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This 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T was originally sold new in El Paso TX and has just over 35,000 original miles on the odometer (verified). Powered by the original, numbers matching 375hp 440, it is loaded with other great options: Power disc brakes, power steering, console shift automatic, air conditioning, 8-Track AM /FM radio, white vinyl roof ,tinted glass and more.
Here is the story on this car as told by Mike from Automotion Classics who acquire the Challenger for us:
I have located and spoken with the original owner who ordered this car new. I found him after researching information on a credit card receipt discovered under the carpet when it was removed.
He relayed the following information to me:
He really wanted to order a Hemi, but his new wife said, “no air conditioning, no new car”, and they lived in El Paso Texas at the time. You know what happened here. He told me that it took longer than expected for the car to be delivered, possibly due to a strike, or some other reason. I told him that his name and address was also etched in the top of the 8 track player/radio. He stated that it must have been put there when the car was a year old, when the dealership replaced the original dash, due to it cracking at that time. He also told me that he took the car out on the highway, alone one night, and brought it up to about 135 mph. He said it was still pulling but he backed out of it because, “it felt like it was floating”. He also sent me photos of the Challenger in his driveway in El Paso from approximately 1982.