1971 aar cuda? Mentioned on a recent Mecum episode

[Super Blue 72]

There was a rumor  about 71 T/A because of a factory photo the was around. It was really a 70 that the factory had the grille from a 71 airbrushed in. I think it was an early promotion photo in case they did realease a 71 T/A.  I have seen the photo and if I remember right it was a yellow car with a black vinly roof. Definitely no 71 or 72 or 73 T/A or AAR's ever built.
JS27

[ChallengerHK]

That was actually from the photo shoot for the 70 model. Same car, same background, same track, and it's raining in both.

I have an old magazine in which an employee at Hamtramck swears that he saw 71 TAs coming off the line. The best guess I've heard put forward to explain this is that he actually saw cars with the similar 71 longitudinal stripe, which is pretty similar to the TA stripe.

[js27]

Yep thats the photo I was refering to.
Thanks for posting.
JS27

[Sleepychallenger]

Was the 340 six pack available in 71?  I thought it was 70 only as well

[kissalien]

Was the 340 six pack available in 71?  I thought it was 70 only as well

No, it wasn't.

[ChallengerHK]

No, it wasn't.

Mr. Norm's offered a Six Pak Demon in 71. Very low production numbers, and not factory.

[KFD]

That was actually from the photo shoot for the 70 model. Same car, same background, same track, and it's raining in both.

I have an old magazine in which an employee at Hamtramck swears that he saw 71 TAs coming off the line. The best guess I've heard put forward to explain this is that he actually saw cars with the similar 71 longitudinal stripe, which is pretty similar to the TA stripe.

I had heard 30 or so T/As (albeit with a single Carter) made it off the line, scoops, stripes and the relocated antenna. They were JS27 R/Ts from the get-go,  and were just converted to R/Ts, antennas moved, and the T/A specific parts were dispersed throughout the dealer network...
KFD

[ChallengerHK]

I've heard and read several variations of that story, and believe me, I'd love to have it be true.

One thing I can add is this. Over the years I've come across two 71 Challengers which both had all the obvious TA gear, and which the owners swore were unmolested. Of course, the owners might have been wrong, or lying, and I never checked either car in depth to see if the less obvious TA parts were there. What both of them had in common, though, is that they were in Canada. This has often made me wonder in Chrysler possibly dumped the remaining TA parts in Hamtramck onto export cars and sent them on their way.

[KFD]

This has often made me wonder in Chrysler possibly dumped the remaining TA parts in Hamtramck onto export cars and sent them on their way.

 

That seems like something Chrysler would do...
KFD