1970 Dodge Challenger Western Sport 340/4-Speed 1 Of 1 $99970

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

I almost bought this car in 1990

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

I have never heard of a Western Sport Challenger, although I know Dodge did Swinger 340s for 1971 & 2 as special runs for Western Canada dealers.

A regional thing, much like a California Special. What did the package consist of?

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

It was a discounted trim package promotion. According to Google: Option code A91 denoted the Western Sport Special package, which cost $199.50 and was only offered for the 1970 model year. The package was released in mid December 1969 to the Los Angeles and San Francisco regions and each car was built at the Los Angeles production plant.

Lt1 Burb · Addicted!

Cool car but never plated would scare me, was it imported properly, can it be plated?

DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Nice one, reminds me of the Hang 10 Dart option.

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

I'm pretty sure it was imported properly as the same guy brought the 66 Mustang back to Ontario at the same time as the Challenger. I had an Ontario ownership for the Mustang.

Here's some photos of the Mustang:

I cleaned that frame with Windex lol and these factory numbers where written on the frame rails.

I rented a space to work on it and started tearing it down.

Then got married, bought a house yadda yadda yadda. I did track it down a year ago. I had sold it to a co worker at CAMI and he had it until just a few years ago.

A recent photo:

Lt1 Burb wrote:
Cool car but never plated would scare me, was it imported properly, can it be plated?

MC · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

It must have been a tough choice, Todd, as they are both nice cars. The colour combo with the Pony interior on the Mustang is quite striking. The Challenger would be cool as well, especially as it was a 340 car. I agree that the owner should have kept the original colour.

It does seem odd, though, that the Challenger has gone through a full restoration yet has never been plated in Canada after 40 years. Why would somebody do that? Did they not want to drive it?

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

I wonder if the car sat unrestored for a number of years and only recently got refurbished? I do recall one main reason I didn't buy it is the interior was cooked and needed everything replaced. It was an original paint car however and still had the Western Sport decals on it.

CdnGMfan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

I remember seeing back in the 60's in Hamilton, and later in Ancaster when he moved there, a '66 Mustang GT convertible that belonged to one Dr. Balfour. It had the same interior as that coupe you posted, aqua & white. It had a shortened console. Get this, the car was a genuine GT convertible with a factory 289 Hi-po, Cruisomatic, factor a/c (almost nobody bought that in Canada in the 60s), styled steel wheels (rare before repros came along), trumpet exhaust tips, factory tint, white with white top, black rocker striping, and the GT grille was removed when new, leaving a deep mesh in which he installed large Lucas driving lights. They were still on the car when I saw it in the 90s but were eventually replaced with the stock stuff. It was still rolling on redline tires in '77. Repros hadn't come along yet.

In the early 90s I seriously considered a '66 Mustang coupe that my friend brought back from Texas. It was factory black inside & out, had a 200 3-speed manual with factory a/c, an odd pairing. It was amazingly solid and still had the cast Waco, TX dealer emblem on the back, matching the bill of sale. The dealer was in Waco, Texas and this was right around the time the Branch Davidian was making the news with the siege in Waco. I didn't want to sell the Chevelle so I passed.

I know this is a Canadian Pontiac site, so I have to fess up. I have always wanted a '68 Pontiac 2+2 fastback. Even back in the 60's. There were so many nice big Pontiacs made during the 60's that it is hard to pick a favourite. Something with 300 horses or more with a 4-speed or Hydramatic becomes more so. Usually they were 283 Powerglides though, but that can be remedied.