1970 Challenger sidestripe

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Offline ESGEE

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1970 Challenger sidestripe
« on: August 01, 2010 - 09:53:59 AM »
Did the 1970 RT/SE Challenger come with non RT side stripes, i have seen restored RT/SE´s with both RT lettering and without so thats why i wonder.
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Re: 1970 Challenger sidestripe
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2010 - 10:25:14 AM »
No, if it had a longitudinal stripe and it was an R/T or R/T SE it said R/T in the stripe.

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Re: 1970 Challenger sidestripe
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2010 - 01:16:00 PM »
Just what i thought to, cant understand people doing a total rotaserie and put the wrong one on.
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Re: 1970 Challenger sidestripe
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2010 - 04:15:05 PM »
Allso is the orginals matt or gloss black?
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Re: 1970 Challenger sidestripe
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2010 - 01:59:43 PM »
Mine is originally a 340 A66 car. It has a R/T stripe on it & its matte black.
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Re: 1970 Challenger sidestripe
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2010 - 03:01:22 PM »
For some reason I've always though R/T implied big-block. Thinking about it a bit more, I think that might be wrong. What is the real answer?

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Re: 1970 Challenger sidestripe
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2010 - 03:24:20 PM »
No small block R/T's in 1970. 

I've heard that the factory made a mistake on some 340 cars and put R/T badges on them by mistake.  The 340 cars were code A66 but were not R/T's.   Those 340 cars with R/T badges would still have a JH VIN.

There is more debate in 1971 whether or not an R/T with side stripes would have also come with R/T badges.  Some say they had both.  Others say if the car came with side stripes(the stripes had the R/T logo at the back) that the R/T badges on the front fenders were omitted.

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Re: 1970 Challenger sidestripe
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2010 - 05:11:01 AM »
Thats real intressting to know, im doing a total rotaserie on my 1970 RT/SE 4speed and dont wanna make any mistakes :cheers:
70 Challenger RT/SE(Looking for 383 Magnum N0B196875)
70 Challenger RT/SE(Looking for 383 Magnum N0B115166)
70 Challenger SE(RT/SE clone)
69 Charger RT/SE 4speed Trackpac
70 Charger 500