I've got most if not all of these in my 1/18 collection.

 

Your wish is my command:



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Looks closer to green go. . . which I actually prefer to sublime. But I figured more people know the name sublime so that's what I bugged dodge about =P

 

Did you guys notice that the blue Challenger SE at the NY auto show was B5 BLUE and not that weird dark navy blue on the dodge web site? And yet the B5 blue will be used "late" in the model year, thus limited availablity. WHY?! Because it is more precious and rare than gold and platinum?! I DOUBT IT!! I get the feeling that they know that they mopar heritage colors are HOT looking and people love them but their policy is to use them very little. They're playing some kind of cruel game with us. I figure the Challenger will only be produced in limited numbers and only for a few years anyway, so why play the "rarity" game with us? It's totally unnecessary. It is already scarce and in high demand. They don't have to play this game of "limited editions" with the hot colors.

I went to the outdoor shopping plaza today and took a good look around the huge parking lot. I saw a sea of the same old dull colors: grey, beige, white, dark red, etc. The only bright car I saw was an old classic VW Beatle that was painted yellow. When I get a Challenger I want it to look very hot and not a run of the mill, boring typical car.

I am afraid that if they limit the cars with the heritage mopar colors, then everybody and his brother is going to want them and that they'll be sold out before I can get one.

 

you're killing me bro. But I love it!

 

Making the High Impact colors a limited thing is insane on Chryslers part. "Back in the day" (and I am old enough to remember but was to broke to buy anything) High Impact colors were a whoping $14.00 addition to your Mopar. You could have a slant 6 Cuda' in Curious Yellow if you were willing to spring for that massive amount (about 3 cases of good beer). So why not offer the colors and charge $500?? To try and make a collectors item out of all of them ( or to think that they will be) is unrealistc. These cars may become collectable some day, but one of the reasons that the old ones had low production numbers is not that ma mopar wouldn't have built more than 12 71 HemiCuda' Conv. (to make them rare) but the demand was not there, IE people did not buy them..I say offer the colors we all want, with the options we want....and charge us for it. As I understand it making the customer happy is on of the basic tenants of bussiness. You would think that an investment company (Cerebus) would understand this....Wow! Seems like a few beers have given me an attitude.....But doesn't make my opinion incorrect..Anyway I want a Sassy Grass Green, SRT8, 6-speed Convertible...Ring it up Chrysler and send me the bill!!

 

superbleu, I think your idea is sound, however, I believe the car manufacture model used today has changed so much that it is not able to handle the dynamic of customer input and limited production it once was. They are geared more for extended production runs in auto-pilot rather than manual operation. The production model today is designed to cater to the masses rather than individuals. This is why they offer "option groups" rather than "options"... it's all about streamlining. There has probably been untold amounts spent on research that indicates "sublime" and "plum crazy" and "go mango" are poor market choices, and these loser would never sell... regardless of what the customer wants... err... thinks they want...

 

man, don't you gus get it ,they aren't gonna offer every color under the sun the first year of production. What is going to keep interest up in the subsequent years. Yes, special colors and different packages will become available but in slight doses to attact more attention after the inital hype wears down. If you build it they will come. Keep squeaking eventually they will oil the wheel.

 

But people are saying that this new muscle car era will be short lived, so there won't be many years that they need to keep our interest. Chrysler said that the Challenger will never be produced in great numbers. So small numbers = high demand and they do not need to play any games with color rarity and special editions to keep up the interest. I think it's all going to be over before the interest can die down. I got the impression that Challengers might not even be made anymore after about three years.

It seems to me like the color would be the easiest thing for Dodge to change. All they have to do is put a different can of paint in the robot that paints the cars, right? Is it much more difficult than that?

 

You hit the nail on the head with your comments. There were way too many options, colors, etc., on American cars that were costing the manufacturer tons of money because of limited production runs and adding complexity to the product. Unfortunately it took the Japanese auto manufacturer to teach us this lesson. They build cars in limited colors and options and tell you the dealer can put on the rest if you really want them. Have you ever seen the prices on dealer installed options for dealers like Honda? Back up the truck if you want anything but what comes with the car. It's how they do business now and it's not going to change.