Photo: Mecum
Muscle cars from the golden era of the breed are a dime a dozen. Because they were incredible cars, some of these 1960s and 1970s builds are still around, still in working order, turning heads and emptying bank accounts as they change hands repeatedly.
Despite being so many, most of these old muscle cars have something that differentiates them from the rest of the pack, making them ideal for repeated sales at auctions across the U.S.
In the case of the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T we have in the gallery above, that rarity comes as combination between the V-Code Six Pack engine that hides under the hood and the sunroof mounted high on top of it.
In 1970, the first production year for the model, Dodge offered a comprehensive options list for the muscle car right from the start. On that list were sunroofs, of course.
There were a little over 80 Challenger R/Ts made with the sunroof option that year (courtesy of a third-party-company that chopped the roof off the cars in partially completed form), and just three of them received the legendary 440 Six Pack V8. The R/T we have in the gallery above is one of those three.
The model is part of the lot of cars that will go under the Mecum hammer at the Indianapolis auction in June. Powered by the 440ci (7.2-liter) monster of an engine, it cranks out 390 hp, controlled by means of an automatic transmission.
The car looks appropriately nice for a build so rare. Painted Bright Blue with longitudinal stripping, it features a white vinyl interior complete with bucket seats and a center console. Power windows, AM/FM Multi-Plex radio and the Rallye instrument cluster with tachometer and a 150 MPH speedometer are on deck for the owner's convenience.
There is no estimate as to how much the car is expected to fetch during the auction.
In the case of the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T we have in the gallery above, that rarity comes as combination between the V-Code Six Pack engine that hides under the hood and the sunroof mounted high on top of it.
In 1970, the first production year for the model, Dodge offered a comprehensive options list for the muscle car right from the start. On that list were sunroofs, of course.
There were a little over 80 Challenger R/Ts made with the sunroof option that year (courtesy of a third-party-company that chopped the roof off the cars in partially completed form), and just three of them received the legendary 440 Six Pack V8. The R/T we have in the gallery above is one of those three.
The model is part of the lot of cars that will go under the Mecum hammer at the Indianapolis auction in June. Powered by the 440ci (7.2-liter) monster of an engine, it cranks out 390 hp, controlled by means of an automatic transmission.
The car looks appropriately nice for a build so rare. Painted Bright Blue with longitudinal stripping, it features a white vinyl interior complete with bucket seats and a center console. Power windows, AM/FM Multi-Plex radio and the Rallye instrument cluster with tachometer and a 150 MPH speedometer are on deck for the owner's convenience.
There is no estimate as to how much the car is expected to fetch during the auction.
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