i would like to see it called what it started out as. a cuda then they remembered they did away with the Plymouth name. i seen mock up pics in 2001 the
guy who had them was shocked i knew what he was up too in the tech center being a visitor and all

MoPar Man wrote:

> Wow. Is this news group getting stale or what?
>
> This was announced 3 weeks ago, and not a peep about it here.
>
> I'd like to see more chrome trim around the wheel wells. I'd really
> like to see an old-fashioned chrome bumper in the front too.
>
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>
> See also:
>
> http://www.autospies.com/article/ind...&categoryId=21
> http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/aut...-4164551c.html
> http://www.whatcar.com/news-article.aspx?NA=221177
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...i-business-hed
> http://cars.about.com/b/a/216812.htm
> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/9/...ectID=10390794
>
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>
> Eberhardt says MPVs and pick-ups are also being considered for Europe,
> although the enormous Dodge Ram is almost completely ruled out.
>
> So, too, is the Dodge Challenger muscle car, which will go on sale in
> the US in 2008. While it will be built on a platform already approved
> for use in Europe, Eberhardt said it would require too much expensive
> reworking at the front end to meet our pedestrian impact regulations.
>
> (Hmmm. Maybe now we know why Magnums are sold with the front-ends
> from the 300 in Europe?)
>
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>
> Chevrolet is supposedly putting the Camaro back into production in
> 2008 but will call it an '09 -- perhaps Chrysler wants to steal their
> thunder.
>
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> http://today.reuters.com/stocks/Quot...CHALLENGER.XML
>
> Chrysler to produce Dodge Challenger muscle car
> Sat Jul 1, 2006 2:14pm ET
> Chrysler Group on Saturday said it will resume production of the Dodge
> Challenger in 2008 after more than three decades as it takes aim at
> nostalgia for the U.S. muscle car era.
>
> The Challenger would join the Dodge Charger in the brewing stable of
> modern U.S. muscle cars such as Ford Motor Co.'s redesigned iconic
> Mustang -- homages to 1960s and 1970s designs built on up-to-date
> platforms.
>
> "It's a modern take on one of the most iconic muscle cars," Chrysler
> Group President and Chief Executive Tom LaSorda said.
>
> Muscle cars, typically two-doored with massive eight-cylinder engines,
> bring back memories of a U.S. era of cheap gas, drive-in theaters and
> cruising main street.
>
> However, the Challenger comes along when $3 per gallon gasoline has
> the broad market increasingly looking for less thirsty compact cars.
>
> Chrysler did not say how many of the cars it expected to build per
> year or the targeted retail price. Dodge sold about 188,600
> Challengers in its original run and the new car will be produced for
> the 2008 model year in 2008, Chrysler said.
>
> Chrysler aimed directly at its potential target customers, announcing
> its decision to produce the Challenger at Daytona International
> Speedway in Florida, where the Pepsi 400 NASCAR race was to start
> later.
>
> The DaimlerChrysler AG unit unveiled a Challenger concept car at the
> auto show in Detroit in January, featuring a long hood, short deck,
> wide stance and two-door coupe body style reminiscent of the car's run
> in the 1970 to 1974 model years.
>
> "Chrysler Group production vehicles tend to bear a striking
> resemblance to the concept cars they follow," Chief Operating Officer
> Eric Ridenour said. "It's not just a re-creation, it is a
> reinterpretation and a tasty one at that."
>
> The car had a 425-horsepower Hemi engine, six-speed manual
> transmission and a listed top speed of 174 miles per hour.
>
> General Motors Corp. also is thought to be likely to bring back its
> Chevrolet Camaro after a prototype inspired by the 1969 version of the
> legendary muscle car received a very warm reception at the auto show
> in Detroit as well.
>
> The new Camaro would be priced at about the same level as the Ford
> Mustang, which has suggested retail prices from about $19,100 to
> $26,000, and produced in similar volume.