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.
I suspect it may also have something to do with the manufacturer's
liability. They're not selling a complete. streetable vehicle.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Magazine Cover
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.
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.
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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