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1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 13:23
by christer
It is not every day you see one of these for sale. About 28 still left according to the seller. It will be intresting to see how the auction ends.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Indy-Pac ... true#v4-41

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 13:51
by drewcrane
i say it fetches 50k,but that is just me :wink:

Pretty cool and obviously very rare,thanks for posting

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 13:55
by christer
drewcrane wrote:i say it fetches 50k,but that is just me :wink:


and I go for 60k. Let´s see who gets closest. :D

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 14:28
by drewcrane
christer wrote:
drewcrane wrote:i say it fetches 50k,but that is just me :wink:


and I go for 60k. Let´s see who gets closest. :D



Cool , its on watch it settle in at 55 k :D

I really like the car , very nice example the only thing that kills it for me is the 318 , not a bad motor just very under powered for a vert

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 17:01
by dave-r
Yeah most of them were 318 powered.

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 19:43
by drewcrane
dave-r wrote:Yeah most of them were 318 powered.

Shame they need atleast a 340

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 20:30
by dave-r
I think it was two of them that got the 340. But these were not the regular ones sold to the general public. The 340 cars had hand painted lettering on the side the same as the actual pace car (which was 383 powered). All the 318 cars just had (optional) decals.

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 21:42
by drewcrane
Well it might be just me but I probably would not be a good owner, cause that 318 would be out in the shed for all the purists to drool over :D

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 23 Feb 2013 22:08
by christer
http://www.indypacecars.com/1971vins.html

41 cars...JH27G1B...318"
3 cars...JH27H1B...340"
3 cars...JH27L1B...383" 2bbl
2 cars...JH27N1B...383" 4bbl

Is this correct or not? ....or did they swap the engines on some of the cars? :?

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2013 9:50
by dave-r
If that list came from Eldon Palmer then it is probably correct.

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2013 15:49
by christer
dave-r wrote:If that list came from Eldon Palmer then it is probably correct.


Yeah, he if anyone should know. :nod: He would probably be happy if he hadn´t been a part of this story at all. :roll:

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2013 15:56
by christer
drewcrane wrote:I really like the car , very nice example the only thing that kills it for me is the 318 , not a bad motor just very under powered for a vert


To me a convertible is more a cruiser instead of a pure muscle car (a semi-musclecar?). I ask myself if I really believe in what I just wrote. :D :wink:

Btw; What is a vert?

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2013 17:20
by Adrian Worman
A 'vert'? You surprise me Christer, most swedes are well versed in American slang, its just con-vert-able shortened :mrgreen:
You're dead right on the 'semi-muscle' description tho, I can't ever seem to get my head around ragtops being thrashed up the strip or dragged from the stoplights :wink:

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2013 20:57
by christer
Adrian Worman wrote:A 'vert'? You surprise me Christer, most swedes are well versed in American slang, its just con-vert-able shortened :mrgreen:


Thanks, Ade! 5 or 10 minutes after I had wrote that question, I managed to to understand what vert is. It is not difficult when you know the answer. A bit odd with an abbreviation where you pick letters from the middle of the word. Or is it just me that is trying to find an excuse? :mrgreen:

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2013 21:52
by drewcrane
christer wrote:
Adrian Worman wrote:A 'vert'? You surprise me Christer, most swedes are well versed in American slang, its just con-vert-able shortened :mrgreen:


Thanks, Ade! 5 or 10 minutes after I had wrote that question, I managed to to understand what vert is. It is not difficult when you know the answer. A bit odd with an abbreviation where you pick letters from the middle of the word. Or is it just me that is trying to find an excuse? :mrgreen:



"vert' is a cool part of the word "con" and "able" just dont work :wink:

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 24 Feb 2013 22:48
by Adrian Worman
Yeah Drews dead right.............. and anyway you're able to talk two languages probably better than I can talk one..........so I would'nt worry if I were you :mrgreen: :wink:

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 25 Feb 2013 1:30
by drewcrane
Adrian Worman wrote:Yeah Drews dead right.............. and anyway you're able to talk two languages probably better than I can talk one..........so I would'nt worry if I were you :mrgreen: :wink:



Yea understanding two languages and then the slang we sling out there .............no wonder people dont understand us :s001:


Dave and Ade are kings of slang..........slangers :idea:

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 01 Mar 2013 17:59
by drewcrane
I guess it is safe to assume this is sold for 36k dam decent deal

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Indy-Pac ... true#v4-41

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 01 Mar 2013 19:28
by Adrian Worman
'Kin 'ell mate :shock: .........that's less than 30 grand landed over here..... for a Pace Car?
Shows that some deals are still there eh?
And if you think about it the drivetrain ain't feeble at all..... it's perfect for cruising the English countryside in the summer 8)

Re: 1971 Challenger Indy Pace Car for sale

PostPosted: 01 Mar 2013 19:46
by drewcrane
Adrian Worman wrote:'Kin 'ell mate :shock: .........that's less than 30 grand landed over here..... for a Pace Car?
Shows that some deals are still there eh?
And if you think about it the drivetrain ain't feeble at all..... it's perfect for cruising the English countryside in the summer 8)

And its a vert...for those rare sunny days :s002: