Just another Dodge Challenger customized for SEMA. This one is coming from the newly-formed Petty’s Garage and will be sold January at the Barrett-Jackson auction. The money raised from car’s sell will go to the Petty Family Foundation.
The 2009 Dodge Challenger was completely disassembled and placed on a rotisserie so it could be painted the trademark Petty Blue by BASF R-M. Reassembly included a Late Model 426 Hemi by Arrington Engines with 585 hp, Pedders suspension upgrades, Brembo Gran Turismo brakes, a new Corsa Exhaust system with a Petty’s Garage custom center exhaust exit and refinished all of the suspension to Petty Parts Blue by BASF R-M. Body Modifications consisted of a Petty’s Garage custom front fascia and rear bumper cover, Petty’s Garage custom rocker panels, rear spoiler and Petty’s Garage branded interior seats and door panels.
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Dodge revealed this week-end the 2010 Challenger for NASCAR Nationwide Series. Dodge will provide support for Penske Racing’s two-car operation in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, in addition to Penske’s three teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Penske Racing will field two teams, both running the full-season schedule. The Dodge Challenger will be used at the four “New Car” races NASCAR has designated, starting at Daytona in July. At the other 31 events that complete the 35-race season, Penske Racing will field Dodge Chargers as it did this season with the No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge Charger driven by Justin Allgaier. NASCAR is expecting full integration of the “New Car” in 2011.
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Chrysler’s in house tuning division, Mopar, is pretty busy these days preparing their lineup of high performance modified muscle cars for the SEMA Show next week. Aside from the quarter mile conquering Dodge Challenger 1320, the Dodge booth will include at least one other hot rod Challenger. The other Challenger will be a reworked R/T that makes use of almost every part in the Mopar catalog. With everything from a Mopar intake to their stage 2 coil overs, it is almost as if someone threw the entire book at the modern muscle car in order to create this SEMA ready show car.
The Challenger will be painted red and feature quite a few flat black accents to help the glossy surface pop. The blacked out treatment includes a Mopar Go-Wing Rear Spoiler and a set of side stripes as well as the traditional black bars running down the hood with a special Mopar touch. Finishing off the R/T Challenger are a set of retro rally wheels measuring 20 inches in diameter, giving the modern muscle car the perfect touch of nostalgia.
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The SEMA show will be filled with hot rod American muscle cars amongst a multitude of high performance vehicles when they open the doors to the Las Vegas Convention Center next week. One of the many tuning shops from around the nation that will be in attendance is SpeedFactory, and they will be bringing the world’s first all aluminum 440 cubic inch Hemi powered Challenger. The speed shop has performed open heart surgery on the Mopar muscle car and replaced the standard iron heart 6.1 Liter Hemi V8. SpeedFactory bored and stroked the SRT-8’s Hemi all the way up to a displacement of 7.2 Liters, which converts to the magical number, 440 in American.
The result is a Dodge Challenger that can make 700 HP on pump gas and has been massaged enough to be reliable as a daily driver. Covering the best part of the car is a matte black carbon fiber hood, complimented by a set of matching SpeedFactory side stripes. The rest of the good stuff is hidden behind a set of BBS CH-R Black Edition flow formed wheels measuring 20 inches in diameter that make the Mopar paint pop. The SpeedFactory STR-8 is equally as dressed up on the inside with some new upholstery and a retro shifter. As far as modern American muscle cars are concerned this big block Challenger will be at the top of the heap.
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Dodge announced today the official details on the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic and SRT8 featuring the classic Plum Crazy Pearl Coat exterior color. Both models are now on sale and are priced at $35,140 for the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic in Plum Crazy Pearl Coat and at $44,155 for the SRT8 model.
The Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Plum Crazy edition is the first to offer dual throwback A-line body-side R/T stripes in matte black or new bright white. It also features "Challenger" fender badges in classic script, large 20-inch polished-chrome heritage wheels with all-season performance tires, classic egg-crate grille with heritage “R/T” badge, body-color rear spoiler, functional hood scoop and chromed fuel-filler door.
The Plum Crazy R/T Classic is powered by a 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 engine that delivers 376 hp and 410 lb.-ft. of torque and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in less than 6 seconds. The SRT8 is powered by a 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 engine producing 425 hp and 420 lb.-ft. of torque. It adds exterior-matching SRT performance seats with Plum Crazy accented stripe.
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Dodge is taking a page out of their Mopar muscle car paint book by bringin back one of Chrysler’s most memorable shades of purple from the 1960s for the 2010 Challenger SRT-8 and R/T models, Plum Crazy. So if you are a sucker for for a bygone era, or just want to feel like you were there, your brand new modern day Mopar muscle car can come straight from the factory with a bit more of a nostalgic feel, not to mention make everyone turn their heads and drop their jaws to the sidewalk when rumble passed them in your Hemi powered Dodge Challenger.
Complimenting the Plum Crazy exterior of the special option Challenger are an optional pair of dual side stripes just like to old car available in either white or black to help that purple paint pop. Mopar has also upgraded the Plum Crazy Challenger’s interior with a full Katzkin leather upholstery that is available in quite a few different colors. Differentiating the men from the boys, the Plum Crazy R/T model will feature color matching Plum stitching on the seats while the 425 HP SRT-8 ground pounders will have a Plum stripe running up the length of the seat back. You would think that this kind of a retro treatment would be a bit hard on your wallet, however the Plum Crazy package adds an additional $225 to the sticker price of an R/T Challenger while the more extensive SRT-8 package is only $500 more than the standard vehicle.
Despite most automakers disbanding their high performance divisions, the gear heads at Mopar, Chrysler’s in house tuner, are hard at work coming up with a true ground pounder that is ready and willing to take on ¼ mile long strips of asphalt for the world’s greatest aftermarket car show SEMA. The Dodge Challenger 1320 is essentially a street legal version of the special order modern day muscle car that comes with over 1,000 pounds of stripped down, lightweight racecar Drag Pak Challenger that is sold specifically to very serious drag racers.
The 1320, named for the length of a quarter mile drag strip is powered by a 426 cubic inch all aluminum Hemi V8 crate motor that starts off making a total of 556 HP and 540 lb-ft of torque thanks to a set of Mopar long tube headers and free flowing exhaust system complete with remote operating cutouts that let the stop light drag racing Challenger spit flames at the competition if not deafen the other driver with the roar of a fuel injected 426 Hemi. Power is sent through a bulletproof six speed manual transmission and ends up at an equally proven rear end with a locking differential that ensure that every pony makes it to the ground evenly across the rear axle.
Adding to the Challenger 1320’s serious appeal, the Mopar boys have fitted the street legal NHRA Pro Stock drag car with a set of basic police wheels, widened in the back and wrapped with sticky Mickey Thompson street legal drag radials to provide as hard a launch as possible that you can get from the factory as well as a fully adjustable coil over suspension to dial in the ride and make sure that the car tracks straight pass after pass down the 1320.
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The American tuning house Hurst Performance Vehicles has been around since beginning of the muscle car days. Which means that they have put over 40 years of high performance technology into the Series 4 Supercharged 2010 Hurst/Hemi Challenger, dressed in the company’s signature silver and black paint scheme. It was the venerable Doc Watson who first introduced the original silver and black Hurst/Olds in 1968, a signature model that went on to be the most famous Hurst specialty vehicle of all time. So it was no surprise when Doc said that "I am proud to be part of the continuation of a great Hurst tradition…these wonderful vehicles should prove to be some of the most collectible Hurst cars in the future."
Aside from the two tone getup, this Challenger features red accent stripes on the outside and accented details throughout the interior. One thing that sets Hurst apart from other aftermarket tuners is their attention to detail, unlike the factory cars, Hurst cars wear painted stripes and graphics smoothed out under a clear coat, not stickers. However Hurst is offering more than just an appearance package, under the hood, the 6.2 Liter Hemi sucks in cold air through a K&N air filter before it gets compressed by a Hurst/Vortec supercharger and then spit out the back through a Hurst/Magnaflow polished stainless steel cat-back exhaust system. This combination is good for a total of 572 HP and 528 lb-ft of torque, over 150 HP more than the factory V8 produces.
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The classic Mopar tuner, Mr. Norm, has revealed a new image gallery for his 426 Hemi Challenger and Cuda Convertibles that were unveiled back in the middle of July.
For the two modern day muscle cars, the stock 6.1 Liter Hemi V8 has been modified with a forged crank shaft, forged rods and pistons to reinforce the reciprocating assembly that work in harmony to increase engine displacement to a full 7.0 Liters, or the magic Mopar number of 426, that is cubic inches of course. Sitting atop the freshly reinforced Hemi is Mr. Norm’s Signature Kenne Bell twin screw supercharger that pumps enough air into the hemispherical combustion chambers to generate a ground pounding 725 HP. Not to mention that now you can hear the large blown V8 rumble even better without a roof to block the sonorous whine.
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Mr. Norm is an important figure in Mopar’s muscle car history. His Spauling Dodge dealership was best known for selling tuned Hemis and special edition E-Bodies right out of the showroom. Well it is now 2009 and Mr. Norm is up to his old tricks again, this time with some modern muscle. Based on the Dodge Challenger SRT-8, the 426 Hemi Challenger and 426 Hemi Cuda Convertibles from Mr. Norm take the memorable styling and performance of the original, iconic, muscle cars and present them in a modern package.
More than just a pair of show cars, Mr. Norm’s 426 Hemi Challenger and 426 Hemi Cuda Convertibles deliver overwhelming performance that is equally matched by the vehicle’s superlative handling capabilities. The stock 6.1 Liter Hemi V8 has been modified with a forged crank, rods and pistons that work in harmony to increase engine displacement to 7 liters, or the magic Mopar number of 426, cubic inches of course. Sitting atop the freshly reinforced motor is Mr. Norm’s Signature Kenne Bell twin screw supercharger that pumps enough air into the Hemi to generate a ground pounding 725 HP.
In order to make the most of that much power, the Challenger’s original hardware has been replaced with a beefy Viper SRT-10 spec Dana 44 rear differential and stronger drive shafts along with a host of chassis bracing frame connectors that bring the drive train up to spec with the output of the blown 426 Hemi. Mr. Norm prepares his cars with a custom cat back exhaust for that perfect muscle car rumble and handling is taken care of with a set of fully adjustable coil-overs hidden behind a set of 20 inch Thrust wheels.
Both modern muscle cars are inspired by the classic models and feature some components that are a direct throwback to the classic models. Like a new grille inspired by the 1971 Challenger, a shaker hood scoop, Hemi billboard graphics, and taillights inspired by the 1971 Hemi Cuda with custom tail panel featuring the genuine ’71 ’Cuda script. The interiors however are all 21st century with glove soft Katzkin black custom leather and suede covered seats that are accented with yellow stitching to complement the wild exterior colors and graphics.
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