The tarmac cleanup was necessary for the typography. The grille may
have been another case of the prototype not being product correct. It
may be that the drag package comes with a brightwork grille, whereas
the car I shot definitely had a dull gray grille. Trim part selection
for package cars like this are sometimes based on what's plentiful and/
or less expensive.
Paul
On Jan 14, 2009, at 8:57 AM, <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
---- Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote:
You're very observant. I never noticed the missing rear defroster.
It's quite possible that the production version of the drag car
doesn't come with a heated window. I know it doesn't come with a
heater or radio. This was a prototype, so some of the parts were "out
of the bin." Dodge may have requested the removal of the heater grid.
They also changed the tarmac (quite drastically) and the wheel
shadow. The grille looks like a totally different one rather than a
reinterpretation. Prefer "yours" as I have never been a great fan
of chrome trim.
If you buy one of these race ready bodies, it comes only in white
with
no drivetrain. But it does include relocated engine mounts, a roll
cage that stiffens the chassis considerably, other chassis
stiffeners, massive brakes, spartan seats and recalibrated
suspension
parts. The idea is that it's cheaper to build a Super Stock race car
starting with the factory package than it would be if one started
with
a new car. And the package has been tested, so in terms of weight
distribution, handling and braking, it's ready to go.
Likely to become more and more important in the coming months. What
news on the "bailout"? It seems to have gone very quiet over here.
On Jan 14, 2009, at 8:21 AM, <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com
wrote:
---- Derby Chang <der...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Some of you may recall seeing some of the pics I shot of a Dodge
Challenger S/S prototype back in October. One of my shots is on
the
cover of the April issue of Mopar Action magazine, which will hit
the
stands in a couple of weeks. (Yeah, the predating of newstand mags
is
a bit nuts.) The magazine art directors did some nice work on it,
particularly bringing out the grille details. They had to go in
there
and work at pixel level to brighten the grid. Here's the cover:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8482863
Here's my original rendering:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8482860&size=lg
They had terrific source material to work from. Highly cool.
They rubbed out the heated rear window. Too uncool for
dragsters.......
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