2008 SEMA: Dodge Challenger Convertible
October 28th, 2009 | by admin |
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HIGH SPRINGS, Florida — Dodge has no plans to offer a Challenger convertible, which provides Coach Builders Ltd. an open shot at muscle car enthusiasts looking for an alternative to the popular Ford Mustang drop top. Now in final preparations for its official debut at the upcoming 2008 SEMA Show, the Coach Builders Dodge Challenger convertible will be shown alongside the company’s Chrysler 300C and Cadillac CTS convertible conversions.
Coach Builders’ Larry Moran told Inside Line that production of the Challenger convertible will begin on November 15, and that the company is “already taking deposits for getting a place in line.” The Challenger convertible conversion is priced at $16,000, Moran said. A 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 currently costs $41,695 including shipping charges and gas-guzzler tax, so expect to pay nearly $58,000 for open-air Challenger motoring.
Moran also says that “custom interiors, performance options and wheels and tires” will be offered, but the details “are not firmed up yet.” The car that will debut at SEMA was fortified with a Vortech supercharger that bumps the 6.1-liter Hemi V8 to 560 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. It rides slightly lower on a KW coil-over suspension kit and 22-inch Foose Challenger wheels wrapped in Nitto tires.
The convertible conversion reinforces the Challenger with strut bars hidden inside the trunk instead of a visible roll bar, and the acrylic polyester cloth hydraulic top is padded between the structure and the exterior fabric for sound and temperature insulation. A heated glass rear window and matching fabric headliner are also included.
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25 Responses to “2008 SEMA: Dodge Challenger Convertible”
By mafioz3 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
those are some ugly …
those are some ugly rims…
By GuitarnScythes on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
The rims! oh my god …
The rims! oh my god the rims they HAVE to go! Its not a pimpmobile its a muscle car for crying out loud
By phatbirdy3689 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
Sweet… *_*
Sweet… *_*
By thereinecke on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
sharp as fuck
sharp as fuck
By Corkoth55 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
get those …
get those rims off that car… ugly as sin…
By heartlesspinto on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
Yeah, and the old …
Yeah, and the old chop top hot rods were freaking cool! So i’d disagree on your comment. Have you seen the challenger in person? I have a friend who didn’t like the challenger based on the way it looked in pictures. He saw it at a car show and had to ask me if it was the challenger. He said that it looks a lot better in person, BUT he still doesn’t like it as much as the camaro. I called him a fruit. Are YOU a fruit?
By heartlesspinto on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
I was comparing the …
I was comparing the challenger to the classic cars that started american muscle. I love how the challenger is very similar to the classic ones, yet new at the same time. The new mustang is pretty nice too, but it is still a little bit too curvy and 21st century looking. The charger, although a nice car, is far from what i would call american muscle. It’s more of a sporty looking car. Nice car, but it doesn’t deserve the name “charger”.
By MuscleCar4life on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
16K for the …
16K for the convertible not bad I like!
By puppetmasterblaster on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
Now THAT i like. …
Now THAT i like. The new hardtop challengers are butt ugly. They remind me of old chop top hot rods.
By ihrtdrugs on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
no I meant about …
no I meant about the mustang and camaro are you talking about the new ones if you are I agre the classic is way better but look at the charger its just sad to mewhat they did to one of the greatest drag muscle cars
By heartlesspinto on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
No, of course not. …
No, of course not. I said NEW challenger, but i meant the old ones. Of course the new ones.
By ihrtdrugs on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
You are talking …
You are talking about the new ones right?
By ismellrice on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
those rims are …
those rims are hideous
By heartlesspinto on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
I am more of a …
I am more of a sleeper kinda guy. I want a car that doesn’t stand out too much until i start it up and you hear that exhaust or i put the petal to the metal and dust your ass. I don’t want a car with odd colors and huge rims. I am a very big fan of heavy cars with big engines though. That’s why i love pick up trucks and american muscle. To me, the new challenger is what american muscle is all about. Screw the camaro and mustang. Too small and light.
By viper3183 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
wrong Foose rims
…
wrong Foose rims
go with DF5s and you have sex
By lilplaya205 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
560 Hp on a …
560 Hp on a challenger all they did was supercharge the srt8 if i had that i could put 2grand into it and make it over 650+ ….ps my uncle is a mechanic =D
By DasDestroyer on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
GREEN!? CADDY-like …
GREEN!? CADDY-like RIMS!? u gotta be kiddin me…
By DodgeRulezFordDrulz on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
paint—-nice rims- …
paint—-nice rims——–ugly as poop supercharger——–beasty
By idontknow5858 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
from a ford guy:
…
from a ford guy:
RESPECT. this car is what MUSCLE is about.
By azcards666 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
fuckin ugly dodge …
ugly dodge sucks big PP ford all the way
By MrHotrod68 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
YUC NASTY
YUC NASTY
By govbricktop on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
they keep …
they keep these muscle cars up. leave them the way they are! (exterior wise). Do w/e you want to the engine.
By abcdefghiklmnop12345 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
Car looks great, …
Car looks great, but those rims are a no no.. They look like a 24″ version of a 88 caravan rim. lol
By chezeburga44 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
that wuz nasty …
that wuz nasty lookin
By DAKelly13 on Oct 28, 2009 | Reply
those wheels are …
those wheels are horrible. ghetto looking