๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ 1970, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ 76,935 ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ 1970 ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ข๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.
The six-cylinder cars are particularly rare in SE and convertible form, with fewer than 400 built that year. The R/T drop-top is also scarce at 692 units. But it’s the HEMI version most enthusiasts are after. Not only powered by the super awesome 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) V8 rated at 425 horsepower, it’s also a rare bird with 356 examples built.
And the figure drops even more if we narrow it down to body styles and trim. While the hardtop saw daylight in 287 units, Dodge built only 60 cars with the SE package and just nine convertibles.
All told, it’s not surprising that hardtops change hands for as much as $500,000, while convertibles fetch more than $1.5 million.
And because many enthusiasts can’t afford to buy a real Challenger HEMI, there are quite a few copies out there. The Plum Crazy purple example you see here is one of them, and it looks shockingly authentic.
Sure, gearheads wouldn’t take long to spot a fake but this Challenger comes with all the goodies, including correct R/T stripes on the sides, “426 HEMI” on the hood, hold-down pins, and an “R/T” emblem on the trunk lid. And it’s not just about the looks.
This Challenger also rocks a 426 HEMI V8 engine and a 727 automatic gearbox. It’s unclear if the mill is a period-correct block, but it looks the part and includes a few high-performance upgrades.
The conversion was completed in 2007 and also included a nut-and-bolt restoration. The seller claims no expense was spared and that the entire project swallowed more than $55,000. The Challenger started life as a B5 Blue hardtop with a 383-cubic-inch (6.3-liter) V8.
True mileage is unknown, but the seller says the car was driven for fewer than 10,000 miles (16,093 km) since the restoration. Offered by eBay seller “jak_stanl,” the HEMI tribute comes with a $75,000 sticker.
That’s in line with a nicely restored non-HEMI Challenger and only a fraction of a 426 car in similar condition. The seller is also entertaining offers. Would you hop into a fake HEMI or would you rather spend more for a true-blue R/T?
