Hot Wheels Dodge Challenger SRT8 Hits the Garage

Hot Wheels Photography:  Dodge Challenger SRT8

When you've got a MOPAR 6.1 liter Hemi V-8 under the hood, you're going to need to some maintenance.  That's probably why it's no surprise to find this Hot Wheels Dodge Challenger SRT8 at a local garage.  With 425 horsepower on tap, the owner may need to get some tires and brakes, too!

Hot Wheels 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8

Powered by a monstrous V-8 engine, the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is a thirsty beast.  It gets about 13 miles per gallon in the city and 18 on the highway.  Fortunately, diecast versions are far more economical.  While the Hot Wheels approximately 1/64 scale casting is great, I also had a larger 1/24 scale Dodge Challenger SRT8 from Maisto.  It was nice for a modestly priced model and allowed for the display of more detail.  You can read a review of the Maisto model here.

If you'd like to hear the rumble of the Hemi and see a full-size Dodge Challenger SRT8 test drive, check this video out:

The new Challenger has brought a lot of excitement to the Dodge lineup.  It's retro-design successfully evokes the Dodge Challenger muscle cars of the past.  With all that history and all that horsepower, it's a great model to add to any diecast car collection.

Build Your Own Dodge Challenger SRT8 

 

If you'd like to hand-build your own diecast model of the Dodge Challenger SRT8, you can get a Maisto model in kit form,  One advantage of the kit is that it provides a couple of different wheel styles to choose from and it only has 33 parts.

Hot Wheels 1970 Dodge Challenger Delran Fire Department

This long lean Hot Wheels car is a 1970 Dodge Challenger with markings for the Delran Fire Department.  It also sports a nice flame job.  This car was sold in the 2011 HW Main Street collection with the moniker "Dixie Challenger" on the package.

In the sunlight, the front bumper and grill chrome really shines, too!

This car looks like something that would run in a late model sportsman race on a track somewhere in the South.  Ironically, the only Delran Fire Department that I could find is in New Jersey.

 
There are lots of die-cast 1970 Dodge Challengers on Amazon.com.  I think the lines of this Hot Wheels car seem a little elongated compared to the real car, but the effect makes the car look leaner and more aggressive than many other casters.