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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.

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.

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