Carbon-fiber 1970 Dodge Charger our bodies value $199,000

Oklahoma-based Finale Pace’s carbon-fiber 1970 Dodge Charger our bodies will value $199,000 in accordance with the corporate’s web site.

Dodge in August introduced the carbon-fiber our bodies as a part of a brand new spherical of things for its Direct Connection elements program, together with carbon-fiber elements for the present Dodge Challenger and a Challenger rolling chassis for drag racing.

The our bodies had been designed to unique specs, however journey on a customized chassis with some additional structural bracing, in accordance with Finale Pace. The fabric itself is prepreg carbon fiber cured in an autoclave that will get a flat end by default. Choices embody a $20,000 clear coat and $12,500 Forgeline three-piece wheels and tires.

Direct Connection’s web site says our bodies will probably be delivered as a part of a rolling chassis with a Hellcat 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 crate engine put in. Will probably be as much as clients to decide on the transmission. Neither firm has mentioned how a lot weight the carbon-fiber physique saves over the unique metal physique, but it surely have to be important.

When the carbon Charger physique was introduced in August, Direct Connection mentioned it might additionally work with Finale Pace on Plymouth Barracuda and Highway Runner our bodies, though it hasn’t mentioned when these will probably be out there.

Finale Pace is not the primary firm to remake a basic muscle automobile in carbon fiber. Wisconsin-based SpeedKore Efficiency Group has produced carbon-fiber our bodies for a number of autos, and used them on Charger builds for Stellantis design boss Ralph Gilles and comic Kevin Hart, in addition to a mid-engine 1968 Dodge Charger that appeared in the newest “Quick and Livid” film, “F9.”