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Maybe the very name "Challenger" is bad luck.....The first Challenger came out in 1970....Muscle cars die off a short time later, then we have the Space Shuttle...and I believe even Studebaker had a "Challenger" model in the early 60's lineup...Now the Challenger comes back.....and it looks like Dodge will go away......I just hope my insurance agent doesn't put all this together or I will not be able to park my Challenger in the garage without losing my homeowners insurance!
I'd never heard of the Studebaker Challenger, Joe. And you're right. The attached pic is a 64 model, and if you look closely, you'll see it has Challenger IN SCRIPT on the left front fender. Apparently, production ceased in 1966, just four years before the launch of the Dodge Challenger.
OK. Now we know about the Essex Challenger and the Studebaker Challenger. Both of those companies are gone ....
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