Filed under: Coupes, Etc., Government/Legal, Chrysler, Dodge
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
If any of you were stuck in traffic trying to get through the Detroit Windsor tunnel late last week, we may now know why. There was no major international incident or terrorist crackdown happening. Apparently, Chrysler Canada CEO Reid Bigland grabbed a fresh-off-the-line Dodge Challenger SRT8 and headed over to Detroit from his office in Windsor, Ontario. Agents of the Customs and Border Protection Service decided they wanted to check out Chrysler’s new muscle car. Several agents spent time going over the new Challenger and asking questions about it rather than processing travelers through the downtown Detroit border crossing point. Traffic quickly got backed up and according to Bigland there was about an hour delay by the time the agents let him proceed. Oh, and they never even asked for Bigland’s ID.
[Source: Detroit News]
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Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
If any of you were stuck in traffic trying to get through the Detroit Windsor tunnel late last week, we may now know why. There was no major international incident or terrorist crackdown happening. Apparently, Chrysler Canada CEO Reid Bigland grabbed a fresh-off-the-line Dodge Challenger SRT8 and headed over to Detroit from his office in Windsor, Ontario. Agents of the Customs and Border Protection Service decided they wanted to check out Chrysler’s new muscle car. Several agents spent time going over the new Challenger and asking questions about it rather than processing travelers through the downtown Detroit border crossing point. Traffic quickly got backed up and according to Bigland there was about an hour delay by the time the agents let him proceed. Oh, and they never even asked for Bigland’s ID.
[Source: Detroit News]
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Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Videos, Dodge
Video posted after the jump
Ahh, YouTube: the equivalent of morning cartoons for us grown-ups, only now we drink coffee with our Fruity Pebbles. The post title pretty much sums this up. As more people get their hands on SRT8 Dodge Challengers, more videos of wanton tire massacre will surface. Today’s round comes via MyRide, which set about tagging the tarmac at Willow Springs with a silver example. When the Camaro comes out, we expect to see approximately one bajillion videos exactly like this, with at least half sporting the inevitable Dead Milkmen soundtrack. Thanks for the tip, David!
[Source: YouTube via MyRide]
Continue reading VIDEO: Another Challenger SRT8 sending rubber to the afterlife
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Click above to view more Andrew Yeadon pics
Both Top Gear the magazine and Top Gear the TV show are known for their extremely high production values, whether it’s jaw-dropping photography on the printed page are expertly produced video segments on the boob tube. The magazine recently commissioned a photo shoot of the new Dodge Challenger SRT8 and enlisted the services of Carpix.com photographer Andrew Yeadon, who in turn sought out the help of Streetfire.net for the photoshoot on an abandoned runway near L.A. Never without their video gear, the Streetfire.net crwe caught everything on camera and produced a video of the shoot that includes an interview with Andrew Yeadon covering just how the pro photog goes about shooting a car for one of the world’s most respected auto mags. If you’re into automotive photography like us, hearing Yeadon reveal some of his tips and tricks for a great photo shoot is priceless information. They’ve supplied us with some of his shots in the gallery below, and you can check out the video after the jump.
[Source: Streetfire.net]
Continue reading VIDEO: Top Gear photographer shoots the Challenger SRT8, gives up tricks
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