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You meet all kinds of people when you drive a Dodge Challenger and sometimes, usually, they get seriously excited. They want to talk to you, and they want to know all about your car and about you. Sometimes that enthusiastic Challenger fanatic is Me!

I was just minding my own business with two go pros and external stereo microphones attached to my car when I ran into Collin. I saw his Scat Pack parked next to mine and immediately started taking pictures. Like in a movie scene, he walks over and, starts it up with the remote start. It sounded so cool!

We talked Challengers and all cars for about 15 minutes and then we went our separate ways. Well kind of! Had a lot of fun in a few minutes following him and then had to figure out where I was. Too much fun can be disorienting! Check out what Collin has to say about his Challenger and see his photos, my photos, and the video of our ride too!!

“I love the challenger since its close to the old school body style of the late 60s. My favorite car is the charger 68-69 style. The new challenger is pretty close to looking like a smaller modern-day version of what the charger should have been. At least to me it does. I put in the MBRP racing cat back exhaust to make it sound more old school. At some point I'll replace the cats with a straight to clear up the air flow through the exhaust and improve the sound some more."

Watch '2 Scat Packs and a Microphone' Video

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Collin's Godzilla Scat Pack
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Previously on Challenger of the Day

Challenger Joe

Life is the Greatest Gift you can give. It can also be the greatest gift you receive. I know because I received this gift. I had a catastrophic injury to my cervical spine and donor bone is the reason I can walk and talk today. Without the Gift of Life, I would have been a quadriplegic on a ventilator. My name is Joe Rothpearl. I am a donor recipient and a Proud Partner with Donate Life New York State (Click to Register Here!!!)

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Angelina Dimova knows her cars and she knows how to drive them all too. She likes to Drift and do donuts whenever possible, and her 2023 Hellcat Redeye Widebody is the perfect vehicle to make it happen. Angelina has been driving Dodge Challengers for years. There’s something about the love of a Challenger owner for their vehicle that is unparalleled in this world. It’s kind of like the love you feel for a beloved pet. You would starve to feed it (gas!). You make sure it has regular checkups at the doctor (oil change, filter, tire rotations!). You go to sleep after you make sure all its needs are taken care of and you wake up ready to take it for a long walk (drive!). It takes a special car and a special person to understand this kind of love. Angelina is this person, and her passion is infectious. It’s no wonder she has over five hundred thousand Instagram followers and almost a million TikTok followers!

Read the Interview with Angelina Dimova and check out all her amazing Challenger photos!

What do you like most about your Challenger?

“I love the fact it's a muscle car, I've always had a love for muscle cars, that's why I'm called Mopar girl. The interior is so nice and fitting even for a big person, but I've got a small body frame - so more room for me. “

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COTD Street Freak Tribute Challenger

Check out this amazing Tribute Challenger and story by Glenn Merrill! Street Freaks is a modern muscle car with direct ties to the original Street Freaks Road Runner. Glenn's Street Freak Challenger started as a concept drawing before being turned into a reality. This award-winning show car is also well at home on the street and the strip.

“The whole inspiration for doing the Street Freak theme goes way back to the 70's. Street Freak graphics are a tribute to a 69 Road Runner I used to own and race years ago. The first car to carry the design was a 69 Road Runner that Jeff Scozarro did at his paint shop Jeff's Place in California. It was done as a project for the car magazines and was the 1st car to go solo on the cover of Hot Rod magazine.The car then traded owners for a bit and was left in Salt Lake City at a salvage yard since it had blown an engine. My boss at the time and his brother (Howard and Wayne Field) purchased the car, put an engine in it and raced it for 10 years. I graduated college and went to GM as a designer working in the Camaro Studio for interiors (Best job of my life). When I came back out to Utah, I traded my snowmobiles for the Street Freak Road Runner and raced it out of St. George for a few years. Because of family issues, the car was sold and last seen in California.

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Go On Green Johnny Lightning 1971 RT

Go On Green with this 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T released by Johnny Lightning in 2020 . The original casting is from 2004 and has held up very well. Leave all the details to Johnny Lightning from the shaker hood and Go-Wing rear spoiler, authentic Goodyear Polyglas tires with dog dish hub-cabs, to the 'GO ON GRN' rear license plate. This 1:64 scale diecast is a heavyweight featuring the legendary 440 Six Pack.

The 440 Six Pack was a powerhouse with a factory rated 390 horsepower. You couldn't get a bigger Chrysler big block than this! Opening the hood reveals that massive 440 cubic inch monster with the shaker hood package.

Goodyear tires were common on seventies muscle cars and pony cars alike. The raised white letters on the Polyglas were among the first available and the treads were also wider than most tires on the market.

In 1971 Dodge was pulling out all the stops with this awesome R/T and Johhny Lightning is still carrying the torch over fifty years later!

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