1971 Challenger Convertible

[Plowman]

Looking for info on a 1971 challenger convertible 383 high performance, shaker hood, four speed non-RT. How many made and where that info is located. Thanks for your help

 

[FY1TopBanana]

You have seen such a fender tag/build sheet?
A non-RT with N96 would be an oddity: either 70 or 71 although in 71 theoretically they were clear of the underbrace crashworthy issue. In a vert - really obscure.
In prod numbers from the data that I have (Ganat, others) the non-RT V8s are lumped. So in non-RT V8 the 318, 340, and 383 2 bbl and hipo variants would be lumped.
As you describe the car it would be VERY low to single-digit production in 71.

 

[FY1TopBanana]

You have seen such a fender tag/build sheet?
A non-RT with N96 would be an oddity: either 70 or 71 although in 71 theoretically they were clear of the underbrace crashworthy issue. In a vert - really obscure.
In prod numbers from the day that I have (Ganat, others) the non-RT V8s are lumped. So in non-RT V8 the 318, 340, and 383 2 bbl and hipo variants would be lumped.
As you describe the car it would be VERY low to single-digit production in 71.

A Hemmings article on a 71 with a 340 and N96 from Jan 2021 states:
"The next week I went to the Mopar Nationals and asked the judges about this car. They were all intrigued by my find and one told me that they only made 72 non-R/T Shakers in 1971 [including 340 and 383 engines].

 

[terrywalker]

I have a 340 convertible 71 Challenger with Shaker and have seen a couple more and one 383 convertible 71 Challenger shaker. All 71 convertibles are non-R/Ts.
Terry W.

 

[Plowman]

You have seen such a fender tag/build sheet?
A non-RT with N96 would be an oddity: either 70 or 71 although in 71 theoretically they were clear of the underbrace crashworthy issue. In a vert - really obscure.
In prod numbers from the data that I have (Ganat, others) the non-RT V8s are lumped. So in non-RT V8 the 318, 340, and 383 2 bbl and hipo variants would be lumped.
As you describe the car it would be VERY low to single-digit production in 71.

I have it at 11

 

[DetMatt1]

I’m sure most know but there were no JS27 cars at all in ‘71 so all verts were non R/T.

 

[terrywalker]

Home | dcshakers

340shakerrt.wix.com

Registry of some.
Terry W.

 

[Plowman]

Home | dcshakers

340shakerrt.wix.com

Registry of some.
Terry W.

I see only two with the four spd

 

[FY1TopBanana]

Outstanding find. Rare doesn't describe it.

 

[fk5aar]

Bad ass!!! How bad is the car?

 

[MarkLevi]

Pictures, please, good sir!

Mine may wind up a shaker some day - but it sure didn't leave the factory that way!

 

[Plowman]

Pictures, please, good sir!

Mine may wind up a shaker some day - but it sure didn't leave the factory that way!

I help Gilmore Car Museum with their muscle car display and is not mine so I will not post a picture without permission from the owner. sorry

 

[MarkLevi]

All good. I found a video with it on Youtube. V2 Hemi Orange with a white interior and a silver shaker bubble?

Thanks
Mark

 

[Plowman]

All good. I found a video with it on Youtube. V2 Hemi Orange with a white interior and a silver shaker bubble?

Thanks
Mark

Yea, but that’s no it

 

[MarkLevi]

Yea, but that’s no it

Way cool - they have multiples! How many? E-Body convertible shakers are few and far between! (factory ones, anyway)

M

 

[MarkLevi]

I have it at 11

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Red Shaker Bubble on this one? I'm quite partial to this color combo.

M

 

[Plowman]

Red Shaker Bubble on this one? I'm quite partial to this color combo.

M

Black

 

[831 HQT]

I’m sure most know but there were no JS27 cars at all in ‘71 so all verts were non R/T.

And how about that one?

Dodge Challenger R/T in "Columbo: Death Lends a Hand"

www.imcdb.org

 

[DetMatt1]

And how about that one?

Dodge Challenger R/T in "Columbo: Death Lends a Hand"

www.imcdb.org

I see zero proof that that’s a ‘71 JS27 car. They just plain didn’t make even 1. Somehow Hollywood got Chrysler to do some strange things in those years. Are you going to show me the clip with a ‘72 Challenger vert and say maybe Chrysler made a few early ones? That’s slightly different I know but it’s also not.

 

[831 HQT]

I see zero proof that that’s a ‘71 JS27 car. They just plain didn’t make even 1. Somehow Hollywood got Chrysler to do some strange things in those years. Are you going to show me the clip with a ‘72 Challenger vert and say maybe Chrysler made a few early ones? That’s slightly different I know but it’s also not.

Yes, of course, the picture doesn't proof it's a '71 JS27 car.
But unless we see that car's VIN / Fender tag we just can't tell, right?

To say it with the words of the canadian guy:
'Makes you wonder whether Chrysler slipped a few R/T convertibles out the door in '71 before pulling their availability?'


The '72 E-Body verts is a different story. It's clearly proven that those are the very early '71 models already available to the studios, simply converted to look like '72 models.