[James Brackett]

I have a few Gawker stories in the short time I have been a Challenger owner.

1. Pulled up to gas station to fill up my car for the first time. This guy literally comes running up out of nowhere, scares the crap out of me and starts asking me about my car with this childish giddiness(I have it every time I drive it). He whips out his camera phone and asks if he can take pictures, I said sure let me roll up my window first, LOL

2. Was leaving Home Depot with my sister-in-law. As we got to my car this family got out of their Dodge truck. The daughter gets out and says I really love your car, the son gets and says man that car is awesome, I cheerfully reply thanks. The mom gets out and says I hope you don't mind but my kids wanted to take pictures next to your car, I promise we didn't touch it!! As I got in the son hollers can you start it up, I want to hear it. So of course I comply with his wishes. Of course, little did he realize that I have the mufflers/resonators removed. It sounds like a BEAST he says!!(this one is my favorite)

3. Pulling into a grocery store and waiting for pedestrians to cross the crosswalk I notice this guy walking with his family looking back at my car, I read his lips. "Look at that car honey, that thing is BEAUTIFUL!!" of course I smiled and nodded to him.

Countless thumbs up and stares as I am at red lights, going through parking lots. Challengers are definitely head turners...

 

[ChallyEnvy]

Pulled into Dunkin Donuts for my daily morning fix, and saw the usual group of university police officers. "Is that your R/T out there?" I'm thinking, "What did I do," but admit it proudly. He says, "Well, one of us is stealing it right now!" Haha! I tell him to go have fun, just get it detailed and have it back by 3pm, LOL!

The campus police are pretty cool, even if they're bored silly 99% of the time.

 

[RunningWithBeers]

Had a few Gawkers this weekend as well as one this morning on a sport bike.

Two of my favorites from the cars show were: "All that horsepower with the kids sleeping in the back" while we were pulling out. I also had someone stop and talk with me saying how impressed they were with the changes since it had taken them a few stops by plus going back to their redline Challenger to realize all the things that had been modified on Rosie. I also had a couple other Challenger owners asking when Dodge put out an AAR option for the challenger.

The sport bike this morning was pretty cool I was stuck merging with a steady line of cars going 20 to 30 when I saw a chance to get to the middle lane. Once in the middle I was eyeing moving to the fastlane when I saw a white sportbike flying in the distance. I figured I'd wait for him to go by and the cut over. He started to pass me hit the brakes giving me a thumbs up then he slowed down a bit more falling back to the back bumper before pulling back up giving me a thumbs up again before taking off.

Take it easy
Jay

 

[jan]

We bought a furious fuschia 10 Challenger R/T with the white R/T stripe, my wife's younger sister & my wife went to buy 10 a Hemi Orange R/T after she saw ours. FIRST fill, a guy comes out of the station,"WOW, YOU LADIES HAVE A KICK ASS CAR!! Turns out he was an old muscle car driver back in the day. Really takes away any buyers remorse after statements like that.

 

[broadwayjoe]

I pulled into the ABC store on Saturday to stock up for the fourth. As I was getting out of the car, the gentleman a few spots over walked over and said, that's a nice firecracker you have there. I thougth it was fitting. He said he would have hated to have one when he was twenty (he must of thought I was much younger than I am, gotta love the baby face). Anyway, I said me too, I would have been dead or in jail if I did. LOL

 

[Hammer Down]

When I was 17/18 I lost my license due to accumulating too many points. That was in a 4 cylinder. Thankfully I did not have a V8 or a bike, then. I can pretty much guarantee I wouldn't be here.

 

[N2rock]

So this was a truly odd gawker story. Wife and I were driving in Houston Friday. Pulled up to a red light, we were 6 cars back. I saw a woman panhandling at the light (as usual) but just assumed I was so far back that I had nothing to worry about. Well that was wrong LOL She made a direct bee line straight to us, completely ignoring every other car at the light, walks up and say "Can I have permission to marry your car, because I am just in love" LOL She then stood there the entire length of the stop light talking to us about how much she loved the car, it was her dream car, etc... Definitely the oddest stop light experience I've ever had

 

[RunningWithBeers]

Carlisle Gawkers:

Had a couple good ones from the show:

First that comes to mind was while I was starting to pack up a bit on Sat and I'd just dropped the hood when a couple guys came up and we were chatting about the car so I opened the hood back up so they could look at the engine. Then one of the two asked if I'd drop the hood so he could get a picture of her. He then told me that was the biggest compliment he could give since he hates red cars and it was the only one he got a shot of at the show which his friend confirmed.

I heard the other second hand, a family was checking Rosie out and my uncle got up to chat with them saying he probably didn't know the answer to their questions since it is his nephew's car. They told him to tell me they loved the car and wondered if I'd want to trade for their yellow 68 road runner. I never made it over to look at the road runner which was probably a pretty good thing.

Take it easy
Jay

 

[jan]

The other day I was waiting in our Furious Fuschia R/T when a younger lady w/ 3 kids walked up to see the car. She sais"she loved it & wanted to know how many it sat ". I looked it has 3 belts in the back. They have a camaro but it only has 2 belts. I told, "to go see her friendly Dodge dealer for a trade."

 

[James Brackett]

Went to Gatlinburg a few weeks ago and got married. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriot at red light #8.

I had told stories to my wife about how people give me the thumbs up all the time or make comments about my car. She of course didnt believe me because she could care less about cars.

Needless to say we were coming through Gatlinburg at a snails pace, if you have never been to downtown Gatlinburg people are walking the streets like ants because of all the shopping and restaurants. I love Gatlinburg.

At one of the pedestrian crosswalks I stopped and an older couple motioned me to roll my window down(it was about 1/2 way down). The man said you sure do sound good coming through town, you have glass packs on that thing? I said nope its all stock, he raised his eyebrows and said well it sure does sound mean.

Few minutes later we pulled into the Courtyard and as soon as I got out, these young fellas on the top balcony were hollering down to me is that a Hellcat? I hollered back no its a Scat Pack, they hollered back and said well thats still a bad ass ride.

Later that night in a parking lot next to the restaurant they were having a mini-mustang car show going on. So I putted through looking at them, as I was getting ready to leave there was a group of people standing looking at a mustang near the exit. So I hollered out to them, "Hey, you guys want to see how a REAL car leaves a car show"? I swear I heard my wife say don't you dare but that didn't register at the time. I smoked the tires pulling out and chirping second, next thing I knew my wife was screaming at me and trying to push the brake pedal on her side.

 

[N2rock]

and trying to push the brake pedal on her side.

LOL... My wife does that all the time!

 

[Crimebust]

Hello, everyone! It's been a long time since I was on here. Last weekend, our car club hosted a huge show at the Dover Air Force Base where we parked our vehicles among various aircraft. MOPAR was fairly well represented, including one HellCat. In short, there were many folks who stopped by and complimented the Challenger, eventhough we were well out numbered by Mustangs and Corvettes. Nontheless, MOPAR owners put in a great display and garnered a fair share of "gawkers" throughout the show.
Keep on CHALLENGING!

 

[ply67cuda]

Hello, everyone! It's been a long time since I was on here. Last weekend, our car club hosted a huge show at the Dover Air Force Base where we parked our vehicles among various aircraft. MOPAR was fairly well represented, including one HellCat. In short, there were many folks who stopped by and complimented the Challenger, eventhough we were well out numbered by Mustangs and Corvettes. Nontheless, MOPAR owners put in a great display and garnered a fair share of "gawkers" throughout the show.
Keep on CHALLENGING!

Cool - I just wish I knew about that event so I could have joined. Sounds like a lot of fun. Any pics?

 

[SoCalSizzle]

Here's a few fun ones...

-- Stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Windows down, tunes screaming. A guy inches up next to me and motions to turn down the music. "Is that your car?"...Yes. "Your primary car?" ...Yes. "Will you marry me?" HAHAHAHA

-- this happened numerous times...Pull up to the drive-thru window. "My boyfriend would love that car." Send him out

-- Most of my male friends (and their male friends) " I love that you drive that badass car"

-- "Nothing sexier than a badass woman driving a badass car"

LOVE my beast!!

 

[SFCR]

Had a couple of them today...nothing overly great though. I was on the way to our Scout Troop to get my CPR recertified. This older gentleman stopped beside me at the stop light and just stared until the light turned green. I was in no rush, but he gradually faded away and disappeared in the rearview mirrors. I got to out Troop area and as I was walking in chatting with another muscle car enthusiast, I heard someone say "It just burns me up for some idiot to take up over 4 parking spaces just so his car won't get dinged. I parked almost on top of his car." I turned around and it was one of the adult Scout leaders whom I know well. I responded "Yea, those are the jerks who think they own the parking lot!" Of course they ragged me a bit, but all laughing. Not so much a gawker story, but my step-son's former girl friend was at the house the other day. She's a cute girl, really nice, and wealthy. She said "You promised me a ride...I'm waiting!" Oh boy!

 

[dptydawg]

Every long weekend during the summer Kincardine hosts a cruise night on the main street. There is usually 200 plus cars on all ilks present. Last Friday night with the help of my neighbour we took both my R/T's to the cruise. I've had the '70 or the '16 to cruise nights and get lots of lookers an talkers but never both at the same show. With the pair of them side by each their head turning quotient was way up. I got so busy talking that I only managed to get pics right after I parked
Thanks
Carl

 

[MOPARMOM]

Every long weekend during the summer Kincardine hosts a cruise night on the main street. There is usually 200 plus cars on all ilks present. Last Friday night with the help of my neighbour we took both my R/T's to the cruise. I've had the '70 or the '16 to cruise nights and get lots of lookers an talkers but never both at the same show. With the pair of them side by each their head turning quotient was way up. I got so busy talking that I only managed to get pics right after I parked
Thanks
Carl

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That is such an amazing sight!!!!

 

[MommaBetty]

A glorious sight indeed!!!!

 

[jan]

I went to an eatery @ noon for lunch w/ a friend, there were guys coming in to sit w/ friends asking if the other bought the Challenger outside. Finally as we finished the guys asked if we had the Challenger, "Well, yes it was mine. " He asked if "I'd kicked the husband to the curb." "No, I replied, He just rides in the passenger seat." As my girlfriend & I left the restaurant, I heard the guy tell the other guys "See how cool I asked if she had a husband?" Jan

 

[Crimebust]

Ply67Cuda, go to DelRods.org and you can see a slide show. Click on Airbase show.
Keep on CHALLENGING!