The SRT 392’s were outfitted with a six-speed manual transmission, 20-inch WP3 Alcoa SRT wheels and the SRT Option Group II. Ten white 2011 Challengers were ordered directly from Dodge. Kowalski and his Challenger are gone but Dodge tried to make amends when they teamed up with Bob Frederick of New Wilmington Dodge to create the Kowalski Edition Challenger. I still cringe at the thought of my dream car being sent to the crusher, like Jules Winfield’s 1974 Nova with Marvin’s corpse in the trunk. When the Challengers were returned to Chrysler they were destroyed.
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Swapping parts from one car to another kept Kowalski alive and on the road, by the end there was a lone Challenger functioning.Ĭhrysler was not happy with the tone of the movie, an amphetamine-fueled driver involved in an interstate police chase could paint the prominent car manufacturer in a bad light. With five Challengers on loan from Chrysler some ingenuity was needed to keep the production going. Through in a jump across a ravine and a lot general punishment from an interstate police chase and you have a recipe for a destroyed Mopar. Denver to San Francisco, based on Google Maps, is 1,248.6-miles an if Kowalski averaged approximately 84 mph he would make it in less than 15-hours.
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The movie production was tough on the Challengers. It seemed like it had too much power for the body.” “And those skinny tires-you could light ’em up just by touching the gas. “The engine was so strong, the car would just stand up and go,” Newman said. Max Balchowsky prepped and maintained the Challengers for the movie. It’s a spartan package, not flashy by any means, and it would easily blend in with 1971 traffic.Ĭhrysler rented the movie’s production five 1970 Challengers, four with a 440ci engine and one with a 383ci and an automatic transmission, at the friendly rate of $1.00 per day. Kowalski sat in a black interior that featured bucket seats.
The simple exterior was finished in Alpine White and this Mopar rode on Rallye wheels. The Challenger’s performance wasn’t subtle with a factory-rated 440hp. Kowalski’s Mopar chariot is powered by a 440ci V8 engine paired with a 4-speed manual transmission featuring a pistol grip shifter.
To get himself – gone.” – Trailer from “Vanishing Point”. Transporting a supercharged Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco. The trip is a bet with Kowalski’s buddy and the prize is the tab for some amphetamines. I’ll spare you a plot synopsis, check IMDB to get the straight dope, but ultimately it’s a 90-minute car chase with Kowalski zooted on speed trying to drive a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T from Denver to San Francisco in 15-hours.
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