- This is a 2009 Dodge Challenger with 78,000 miles on the chassis.
- The engine and transmission are from newer Dodge muscle cars.
- Apparently, the car is titled and street legal and is up for sale.
New interesting custom muscle cars appear to be popping up everywhere these days but this is a true one-off. It’s a 2009 Dodge Challenger but with exactly zero body panels on it. In fact, the only exterior bits that remain from the original car are the lights, hood scoop, and wheels. It can be yours for $14,900, but let’s break down what you’ll get for that cash.
Under the tubular remnant of a hood you’ll find a 3.6-liter V6 from what the seller says is a 2018 Challenger. If true, that means it made roughly 305 horsepower and 268 lb-ft of torque. In the case of this particular vehicle, that power ends up at the back wheels only via an eight-speed automatic gearbox also from the same car that donated the engine.
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That actually sounds like a pretty good recipe for fun. Sure, a manual gearbox would be more engaging and a V8 would be quicker but this is a super-approachable exo-car. It should even get better fuel economy than it would’ve originally thanks to its extreme body-panel-phobic diet.
Evidently the dash and its ancillary components come from a 2019 Dodge Challenger and the car is titled and street legal. The builder appears to have some giant subwoofers shoved onto the rear deck now along with a shark fin antenna. The rear tail lights are a tad askew too but beyond that, the build quality looks impressive.
The tubular body is unmistakably Challenger-esque. Does it look like a car cosplaying as a dune buggy with delusions of grandeur? Maybe. Honestly, just beyond the fact that it looks fun to drive, this is a super-cool way to demonstrate how automotive packaging works. Take a look at the fuel cap and how the plumbing routes right next to the rear-seat passenger’s head.
It’s also interesting to see how much wider the track for the wheels is than the structural components of the shell. Is all of this worth $14,900? That’s up to the eventual buyer to decide but no doubt, there’s a lot of artwork that went into this unique Dodge muscle car.
