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Offline vinb

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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2009 - 09:43:35 PM »
sprecks,
 Your correct !!
   It's been a long time........ :thumbsup:




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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2009 - 02:04:52 AM »
Does it remind you of this era? I had a 1980 Omni for my first car that I helped pay for in 1984-85. It looked great by it had a 1.7L VW engine. Nobody would work on it. VW would say it was a Dodge but Dodge would say it was a VW.  :pullinghair:

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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2009 - 10:05:37 AM »
My first new car was an '83 Plymouth Colt GTS with the 1.6L engine.  Don't know if I have any pictures of it, though...

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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2009 - 10:19:56 AM »
I remember when those late 70's Challengers came out. I can still remember shaking my head and wondering "What are they thinking?".

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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2009 - 08:04:46 PM »
As I posted in another forum on the same topic

I bought one new in 1980, 2.6 (most were 2.0L) 5 spd and 4whl disc. Took alot of abuse because it wasn't a "real" Challenger. Entered it in a few track days and ran autocross where I consistently won my class.

Offline kissalien

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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #20 on: August 31, 2009 - 12:56:41 PM »
They actually made these Challenger for more years than the originals.

1978-83 vs. 1970-74

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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2009 - 01:25:41 PM »
Does it remind you of this era? I had a 1980 Omni for my first car that I helped pay for in 1984-85. It looked great by it had a 1.7L VW engine. Nobody would work on it. VW would say it was a Dodge but Dodge would say it was a VW.  :pullinghair:

Live and learn.  ;D

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I bought a new TC3 back in 1979.  I bought it when I was in England and kept it in a garage for several years till I got back.  I was offered at the time 4k more than I gave for it.  I should have sold it on the spot but didnt.  It was a good car.
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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2009 - 09:17:01 PM »
4k more? Did TC3 even cost that new? I had one at one time...what a pos.
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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2009 - 09:25:33 PM »
I dont remember what it was costing me then.  But they were hard to get for some reason when I got it and I bought it over in England and It was a 4 k offer. 
Got a pretty good start on my M46 optioned Barracuda restoration but now it is on hold till I can gather more funds.  Still need a few parts for it.  SIU Graduate 75 AAS Automotive Tech, 94 BS Advanced Tech Studies, 1997 MSED Workforce Education and Development

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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2009 - 11:24:30 PM »

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Too bad they never made any Challengers between 1974 and 2008.   
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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #25 on: September 02, 2009 - 10:23:39 AM »
I bought one of those Challengers.  It was a great car got 328/K miles out of it with out any major issues.  It was easy to work on and got great mileage.  The only issue was that about every 6 months I had to re-adjust the points.  The distributor was in sideways and gravity would take it's course.  Although I got to the point that I could adjust them without feeler gauges and I could do it in about 2 minutes start to finish.  Loved that car although it doesn't compare to my 71 convertible.

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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #26 on: September 04, 2009 - 10:31:21 AM »
I bought one of those Challengers.  It was a great car got 328/K miles out of it with out any major issues.  It was easy to work on and got great mileage.  The only issue was that about every 6 months I had to re-adjust the points.  The distributor was in sideways and gravity would take it's course.  Although I got to the point that I could adjust them without feeler gauges and I could do it in about 2 minutes start to finish.  Loved that car although it doesn't compare to my 71 convertible.

Ugh, I dont miss the days of carrying around an extra condensor and a points file. Our old 74 Ford truck always had a file, a set of points and an extra condensor in the glove box.
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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #27 on: September 04, 2009 - 10:41:37 AM »
I knew about the "Mitsu-beastie" Challenger, but no the Studebaker ones!  Cool!  The script looks like ours on it!

Call me crazy, but when the mitsubishi Challenger/what-ever-Mitsubishi-called them cars were out, I liked the shape, I thought they were cool at the time...  :smokin:  :screwy: 
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Re: 1978 Challenger??
« Reply #28 on: September 04, 2009 - 12:53:07 PM »
We've had a few of the Mitsu's years ago. They were so freakin rusty, not much to salvage. Also a fair share of "thats NOT a Challenger" . Off to the shredder they went!
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