AUCTION: Restored Plum Crazy 1970 Dodge Challenger HEMI R/T!
Goes To Auction This Weekend...
Introduced in late-1969 for the 1970 model year, the Challenger was brought to market from Dodge to compete against the premium pony car efforts from Ford (Mercury Cougar) and General Motors (Pontiac Firebird). While late to the pony car race, the Challenger like its cheaper Barracuda sibling could be fitted with almost any of Chrysler’s engines of the day.
AUCTION: Restored Plum Crazy 1970 Dodge Challenger HEMI R/T!
The upper echelon of the 1970 Dodge Challenger lineup, was the HEMI-powered Challenger R/T. The 7.0-liter (426 cubic-inch) HEMI V8 engine produced 425 horsepower and 490 lb.-ft. (664 Nm) of torque and while it was dominant on the street, there were only 287 examples built for the 1970 model...
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