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Chasing My Dream Car for 30 Years

Chasing My Dream Car for 30 Years...

This next Challenger story is one that has been 30 years in the making. I hope you all enjoy this next story by Dave Lawrence and his dream that took 30 years to become a reality...

This is a story written by Dave Lawrence

In the early 1980s I chased a Hemi Orange 1970 Challenger T/A. For years I tried to purchase it, but it never happened. I had other rare Mopars throughout the years including a 440-6 Superbird and my 1970 Cuda 440 (highly optioned). So in 2013 I decided to purchase a modern Challenger. I knew what I wanted, in fact I bought the T/A hood before I found the car. I found a 2009 R/T Inferno Red Pearl stripe delete plain looking but that color. 3 days after purchasing the car with 14 thousand miles on it I tore it apart. I had Jon Bond Performance rebuild a Techco Twin Screw Supercharger. I polished the intake tube the drive snout and front cover and had the runners powder coated candy apple red pearl. I purchased a Saleen Hi Downforce rear spoiler and painted it, the T/A hood and front fascia satin black. The reproduction T/A stripes in my opinion didn't match the new body style so I had custom stripes made with custom fender call outs that say Blown Hemi. So 30 years in the making I introduce to you my modern T/A Challenger

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Dave Lawrence Challenger Mini Me
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Cruisin' the Hudson Valley.

It is with great pleasure to bring you this next Challenger of the Day story. Rich M. loves cars and the good memories they bring. He brings car lovers together from all over the car spectrum and is driven to make others smile. We've shared a lot of laughs and smiles together and I look forward to meeting and joining him in person on future car shows and cruises!

~ Challenger Joe.

Please enjoy this next story by Rich M.

We are 3rd and 4th generation car guys who travel all over the Hudson Valley NY and Catskills to meet people, take pictures and their cars. We like taking day trips to car events so much, we built our own site that lists and tracks car shows. We hope our site encourages new people to bring their cars out or attend a cruise or show in their area.

The CruiseHV ride of choice is a 2016 Dodge Challenger Go Mango RT Shaker. We like the retro look of the Challenger! The car is one of fifteen for the year 2016 in that paint and configuration. We chose a late model car so we can get in and go longer distances with lots of space and modern comfort.

The first thing people notice about the car is the color. Its bright orange! Halloween has always been my favorite Holiday. So I own a glowing Orange car; as bright as the headless horsemen’s head! The color has metal flake, and depending on the amount of sun and time of day, it can look red. Besides the color people notice the Shaker Hood. It's such a tribute to that vintage look. It’s also badged. When driving, it you see people watching the hood; pointing and mouthing the words S-H-A-K-E-R.

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Megatron392Hemi 1

Fast cars and Transformers! What's not to love. Any fan of Dodge Challengers have probably seen pictures on the internet of Sam's 2015 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack with the Hellcat conversion. This is one bad ride!

It is with great pleasure and we are super honored to feature Megatron392hemi on the Challenger of the Day blog. Please enjoy the story behind the creation of Megatron392hemi!

This is a story written by Sam S.

I first saw my Dodge Challenger on an app to look up cars to buy. I was deployed at the time and knew I would need a car upon my return. I had just closed out a lease on a 2015 Torred Dodge Challenger SXT and I had dreams of getting a Hellcat but my pockets just weren't big enough. Once I saw this Scat Pack with the Hellcat conversion for a used Scat Pack price... It had to be mine. A 2015 with only 8,000 miles and over $10,000 in upgrades (the dealership was Chevy and didn't know what they had) needless to say I am more than happy and named my car after one of my favorite G2 (generation 2) Transformers and here we are.

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Never In My Wildest Dreams

"I began to want something more...something less girlie...something cool, something tough and strong, something mean….something...FAST."

Please enjoy reading the story about our newest Challenger of the Day!

This is a story written by ChallengerGirl9399 (Priscilla A.)

I’ve always been into cars, ever since I was a little girl. There was always something about them that just appealed to me. And I always had this feeling that they would somehow end up being a big part of my life, especially growing up with my father who owned three beautiful classic cars himself. But never could I have ever imagined that I would own something as special as my Dodge Challenger. And how much it has really influenced and changed my life!

Believe it or not, I actually didn’t want a muscle car, my first dream car was owning a Volkswagen Beetle! That was the car I had in high school and owned for almost 5 years before eventually selling it, as much as I loved the car though, as I got older I began to grow out of it. I began to want something more...something less girlie...something cool, something tough and strong, something mean….something...FAST.

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