I grew up closer to my brother than my sister. I hated the way dolls smelled of off-gassing plastic and favored plush fauna. It was always such a thrill to get picked up at school in his '70 GTO he bought from my aunt.
It was a base engine, no VOE, but he swapped in a nice, noisy exhaust in auto shop. He would shift the shit out of it to mimic a Christmas tree launch and it has just enough kick to snap my scrawny little kid sister neck. He went on to own several gorgeous rods, all in varying degrees of "work in progress." He was an NHRA guy. That influence naturally rubbed off on me, even though I rebelled later in high school, becoming an F1 fan. He forgave me. So it is with great enthusiasm that I come back into the fold.
Back in 2006 , Doug Schramm had the time and passion to design what I wish would have been the re-introduction of the venerable Charger. This one upda
tes the heritage and respects the past. I do have some qualms about how it seems like the "New" designs take too much form the old, and it seems like the retro look of the Mustang, Challenger and Camaro are just classic designs rehashed. Old is new again. That little qualm aside, I like these Charger concepts and hope Dodge will be emboldened by the success of the Mustang and Camaro and get rid of that LX platform that is such a snoozer. It just doesn't turn my head. In the review, unless it has a low profile LED mounted on top, I'll let it pass on the right.
As for Dodge actually producing this, I won't get my hopes up since they are producing the second generation starting last year, with just a few cosmetic changes, butch-ing up the fascia, tail lights will keep wishing every time I see the current one slither by and digress in my head to fondly remembering the menace that bullied Steve McQueen in Bullitt. No, I never saw it in the theater, but I get that it was pretty exciting - the if not first, the definitive car chase in a feature film. Exasperated breath, I digress, which is just about to the year 1969.
Xoxo,
Rockit
