Original Dodge Challenger
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neutral 3 said:
P5BNij said:
Thanks - I lived in the area in '83 and remember a silver Dino 308GT4 with a red interior being parked not far from Cliff Davis' place on many occasions. There was another yank dealer closer to where I actually lived at the time, I can't remember what they were called but they occupied Harold Radford's old premises at 124 King Street in Hammersmith, I used to pass it almost daily and remember Trans Ams and the like in the window.
Knew it was somewhere !
neutral 3 said:
There were so many co dealing in US cars here in the 1970s, but not one seems to have survived!
I often wonder how many of the Corvettes, Chargers, Challengers, Camaros, Firebirds, etc etc that came to Britain in the early to mid 1970s, have survived !
London used to be awash with them in the '70s, they must have mostly rusted away or gone overseas again. Something I've noticed since looking into buying a yank classic is that there are now a fair number of dealers and specialists in Essex, more so than anywhere else it seems. Quite a few in the East Mids area too.I often wonder how many of the Corvettes, Chargers, Challengers, Camaros, Firebirds, etc etc that came to Britain in the early to mid 1970s, have survived !
P5BNij said:
neutral 3 said:
There were so many co dealing in US cars here in the 1970s, but not one seems to have survived!
I often wonder how many of the Corvettes, Chargers, Challengers, Camaros, Firebirds, etc etc that came to Britain in the early to mid 1970s, have survived !
London used to be awash with them in the '70s, they must have mostly rusted away or gone overseas again. I often wonder how many of the Corvettes, Chargers, Challengers, Camaros, Firebirds, etc etc that came to Britain in the early to mid 1970s, have survived !
aeropilot said:
P5BNij said:
Something I've noticed since looking into buying a yank classic is that there are now a fair number of dealers and specialists in Essex, more so than anywhere else it seems. Quite a few in the East Mids area too.
Many to be avoided as well 
P5BNij said:
aeropilot said:
P5BNij said:
Something I've noticed since looking into buying a yank classic is that there are now a fair number of dealers and specialists in Essex, more so than anywhere else it seems. Quite a few in the East Mids area too.
Many to be avoided as well Even with current exchange rates, its still cheaper to import from USA than to buy one already here, especially one being sold by a dealer, although easier to see it in person of course here.
aeropilot said:
Even with current exchange rates, its still cheaper to import from USA than to buy one already here, especially one being sold by a dealer, although easier to see it in person of course here.
I'm not sure I'd agree 100% with that. I was looking at a 5th gen Camaro but once I'd got to the exact spec I wanted the car I ended up buying was a UK version which cost me less than importing one (regrettably though I do pay the extra road-rent 
)neutral 3 said:
I think that was Cliff Davis cars, I remember their adverts and drove past there in 83, whilst on my way to the Tr Shop, which was just down the road.
I recall a very scruffy yellow Mistral being parked nearby as well !
I used to often call in at Cliff Davis cars as I knew one of the guys there from drag racing, and the TR shop as I had a Triumph.I recall a very scruffy yellow Mistral being parked nearby as well !
While at Cliff Davis one time (early to mid'80' it would have been) I saw a Hemi Orange Hemi Challenger drive in, it had power windows, rare and centerlines. Seems to have been an unknown car in the UK as none of the UK Mopar guys recognises it. Maybe it's still in London, parked up for all these years just like the '70 Hemi Cuda in the underground carpark in London since the '70s.
irocfan said:
aeropilot said:
Even with current exchange rates, its still cheaper to import from USA than to buy one already here, especially one being sold by a dealer, although easier to see it in person of course here.
I'm not sure I'd agree 100% with that. I was looking at a 5th gen Camaro but once I'd got to the exact spec I wanted the car I ended up buying was a UK version which cost me less than importing one (regrettably though I do pay the extra road-rent )
Ive a 71 340 RT, genuine S code car, dont discount a HiPo small block car, absolutely love mine,
goes better than a 440 RM23 i had a few years back, and has much better steering response to, although its a 70's yank so the handling is academic!
Chally's come up for sale here time from time, so ask yourself a question how happy are handing over a large chunk of cash to a second hand car dealer thousands of miles away, for a almost a 50 year old car that you havnt seen???
Add that to the fact the build quality of yank muscle cars was absolutely appalling , with Chrysler probably being the worst, the chances of buying a car thats not been done to death is almost impossible i'd have thought!
A newer restored car, ie one done in the last 10 years will probably been have done with AMD panels ?? and as such will be / should be better the a Asian/Chinese Challenger!
Buy a good one and you wont regret it, look epic from any angle, drive really not bad for there age, tons of go, not to big, will fit a standard garage, and few in number, unlike the Ford Clitoris Pony Car,
Enjoy finding one,
goes better than a 440 RM23 i had a few years back, and has much better steering response to, although its a 70's yank so the handling is academic!
Chally's come up for sale here time from time, so ask yourself a question how happy are handing over a large chunk of cash to a second hand car dealer thousands of miles away, for a almost a 50 year old car that you havnt seen???
Add that to the fact the build quality of yank muscle cars was absolutely appalling , with Chrysler probably being the worst, the chances of buying a car thats not been done to death is almost impossible i'd have thought!
A newer restored car, ie one done in the last 10 years will probably been have done with AMD panels ?? and as such will be / should be better the a Asian/Chinese Challenger!
Buy a good one and you wont regret it, look epic from any angle, drive really not bad for there age, tons of go, not to big, will fit a standard garage, and few in number, unlike the Ford Clitoris Pony Car,
Enjoy finding one,
newsatten said:
Ive a 71 340 RT, genuine S code car, dont discount a HiPo small block car, absolutely love mine,
goes better than a 440 RM23 i had a few years back, and has much better steering response to, although its a 70's yank so the handling is academic!
Yep, the 340 is a good mill, as it was the basis of Mopar's Trans Am campaign with the AAR Cuda and T/A Challenger.goes better than a 440 RM23 i had a few years back, and has much better steering response to, although its a 70's yank so the handling is academic!
Have always had a soft spot for the Dart GTS with this motor. Dart is another more UK friendly size as well, and 'relatively' cheap compared with Cuda's and Chally's.
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