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Description
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A (Trans America)
Weight: 3,000 lbs.
Engine: 340-cid (275 hp) Overhead Valve V8
Bore/Stroke: 4.04 in. x 3.31 in.
Compression ratio: 8.8:1
Transmission: Torqueflite three-speed automatic
Base Price: $3,700 (1970)
Average annual income: $11,106
Loaf of bread: 24 cents
Gallon of Milk: $1.32
Gallon of gasoline: 35 cents

Dodge "Ponies" up

With the 1970 debut of its all-new Dodge Challenger and third-generation Plymouth Barracuda "pony" cars, Chrysler Corporation charged into the Sports Car Club of America's (SCCA) new Trans-American Road-Racing Series for "production small sedans".

Dodge's street machine was dubbed the Challenger T/A (Trans-America) and the companion Plymouth the AAR 'Cuda (All American Racers).

Chrysler's 340 cubic inch (5.6L) V-8 engine with special block and heads mated to a close-ratio four-speed manual transmission were standard. An Edelbrock intake manifold with three Holley two-barrel carburetors spawned the famous "340 Six-Pak" option.

August 19th, 2010
Chrysler Museum
Detroit, MI

Description
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A (Trans America)
Weight: 3,000 lbs.
Engine: 340-cid (275 hp) Overhead Valve V8
Bore/Stroke: 4.04 in. x 3.31 in.
Compression ratio: 8.8:1
Transmission: Torqueflite three-speed automatic
Base Price: $3,700 (1970)
Average annual income: $11,106
Loaf of bread: 24 cents
Gallon of Milk: $1.32
Gallon of gasoline: 35 cents

Dodge "Ponies" up

With the 1970 debut of its all-new Dodge Challenger and third-generation Plymouth Barracuda "pony" cars, Chrysler Corporation charged into the Sports Car Club of America's (SCCA) new Trans-American Road-Racing Series for "production small sedans".

Dodge's street machine was dubbed the Challenger T/A (Trans-America) and the companion Plymouth the AAR 'Cuda (All American Racers).

Chrysler's 340 cubic inch (5.6L) V-8 engine with special block and heads mated to a close-ratio four-speed manual transmission were standard. An Edelbrock intake manifold with three Holley two-barrel carburetors spawned the famous "340 Six-Pak" option.

August 19th, 2010
Chrysler Museum
Detroit, MI