Question, slightly off topic

[edgeer]

Question, I know this forum is US military, but I have a question. I have a nice 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A muscle car I built a few years ago. While, I know this model is not military, it is American made and would be a car that a soldier would/could have driven.

 

Ed.

[mpguy80/08]

Does it come in Mean (camo) Green?

 

 

Wayne

[edgeer]

Does it come in Mean (camo) Green?

 

 

Wayne

 

Actual, the one I built comes in deep bllod red exterior, black vinyl roof with virgin white interior.

 

But, it been suggested via pm not to post it here. Since it isn't military. But, I'll try and whip up a page on my personal website for it and post the link

[edgeer]

Since, it has been determine that my MOPAR muscle car is fit into military I won't post any images here. but, if you are interested here's the URL to its page on my website and my model introduction page

 

Dodge Challenger; http://www.gotrain.org/~emgeer/model/70dod...llenger-ta.html

 

Intro Page: http://www.gotrain.org/~emgeer/model-intro.htm

 

ed

[jhs1970426]

sweet challenger! aside from collecting military stuff, i am also a diehard Mopar fan and Mopar modeler. Keep up the good work!!!

[gwb123]

Having served in the military in the 1970's, the answer is yes, some motorhead GI somewhere drove one just like it! If it was loud, noisey and powerful, he drove it until he got tired of getting tickets from the local civilian police! Or he got rid of it when he took it to Germany and someone overthere offered him 5 times what he paid for it and a BMW in trade.

 

As a side note, it was a funny thing to drive past the barracks and see what was sitting in the parking lot. Some of the troops were putting money aside for the future (family, school, house, etc.). But a lot of them were just young guys who had their room, food, and clothing paid for and who spent 70% or more of their paycheck on their car. And they often outdid the officers!

 

Then again, it was almost a stereotype to see young Lieutenants who had graduated from West Point walk off the parade ground and take that stipend that the government had saved for them over 5 years and blow it all on a car. I remember friends of mine who used to tell stories of "Lt. Corvette." It seemed he liked nothing more than to get up before his neighbors and fine tune his engine below their apartment window. This normally amounted to making some adjustment, turning on the ignition, and then hitting the gas pedal about 5, 10, 15 times. He normally kept this up for about 2 HOURS until he had woken up everybody in his complex. A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing, and he knew just enough about the inside of his engine to continously knock it out of spec!

 

This is now officially a military topic! LOL!