If you’ve ever looked at a Chrysler Sebring convertible and thought, “I betcha I could turn that into a Challenger,” you’re not alone, because someone up in Canada had the same idea, and is now selling it.
Surprising precisely zero Canadians, the car is for sale in the province of Quebec. One hates to invoke stereotypes, but there’s something about the water up in the French-speaking province that gives people odd ideas about what should and should not happen to vehicles.
Case in point, this 1997 Chrysler Sebring which has had the front end of a Dodge Challenger grafted to it, and some decals plastered on it. Described as a “unique vehicle” (we can hardly disagree), the seller says that it was the recipient of a “professional restoration.”
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Now, we have our reservations about the decision to try and convert a Sebring into a Challenger, but honestly, we would have expected the result to be even worse than this. So to be fair to whomever was behind this job, they did the best they could.
That said, there is still some slop. For instance, there is a discolored portion running down the side of the car, which appears to be the result of some crude hand painting with a color that nearly matches the body. Meanwhile, there’s something about the downturned nose that just makes the car look sad.
On the plus side, it comes with air conditioning, a new roof, tinted windows, LED headlights, and OZ racing wheels. Sadly, those sporty rims are let down by the engine, which is a 2.4-liter four-pot, which made 150 hp (112 kW/152 PS) from the factory. Now that it has traveled nearly 106,000 miles (170,000 km), we doubt it’ll make an impression at the drag strip.
If you’re dreaming of a convertible vehicle, you want it to look like a Challenger from the front (but aren’t too fussy about the other angles), and you have 6,500 Canadian dollars (that’s 4,795 Yankee bucks) burning a hole in your pocket, then this might be the car for you.
