Charger and Challengers were both made by Dodge on different platforms.
Charger = B Body. Same as Belvedere and Satellite by Plymouth
Challenger = E body. Same as sconde generation Barracuda.
Notes E body Cuda wheelbase = 108 inches. Challenger 112 inches. B bodies =
116 inches.
All were available with a Hemi at some point.
Josh Battles <josh@omg-stfu.com> said:
>
> ""Ryan Stewart"" <dapurplert@dakota-durango.com> wrote in message
> >
> > Second, are you thinking of the right car? A Charger was a 5 passenger,
> > 4000lb behemoth of a car. The car YOU keep describing sounds like the
> > pony car Challenger to me? Is that what you're thinking of? Because
> > aside from a door or two, this new Charger is an EXACT reiteration of
> > the old Charger, but not even close to a Challenger pony car.....
> >
> > -Ryan
> > 99 DA RC R/T
>
> Maybe I'm reading your message incorrectly, but it sounds to me that you are
> mistaken about the Charger's history. Granted the Charger we're all
> thinking of (late 1960's - early 1970's models) was a decently heavy car
> capable of seating 5 people, the Challenger wasn't much smaller and could
> also seat 5. To my knowledge, the Charger has NEVER been a 4 door vehicle
> before the current iteration (even in the poor re-incarnations in the 80's
> it was still a 2-door). Charger was dodge and Challenger was Plymouth, they
> were sort of the same, but the Challenger shared the same [smaller] platform
> as the 'Cuda, whereas the Charger/Roadrunner shared [the larger] platform.
> None of these cars were lax in the performance department as a general rule,
> and I think all of them were available with a hemi in them at some point.
> (not sure about the Challenger)
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
> I put on my robe and wizard hat....
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>
>
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