Hey guys, I got an email a few weeks back from one of the previous owners of my Challenger. His name is Julian from around the Christchurch area (South Island) and he's right into the hobby, more so in his younger days. He seems to know many people in the circle. After viewing my nz440rt.com website he emailed me asking if it was the same car, running off it's list of options and he quoted the number plate too. Anyhow, we had a lengthy discussion over the phone about the car, previous owners and who painted it white, added the spoiler, drag racing.
She was a very well known car when she arrived, no one knew what it was. Anyhow, he wasn't the best with computers and finally got 3 historic photos through to me. I'll be adding them to my personal website, was real awesome to see these photos, first time I have seen her in her factory correct B5-Blue paint. Nice colour but just not to my tastes. So, I have now talked to the original importer, several of the owners and know her history very,
very, well now. The photos aren't the best but what do you expect for 1973?
Sign writing are decals.
1st Photo = 1973 13.9 @ 108MPH Smokey Hollow Dragway.
2nd Photo = 1973 Outside a friends of the owners house.
3rd Photo = 1975 Levels Speedway.
He said he had the Challenger up to 148mph in top gear and it was red lining. That is good info to know, he said it wouldn't pull any harder and that was when she had 3.55:1 rear gears. This was on a track of course. The number plates are the same as the ones on her now, blocked out for security reasons, it's 101% her. Lucy was painted Alphine White and had the rear wing added by the 5th owner in 1978 or 1979.
