The 1970 Dodge Challenger, a superstar in its debut with 76,935 units, quickly went from rockstar to retro, seeing a total of 185,437 models by the 1974 curtain call. It’s like the automotive version of a one-hit wonder! With a grill adapted from a Charger prototype that never made it past dreamland and a roaring 440 engine under the hood, the Challenger is the car equivalent of an epic mullet—business in the front, party under the hood. Thanks, Gateway Classic Cars, for capturing this muscle car’s good side!
The E body 1970 Dodge Challenger is a big hit this first year with 76,935 units produced. The sales dropped in succeeding years and there were a grand total of 185,437 Challenger models produced by the time the first generation was terminated in the middle of 1974. The Challenger grill is adapted from a prototype Dodge Charger turbo powered model that never reached the production stage. Under the hood of the Challenger pictured here is a 440 engine coupled to a four speed manual transmission.
MCF thanks Gateway Classic Cars for the images displayed here.
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