When it comes to modern muscle cars, the Dodge Challenger is one of the last on the roads today. But long before the Hellcat and Demon roamed the highways and byways, the Challenger was a potent boulevard bruiser half a century ago. This 1971 Dodge Challenger Convertible you see here represents not only a benchmark of performance from the Golden Age of muscle cars but also a statistical rarity that makes this car extremely collectible. This first-gen Challenger sports the prototypical long hood/short deck profile, complete with hood scoops, a decklid spoiler, and white decals adoring its fully repainted Dark Blue Metallic exterior.
Under the hood, we find a version of the legendary 383 cubic-inch big block Magnum V-8. Topped with a single Holley four-barrel carburetor and Mopar intake, power gets routed through a numbers-matching four-speed manual transmission before heading out to an 8.75-inch rear end with (stated) 3.73 gears. A true dual exhaust complete with X-pipe, feeding a set of Borla Pro XS mufflers to announce this big block drop-top's arrival wherever it goes.
*Final Year Challenger Convertible
*383 CID V8
*Mopar Intake
*Holley Carb
*True Dual Exhaust
*Borla Mufflers
*Four Speed Manual
*3.73 Rear
*Factory Correct Repaint
*1 of 41 Produced With This Combo
This car by the numbers: Almost 28,000 Challengers made in 1971 were optioned with V-8 engines. However, only 2,165 convertibles were made in 1971, the final year for any drop-top Challenger. Even more interesting, only 167 convertibles were optioned with the extravagant 383 CID V-8. Beyond that, just 41 of those 383 cars were chosen with a four-speed manual transmission, making this 1971 Dodge Challenger Convertible an extremely rare set of features all packaged in one great-looking muscle car. If you want a wildly unique and powerful vehicle that also sits at the beginning of an incredible lineage in the autoverse, look no further. Call today!
