Man I had the chance to buy a 73 Challenger with a 360 back in 1989...it ran and drove , I passed because I had a B body who knew they'd become hard to find...:)
can any old timers on here elaborate? how popular were the E bodies? I seem to recall everyone in High school in the 80s was into Mustangs, Camaros, and Dusters for Mopar pick.
I bought a brand new 74 Challenger 360 auto, slapstick shifter PS, PB, air. Looked really nice. Really dark brown metallic with redish glow in the sunshine, black vinyl top, magnum looking wheels, and black interior.
It should have been badged R/T for rattle trap. The door handle and door lock rods would fall off inside the doors and I would have to reach the outside door handle to get out. Had to wrap each clip with wire to make them stay. And they still rattled. The factory am/fm quite working. The auto shifter was finicky about the starter safety switch. First time it wouldn't start, it took a while to figure out why. There was bright molding along the rear edge of the quarters and trunk. If you weren't very careful closing the trunk lid, it would twist slightly and quarter and trunk molding would hit knocking them out of place. Got rid of it within a year. Nothing super serious, but never had problems like that with my a & b bodies.