1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

©2007出版物International, Ltd. The 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A actually had a bigger engine than its racing counterpart. See more muscle car pictures.

WhenDodgefinally got a legitimate pony car to race in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans American Sedan Championship in 1970, it built amuscle carversion for the street that was even wilder than the competition model. We're talking about the 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A.

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SCCA rules required Dodge to sell production editions of the trackcar,道奇挑战者T / A。的race cars ran a destroked 305-cid version of Mopar's fine 340-cid V-8. It had a four-barrel carb and some 440 bhp. Street T/As stayed with the 340, but upped the ante with a trio of two-barrel Holleys atop an Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold.

©2007出版物International, Ltd. Dodge rated the T/A's engine at 290 horsepower, but with Six Pack carburetion the output was probably around 350.

Despite the "Six Pak"carburetionand a host of internal reinforcements, the T/A's mill carried the same 290 bhp rating as regular four-barrel 340s, though true output was near 350 bhp. Feeding it air was a suitcase-sized scoop molded into the pinned-down matte-black fiberglass hood. Low-restriction dual exhausts ran to the stockmufflerlocation under the trunk, then reversed direction to exit in chrome-tipped "megaphone" outlets in front of the rear wheels.

©2007出版物International, Ltd. The cabin was standard fare for a Dodge Challenger.

TorqueFlite automatic or Hurst-shifted four-speed, 3.55:1 or 3.90:1gears, manual or powersteeringwere available. Frontdiscswere standard. The special Rallyesuspensionused heavy-duty everything and increased the camber of the rear springs. The T/A was among the first production cars with different sizedtiresfront and rear: E60x15s up front, G60x15s in back.

的modified camber elevated the tail enough to clear the rear rubber and the exhaust outlets, giving the T/A a real street-punk's stance. Thick side stripes, bold ID graphics, and a black ducktail spoiler joined the visual assault, though the cabin was standard Challenger R/T.

©2007出版物International, Ltd. An elevated tail, spoiler, and thick black stripes gave the 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A credibility on the street.

As it turned out, the T/A wasn't a consistent SCCA winner, and its street sibling didn't act much like a road racer, succumbing to debilitating understeer in fast corners. But the intensified 340 and meaty rear tires helped production versions claw through the quarter in the mid 14s, a showing that would do any small-block proud.

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