The Dodge Challenger Message Board

When i was installing my remote door mirror, i could clearly see the heavy side intrusion bars inside the door. Now the Challenger was originally conceived in 1965 with the final design accepted a year or so later. I am just wondering if this advanced safety feature was a first for a Detroit built car? I can't speak for Euro cars which have always been in the lead for safety and engineering innovation, but US design? Chrysler have been first in many features, well i can only speak for the Australian Chryslers - First car with a V8, electronic ignition, fender indicator repeaters, collapsible steering column, torsion bars, more instrumentation etc. I would be interested to know if any other Detroit built cars had side intrusion bars before this.

I do not know the answers to that, but you may find this interesting;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/ima ... h%2048.jpg

Great info Barry, but I do not have the roll over protection on my car. Perhapse a rare factory oversight?

Use your head Bob. You don't want to damage the top of that windscreen.

That is why I am hard headed.
Sorry about hijacking your post Goldenblack.

No problemo ... its a sort of "up in the air" post anyway. I am pretty sure i know of someone who would know, and thats Rick Ehrenberg, the Editor of Mopar Action magazine. He seems to have vast quantities of interesting info stored in his brain.

E-Mail him Steve. I have a few times and he always replies back. Just mention you are a huge Marlan Davis fan

jh27n0b wrote:Great info Barry, but I do not have the roll over protection on my car. Perhapse a rare factory oversight?

i have seen people think they are super man and can hold a mattress on top of there car at 55 mph ,heck just hold your arms up,and dont wear your seat belt and you will be thrown free of the crash and you should be fine

I was actually thinking of mounting a roller skate on top of a helmet. That way if i got upside down I could just keep on rolling.

jh27n0b wrote:I was actually thinking of mounting a roller skate on top of a helmet. That way if i got upside down I could just keep on rolling.

like wiley coyote

airfuelEddie wrote:E-Mail him Steve. I have a few times and he always replies back. Just mention you are a huge Marlan Davis fan

yes i have a few times myself. might do that.