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Was just interested to see what cars have been cloned and what did you start with ie: R/T 383 to a hemi car.

I suppose, strictly speaking, my car is a clone.

I took a B5 blue 440 magnum with white interior, white vinyl top and white bee stripe and turned it into a V2 hemi orange 440 six pack with black interior and black vinyl top.

And I don't care.

Hey Dave,
As long as it makes you happy, Thats the main thing.

yes mine was a 383 r/t car and i did a "tribute" to my own madness,and i too dont care!

I'm with you, Fella's. I don't care, niether.

originally an ex belguim car 6 cyl , as we say who cares if its a clone if it yanks yer crank go for it

I agree all of you, why bother wich taste the guy who ordered the car from the factory 1970- 1974 had. It is you as the present owner who should care for your own taste and "needs", do what ever you want and follow your heart, do what you feel is best for you & your car!

Yes i agree, that's why i had a '70 440 4 speed RT and cloned it into Deputy Coupe. I pulled the low mile 440 out and it is now used to power our generator. i found a good used 198 Slant Six and 3 speed manual column shift and put that in. The original colour was red/black trim - i repainted it into baby-poo brown, with tan vinyl roof and all green interior.

Now no- one looks at the car as i drive past.

I hope you all believe me.

That's why ours is in several shades of grey primer. Perhaps I should put some red oxide primer on for contrast

The T/A is my #1 dream car and there's nothing I would concider clone it into.

Though if I want another color painted or maybe add a rimblow and rallye cluster or the SE seat covers, I don't care of what the fender tag says. That's all reversible mods for those who care.

I have tried to keep mine as close to original as possible. However I have thougt about putting stripes from a 71 RT on it in place of the 73 strobe stripes. And yes the motor has got a couple of performance modifications. I do agree that the person making the modifications is the one that has to be happy with them. Modify but please don't destroy.

Goldenblack440 wrote:Yes i agree, that's why i had a '70 440 4 speed RT and cloned it into Deputy Coupe. I pulled the low mile 440 out and it is now used to power our generator. i found a good used 198 Slant Six and 3 speed manual column shift and put that in. The original colour was red/black trim - i repainted it into baby-poo brown, with tan vinyl roof and all green interior.

Now no- one looks at the car as i drive past.

I hope you all believe me.

They're our car's and, we really should build them the way, we want. But, taking a '70, 440 4speed, R/T and, making a Deputy out of it.
I believe you, I just don't understand...

He was pulling our legs Pat.

there wont be to much original about mine either when im done
cheers ian

my car was a 318 base model today cloned to R/T with 383 engine
I like my car as it is now.

Mines gonna stay a 1970 A66 Challenger till the day I die. And the next guy better not f*#k it up with a 599.99 stroker, XKE, Nos injected, blah blah blah.....

Original, with the right motor and other combos are the only thing that would make me buy another 70's car! Otherwise it's just a name with speed parts on it. And yes, even an original slant six, three on the tree, plain Jane is appealing.

Sorry guys, just in that kinda mood tonight.

dave-r wrote:He was pulling our legs Pat.

DOHH!

dave-r wrote:He was pulling our legs Pat.

Damn- only got one believer, if only for a short time !- Oh well, the real truth is, that would surely be blasphemy and my real clone car is a green/tan roof/green trim 1971 318/904 slapstick into a red/black/black 440 Tremec 5 speed/Posi RT clone.

I have just had the good fortune to buy some new repro rear brake cooler scoops in Australia (ex Year One).

Sorry can only supply a "before" shot- the red car is how i dream it will turn out.

Thanks all.

Jon wrote:Original, with the right motor and other combos are the only thing that would make me buy another 70's car! Otherwise it's just a name with speed parts on it. And yes, even an original slant six, three on the tree, plain Jane is appealing.

Even with a bench seat...? you know, i have never seen a picture of a Challenger or Cuda with the bench seat.

Goldenblack440 wrote:
Even with a bench seat...? you know, i have never seen a picture of a Challenger or Cuda with the bench seat.

They were an extra cost option.

Here is one of each. Challenger and Barracuda.

When restored mine will be a clone of Vanishing Point. Originally a 383 car.