Ken Katarynchuk drove his 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE hundreds of miles from Canada to Carlisle Events wearing a factory Panther Pink paint job most Mopar buyers never dared to order. Under the pink and magenta stripes sits a 383 four-barrel V8 and a 4-speed manual — a combination that has kept this car light, quick, and unmistakably his for nearly two decades. Watch to see why a stuffed Pink Panther riding shotgun might be the most honest tribute this Challenger could get.
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In 1979, during an actual fuel crisis, Dennis Szarzynski borrowed money from his aunt to buy a Top Banana 1970 Dodge Super Bee with a 440 Six Pack under the hood. More than four decades later, he’s still the car’s only owner. Read on to find out what a factory triple-carburetor big-block actually sounds like under full throttle, and why single-owner muscle cars like this one have become increasingly rare in the collector world.
