At the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Mopar brand, the wraps were taken off a very special 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 built specifically for comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. The car has been dubbed Project UltraViolet.
But it’s not just a coat of paint that makes this vehicle so special. It’s the fact that under the Mopar T?A hood with functional air scoop hides a new Mopar 426 (7-liter)crate engine, 515 horsepower of American muscle.
Not much is stock on this car, since they added plenty handmade parts and pieces include a new rear diffuser, dive-planes, new front splitter, all-new rocker panels, new lower-rear spoilers, new deck-lid spoiler and custom aluminum side sills with the exhaust exiting in front of the rear wheels. Bumpers are modified to flow with newly designed fenders.
"It's a major understatement to say that I've been looking forward to the SEMA show this year, as we've had an awesome time creating this one-of-a-kind Challenger,” said Dunham, who touts the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda “as my favorite muscle car of all time” and recently purchased a 1970 numbers-matching four-speed convertible ‘Cuda as proof.
“Having a project like this is the kind of thing you dream of being able to do as a kid,” Dunham noted. “And to be here today to reveal UltraViolet is the kind of fun that would be tough to match."
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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