Old Car Memories

The Challenger having been gone for three decades arrived on the scene last year in only one variety - the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8. Though a late model year offering every Challenger SRT8 was sold before the first one rolled off the assembly line. The SRT8 offers the complete package for any high-performance pony car fan. With a 425 horsepower 6.1 liter Hemi V8 and other accompanying performance trimmings, the Challenger SRT8 is simply irresistible. Then one look at the $40,000+ sticker price and suddenly reality sets in, and the dream of owning a new high-performance Cha

1983 Porsche 944 - the Affordable Exotic

Porsche earned its status with the 911, a car that even today remains a world standard for what a sports car should be. By the 1970s the 911 had become a revered exotic sports car; however its price tag was out of reach for most people. Porsche to its credit had anticipated this problem and released the 914 and later the 924, both of which were sports cars marketed to the middle class. Unfortunately both fell short of this task. They were not bad cars but they gave the target customer the impression of buying a Porsche in name only (in other words, not a true performance car). The 914 and 924
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