For those of us of a certain age, just looking at the 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is like taking a trip back in time. You see, back in the late '60s and early '70s when "American Iron" ruled the roads, and "muscle car" meant rip-snorting horsepower, I was graduating from high school and starting my time in college.
While I didn't personally own any of the hot cars of the day, many of my friends who were members of the lucky gene pool club were affluent enough to own them, and I got to drive some of the best of the best. There were Boss 302 Mustangs, and later Mustang Mach 1s, and Oldsmobile Cutlass 442s, Pontiac GTOs, Chevy Camaro Z28s, a Buick Grand National, and of course the hot Mopar cars. There was the 440 cubic-inch Plymouth Barracuda, and one of my fraternity brothers at the University of Iowa had a beautiful 1970 Dodge Challenger convertible finished in Plum Crazy purple, with Bumble Bee stripes, a 426 cubic-inch Hemi V-8 with 425 horsepower, the optional "shaker" hood, and a custom 8-track stereo system. Man, that puppy could lay down some rubber and tear down a deserted two-lane country road like a rocket! It was a time for long hair, cold beer, and hot chicks.
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