Hello from AZ

[Twistedmetall]

Good afternoon,

I've discovered this amazing site today and thought I would introduce myself and ask for some help at the same time.  I've had my 1970 Challenger since 1998.  I used her as a daily driver in Arizona for roughly four years before I decided she deserved a better life, fixed sheet metal, revived engine, etc.  I started to disassemble the car, then started a family and left her in my garage for over a decade untouched, and now I want to start working on her again.  The question I have is what do I really have?  The fender decoding tool on this website matches spot on to everything except for the R/T and SE badges.  I'm pretty sure the R/T is not accurate even though the badges all have very precisely drilled holes for mounting, but this is a 340 car.  However, is it possible that someone put an SE rear window and all of the appropriate SE badges on, or is this a true SE car?  I would love to know what everyone thinks based on there experience.  Thank you!

[Brads70]

Welcome ! Nice looking Challenger!Good to see you kept it all these years.  Sorry I don't know the answers to your questions but I'm sure someone will be along soon that does! 

[dodgemania]

  to the site. Sweet Challenger 

[Chryco Psycho]

Welcome to the site from Panama 
Your Chall looks great too !
Assuming you have the correct fender tag & the body stampings match on the rad wall & cowl you have a 70 340 Challenger  with the A66 code , the VIN would read JS if it was an R/T which is not possible in 70 with a 340 & the 23 would read 29 if it was a factory SE car so either the fender tag & vin were swapped to a SE body or someone went to a lot of trouble to swap the small window , trim & emblems onto your car . DO you have the overhead console on the roof inside as well , you pretty much have to so that the inner panels work with the small window ?
Yours was Built in the LA plant should have the Ralley dash & hood , dual exhaust with chrome tips , & was purple with a black roof & interior & stripes originally as well which I assume you have already figured out from the decoder.

[Dakota]

Welcome to the site from Buffalo, NY.   70 Challenger here as well.   Glad to see you're on the path to get your car back together.   Great help is available here.

[Timbbuc2]

Welcome from Alabama, great looking Challenger,  some very smart guys on this forum.

[Jay Bee]

   Welcome from Ontario    You just found the best Ebody site on the planet.

[Cuda Cody]

Welcome @Twistedmetall     The A66 on your tag means you have a 340 that is basically a R?T but without the R/T in the VIN.  On a dodge you could not get a 340 R/T, but you could get everything that was on a R/T with the A66 package.  Might have been a sneaky way to buy a R/T without having to pay the high insurance rates.    Cool car!!!

[303 Mopar]

Great looking Challenger! Welcome from CO!

[JS29]

  From central New York!                                   your car does seem to be a bit of a mystery!

[js27]

Cool Car and Welcome to the site from SC.
JS27

[RUNCHARGER]

Welcome to the site from B.C. Canada. Nice project.

[Twistedmetall]

Thank you everyone for your replies! 

This is the confusing part about this car and what I never understood.  The black paint was done very poorly.  The original Plum Crazy Purple shows through everywhere, such as under the hood, trunk, doors, etc.  When I removed the R/T badges there was factory paint in the punched holes on the quarter panels; almost if the previous person had gone through the trouble to swap panels, or not?  There is no sign of a overhead console being present; I've seen pictures so I kind of know what to look for.  The rear fiberglass plug holding the factory piece of glass had a very well done molded plastic part covered in a black cloth, I will have to check if this piece is stamped mopar anywhere on it.

If this was one of your projects would you put the R/T and SE badges back, just the SE, or leave both off?  I would hate to deprive the car of a badge it was born with, but I'm not about badges if they are not correct.

Thank you again!

[Spikedog08]

Welcome to the site from Michigan!  Looks like a pretty cool car!   

[CudaMoparRay]

Great  From Sylmar,CA