To help celebrate the 100th anniversary of when Horace and John Dodge started selling automobiles in November 1914 under their own brand name after years of supplying Henry Ford with components and rolling chassis, Dodge is going to bring back a feature from its storied past, albeit from a period more recent than when Horace and John walked the floor of Dodge Main. The Chrysler Group's brand used the occasion of this year's SEMA show to announce that it will be making 1,000 special edition Challenger R/Ts with "shaker" hoods, as used in Mopar products during the golden age of muscle cars in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It's called a shaker hood because an engine mounted air intake protrudes through an opening in the hood and shakes from the torque as the engine rocks on its mounts. The limited run of cars will also come with an electronically operated exhaust dump, to allow a more free flowing, and louder, exhaust.
As in the late 1960s, this shaker hood equipped Challenger comes with a Hemi, in this case the 5.7 liter version of the V8. Prices start at $37,990, including delivery, a $2,500 premium for the special hood.
In addition to the Challengers with the shaker hoods, Dodge is resurrecting the Scat Pack Club. No, it has nothing to do with excreta, it was the name of a company sponsored enthusiast group associated with performance equipment sold from 1968 to 1971. The new Scat Pack will include performance kits, available in stages, for the Challenger, Charger and Dart that incorporate custom ECUs, cold air intakes, performance exhaust systems, suspension upgrades and other accessories that can be user or dealer installed. In the muscle car era you had to buy the go-fast gear to get the now quite collectible bumblebee Scat Pack decal. This time around you still have to buy the parts to get the graphic, only this time it's a badge with the stage number indicated, not just a sticker.
from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com
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