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A Hemi-swapped 1970 Dodge Challenger and a carbureted 1973 Charger running a 361 big block face off at Irwindale’s eighth-mile strip, with fuel injection, manual-versus-automatic, and drag radials all in play. Both cars are genuine owner builds, driven by their respective creators. Watch to find out whether modern engineering or classic displacement wins the day.
Dodge arrived at the pony car party six years late and compensated by offering more engines than anyone else, from a 383 all the way to the 426 Hemi. The Challenger R/T was the sharp end of that lineup, and the cars that stayed with one family instead of getting flipped or raced into the ground are now the ones collectors chase hardest. Read on for what made the first-generation car special.