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Title: New Challengers shipping... Here they come!
Post by: xs29j8Bullitt on April 18, 2008, 09:29:15 AM
From another forum... posted by "TurboAWD"

XS
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Post by: moparstuart on April 18, 2008, 09:36:36 AM
 that will be a cool photo in 30 years 
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Post by: 41husk on April 18, 2008, 09:49:38 AM
it's a pretty cool photo now!
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Post by: Ghoste on April 18, 2008, 09:53:24 AM
 :iagree:  Oh Yeah!  :yesnod:
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Post by: 69bronzeT5 on April 18, 2008, 09:55:35 AM
 :woohoo:


I guess the dealership here was right when they said it would arrive mid-late April
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Post by: kylem4711 on April 18, 2008, 11:28:01 AM
cant wait to see them on the road.

ive got a could years till i get my hands on one.

they better make them manual and convertible...
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Post by: keepat on April 18, 2008, 12:29:04 PM
 :drool5: :drool5: :drool5:
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Post by: 69*F5*SE on April 18, 2008, 01:09:04 PM
I'll probably get one when  :pigsfly:  Or if I hit the lottery.  But probably more like when  :pigsfly:
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Post by: Rockatanski on April 18, 2008, 01:20:55 PM
 :lol: Believe it or not thats my friends truck. That load was delivered to Ground Effects in Windor on Wednesday evening to get the strips installed. April 21 is the release date when you will see alot of them on the road.
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Post by: hemihead on April 18, 2008, 02:12:07 PM
The Senior citizens are cashing in their stock portfolios as we speak .
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Post by: 69charger2002 on April 18, 2008, 02:12:54 PM
they look so good. i'm glad they finally built what we begged for seems like 20 years now..
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Post by: Magnumcharger on April 18, 2008, 02:42:09 PM
I've been waiting awhile for that shot!!
Over at Moparts.com, I started a thread requesting this very picture, way back in November of 2007!
THIS HERE THREAD  (http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=4367333&page=0&vc=1&PHPSESSID=#Post4367333)
Here it is, color and exposure adjusted.
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Post by: Magnumcharger on April 18, 2008, 05:46:39 PM
Dodge predicts brisk sales for Challenger
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080417/BUSINESS01/804170408

"Dodge expects hot sales for the first two years with its new Challenger sport coupe and has built a business plan in which the car will make money over its life cycle if sales fall off then.

The forecast is refreshingly realistic. Performance coupes, with the notable exception of the evergreen Ford Mustang, generally sell strongly for a couple of years, then fall sharply as new models take the spotlight in the trend-driven market segment. Despite decades of history, most automakers seem surprised when their new coupes follow that pattern, making Dodge's strategy refreshingly realistic.

Chrysler expects to sell 20,000 to 30,000 Challengers a year once it has the full model line in production. Chrysler will build a limited edition of 6,400 425-horsepower Challenger SRT8 versions for the 2008 model year. The full model line hits the road this fall as 2009 models, adding a 250-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 and 370-horsepower 5.7-liter Hemi V8. Production of 2009 Challengers begins this summer at Chrysler's Brampton, Ontario, plant.

The Challenger's projected sales graph looks like a hockey stick, level for a couple of years and then declining".
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Post by: Finn on April 19, 2008, 12:47:38 AM
I lucked out tonight. Decided to head down to the original bobs big boy in burbank for their friday night classic car show...
Guess what drove by feet from me and turned into the parking lot?
:drool5: :icon_smile_cool:

(http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8331/dsc06251vw9.jpg)

had the 6.1 hemi and sounded mean.

he popped the hood, had the windows rolled down, everything.
Problem was it was dark by the time I could work my way through the crowd to get photos. This is the only one from my camera that came out alright but Ive got more on my cell of the front, engine, and interior Ill put up later.
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Post by: Charger_Fan on April 19, 2008, 12:35:02 PM
Quote from: Finn on April 19, 2008, 12:47:38 AM
I lucked out tonight. Decided to head down to the original bobs big boy in burbank for their friday night classic car show...
Guess what drove by feet from me and turned into the parking lot?
:drool5: :icon_smile_cool:

had the 6.1 hemi and sounded mean.

he popped the hood, had the windows rolled down, everything.
Problem was it was dark by the time I could work my way through the crowd to get photos. This is the only one from my camera that came out alright but Ive got more on my cell of the front, engine, and interior Ill put up later.

It seems some were released before April 21st, then. :scratchchin:
Man, I wish one of those was heading to my house, sometime before.... :pigsfly: ...or the next decade.
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Post by: 69bronzeT5 on April 19, 2008, 12:51:14 PM
Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on April 19, 2008, 12:35:02 PM
Quote from: Finn on April 19, 2008, 12:47:38 AM
I lucked out tonight. Decided to head down to the original bobs big boy in burbank for their friday night classic car show...
Guess what drove by feet from me and turned into the parking lot?
:drool5: :icon_smile_cool:

had the 6.1 hemi and sounded mean.

he popped the hood, had the windows rolled down, everything.
Problem was it was dark by the time I could work my way through the crowd to get photos. This is the only one from my camera that came out alright but Ive got more on my cell of the front, engine, and interior Ill put up later.

It seems some were released before April 21st, then. :scratchchin:


I don't think so, look at the plate.....it says "Manufacturer Plate"
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Post by: Finn on April 19, 2008, 02:32:35 PM
yeah it was just the guy that drives it around to shows. kinda reminds me of how they used to advertise back in the day
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Post by: Brock Samson on April 19, 2008, 05:28:19 PM
the Manufacture plates are often driven by media testers,.. i happened upon the new LX "Sedan" a few months before they were even previewed on the internet, just by chance while driving home one night... boy was i dissapointed.  :-\  alot of them journalists get the cars to test here in Cali. it's a called long lead previews... though usually done on a test track ,.. most recently it were the A-class mercedes and the ford edge... they try to create a buzz, by showing them around here and hope the kids will respond and make it cool...