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We all love our cars. From the daily driver that is meticulously and lovingly maintained, the custom rides our mod bugs and budgets let us create, to the serious aficionados who are building their racing dreams - we are all hopelessly and passionately devoted to our favorites rides.
So what if???? What if you had all the time in the world? What if price was no object? What if you could do anything you wanted without limits or constraints? What would your Challenger fantasy be? Would you splurge on a nifty custom paint and graphics package? Would you let your mod bug imagination run wild? Would you build the ultimate street rod or race car? Or would you look to have a different kind of experience with your dream machine? What would you do? Here are three of mine....
Challenger Fantasy #1 - Early one morning a chauffeured limo would drive me to the airport where a private jet awaits me. All across the country all of my Challenger forum pals would also be heading to their local airport. Our private jets would take us directly to Chrysler's SRT design facility. Where Ralph Gilles himself would greet us and take us on a whirlwind tour of the Challenger design labs. We would get to talk to the lead designers directly - see what ideas they are dreaming of, what cool changes are coming that no one yet knows about. We get to see early concept cars that no paparazzi have spied nor taken a picture of. They would seek our advice on the things we'd like to see and then get to work incorporating them into the latest designs. Our imaginations would be simply blown away by the creative fever we would be witness to. When lunch comes around Ralph would treat us to a private affair. When our tummy's were happy, he would take us to the SRT test track where we would spend an hour or two thrashing the latest designs around the track. ln the early afternoon all of us would go to the factory assembly line where we get a private VIP only tour and see firsthand how each part, each component, each sub-assembly - how everything from paint to body to engines to interiors to drivetrain - how it all comes together. And at the end of the day as our jets are getting ready to whisk us home, Ralph surprises us by giving each of us our very own, unique, one-of-a-kind, never to be made again personalized concept car Challenger.
So who want to come with me?
Challenger Fantasy #2 - I would own two identical Challengers - same model, same year, same color, same options - literally identical twins with one minor exception. Car #1 would be my daily driver. And every once in a while as each of us has encountered from time to time, some foolish yahoo comes up to me and challenges me to a race. So I say yes, but not right now. Instead, come back to such and such stretch of deserted road at midnight - and by the way either bring lots of cash or bring your pink slip. So when the appointed hour approaches, I hop into Car #2 which is a nearly identical twin to Car #1 - except Car #2 has a custom built mountain motor over 1000 HP, a race built bullet proof transmission, a rear end and slicks which hook up like nobody's business. And of course, the poor unsuspecting sop has to walk home when the night is over. If he is nice about it I might just give him a ride back. And of course this fantasy isn't complete unless I have a lot of money to build a nice barn for all of my trophy conquests. Fantasy #2 has its roots in a true story, In my early 20s I was friends with a co-worker who owned two identical Road Runners. They were exactly 6 VIN numbers apart. he had them both painted with an identical custom two-tone purple and deep blue candied paint scheme. Road Runner #1 had a bone stock 318 with a milquetoast 904 tranny. He called this his "trolling" car. On Friday and Saturday nights in the early evening he would troll for unsuspecting victims to race, agree to large race bets, and have them meet him a local highway after midnight. He would then go home and bring Road Runner #2. Which looked identical and so no one suspected it was a wolf in sheep's clothing. RR #2 had a 440 6-pack with a race prepped 727 that regularly ran very low 9s / high 8s in the quarter mile. And it was nasty sounding. So he would show up with the "wolf" as he called it and while his victims would bluster and complain that wasn't the car they heard, all of the bystanders would shout him down because of course it had to be the same - no one has two cars with such a custom paint scheme. So the goofball was shamed into racing - and of course losing. True story....
Anyone want to race????
And what is my 3rd Challenger Fantasy you ask? Well, lets just say it involves another Challenger owned by the fairer sex. And since this is a family-friendly forum, why don't we leave the exact details to everyone's imagination, shall we?
So tell us, what are your Challenger fantasies????
So what if???? What if you had all the time in the world? What if price was no object? What if you could do anything you wanted without limits or constraints? What would your Challenger fantasy be? Would you splurge on a nifty custom paint and graphics package? Would you let your mod bug imagination run wild? Would you build the ultimate street rod or race car? Or would you look to have a different kind of experience with your dream machine? What would you do? Here are three of mine....
Challenger Fantasy #1 - Early one morning a chauffeured limo would drive me to the airport where a private jet awaits me. All across the country all of my Challenger forum pals would also be heading to their local airport. Our private jets would take us directly to Chrysler's SRT design facility. Where Ralph Gilles himself would greet us and take us on a whirlwind tour of the Challenger design labs. We would get to talk to the lead designers directly - see what ideas they are dreaming of, what cool changes are coming that no one yet knows about. We get to see early concept cars that no paparazzi have spied nor taken a picture of. They would seek our advice on the things we'd like to see and then get to work incorporating them into the latest designs. Our imaginations would be simply blown away by the creative fever we would be witness to. When lunch comes around Ralph would treat us to a private affair. When our tummy's were happy, he would take us to the SRT test track where we would spend an hour or two thrashing the latest designs around the track. ln the early afternoon all of us would go to the factory assembly line where we get a private VIP only tour and see firsthand how each part, each component, each sub-assembly - how everything from paint to body to engines to interiors to drivetrain - how it all comes together. And at the end of the day as our jets are getting ready to whisk us home, Ralph surprises us by giving each of us our very own, unique, one-of-a-kind, never to be made again personalized concept car Challenger.
So who want to come with me?
Challenger Fantasy #2 - I would own two identical Challengers - same model, same year, same color, same options - literally identical twins with one minor exception. Car #1 would be my daily driver. And every once in a while as each of us has encountered from time to time, some foolish yahoo comes up to me and challenges me to a race. So I say yes, but not right now. Instead, come back to such and such stretch of deserted road at midnight - and by the way either bring lots of cash or bring your pink slip. So when the appointed hour approaches, I hop into Car #2 which is a nearly identical twin to Car #1 - except Car #2 has a custom built mountain motor over 1000 HP, a race built bullet proof transmission, a rear end and slicks which hook up like nobody's business. And of course, the poor unsuspecting sop has to walk home when the night is over. If he is nice about it I might just give him a ride back. And of course this fantasy isn't complete unless I have a lot of money to build a nice barn for all of my trophy conquests. Fantasy #2 has its roots in a true story, In my early 20s I was friends with a co-worker who owned two identical Road Runners. They were exactly 6 VIN numbers apart. he had them both painted with an identical custom two-tone purple and deep blue candied paint scheme. Road Runner #1 had a bone stock 318 with a milquetoast 904 tranny. He called this his "trolling" car. On Friday and Saturday nights in the early evening he would troll for unsuspecting victims to race, agree to large race bets, and have them meet him a local highway after midnight. He would then go home and bring Road Runner #2. Which looked identical and so no one suspected it was a wolf in sheep's clothing. RR #2 had a 440 6-pack with a race prepped 727 that regularly ran very low 9s / high 8s in the quarter mile. And it was nasty sounding. So he would show up with the "wolf" as he called it and while his victims would bluster and complain that wasn't the car they heard, all of the bystanders would shout him down because of course it had to be the same - no one has two cars with such a custom paint scheme. So the goofball was shamed into racing - and of course losing. True story....
Anyone want to race????
And what is my 3rd Challenger Fantasy you ask? Well, lets just say it involves another Challenger owned by the fairer sex. And since this is a family-friendly forum, why don't we leave the exact details to everyone's imagination, shall we?
So tell us, what are your Challenger fantasies????
