I can't wait to see what the production version of the Dodge Challenger will look like when revealed in February 2008.
I saw a photo of a test vehicle that may reveal a design change from the original concept car.
If you look closely you can see that the front grill does not have the Dodge cross-hair design. Instead it is an open design similar to the one on the 1970 Challenger.


(photo: KPG)
Other photos hinted at a change in the tail lights of the car as well.

Recently while toy shopping, I found an radio controlled Dodge Challenger from "1 Badd Ride" that had a cool redesign of the concept car.


The toy car had redesigned tail lights as well as the open grill from the 1970 Challenger. The Dodge cross-hairs were moved down to the lower air intake opening, replacing the "CARS" movie smile styled opening. The toy car that I bought was silver with black stripes instead of the red version pictured above.

Mopar Enthusiast magazine had some similar concept drawings for their version of the Dodge Challenger.



I hope that Dodge makes the production version similar to these designs.

Tags: Dodge Challenger

I've been keeping my eye on any NEWS about the 2009 Dodge Challenger.
The production version will be shown at the Chicago Auto Show in February 2008.

Cerberus, the new owners of Chrysler, may reduce the number of Dodge Challengers that are planned to be produced. This may make it more of a specialty car with a higher price tag in the showroom because of demand by Mopar fans. It has already been announced that the Challenger will not be available in Europe.



Mopar fans hope to get a 6 speed manual transmission as well as an automatic transmission with the 5.7 and 6.1-liter HEMI V8. They also hope for a 6.4-liter HEMI V8 version. Dodge has confirmed that there will be an SRT version of the Challenger.

I hope that there will be a low cost entry level version that will be available with the 3.5-litre V6 and an automatic transmission. Ford offers a similar V6 Pony package on the Mustang.

Tags: Dodge Challenger

The 3rd DVD set of the DOCTOR WHO television series is scheduled for release on November 6, 2007.

6 DVDs:

• Disc 1
  
  • Christmas Special: The Runaway Bride
  
  
• Disc 2
  
  • Smith and Jones
    
  • The Shakespeare Code
    
  • Gridlock
  
  
• Disc 3
  
  • Daleks in Manhattan
    
  • Evolution of the Daleks
    
  • The Lazarus Experiment
    
  • 42
  
  
• Disc 4
  
  • Human Nature
    
  • The Family of Blood
    
  • Blink
  
  
• Disc 5
  
  • Utopia
    
  • The Sound of Drums
    
  • Last of the Time Lords
  
  
• Disc 6
  
  • Doctor Who Confidential

Tags: Doctor Who, Television