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Offline ShelbyDogg

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70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« on: September 24, 2013 - 10:12:27 PM »
I had one on my '70 and a body shop took it off in the mid 90s and lost it. I didn't think I'd ever put one on again but now want to pull a small trailer to Carlisle.

Anybody still have one sitting around? 
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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2013 - 01:30:37 AM »
I have one on my car and figure it'll be useful for the same purpose.  Keeping it also as the original owner put it on there for pulling a trailer with a snowmobile.

Have you searched for any vendors?   :clueless:

I bet with your skills you could make a hitch yourself.  :grinyes:
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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2013 - 03:21:37 AM »
I do but it wont be available till October 14...

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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2013 - 09:10:44 AM »
Have you searched for any vendors?  I bet with your skills you could make a hitch yourself. 

Vendors haven't stocked one for decades.

I have 3 hidden hitches from craigslist and can make one to hide behind the license plate inside the rear valance, but the type that I had hung down and I can unbolt it when no longer needed.

Rotting wheels,
I can wait for yours. I just need it for next year's Nationals, to haul the tents.
Rob

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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2013 - 10:56:47 AM »
I'm also considering to add some kind of small class-1 hitch to my Challenger.. as I want to be able to tow one of those small Harbor-Freight type of trailers with my 4 road race/autocross tires (Hoosier A6 275-45-16 on 16x10 rims) for a typical day's event at local road race courses...  I really want to get back into "hi-speed autocross championship series competition" for next year (2014) with a well-established sports car club that I'm becoming more active with.. For the last ~4 years I've been their "Pace Car" for some of their wheel-to-wheel road races (Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs - Wis, ILL, Mich).   I'd like the hitch to be as un-noticable as possible; thought of having one made to fit where the license plate is, maybe attached to the inside of the bumper.   Or else, attached to the lower frame rails.. again, favorably not so obvious.. and preferbly fairly easy to remove for shows, etc.. maybe even at the day's race event.

Any ideas like what I've described?  I used to own a 73 Challenger that had a factory class-2 hitch (and I use to flat-tow my T/A behind it if I'd go to out-of-state race events!)  That hitch was excellent but a bit too large for what I'm wanting now.   I may also talk to local hitch shops and see what they have to suggest.  I don't want it to be big or heavy... just a class-1 would probably work OK to haul the little tire trailer.

I miss my custom-built full-size open trailer that I recently sold (to a friend, could borrow occasionally), as well as miss my old 2WD 2500 Suburban... maybe in ~5 years, probably longer, I could get this setup again.... (Family expenses have major priority in recent years and ahead, too.... but somehow I'm going to try to get these ideas moving forward.)
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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2013 - 01:14:49 PM »
I have yet to put my hands on a "factory" hitch.
Does anyone have a picture of the factory hitch's?
Did they come in more than one class?
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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2013 - 09:55:06 AM »
There was a hitch thread somewhere a while back ago that mentioned a factory hitch.  Was that you, 'Cuda Hunter?  :clueless:
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2013 - 05:10:47 PM »
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2013 - 12:06:11 AM »
Mine looked like the one on the ebay auction. I welded on extra diagonals that went to the frame tie-downs.

I used it to tow a car trailer with a dart funny car all the way from St. Louis to the Mopar Nationals in Columbus, around 1987.
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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2013 - 08:33:24 AM »
Vendors haven't stocked one for decades.

I have 3 hidden hitches from craigslist and can make one to hide behind the license plate inside the rear valance, but the type that I had hung down and I can unbolt it when no longer needed.

Rotting wheels,
I can wait for yours. I just need it for next year's Nationals, to haul the tents.

when is nationals? I will get back from Korea in August 2014 and will be able to dig it out after that. Let me know and please PM me so that I remember when I get home.

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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2013 - 08:56:18 AM »
when is nationals? I will get back from Korea in August 2014 and will be able to dig it out after that. Let me know and please PM me so that I remember when I get home.

I thought you meant it will be available October 14, 2013. I'll PM you to remind you next year then. I'll probably need it for my other car in 2015.



STILL LOOKING FOR A HITCH for an EBODY.
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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2013 - 09:06:11 AM »
Sorry about that. I realized that I was confusing on that one. Sorry if I held up your search but when I get back I will dig it out for you. Its just been sitting in a box for the past 20ish years.

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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2013 - 09:19:48 AM »
Thanks for looking out for these.

That one would work as a true bolt-on but for that price and $150 shipping, I'll weld up my own if I can't find one for sale cheaper.

I just picked up a fiberglass rear valance that I can modify to hide a custom hitch too.

Still looking.....
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Re: 70-74 Challenger trailer hitch.
« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2013 - 11:42:31 AM »
Thanks for looking out for these.

That one would work as a true bolt-on but for that price and $150 shipping, I'll weld up my own if I can't find one for sale cheaper.

I just picked up a fiberglass rear valance that I can modify to hide a custom hitch too.

Still looking.....

No bids.  It might be worth in to give him an offer.  He also has a challenger luggage rack listed for at least the second time.  His other auctions do not seem too reasonable $ either.  He is also 10-15 miles from me(,l.i. n.y.)
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