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Donf
Am I missing something with Dodges Charger Swinger Edition? As a a past owner of a 1969 Dart Swinger 340 when they came out, what possessed Dodge to come out with a say goodbye edition with a Charger Swinger Edition. The Charger was NEVER a Swinger and the Swinger was NEVER a Charger!! For me the iconic Swinger stripe just looks completely lame and out of place on the Charger. Don’t even get me started on the shinny wheels……….hub caps for a poor man’s muscle car (under rated) was what the 340 Swinger was all about. Why have last call on something that NEVER existed! Well that’s my rant for today. LOL
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HemiLonestar
By that logic the Demon was a Dart and never a Challenger, soooo.......? 🤷‍♂️
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YUP…….My 71 Challenger (below) was NOTHING like a 71 Demon! There was no logic at all to call the Challenger Demon a Demon. They should have at least given it a new name, ……a Challenger ***. At least the people that rebadge their cars now to look like a higher end model stick to the same model vehicle.
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07RT
How about a Dodge Roadrunner while we’re at it!
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Donf
07RT said:
How about a Dodge Roadrunner while we’re at it!
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LOL………Why not……………… Blip-Blip (Dodge version)
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07RT
I guess in the days where Mustangs are eSUV’s and Mavericks are light pickups, all bets are off!
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HemiLonestar
How far down this rabbit hole you wanna go lol? We could bring up the fact that you are driving a 4 door Charger; no Charger prior to 2006 was ever a 4 door so it could be said you don't have a real "Charger" lol....
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HemiLonestar said:
How far down this rabbit hole you wanna go lol? We could bring up the fact that you are driving a 4 door Charger; no Charger prior to 2006 was ever a 4 door so it could be said you don't have a real "Charger" lol....
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You are absolutely right, mines not a real Charger I guess. No stock Charger prior to 2006 was ever a 4 door sedan or ever ran under 13 sec.
PLUS: Regardless of changes to body style. My 340 “SWINGER” was on a Dodge Dart body…………..a ”Swinger” edition or badging was never used on any Charger ever built. Until 2023………..Owning both, I still think the iconic “Swinger” stripe on a Charger is just wrong, both in looks and historic value……..IMHO anyway
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