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Bob liked the way his 1970 Challenger looked from the factory. He left the body alone and chose a paint scheme to highlight those trademark lines. About that missing mirror on the passenger side? “It didn’t have one when I bought it and we just didn’t put one on,” says Bob. “It wasn’t intentional, that’s just the way it was so we left it alone.” Bob’s years at the track show in details like the custom designed Coddington wheels. He worked with the guys until these 1-offs were just right—reminiscent of race wheels from the ’60s and ’70s, with a 10-spoke update and plenty of polish.

Slide 2

Instead of painting the hood’s center black, Bob took a different take on the classic paint scheme. He had the Candy Apple Red run up the center of the R/T’s hood, with the Black Cherry on the sides—it brings out the character in the hood and gives the Challenger an even more aggressive look.

Slide 3

The hood isn’t writing checks that the engine can’t cash. Lurking underneath that fancy hood is a 550 cubic inch Hemi capable of 810 hp without a drop of nitrous, and about 1,300 hp with a shot from the NOS Pro Fogger system. When you have bragging rights like that, what better way to say it than some hand-applied variegated gold leaf? 

Slide 4

Yep, it’s outrageous. Bob wasn’t messing around when he said his car would have a really big engine. This dressed-to-impress Hemi was stuffed with performance goodies and dyno’d by Koffel’s Place for rock solid performance. It’s topped with an Indy Cylinder Head 426 intake manifold and an air cleaner custom designed by Bob. “I needed something that would fit under the hood so I grabbed some sheetmetal, fabbed one up, and had it etched, powdercoated, and striped,” he says.

Slide 5

It may be an award winning show car, but this Challenger means business on the road and at the track, too. The roll cage, Simpson 5-point camlock harnesses, and fire extinguisher remind you that there’s plenty of motor to back up those looks. It’s a classic racer’s cockpit, all dressed up (in Austrian leather and gleaming chrome) with somewhere to go.  

Slide 6

That carbon fiber dash is full of modern technology ala Auto Meter Cobalt Series Gauges. The Billet Specialties Dragster steering wheel updates the Challenger’s cockpit while maintaining the race-inspired style of the original wheel.

Slide 7

Bob wanted clean, classy accents for the doors—nothing over the top. These Paul Atkins pieces have a race car carbon fiber/mesh look with that showy edge.   

Slide 8

To win the award, you have to consider every detail. To win the race, you have to have the right parts. Form and function meet inside the Challenger's trunk. Bob designed this fuel cell wraparound to hide the components for a clean, show-worthy look.

Slide 9

With those big meats and that super tough rear end, the view from behind is all business. For a clean look, Chris Dixon of Wounded Knee Motors cut and customized the rear valance to get those tailpipes tucked up and centered. It’s one of the few body modifications that Bob made, and it looks like it should have come that way from the factory.