Chip’s Challenger

Foose to build a limited run of modernized Challengers



Designer extraordinaire Chip Foose and Texas-based Unique Performance will build a limited run of cars based on the Dodge Challenger. Production begins in July to transform 1970 and 1971 Challengers into modern muscle cars equipped with Hemi engines and five-speed manual transmissions, along with new wheels, tires, suspensions and interiors.


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Chip Foose and Unique Performance create MOPAR madness with limited edition ’70 Challenger

Team to Build A Handful of HEMI-Powered American Supercars

DALLAS – June 10, 2006 – A new line of limited edition supercars based on the 1970 HEMI Challenger from Unique Performance and Foose Design will stoke the imaginations of MOPAR fans worldwide. The two companies will turn a limited number of Challengers into world-class performance machines with ultra-cool design and 21st century speed technology. The prototype will be completed by June 15, 2006, and production will begin in July. Unique Performance is the premier manufacturer of signature series American muscle cars, trucks and motorcycles.

“The response to our Foose ’69 Camaro was fantastic, which led to an outpouring of requests for a similar car from MOPAR fans,” said Unique Performance President and CEO Douglas Hasty. “Our 1970 Challenger program is designed to fulfill those wishes with a very, very small run of an even more exclusive MOPAR. Working with Chip, our team will turn a handful of these vintage muscle cars into pink slip winning, Z06 eating supercars.”

The team will transform 1970 and 1971 Challengers with contemporary wheels, engines, suspensions, transmissions and interiors. Each Foose Challenger will be clad in DuPont’s Hot Hues™ custom finish and have a sleek custom interior. Either a 347 c.i.d. HEMI small block or a 426 c.i.d HEMI big block can be mated to the TKO 5-speed transmission. The car will feature a Unique Performance Parts rear suspension, 4-wheel disc Wilwood Brakes, Foose 18” wheels and BF Goodrich tires. Styling cues include Foose emblems, a custom front grill, shaved bumpers and custom hood. Each car will have a unique serial number for documentation purposes.

“I’ve always loved the lines of the ’70 Challenger,” stated Chip Foose. “It may be the quintessential American muscle car from that period. We’re adding contemporary speed gear and updating the Challenger’s style to redefine the vintage car as the ultimate limited edition MOPAR.”

Award-winning Chip Foose penned the Foose Challenger. He is the creative head and driving force behind the respected automotive and product development company Foose Design (www.chipfoose.com). Headquartered in Huntington Beach, Calif., it specializes in illustration, graphics, ideation model making, surfacing and complete construction of automobiles and automobile-related products.

“Nobody does it better than Unique Performance and Chip Foose,” added Hasty. “Every car is a piece of art that is equally at home on the track, street or a Concours. With sizzling design and supercar capabilities, the new HEMI powered Foose Challenger will rocket past the pretenders on the road. It’s the ‘bad to the bone’ MOPAR that fans have wanted for the last 35 years.”

Unique Performance, which began as a hot rod shop 20 years ago, has evolved into a premier limited volume auto production manufacturer. Unique Performance manufactures the Shelby G.T.500E and G.T.350SR continuation cars based on vintage Ford Mustangs, as well as the Foose ’69 Camaro. The company offers a line of Foose designed cars based on the current Ford Mustang in cooperation with Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide.

The team will transform 1970 and 1971 Challengers with contemporary wheels, engines, suspensions, transmissions and interiors. Each Foose Challenger will be clad in DuPont’s Hot Hues™ custom finish and have a sleek custom interior. Either a 347 c.i.d. HEMI small block or a 426 c.i.d HEMI big block can be mated to the TKO 5-speed transmission. The car will feature a Unique Performance Products rear suspension, 4-wheel disc Wilwood Brakes, Foose 18” wheels and BFGoodrich tires. Styling cues include Foose emblems, a custom front grill, shaved bumpers and custom hood. Each car will have a unique serial number for documentation purposes.



Motor

5.7L Modern Hemi, 360 HP
Mopar 426 Hemi, 540 HP *
Fully Tuned High Performance Carburetor
Electronic Fuel Injection System

Transmission

Tremec TKO 5-Speed Transmission

Clutch

Custom Hydraulic Clutch

Interior

Two-Tone High Bucket Vinyl Seats w/ Suede Insert
Two-Tone High Bucket Leather Seats w/ Suede Insert

Foose Floor Mats
Carbon Fiber Gauge Package
15" Black Leather Wrap Steering Wheel
Old Air Products A/C System
Extreme Sound Dampening Package
Custom 4-Point Roll Cage
OEM Type Carbon Fiber Pistol Grip Shifter

Stereo Systems

CD Player Stereo System
LCD AM/FM/CD/DVD Navigation Custom Console
10-Disc CD Player Stereo System
Wheels and Tires

Foose Designed Wheels: 19x8" Front, 20X10" Rear
Z-Rated Tires: 245/40/19ZR Front, 295/40/20ZR Rear

Exterior

Chip Foose Designed Five-Tone Paint & Graphics
Chip Foose Designed OEM Body Enhancements
Foose Emblems
Modified Front Lower Valance w/ PIAA Light System
Custom 55w Dual Headlight System

Rear End

Modified Posi-Traction Rearend 31-Spline Type Rotating Assembly

Steering

Quick Ratio Power Steering Rack
5-Way Adjustable Tilt Column

Brakes

Front: Baer 14" Extreme System
Rear: Baer 13" Extreme System
Slotted, Cross Drilled & Zinc Washed Rotors
Adjustable Rear Bias Proportioning Valve

Exhaust

Headers w/Ceramic Coating
Dual 2.5" Exhaust with "X" Pipe
2.5" Aluminum Mufflers
Cooling

Aluminum Cross Flow Radiator
Electric Cooling Fan, Pull Type

Chassis and Suspension

Tubular Front Coilover Supension
Competition Type Front K-Member
Parallel Bar 4-Link Rear Coilover
Unique Performance Products Rear Coilover Supension