Sebring Convertible? Lincoln Continental? Has anyone ever brought an SVT Contour? I seem them selling for challenge money these days.
Sebring Convertible? Lincoln Continental? Has anyone ever brought an SVT Contour? I seem them selling for challenge money these days.
Triumph TR4 ? . . . oops more than 45 years old.
Mark my words, the FWD Mercury Cougar is the Challenge Platform of the future!
Yeah - solid V6 Manual cougar w/ bad engine - $500
3.0L Duratec V6 from Taurus or Escape - $500
= relatively lightweight car that will run 14's all day long for $1k
Adrian_Thompson wrote:wheels777 wrote:Cool, when? What about a 2 stroke Saab?Adrian_Thompson wrote: Ford CortinaBZZZZZZ...wrong
$2004 Car #25 Mark Steiger
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: Was there ever a Corvair? I don't recall.
Yup $2006, Car #6 AngryP, later know a AngryCorvair
too old to fit the post 1970 criteria, but it would be awesome to build a T-bucket or simliar "Hot Rod"
wheels777 wrote:SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: Was there ever a Corvair? I don't recall.Yup $2006, Car #6 AngryP, later know a AngryCorvair
He also had one in 2002, 03, and 04. The 04 car was the V8 middie that was fun to drive. It's been a while, so it's high time that a brake engineer be given a hard time for 4 wheel drums...
NickD wrote: EA71/EA82-chassis Subarus? (Bonus points if it's a BRAT, double bonus points if said BRAT still has the rear jumpseats, triple bonus points if you convince a staffer to ride in said jumpseats during an autocross lap) Subaru XT Turbo/XT6? Subaru SVX? (Dem double windows....)
Incorrect.
SVXii have been to the Challenge 4 separate times. 3 by me (first time in 2004, when I set the 1/4 mile time for one).
SVX engines have been there more times than that (including this year).
Also, pretty sure an XT6 was there in 2005. I built an EG33 powered XT6 with intent of bringing it, but sold it before I got there.
Lotus.
I'd go a step further and bet that more Lotuses have been started but never finished for the Challenge than any other car.
I have 3 of them here. 1 has been owned by 2 Challenge teams, another by 3. Sadly, the common denominator on all 3 cars is me. 
57 chevy. Ford shoebox
RX8 would have to be on the short list here soon.
VW GTi's?
Hyundai Tubruon
Mazda protege
B15 sentra
There must have been a Z31 Z car there by now, and as with some there probably was but just can't remember.
Previa? But I suspect that will change soon.
Alfetta/GTV6/Milano
So far of the Alfas, just spiders.
alfadriver wrote:wheels777 wrote:He also had one in 2002, 03, and 04. The 04 car was the V8 middie that was fun to drive. It's been a while, so it's high time that a brake engineer be given a hard time for 4 wheel drums...SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: Was there ever a Corvair? I don't recall.Yup $2006, Car #6 AngryP, later know a AngryCorvair
2002 car #29 '65 Monza coupe 140/4sp finished 26th out of 59
2003 car #? '66 Monza conv Crown 327/4sp barely finished - was slower and uglier than the 140 car
2004 car #6 same car as 2003 but with some clean-up and development, 16th out of 77. 13.89@104, 15th in concours, 18th in autocross with alfadriver at the wheel.
I will bring another Corvair someday
Ford Aspire? Capri XR2? Gremlin?
Has there ever been a Skoda?
I have to assume there's been a Lada.
What about French stuff, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, etc? Anybody ever brought a LeCar?
Subaru Justy? Bonus points if it has a CVT!
EvanR wrote: Subaru Justy? Bonus points if it has a CVT!
there was a justy this year. albeit on a mustang floorpan, but there was definitely a justy.
SVreX wrote:NickD wrote: EA71/EA82-chassis Subarus? (Bonus points if it's a BRAT, double bonus points if said BRAT still has the rear jumpseats, triple bonus points if you convince a staffer to ride in said jumpseats during an autocross lap) Subaru XT Turbo/XT6? Subaru SVX? (Dem double windows....)Incorrect. SVXii have been to the Challenge 4 separate times. 3 by me (first time in 2004, when I set the 1/4 mile time for one). SVX engines have been there more times than that (including this year).
Wasn't sure. I was just throwing out suggestions
Ford Escort/Merc Tracer?
In reply to RealMiniParker:
Done as a 4wd adaptation to Mercury Tracer sedan ala 323GT parts. Very cool.
Details https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/open-classifieds/fs-grm-challenge-awd-mercury-tracer/98867/page1/
How about fullsize gm truck? I know s10 has been done.
Here is an old article from 2009 highlighting 25 great challengers of the past.
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/25-choice-challengers/
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