouldings, They are the V7W dual paint stripes. On later 70's and from then on they moved the V7 stripes closer to the top of the fender,door and quarter panel.

Gorgeous Car!

Tom