LAS VEGAS — Street racers of a certain age have fond memories of the original Hemi-powered Dodge Challenger and its many escapades on drag strips across the country. For the upcoming SEMA show, Mopar has re-created a latter-day street car, the Dodge Challenger 1320, inspired by the standard quarter-mile drag strip, which measures 1,320 feet.
The street-legal Challenger 1320 "image vehicle" sprang from a Mopar Drag Pak Dodge Challenger, a stripped-down race-only version of the production car, designed for the drag strip and available only by special order.
Chrysler has shoehorned a massive 7.0-liter Hemi V8 — that would be 426 cubic inches, for you muscle-car buffs — into the engine bay. With Mopar valve covers, long-tube headers and exhaust system, the oversize V8 packs 556 horsepower and 540 pound-feet of torque. All that energy is transferred to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox, a custom Dynatrac rear housing with Dana 60 internals and a selectable ARB locking rear diff.
The Challenger 1320 rides on Mickey Thompson drag radials mounted on Mopar police wheels, with adjustable coil-over shocks at all four corners.
Accentuating the retro look are a bulged hood with Hemi scoop, a front spoiler and a grille panel/headline surround, all rendered in carbon fiber and designed by Seibon.
Inside, the Challenger features Dodge Viper seats, Hurst shifter and sport steering wheel. The radio, center console and rear seat have been removed to cut weight.
Inside Line says: A neo-muscle car with no radio? Sacrilegious! — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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davesuton says:
12:05 AM, 12/02/2009
AWESOME! I love it!