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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Default My stepdad's Challenger. (56K BEWARE)

My stepdad has a 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T convertible that was built originally as a 1970 with a 340 magnum (but when my stepdad bought it, it had the 426 HEMI), and a four speed manual, with the shaker hood, with a lime green exterior and a white vinyl interior, and it was sent back in and retitled and rebuilt as a 1971 by Dodge with the 426 HEMI in it apparently. (So if you look at the title, and the VIN, it will say it's a 1971 with a 340) (Also, If you know your Mopars, you know that factory Challenger convertibles didn't have a 426 as an engine. in 1971 and we don't have the paperwork to see if it's originally a 340, 426 or whatever so it's all sort of confusing)
He bought it used in 1978 or 1979 for $90.

As it sits now, it needs some major reworking. The 426 got blown and is long gone, and it now has a Chrysler 440 police motor in it, and a black interior. The shaker hood is gone, and it only has the flat hood, and it's just got some major work to be done to it. My stepdad knows an incredible amount about how cars work, so he's going to do the restoration himself, with some help from me of course, as I want to learn how it's done.

Anyway, I snapped some pictures for you guys tonight... but be warned... not the prettiest thing in the world... yet.















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