First Production Challenger arrives

[TBONE24]

Not sure if it does. I know there are guys on here with vins alot lower than that. So I have now idea how they are assigning the dash plaques.

[MoparRules]

Originally Posted by markthom5631

Thought everyone might like to see some pics of Challenger #0001 out of 8400. The one Craig Jackson paid $400K for...

Happened to be at the local Dodge dealer in Scottsdale AZ when it showed up today - May 31st, 2008.

Took these with my cell phone so apologies - a few are not as sharp as I'd like - but still very nice.

Couple other tidbits.. In the car carrier that brought this one, there was another Black Challenger SRT8. Driver said it was headed to Jay Leno.

Anyway - hope Mr. Jackson enjoys that Black car in Arizona. I think it's a 105 today...

Enjoy!

Oh man, small world. I just started a thread called "Jay Leno's Challenger" right before I read this. Now, I have some proof. Unless he ordered more than one, that black one you're referring too is coming this way tomorrow according to my dealer. Cool.

[BlackRT]

Sweet pics!! Nice scoop!! For being #0001, I'm surprised it is black and not HEMI orange! Don't get me wrong, black is awesome and the color I chose for my '09. I guess Craig Jackson got to choose like the rest of us who ordered!

[TheBeastMaster]

Am I the only one who thinks the grille of the concept looks better than the production grille? I'm also wondering what the liklihood of the front chin spoiler being decimated by a parking lot berm will be?

[RoostKing]

I like the grill much better on the production version, those cross hairs were nasty. Now if they decide to change it up in a few years to match the '71, Ill be in heaven!

[Cuda340]

Originally Posted by TheBeastMaster

Am I the only one who thinks the grille of the concept looks better than the production grille? I'm also wondering what the liklihood of the front chin spoiler being decimated by a parking lot berm will be?

In my opinion, the grill on the 2008 Challenger looks much cleaner than the concept's- mainly because it is different than the rest of the Dodge models and is retro. Now if only they got rid of that #@!& ram's head on the hood and steering wheel.

From personal experience with cars with front air dams and spoilers, we will all have to be VERY careful (especially with the SRTs that sit 1/2 " lower than the other Challengers) to avoid nasty scrapes and cracks.

[Go Goody]

Originally Posted by markthom5631

Can anyone tell if the VIN actually refers to being the 1st of the 08 Challengers? Maybe it's just the inside plaque that does...

The VIN had nothing in common with the dash # on my Daytona.

[425hpChargerSRT8]

Originally Posted by Go Goody

The VIN had nothing in common with the dash # on my Daytona.

Does Chrysler just randomly generate the VIN #'s?

[cuda paul]

I hope for all you members here that Chrysler does have the vin#s match the dash# somehow, GM did this with the Indy Brickyard 400 Monte Carlo pace car I bought new in 1995, it was #70 and the last two digits in the vin# were 70. This kept anyone from just making a clone and trying to sell it as the real deal which could happen with the Srt Challenger if the vin# doesn't match. I'm sure Chrysler has figured on this?

[Go Goody]

Originally Posted by 425hpChargerSRT8

Does Chrysler just randomly generate the VIN #'s?

I do not know how they generate the last 7 #'s of the vin

The last 7 of the vin were H293218

The dash # was 3521

Is it just marketing?