![]() Once its parade and demo car days came to an end in the Fall of 1970, the Challenger was sold off to a customer. The drop-top was originally ordered by Penner/Pembina Dodge of Winnipeg, Manitoba as a demonstrator car and was used as a parade vehicle for Miss Centennial Manitoba. But it's the only one finished in Panther Pink. Spotted at the 2023 World of Wheels car show, this Dodge Challenger is one of only 54 R/T Convertibles that were shipped to Canada in 1970. What's more, it's in pristine condition thanks to a frame-off restoration and it rocks a white interior for the perfect contrast. How many of them are still around? Well, that's a piece of information I don't have right now, but one of them was shipped to Canada when new and it still exists. Add the R/T package into the mix and there are only four units to talk about. The drop-top is a rare variant regardless of color at 3,884 units (only 5% of total production) but that number goes down to only 14 examples finished in Panther Pink. Then we have the pink convertible, yet another unicorn among pink Challengers. We can further split that into six SE models and seven R/T SE cars. But out of 321 coupes, only 13 also came with the SE package. Most of these cars were ordered in a hardtop configuration. And mind you, the Challenger was available in no fewer than 20 colors that year. It's the second-rarest color from the 1970 model year, surpassed only by Green Go, commissioned on just 204 cars. ![]() That's because customers and dealerships ordered only 334 examples with this paint, available at the time under code FM3. I don't have access to complete records regarding pink Dodges and Plymouths from the era, but the 1970 Challenger is quite hard to find in Panther Pink. I also probably like it because so many car guys hate pink for being a so-called " girly color." You should get over it because it's not true.Īnd you know what else is cool about Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge? Both are quite rare because Chrysler only offered pink as a "spring color" in 1970 and as a special-order hue in 1971. Why? Well, it's simply because I think it looks dope on muscle cars. Or Moulin Rouge as they're called on Plymouth models. However, my absolute favorite "high impact" hue is Pink Panther. And I'd be fine with any of them if I wouldn't be able to choose one myself. The latter included a long list of bright, flashy hues such as Go Mango, Hemi Orange, Plum Crazy, Green Go, and Banana.
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