Muscle Car Of The Week Episode #86: 1970 Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi Convertible Video

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    Muscle Car Of The Week Episode #86: 1970 Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi Convertible Video
    www.musclecaroftheweek.com - This week, we take a look at 1/12 of the total production of 1970 Dodge Challenger convertibles built with the 426 Hemi V8. Of the 12, 9 were US cars, with the other three built for export. This is one of the nicest restorations in the Brothers Collection, and that is saying a lot!
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  • @mikeplantagenet2983
    @mikeplantagenet2983 Před 2 lety +2

    Love the green on green colors. And hell yeah, I'd drive it!

  • @DugWonka
    @DugWonka Před 9 lety +28

    Drive it? You'll pay hell trying to get me out of it. Great post!

  • @roryvonbrutt7302
    @roryvonbrutt7302 Před 4 lety +1

    OMG.... What an absolute dream CAR

  • @Rudderify
    @Rudderify Před 9 lety +11

    Awesome story for a great car. Of course I'd drive it! She's meant to be enjoyed!

  • @donaldwilliamson4150
    @donaldwilliamson4150 Před 4 lety +3

    One of the cars that teenage dreams are made of especially if you were a teenager back then as I was

  • @kevaninthe4135
    @kevaninthe4135 Před 5 lety +1

    You are exactly right about the marketing. The Challenger was positioned as a competitor to the Mercury Cougar and Pontiac Firebird while the Barracuda ('Cuda) was positioned to compete against the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro.

  • @SteveHolsten
    @SteveHolsten Před 6 lety +6

    I live 60 miles south of Poplar Bluff in Kennett, MO, but I was only 10 years old when this sweet angel car came to be.

  • @dday9257
    @dday9257 Před 5 lety +3

    What a beautiful work of art.

  • @corywilhelm9768
    @corywilhelm9768 Před 3 lety

    I'd drive it every day. Rain or shine. Yep. Made to enjoy. Nothin' like a mountain road right after a rain squall.

  • @user-gl7mj7xd6z
    @user-gl7mj7xd6z Před měsícem

    Absolutely stunning classic 70 Challenger RT . Very fast and gorgeous and sounds amazing and yes I would drive this mopar muscle every single day ! Great video. Thanks for sharing.
    MOPAR OR NO CAR !!

  • @markfonseca4641
    @markfonseca4641 Před 5 lety +2

    I remember delivering papers in one of them when I was a kid you can get 130 Sunday papers in the trunk.The wonderful days of childhood.

  • @Sinsteel
    @Sinsteel Před 4 lety +4

    The availability of the excellent 440 engine for half the price of the hemi option really cut the legs out from under the hemi production numbers.

  • @Fony_turgeson
    @Fony_turgeson Před rokem +2

    your an excellent presenter nice videos

    • @V8TV
      @V8TV  Před rokem

      Thank you very much!

  • @loucaruso3971
    @loucaruso3971 Před 4 lety +2

    Gourgous Car !!!! Drive ???? Motor, Wheels, Key, Gas, Drop to Drive....Beauty

  • @gregmoore6298
    @gregmoore6298 Před 5 lety +3

    Drive it? You bet I would drive it!
    And love every minute of it! 😍

  • @richardlewis7471
    @richardlewis7471 Před 4 lety +2

    Great car and a great story told by a great man!

    • @V8TV
      @V8TV  Před 4 lety

      Wow, thanks for the kind words Richard!

  • @bradjames6748
    @bradjames6748 Před 2 lety

    Arguably the coolest car in the world

  • @steveallred1330
    @steveallred1330 Před 5 lety +4

    Kevin another great presentation that's why I love Mopars I would definitely have this car

  • @adenzien
    @adenzien Před 5 lety +3

    I just got hold of a '66 Dart slant 6. I am the second owner. Look forward to getting it back on the road.

  • @freeagent8225
    @freeagent8225 Před 4 lety +2

    You make a great video. Glad that these classics are still around for all of us to see. Australia too has a great history of muscle cars.

  • @jamesgibson5606
    @jamesgibson5606 Před 9 lety +1

    Dodge Challenger what a car, it could stand alongside modern sports cars and still look and perform like the true muscle car it is.

    • @kevaninthe4135
      @kevaninthe4135 Před 5 lety

      Modern design that has held up very well over the years.

  • @HeyMon747TGIF
    @HeyMon747TGIF Před 11 měsíci

    I'd drive that mug everywhere but I wouldn't park it anywhere except a Car Show😂

  • @RoscoRide
    @RoscoRide Před 9 lety +6

    Nice, I enjoyed this segment keep them coming thanks.

  • @a.k.a.A.E.
    @a.k.a.A.E. Před 2 lety

    i need more money !!!! what a dream car !!!

  • @nooneyouknow5129
    @nooneyouknow5129 Před 6 lety +2

    Don't know how I missed this video but HELLS YA DRIVE IT!!! Never had a challenger but started off with a 1969 Superbee with a 383 and 727 then a 1969 Dart GTS also with a 383 but a manual 4 with the dog leg Hurst, next a 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner with a 340 and 727 auto then finally a 1979 Powerwagon that had a 360 auto. I wish like hell I would have kept all or just one of them. Great video and story man. SOME DAY!!!

    • @THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS
      @THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Před 3 lety

      Bro, I got some old captures of a superBee, Mr. Norms Dart, 340 demon, 1 of 1 SuperBird and others!

  • @ericburk7301
    @ericburk7301 Před 6 lety +16

    I would drive it like i stole it. !

  • @Dino-god69
    @Dino-god69 Před rokem

    every single person to own this car, youre an absolute chad

  • @strangetimes3511
    @strangetimes3511 Před 5 lety +1

    it´s an absolute Dream Car

  • @YODAMAN5
    @YODAMAN5 Před 3 lety

    AWSOME.... MOPAR FOR EVER.

  • @5inthehole
    @5inthehole Před 5 lety

    Such a rare, expensive and irreplaceable car must be given special considerations. You might drive it to shows and the occasional summer stroll but that’s about it. This car needs to be preserved most of all even though instinctively you’d love to drive the shit out of it!

  • @ZerokillerOppel1
    @ZerokillerOppel1 Před 5 lety

    Cool story!!!!!!!!!

  • @gregorytimmons4777
    @gregorytimmons4777 Před 5 lety +3

    Bob Hope had a yellow 440 Challenger or maybe it was a Cuda convertible.

  • @JosePacheco-ud1wg
    @JosePacheco-ud1wg Před 6 lety

    I am a huge dodge challenger fan. Those 1970s are majestics. I will buy one in a future to keep it and drive it on weekends down here in Miami.

  • @rondleswango6046
    @rondleswango6046 Před 3 lety +1

    This is a car that has a very high value

  • @patriotgirl1american854

    HELL YES I’D DRIVE IT!!!! You can’t take it with you!!!!❤️✝️✝️✝️

  • @Thunda65
    @Thunda65 Před 6 lety +1

    Beautiful

  • @michaeladamo1188
    @michaeladamo1188 Před rokem

    Yes I would drive it every chance I had

  • @rickyvirmansyah422
    @rickyvirmansyah422 Před 5 lety +1

    Beatifull car😍

  • @carpediem8642
    @carpediem8642 Před 9 lety

    very nice collectable

  • @DeanoRevives
    @DeanoRevives Před 6 lety +1

    Yumm,had a 440+6 CV IN go mango a/t pdb/ console pwr top....woulda shoulda

  • @mark2727
    @mark2727 Před 6 lety +1

    If I owned a 1968-70 Era muscle car like this one as rare as it is, I would do very limited driving in it. Primarily as a show car considering its low production. It's a difficult decision to drive or not to drive, however, as a "rare car" owner I would have to be paid a large fee to display the car at a "dealership", and even then trailer it to be displayed. Baby the baby all the way!

  • @j.m.youngquist419
    @j.m.youngquist419 Před 2 lety +1

    If that was an offer to let me drive it I'll definitely do that

  • @peterb695
    @peterb695 Před 2 lety

    Interesting how the convertibles had a special Chrome trim around the windshield

  • @larryruben5681
    @larryruben5681 Před 4 lety

    Yes, I would drive it! Cars are meant to be driven!!!😍😎

  • @scottwolfe8783
    @scottwolfe8783 Před 2 lety +1

    I would definitely drive it but I would be very cautious when I took it and where I parked it and I would definitely have some sort of security system where I could track it down. Also you need a dead man switch on it somewhere as well

  • @darrininverarity4297
    @darrininverarity4297 Před měsícem

    You need to change the intro sound bite of that crispy V8 hitting the rev limiter and use a actual 60s muscle car sounds,like the induction sound when you flipped the air breather lid over or thrush mufflers.

  • @jenseninterceptors
    @jenseninterceptors Před 5 lety +1

    Only on sundays if the weather was perfect and if I had to go shopping i'd park it way in the back with armed guards watching it LOL

  • @n2snow
    @n2snow Před 9 lety +2

    I'd love to drive it!.......all day long!!!

  • @dodgedart1261
    @dodgedart1261 Před 7 lety +1

    los mejores carros

  • @carm44035
    @carm44035 Před 5 lety +2

    I love it. It just needs a 4 speed and a shaker hood.

  • @mateonicolascorvalanestiga4058

    It's the car of my dream

  • @rayhope7957
    @rayhope7957 Před 5 lety

    The clock also has that arrow thingy on top to let ya know which way you are going...^

  • @edwinhopkins2402
    @edwinhopkins2402 Před 9 lety +1

    I have a diecast model of this exact car!

  • @geraldjyrkinen7420
    @geraldjyrkinen7420 Před 5 lety

    Yes i would drive it on special days of the week? Every day!

  • @THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS
    @THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Před 3 lety +1

    This thing is PERFECT! Love the green! Someone needs to wipe that yellow spunk off the firewall there, some restoration! (Lol, kidding)
    (Edit: I would drive it like I drove that blue 70 Challenger 340 throwing sparks and blowing the tire in my 1996 VHS!!)

  • @scottwolfe8783
    @scottwolfe8783 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a 197 0 Dodge Challenger RT convertible but it just has a 383 Magnum in it.

    • @V8TV
      @V8TV  Před 2 lety

      Still a very cool car!

  • @TheFrameoff
    @TheFrameoff Před 9 lety +2

    YES I WOULD DRIVE THAT IS WHAT IT WAS MEANT FOR

    • @rollingstopp
      @rollingstopp Před 8 lety

      +TheFrameoff not any more they should be in a museum only 12 made if its wrecked they will disappear your kids will never see them except in pictures

  • @Thunda65
    @Thunda65 Před 9 lety +1

    Damn right I would drive it- Cars are built to be driven- they arent jewellry! Beautiful car, but it can always be restored- shame to have it sitting silent in a museum.

  • @brendasnider7158
    @brendasnider7158 Před 5 lety

    Way to valuable to drive a exact clone would be the smarter option because like he said it can't be replaced !

  • @print-master
    @print-master Před 5 lety

    I wouldn’t hesitate, not for a second to drive

  • @ShariaLawAllDay
    @ShariaLawAllDay Před 3 lety +1

    How much would it cost today if I wanted to buy this specific one?

  • @thereallantesh
    @thereallantesh Před 9 lety +1

    Considering it is restored, and not original yes I'd drive it. Something can only be original once, but you can restore over, and over as needed.

  • @TheDrywallogist
    @TheDrywallogist Před 8 lety +3

    i feel like this car is only available to the 1% club. I'm Sitting among royalty. I'm so insignificant.

  • @stonedraider708
    @stonedraider708 Před 5 lety +1

    Beautiful car except the colors amazes me that people would choose that. green on green.

  • @francfurian8215
    @francfurian8215 Před 4 měsíci

    Yeah I'd drive it, thats what it was made for.

  • @scootergeorge9576
    @scootergeorge9576 Před 6 lety

    I wonder how many of the miles on the odometer were registered with the "smaller motor" installed by the Ford dealer. 5:25

  • @jimmyers2543
    @jimmyers2543 Před 9 lety +2

    You asked if I would I drive it? Sure would, that is why they put tires on it.

  • @bdogjr7779
    @bdogjr7779 Před 5 lety +2

    $5k when it was new / Several $ Million today. Thanks to the dilligent research on finding the original engine that was put to work in a race boat by a Foward dealer 🤠☻🤠

  • @soxfunny98
    @soxfunny98 Před 5 lety

    Good Luck trying to get me out of it! Winter in chicago? Yea? She sits.

  • @orange70383
    @orange70383 Před 7 lety

    It is hard to believe the few number of people who opted for the Hemi convertible.

  • @henrybourdon6712
    @henrybourdon6712 Před 5 lety +1

    i have 8 different brands of small and big block cars and i drive all of them if they are ready and able. i almost bought a 70 purple 383 auto but ended up with a 69 440 4 speed Cuda the end of last summer. yes it is not a O.E. rare rich boy toy but i have it,, so it is a one of none and i like that. all of my toys are not in top shape but i drive them like i stole them. rich i am not, just not married.

    • @cali2468
      @cali2468 Před 5 lety

      I bet anything if you had a car as rare as this one you would not "drive it like you stole it". The minute you wrapped it into a pole and seen your six figure investment go down the drain you'd feel like a complete dumbass.

  • @Hannah-Emilia
    @Hannah-Emilia Před 6 lety

    Mind shipping this over to me? 😋

  • @merlemorrison482
    @merlemorrison482 Před 7 lety

    so how many hardtops were made in 1970?

  • @MrRequisition
    @MrRequisition Před 5 lety +3

    Wish it was still $4900 😂

  • @johnsmith-qc6gq
    @johnsmith-qc6gq Před rokem

    Id drive it from the east coast to the west coast, then start looking at other continents.

  • @tomoneil7315
    @tomoneil7315 Před 4 lety

    Would I drive it? Yep, I'll pop wheelies with it!

  • @elizabethcherry920
    @elizabethcherry920 Před 9 lety +3

    Why not drive it, Jay Leno has a hemi coupe, although not as rare he drives his. Of course you don't want to beat on it. Cars are not meant to sit around

  • @alexgolovchenko3791
    @alexgolovchenko3791 Před 4 lety

    Drive it?... Hell yeah, I'd drive the livin' crap out of it!!! 🤠

  • @GradysMusic
    @GradysMusic Před 4 lety

    hemi cars i thought had steel rims only?

  • @andrewashington6462
    @andrewashington6462 Před 5 lety

    Llifes lesson can be hard learned and full of regret..insigt is valuable..

  • @jetfanken
    @jetfanken Před 9 lety

    Hell Yea!!! I'd drive it. Then when it's needs to be restored again find the folks who did it in the 90's. Or, have Mark (the meticulous MoPar maven) Worman at Graveyard Carz restore it. Then drive the crap out of it again for another 15 years.

  • @palidiciovermingagurainia1760

    For export- does that mean right hand drive?

  • @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm

    and the speedo is broken doing 25 mph sitting still = just give it a tap ?

  • @DJWerkz
    @DJWerkz Před 9 lety +4

    Nothing is too nice to drive lol

  • @73challenger5031
    @73challenger5031 Před 5 lety

    Well, if you can afford THIS car, you can probably afford a second one that's not a convertible and drive the hell out of it and keep the convertible for driving when the weather is nice!

  • @ithomasschacht4331
    @ithomasschacht4331 Před 4 lety

    I noticed the clock wasn't working? What's up with that?😁😁

  • @gamejunkie7650
    @gamejunkie7650 Před 6 lety

    If its rare make as original u can and if its a common classic make it better then it was

  • @boblongdickder6178
    @boblongdickder6178 Před rokem

    Yeah I'd drive it to Walmart.

  • @timpowers3277
    @timpowers3277 Před 5 lety +1

    Cars were built to be driven!! Not stored in a collection like butterflys..life is very,very short...drive the Hell out of it!!

    • @cali2468
      @cali2468 Před 5 lety

      If these cars weren't stored there would be none left. Why is that so hard to understand?

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 Před 4 lety

    How come some Hemi engines have a Shaker Hood and some don't ?

  • @hasanmichael4966
    @hasanmichael4966 Před 4 lety

    Cars are built to be driven.

  • @theoriginalmungaman
    @theoriginalmungaman Před 8 lety

    Its called a "Tick Tock Tack".

    • @radiorick4975
      @radiorick4975 Před 7 lety

      That was gm olds. I have one out of my brothers 70 442, was wrecked by dad, driving to carswell airforse base one morning. postive track can get you in the rain.7grand tac 6grand redline it mostlikely hit getting on I30.

    • @radiorick4975
      @radiorick4975 Před 7 lety

      best looking auto clock of all time ebody mopars ralley dash.

    • @tjclt250r
      @tjclt250r Před 7 lety

      that's a gm thing....the tack and clock are clearly separate in this car

  • @ashqelon7267
    @ashqelon7267 Před 5 lety +2

    I like it yet , I LOVE my 1969 Pontiac Firebird 400HO RA lll better.

  • @thecarkid9667
    @thecarkid9667 Před 4 lety

    Power steering? Didn't think you could get power steering on a hemi challenger in 70...

  • @Dugie555
    @Dugie555 Před 9 lety +5

    What's the point of having a really nice car, if you're not going to drive the hell out of it? I'd feel sorry for any car that isn't driven and stuck in a museum; or at least that isn't taken out and given a nice exercise every once and awhile.

    • @slacadjuster237
      @slacadjuster237 Před 8 lety

      +Dugie555 Because of the value of the car. Hence the reason not driven

    • @Dugie555
      @Dugie555 Před 8 lety

      +Slac adjuster Yeah, maybe, but then what's the point of having a car that you won't drive? I'd understand if you would be cautious when driving it, but then, not driving it all is kinda sad then.

    • @slacadjuster237
      @slacadjuster237 Před 8 lety

      +Dugie555 It is kinda sad, I agree with you. But I wouldn't drive it either. You can bet it's worth 6 figures. And I wouldn't wanna drive it around either. Take away the value of it. And if someone runs into you??? Like yikes

    • @Dugie555
      @Dugie555 Před 8 lety

      +Slac adjuster hmm I can't disagree with you there either, maybe if you were rich enough then you'd probably have your own personal track?

    • @slacadjuster237
      @slacadjuster237 Před 8 lety

      +Dugie555 Nope, but if I'd certainly be in the market for a ride like this....Good luck finding one though

  • @CarlosMorales-dn8ww
    @CarlosMorales-dn8ww Před rokem

    $4,900.00. Give me two

  • @Sinsteel
    @Sinsteel Před 4 lety

    A car that won't put you to sleep, for the anaesthesiologist.

  • @bobsilver3983
    @bobsilver3983 Před 6 lety

    No, I would sell it and buy 10 cars that I can beat on and cruise!

  • @michaeladamo1188
    @michaeladamo1188 Před 5 lety

    I think that they should let you drive the car in the videos because we don’t know who the guy is

  • @cbh440
    @cbh440 Před 8 lety

    To all the comments concerning having a car and not driving it- and beating the snot out of it, like they should have been driven- I agree with you! Trailer Queens are for wealthy old farts who could care less about driving performance. Drive it or sell it!!