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Offline KNOT0623

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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #30 on: February 24, 2008 - 06:48:44 PM »
I am not sure..but thats a great question!!!! :clueless:
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #31 on: February 24, 2008 - 08:08:00 PM »
Cool. Glad you decided to keep it original. The A66 cars were the only non R/T cars to have the bumblbee stripe or so said the literature that Barry posted a couple of weeks ago. Very cool. Good luck with it  :2thumbs:
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2008 - 10:22:32 AM »
Here's a link to the 1970 Challenger brochure from stockmopar.com mentioning the A66 code:

http://www.stockmopar.com/_images/brochures/1970-dodge-challenger-dealer-brochure/original/1970-dodge-challenger-dealer-brochure-11.jpg
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2008 - 10:46:48 AM »
 Thanks for the brouchere Super Blue 72. I appears you could get a 340 without the A66 code.  :clueless:

 The A66 was a "340 only" performance package, what I call a poor man's T/A. :lol2: 

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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2008 - 06:32:05 PM »
I'm glad you decided to keep it OEM. Those A66 cars are a rare and always great to see option on Challengers. I'm sure not many still exist any longer so it would be a shame to mess it up in any way..   :2cents:
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #35 on: April 02, 2008 - 01:18:32 PM »
Does anyone actually know how many 4 speed A66 cars were produced?

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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #36 on: April 03, 2008 - 07:53:15 PM »
Well Here are some pics of whats going on...
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #37 on: April 03, 2008 - 08:09:44 PM »

Frame...
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #38 on: April 03, 2008 - 08:13:29 PM »
Floor in....
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #39 on: April 03, 2008 - 08:16:36 PM »
Mid Floor....
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #40 on: April 03, 2008 - 08:18:46 PM »
4 Speed Hump
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #41 on: April 03, 2008 - 08:26:31 PM »
Wow that look like my car! It looks like you could use whats left of my parts cowl. Chuck
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #42 on: April 03, 2008 - 08:30:55 PM »
Wow that look like my car! It looks like you could use whats left of my parts cowl. Chuck

Do you want to sell it.  i need a full cowl!!!
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #43 on: April 03, 2008 - 08:35:51 PM »
Mid Floor....
:wow: I love how you left the section in the floor that crosses over the brace where the 4 speed hump goes. :2thumbs:
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Re: 1970 Challenger Born a 340 4 Speed...Keep it original?
« Reply #44 on: April 03, 2008 - 08:44:39 PM »
Just like factory!!!!   Yeah Baby!!!!   :cheers:
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