Dead Dodge Walking: Never-was Challenger Convertible spotted on way to scrap heap
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertibles</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports/GTs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/dodge/" rel="tag">Dodge</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/thumb1280x1280_3362219123 _bc4697d58b_opt.jpg" /><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Scrap Heap-bound Dodge Challenger Convertible - Click above for image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Dodge long ago confirmed that a convertible version of the Challenger was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/08/sorry-dodge-isnt-doing-a-challenger-convertible/">not going to happen</a>, blaming the extreme degree to which the chassis would need stiffening if the roof were removed. Then what did members of the <a href="http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=404053#p ost404053">Michigan F-Body Association forum</a> spot riding on a trailer around Auburn Hills, MI, home of Chrysler's headquarters? The pics don't lie, and they're telling us that Dodge did produce at least one Challenger Convertible in Lime Green that never saw the light of day. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/20/sema-preview-560-hp-challenger-convertible-that-dodge-wont-bui/">Numerous</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/31/sema-preview-group-five-limited-builds-challenger-speedster/">tuners</a> have created convertible versions of the Challenger already, many of which debuted at last year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/SEMA/">SEMA</a> Show in Las Vegas, but an official version was never shown by Dodge. This one, which appears to be a concept rather than a preproduction vehicle, has been defaced with the word "SCRAP" spray-painted on its bumper and fenders. It's a sorry sight to see for any Challenger fanboy. By now, the Challenger Convertible has likely reached its destination and could be a cube of Lime Green scrap metal. Hopefully that's not the case and this car will wind up being the barn find of the century in 50 years.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scrap-heap-bound-dodge-challenger-convertible/">Scrap Heap-bound Dodge Challenger Convertible</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scrap-heap-bound-dodge-challenger-convertible/1437009/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/thumb1280x1280_3362219047 _306a5f5080_o_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scrap-heap-bound-dodge-challenger-convertible/1437008/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/thumb1280x1280_3362219215 _b04ea4c05c_o_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/scrap-heap-bound-dodge-challenger-convertible/1437007/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/thumb1280x1280_3362219123 _bc4697d58b_o_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=404053#p ost404053">Michigan F-Body Association</a> via <a href="http://jalopnik.com/5171914/dodge-challenger-convertible-spotted-on-way-to-scrap-yard">Jalopnik</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/17/dead-dodge-walking-never-was-challenger-convertible-spotted-on/">Dead Dodge Walking: Never-was Challenger Convertible spotted on way to scrap heap</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/17/dead-dodge-walking-never-was-challenger-convertible-spotted-on/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1490915/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/17/dead-dodge-walking-never-was-challenger-convertible-spotted-on/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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