Dynacorn 70 Challenger

[Ghoste]

Besides which, imagine how hard they will be to sell if they make them different in some obvious way?  It kind of defeats the whole purpose of buying a ready made body to transfer all your numbers too. 

[hemi-hampton]

Beeing busy with a Challenger ragtop and in the phase of buying sheetmetal I have some questions.
AMD are at least 6 months from releasing front fenders for the chally since the tryouts hasn't been approved, they planned on doing doorshells but stopped those plans due to prospected low sales so
how can there be a huge demand of a complete shell? If AMD with their good reputation has problems with the bodylines of the challengerparts how good is the quality of these shells?

Per

Why are you waiting for AMD to make Challenger fenders when Goodmark has been making them for years? They also sell complete Camaro body's as can be seen in this link? LEON

http://www.goodmarkindustries.com/

[Khyron]

Or do you have a new VIN created by the state and call it a 2011 Charger? Now all of a sudden there are 5000 more Hemi chargers than were actually built.

there are still more then 500 Hemi ddarts then where originally build and I see mags still do articles on them I think in the log run this is a great thing. you can "rebody" or do the state required paperwork and have it registered as a hobie project if im not mistaken... once the get the B - Body structure, im sure we'll see our Chargers, Road Runners, GTX's and such... or course, dodge has that 1 inch wheel base difference then Plymouth... wonder if they will go through the trouble?

[Khyron]

*CLIP*

their Mopar line (with links to the press announcements):

Classic Industries
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/classic-industries-goes-to-the-dodges-and-plymouths/

Trim Parts
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/trim-parts-officially-licensed-mopar-restoration-parts/

Legendary
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/legendary-wants-to-keep-you-recovered/

Wheel Vintiques
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/old-school-oe-meets-modern-style-thanks-to-wheel-vintiques/

Flowmaster
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/flowmasters-srt8-challenger-american-thunder-kit-roars/

Flaming River
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/flaming-river-columns/

American Racing Headers
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/american-racing-headers-equips-2011-mustang-and-drag-pak-challenger/

Hotchkis
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/hotchkis-total-vehicle-system-for-a-b-body-mopars/

Specialty Wheel
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/specialty-wheels-new-oe-style-rallye-wheels/

ZOOPs
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/get-belted-with-zoops-mopar-billet-serpentine-system/

Cherry Bomb
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/cherry-bombs-late-model-and-classic-muscle-exhausts/

McLeod
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/mcleod-masters-monster-manual-mopars/

Edelbrock
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/edelbrocks-e-force-boosts-new-hemi-horsepower/

STS Turbos
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/sts-turbo-kits-for-everyone/

WHOOHOOOO more parts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Belgium R/T -68]

Beeing busy with a Challenger ragtop and in the phase of buying sheetmetal I have some questions.
AMD are at least 6 months from releasing front fenders for the chally since the tryouts hasn't been approved, they planned on doing doorshells but stopped those plans due to prospected low sales so
how can there be a huge demand of a complete shell? If AMD with their good reputation has problems with the bodylines of the challengerparts how good is the quality of these shells?

Per

Why are you waiting for AMD to make Challenger fenders when Goodmark has been making them for years? They also sell complete Camaro body's as can be seen in this link? LEON

http://www.goodmarkindustries.com/

Goodmark fenders does have a problem with the lower bodyline, it's not straight. AMD also has thicker metal.

Per

[hemi-hampton]

For aftermarket I thought the goodmark fenders were pretty good. Put them on this Hemi Orange 70 T/A Challenger & they came out good. LEON.

[Belgium R/T -68]

Propably it differs from one to another or I just listen to much to the ones with bad experience.
Since I bought most of the other stuff from AMD I thought I should go that route all the way.
May have to change my mind if they will be delayed for much longer.

Per

[hemi-hampton]

These fenders were bought 4 years ago. Before AMD even existed. LEON.

[chargerfan18]

Have you guys seen this? Dynacorn has a 70 Challenger! Can a Charger be next?
http://www.streetlegaltv.com/features/sema-coverage/dynacorns-70-dodge-challenger-is-a-go/

Not trying to sound like a buzz kill here but this is very Ironic imho. Dynacorn said that they would never go mopar and yet they finally did by producing a challenger body. Personally for me the logical choice would have been a 1968-70 charger body. In the long run they would probably sell since the dukes of hazzard fans can produce their general lee replicas and jump cars without using an original car and pro touring fans like me can produce our ultimate street rods or dom toretto fast and furious replicas.

[Ghoste]

I imagine they were hoping the new Challenger and well established E-body values would tie together to help sell them?

[JB400]

Sorry, but us mopar guys are still near the bottom of the most popular list, even when the 69 charger is the top of the most popular movie car list.  Besides, the market is flooded with classic cars now adays that you can get almost anything you want.

[1974dodgecharger]

like I said before a mustang or camaro or hell those old broncos are more popular and more people are inclinved to buy those than a 68 to 70 charger. Alot of folks think the chargers are more popular because you have clowns out there that dont even know the generations differences and buy the car with the name charger hoping to flip it. What they dont know is that the 2nd gens deman more money!

Having a charger back in 68 to 70 is no different than now back then camaros and mustangs outsold them and were more common and it would be the same now.

Though the chargers are beautiful to look at, more powerful, etc.. its still considered a unicorn in a world where its dominated by horses.

Sorry, but us mopar guys are still near the bottom of the most popular list, even when the 69 charger is the top of the most popular movie car list.  Besides, the market is flooded with classic cars now adays that you can get almost anything you want.

[Cooter]

I guess one thing is better about the hobby since Dynacorn.....We won;t be hearing of anybody buying a $17K 1970 Challenger, getting it home, and finding out it's a rust bucket, Bondo buggy.

[Ghoste]

I don't know about Bronco's, do you really think they have a larger following than Chargers?

[JB400]

People are almost as in love with them as they are with Jeeps.  Besides, more Jeeps and Broncos are rolled over than Chargers.  At least until some idiots start jumping generals again

[1974dodgecharger]

I don't know about Bronco's, do you really think they have a larger following than Chargers?

im talking about the old broncos with removable tops I think it was late 60s to early 70s gen they were very cool to have one. 

NOT the OJ broncos.....

[Ghoste]

I knew which ones you meant, my question remains the same.

[Cooter]

I don't know about Bronco's, do you really think they have a larger following than Chargers?

Rock Crawlers seem to be all giddy over these for some reason or another. They can be driven On road as well as off road. Unlike NON General Lee Chargers.

[Ghoste]

Are they really that large of a number though?  I know little about these guys and I know overall the rock crawlers have a decent following but are there really more of them into Broncos than there are musclecar fans into Chargers?  And there could be, it just seems hard to believe.  Of course, there aren't four wheel drive fiends running all over the place where I live either.

[JB400]

Here where I'm at, you either have a Jeep, Bronco, Blazer, or a 4wd pickup.  Of course, I'm in farm country.  Not only for rock crawlers, but for mudding as well ( which is real big here, but, I'm not into it.)  I don't think it matters where you live though, there is always some form of 4wd activity somewhere.

[HPP]

1st gen Bronco fanatics starting coming out of the woodwork as soon as the seond generation design was released and found wanting. The first gens were smaller, lighter, and more capable than subsequent versions. Having owned one, it was as capable as my CJ5, yet had more room inside and could be dolled up to be just as unique as a truck cab, roadster, soft top, or hard top. By the 1980s, there were already several Bronco specific salvage yards advertising in national media. Replacement parts in glass and steel have been made since the same time and pedalled non stop since then. Because of the off road nature of these, they tended to get used up pretty regularly.

The first gen Bronco were relased in '66 and continued until '77 with production numbers around a quarter million units. That's a pretty long run. Race versions were built by Bill Strope and Holman Moody for the various BAJA and Score Races. Remember the white and gold Oly Bronco with the wing top roof or the red, white, and blue Mint 400 units? I think even Steve McQueen raced one for a time.

So do they have a larger following than Charger, hmmm, dunno, but maybe. The following they have are much more willing to use them, for sure. They are a versatile vehicle that is highly capable and reasonably priced. Even a cherry Bronco is going to be under $25k, even though there are a few $30-40k units out there, but most are around $10k, so they are still VERY accessible for restoration, off road, and restoration. Ther is an aftermarket of various suspension, comfort, restoration, and performance suppliers for them, so there is plenty of support.

As far as doing a Charger, remember they still have to reach licensing terms with Chrysler LLC to gain the authority to reproduce the bodies. I don't doubt there was some political battling about Chargers vs Challengers as a platform based on current production cars as well.

[Ghoste]

Excellent point and with Chrysler trying to push the Challenger as its two door performance model that makes sense.

[Mike DC]

  
I cannot imagine any conceivable benefit to Mopar withholding the license on any 45yo body shell.  

[JB400]

 
I cannot imagine any conceivable benefit to Mopar withholding the license on any 45yo body shell.  

Not unless Mopar has something going on in Skunkworks

[Ghoste]

 
I cannot imagine any conceivable benefit to Mopar withholding the license on any 45yo body shell.  

They've held it up on different parts for no logical or easily perceived reason, why would this be any different?  I agree it makes no sense but there seem to be a lot of things their legal dept. do that make no sense.