Dodge Challenger: 1970 to 2023 The History, Options, & Models

A comprehensive look into the complete history of the Dodge Challenger. All the special editions, performance packages, engine options, from inception to present day. Plus, a ride along in a heavily modified 2009 Pro-charged Hemi Challenger.
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[@vanitamann7985]

Great video. Thank you for taking me down memory lane. My first car was a '70 Challenger R/T with a 383 Magnum. It was sublime with a black spoiler, black racing stripes, hood latches.....I loved it! The car was originally my older brother's but after his wife got pregnant he decided to make some changes and sold it to me. What great memories! I loved that car!!!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for the kind words and for watching!

[@TheReichFam]

Great to see Bob's Challenger! He gave me a ride on Gingerman with it on the Great Lakes Rally and it does handle.amazing. Also saw a rally pig!!! Great video!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

I think it had some upgrades since then. The big girl does carve. Thanks for watching Jeff!

[@LICobra]

After seeing your video on your buddy Joe's Challenger this was fun to watch as I have owned 74 Rallye 360 and a 70' Challenger Sixpack 4 speed, and a few years ago a 19' Scat pack Shaker 6 speed. The Challenger sure has had a long career after being dumped initially by mid 1974. I owned the 19' Challenger between my 15' GT/PP and 19' GT350. As an owner of a old school and a new school Challenger....I would not hesitate to back to the 70 model. Thanks for posting this special video..

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

I owned a 69 Super Bee 383 bench seat 4 speed, A 70 Challenger R/T 383 Auto, a 76 Duster Slant six (it was really nice cheap transport) that I sold to a buddy who drove it from 72K to 245K and few others. I haven't gone back to Dodge since the late 90's but i respect them for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@markkelley7084]

I had a 1972 Challenger with with the 318 engine in a light baby blue color, nice car at 17, forward 50 year’s and I ordered a 2022 Challenger ScatPack, 6.4 liter engine, WideBody, Shaker Hood, automatic is a color called SmokeShow, what a fun car, only driven on pretty days, never been rained on and garage kept.

[@ManuaLiberty]

I can agree with the pre-72’ models being desirable across the board. I’ve always liked the Cuda’s, that being said Dodge has always tried to stay out one step ahead in the power department and be heavily drag strip oriented minus the viper. Awesome video!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks brother! It was difficult finding anything after 72 with HP. There were a few cars (Nothing from Ford) and only a couple of Mopar's and a few Pontiac's. After 74 everything was a joke until the Grand National. I owned 3 GN's in 2 years during the late 80's.

[@robertblanton9740]

Tony, Awesome job sharing the lineage on a product your not as familiar with, I think you did a great up job telling the story about them in such little time. Sure, I'm biased cuz that's my 09 in the end of it, it was a fun ride that day. You need to make a pass with me sometime. LOL.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

I'll make a pass with you along as I'm in my car, in the other lane, in the drivers seat.

[@Route662010Rally]

The Legend!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Ive built several Challenger Model kits (1/24 Monogram 70 Challenger TA,1/25 AMT 70 Challenger RT Convertible,1/25 Lindberg 72 Challenger Street Rod and 1/24 Maisto 08 Challenger SRT8...).

[@StupidFastTruck]

Love the scenes from Vanishing Point. I remember the TV Show The Mod Squad, which also featured a 71 Challenger convertible which CC never really made that I know of.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

It's really difficult to find footage from the early 70's and yes they made a 1970 Challenger Convertible. That was the ONLY year. I remember the Mod Squad but I can't remember the plot of a single episode. :)

[@StupidFastTruck]

@@TonysFordsandMustangs Ha...yeah I left the year out of my original post...The Mod Squad car was 71 that CC married parts from a 70 vert to make it a 71. It was sold at auction a few years ago.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

@@StupidFastTruck actually it was 70 & 71 for convertibles... sorry

[@garybishop4030]

167 big block Challenger convertibles made in 1971

[@LeadfootLou]

Outstanding video once again Tony. When it comes to Mopar, the look of the Charger is more to my liking except of course to the 4 doors. The price of the current Dodge models is going through the roof. Dodge is playing this last year of their combustion engines very wisely. They have everyone believing their Hemi V8 engines are going away permanently. I’ll believe it when I see it. Thinking of trading in my 2020 GT500 for a 2023 Durango Hellcat because I live in Minnesota. You’re a knowledgeable person TonyNJ. Always fun watching your videos.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for all the compliments. I really don't know what they are going to do but it does make me sad that this might be the last year we see a car with a Supercharged Hemi. Maybe Dodge is taking a page from the Rolling Stones farewell tours of the 80's 90's & early 2000's and finds a way to keep coming back every couple of years.

[@LeadfootLou]

@@TonysFordsandMustangs - lol - They’re going to make so much money in 2023 that they’ll bring back the challenger in 2025 for another final run . 😀

[@rolanddenardo9785]

Your look was like my wife’s when I get her in our 2016 hellcat! Scary car but fun.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

I have never been good in a car without having control of said car. I track my car all the time but I won't get in the passenger seat of a car on track.

[@carlosmerlos1894]

I appreciate you making the video

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

I appreciate you watching!

[@Aethertigris]

Thanks for making thi!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for watching!

[@Mopar14]

Nice video 👍👍

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for the visit

[@roymorgan5498]

Thanks Tony for showing other cars. I know how it is when you're in the passenger's seat and don't have control of the car. I'd like to scream myself or" Oh Crap!"😲. Lol! Now if they give you a warning it's different.✌️😁

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching Roy! I'm almost never in the passenger seat. I hate it when I am especially if someone hammers the pedal on a quick car. As you saw :)

[@SamStoltz]

VERY ENJOYABLE VIDEO ! Pretty accurate history. Also the only year for Challenger R/T Convertibles was 1970. Challenger Convertibles were manufactured in both 1970 & 1971, but 70 was the only year for the R/T Convertible.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching and for sharing your knowledge! I'll add that to my notes.

[@SamStoltz]

@@TonysFordsandMustangs Loved watching it. So there's no confusion there were '71 R/T Hardtops , but no '71 R/T Convertibles. And '70 , of course had both R/T Hardtops & Convertibles.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE THE ICE-POWERED DODGE CHALLENGER.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for watching!

[@PatCurrie]

My 2017 SRT392, has two color fobs, black for 300 HP, red for 485 HP. Also, the inside headlights are hollowed out, right one for more air intake.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for your comment and for watching. I'm not a MOPAR guy so I am sure i missed a few details along the way. I do respect the car and tried to do it justice in this video. Hopefully you enjoyed it.

[@AGBULLIT]

The Challenger had a good run. If I was not a Ford person, I would own Pontiacs.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching! If I wasn't a ford guy it would be Mopar. GM cars don't like me.

[@AGBULLIT]

I love all your videos. Did we just become best friends? 😂

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you very much! I need all the friends I can get.

[@eddiehernandez2097]

I love these cars. I had a 70. Rt. Challenger. And then went to a 72. Rally. When they came back out i fell in love again. They looked so much like the old models. Bought a 2017. TA. We're supposed to be only made for 1 year like in the 70. But they made more the next year to. Traded that in for a 2020 50th anniversary numbered challenger. No. 34 out of 70 in the RT package 5,7. Loved them then and love them now. My forever car. Only in nice weather. Color cinnamon stick. Mopar or no car.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

There is a lot to like about the Challenger! Thanks for watching!

[@natanpierce495]

Just in the first 1:30 you got a few things wrong. But who cares? Your a Ford guy, and this is a good video. I own a 2012 Yellow Jacket SRT. It is a iconic throwback to the original show car in 1969 which was the car to be presented as a car they could make into production. It quickly faded from the shows because there was a mistake in the marketing campaign and the show girl got more of the attention than the car. Chrysler scrapped the Yellow Jacket show car and turned it onto a "Corvette" ish show car, but the following year, the Challenger, which was based on the Yellow Jacket became a production car. As for the Valiant- that was the base car for the 1st pony car ever, the Plymouth Barracuda in 1964, 6 months before the Mustang. But the Barracuda looked sad compared to the Mustang, and was never the hit of the Mustang.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for your understanding, kind words, for watching and sharing your story!

[@rreno496]

Is this part of a "know your enemy" series? 😆

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

No not really. I have a soft spot for Mopars. I know Camaro is going away as well but there won't be one of those video on my channel. 😉

[@hawaii5084]

Hey wait a second these guys are twins. Take a closer look at both of their faces.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

I’m not sure what you are talking about.

[@AdamSVT]

Great video.. really enjoyed it. Too bad that after being dedicated to bringing some extremely amazing modern musclecars to the market, they have decided to stop and move to EVs... I don't care how fast EVs are... as a musclecar they don't have any heart or any soul to them... very utilitarian appliances.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

We will have to see what Mopar does. They have turned on a dime in the past so you never know. Thanks for the kind words and for watching!