SEMA 2006: Dodge Challenger Super Stock Concept with 392 HEMI by Mopar
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To further commemorate the legacy of the 392, Chrysler Group and Mopar are unveiling a SEMA first: a concept vehicle tricked out just for SEMA. From Detroit’s 2006 North American International Auto Show and a year before its production debut, the stunning Dodge Challenger Super Stock with 392 HEMI by Mopar.
“There was really only one vehicle choice to showcase our new crate motor — the bold, powerful and capable, Dodge Challenger,” said Cortez.
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One of the most iconic muscle cars of the 1970s, it debuted in the fall of 1969 as a 1970 model. Although it was only produced from 1970 to 1974 (188,600 sold), the Dodge Challenger earned a reputation as one of the most desirable of the original “pony cars,” with meticulously restored and rare examples today selling for six-figure prices.
The Challenger went racing in its first year and HEMI-powered Challengers tore up the drag strips across the country in the SCCA Trans-am series and NHRA Pro Stock classes. In 1971, a Dodge Challenger paced the Indianapolis 500.
“The HEMI legacy lives on,” said Cortez. “But this Dodge Challenger Super Stock concept will no doubt bring that legacy to a whole new generation.”
The all-new Dodge Challenger will debut as a 2008 model in calendar-year 2008.
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I will take on of these in a heartbeat! Looks great and the styling is spot on.
Interesting idea, but they’re using the Challenger T/A side stripes, hood scoop and duckbill front and rear spoilers, but the original T/A was all about light weight and maneuverability, not being a dragstrip terror. That’s why the T/A had a fiberglass hood and used a 340-cid smallblock with the 3×2Bbl. carb setup instead of a heavy big-block or Hemi.
I’d still gladly sell a kidney to buy one, though. I’m told that waking up in a bathtub full of ice is really quite soothing.
Nice! I’m a Chevy guy but I have to admit this is just awesome! Sure wish Chrysler would bring back the 426 hemi.
I can’t wait to get an SRT Hemi, even if it is made in Canada.