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DODGE CHALLENGER

When Dodge launched its Challenger (aka Plymouth Cuda) into a booming performance car market. it could not have known that the car’s effective lifespan would be barely two years. The concept of high-powered engines in low priced packaging had been making money for the entire industry since

1964, but Dodge didn’t, until the arrival of the Challenger and 'Cuda, have a contender in the Pony class against Mustang, Camaro and Firebird.

The Challenger was aimed further upmarket from the 'Cuda, with the same choice of engines but a longer wheelbase and generally higher standard of equipment and specification.

Three versions of the Challenger were built

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