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[oldmancuda]

Went to a car meet last week here down under in OZ and took this shot car has been here about 30 years

 

[DetMatt1]

I happen to think you can’t go wrong with Butterscotch!

 

[6PKRTSE]

Very cool odd and rare color. Don't see it often.

 

[fasjac]

Really cool vert!

 

[Yella71]

nice

 

[340challconvert]

 

[Challenger RTA]

Butterscotch 71 challenger RT 340. Not real loud in color but it made a statement with black accents.
This car was for sale in my area within 60mi. Contacted seller and said he was selling for a friend. 20K firm If I recall right. It went on Ebay and I think it sold for about 15K. I think the seller didn't let it go for that. I though I seen it for sale somewhere else after Ebay sale. Bring a trailer?
This ad was on Barn Finds. 340-Powered 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T?
The below is coped from the site.

340-Powered 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T?​

This was a pretty cool car when it was new! Butterscotch paint, R/T package, floor shift automatic, 340 V8… Wait, what? I thought the 383 was the standard engine in the R/T and that the only options were the 440 and the 426 Hemi. In ’70 you could get the 340 powered T/A, but that was a one year deal. The 340 was optional on the base Challenger. So, what is going on here? The seller claims that everything is numbers matching and that it’s a low-mileage car. I’m not sure how much that at this point, but this unusually equipped Challenger is definitely worth a look. It’s located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and is listed here on eBay with no reserve.

There’s the engine… The previous owner started to take things apart, but their health prevented them from ever finishing the restoration. You will want to take a close look at that block and make sure it’s actually a 340. Perhaps I’m wrong and you could get the small block in your R/T? Any Mopar experts who can clear this up for us?

This thing needs a complete restoration. There’s a lot of metal that needs replaced and just about everything will need refurbished. Some of the interior bits are visible in one of the garage photos so perhaps some parts avoided the elements. The seller claims that the car has sat for most of it’s life and that the mileage is low (23k?), but I’m not really sure how much of a selling point that is considering its current condition. Those white letter tires do look pretty old though…

This thing is rough, but it does have a cool look to it. I have no doubt that someone will drag it home to their garage and after a few year it will emerge all shiny and new again. The pressing question here though has to do with that engine. Is it really a 340 equipped R/T or did someone just swap the engine out? I decoded the VIN and it does check out as a 1971 Challenger R/T (JS23). The fifth digit is an H though and that means it came from the factory with a 340!

Hope this clears it up, just took a photo of the block that belongs with the car. Serial number of engine matches car serial number (can view it on listing ad). Please do some research on the color, you might be amazed how rare the butterscotch color is (on the 71 RT Challenger) for clear clarification!

 

[340challconvert]

The 340 engine was available in 1971 Challengers in both the JH and JS Challenger RT variations; one of the 731 RT 340 cars in 1971 made