The 1970 Challenger obviously shares many features with the restyled 1970 Barracuda, though a closer look reveals some differences between the Chrysler’s two entries into the pony car market. First is the Challenger’s larger stature. Through they are based...
After a successful introductory year for the car, Dodge elected to change very little about the Challenger for 1971. In fact, the body style would remain the same throughout the initial five-year run of the Challenger, though small exterior...
In the “American Cars, 1960 to 1972,” J. “Kelly” Flory, Jr. perhaps best sums up the state of the American pony and muscle car classes in 1972: "This would prove to be the year that insurance companies...
Besides those black bumper guards added onto the front, the 1973 model of the Challenger was essentially exactly the same as the 1972 model. And as sales numbers continued to be low, Dodge would neglect to make any changes...
1974 would prove to be the final year of the Challenger – or at least it would seem so at the time. Hindsight has shown us that the cars stayed popular enough over the years since it was discontinued...
The 2008 Challenger came in one model only, the top of the line Challenger SRT8. Only 6,400 were produced and they were sold before the first one arrived at the showroom. The classic lines, great performance and nostalgia all...
2009 was the year when the American car-buying public really got a look at what they could expect from the Dodge Challenger. While 2008 featured the high-performance and high-luxury model the SRT8, the SE was introduced in 2009 as...
With most of the Challenger models not released until 2009, very little was changed about the car between that year and 2010, apart from the aforementioned items. The car still was available in the base SE models, the mid-level...
Though the looks of the cars barely changed for 2011, Dodge was definitely tinkering this year. The biggest news was those two new engines, adding performance to both the base Challengers and the top of the line models. With...
After refreshing the performance of all models in 2011, Dodge decided to essentially leave well enough alone for the 2012 model year. Other than the aforementioned renamed trim level changes, very little was changed inside or outside on the...