While Ford and Chevrolet spent billions trying to make their respective pony cars finally go around corners good, Dodge knew that was a fool’s errand. Americans didn’t really want to go around corners. We wanted to go fast in a straight line. So Dodge spent all of its development money adding more power. Was it responsible? Nope. Was it good for the environment? Not at all. But it was a sales success. Unfortunately for those of us who enjoy a breeze in our hair, Dodge never spent any of its development dollars to give us a convertible, so the aftermarket stepped in to fix that particular oversight.
If you head over to Cars & Bids right now, you won’t just find a Challenger convertible for sale. No, you’ll find a 2023 Dodge Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Jailbreak convertible in TorRed for sale, which means your new droptop has more power than some gods. Imagine the burnouts. Imagine the donuts. Imagine taking it to a private race track and feeling the freedom that comes from hitting nearly 200 mph with the top down.
Now, some may say you wouldn’t be allowed to hit the track because this Challenger doesn’t have a roll bar. Others may say that even if such a thing was allowed, you probably wouldn’t be able to hit that top speed with the roof down. In fact, a few may even suggest that taking a Sawzall to the roof of an otherwise good car might be considered a bad idea, and you probably shouldn’t be driving this car at any speed. Don’t listen to those people. They may sound like they have your best interest at heart, but who are they to decide what’s safe or not?
Sure, you lose a lot of rigidity when you remove a car’s roof, but don’t worry. The seller says the company that built this car reinforced the subframe in the process, so it’s totally safe, and that feeling of the car folding around you as you drive up a steep driveway is all in your head. As it the cowl shake. Besides, convertibles are too refined these days anyway. A little chassis flex never hurt anyone. Back in my day, we called that “character.”
The only downside is that, with just under 24 hours left on the auction at the time of writing, plenty of other folks have realized just how awesome this car is, and bidding is already up to $65,000. By the time the auction is over, who knows what the highest bid will be. $100,000? $250,000? $500,000? The sky really is the limit, but with only 40 miles on the odometer, you just know this thing is an instant collector’s item. In 40 years, you’re going to be laughing at the people who thought it was a better idea to put their money into the S&P 500.
And even better, it comes with an automatic transmission, so you don’t have to worry about any of that annoying “shifting your own gears” nonsense. Plus, did you see it’s still got the splitter guards? It’s literally perfect, and no matter what it ends up costing you, I promise it’ll be worth it, and you won’t die. Not even a little bit.
