[JJ]

The worldwide Challenger Registry is now online. This is the first version. Please check it out.

http://www.challenger-registry.com

[Alaskan_TA]

Just in case you did not know....

A lot of the cars you have listed as coupes are actually hardtops, only the A93 cars were considered coupes.

Barry

[ianandjess]

gday barry just a little question as to the definition of a coupe according to the vin decoder the 23 code is a hardtop however the se which is a 29 code is a sports coupe & the only difference seems to be the back window ,also on another post i have read the claim was that they are all hasrdtops if the rear side windows wind down i.e. coupes have fixed rear side glass so i am unsure as to what is a genuine coupe
cheers ian

[jh27n0b]

Hello JJ. Nice job on the registery. Interesting pace car list. I sold my pace car in 1982 to buy my current Conv. I still have a picture of it when I brought it home in 1981. I believe it resides in New hampshire and is owned by a guy named Gene.

Thanks again for the registery
Bob

[dave-r]

I agree with Barry that only the A93 (Challenger Deputy) cars are coupes.

I haven't looked at the site yet but will be right on it after this break.....

[dave-r]

That's the first time I have come first in anything!

I wish I could find the original pinkslip. I must have put it somewhere safe.....

[JJ]

Barry, you are right with the Coupe and the Hardtop thing. That's the way Chrysler had it in the old brochures and the dealer sales folders as well.

I made the experience that people usually say that they own a Coupe or a Convertible. When they say Coupe, they always (or 99%) mean the Two-Door Hardtop. In Europe for example, owners always say that they have a Coupe, I never heard of someone saying he has a Hardtop. The word Coupe is more common there and used with other car-brands, too. The word Hardtop is used in Europe to describe a Removable Hard-Top, for example the one used in the Mercedes SL (W107 series).

So I thought Coupe makes is easier for all owners around the world.

[JJ]

Bob, do you remember the VIN # of your Pace-Car ?

[christer]

I have always thought that the US definition of a Hard Top is a car without a pillar between the front side window and the rear side window. Both side windows must also be possible to open. Any comments on that?

The Swedish authorities call my car a Coupe.

[JJ]

Christer, I believe you are right. I heard the same thing.

[David]

I puzzled now. What is the difference between a Challenger Coupe and a Challenger hardtop and can anyone give me examples???

[Alaskan_TA]

Hardtops have rear side windows that roll down, coupe rear windows do not, that is it in a nutshell.

I agree that generally the US uses this terminolgy while several other countries do not.

Please change my cars listing to hardtop though? No T/A coupes were made.

Thanks,
Barry