Dodge may have launched a new muscle car, the Challenger, in 1970, but that didn’t mean it had forgotten its first. That year saw the release of one of the best B-bodied Chargers to ever leave the factory, the R/T with a 426 Street Hemi. This model was easy to spot, thanks to a new grille, wraparound chrome bumper, and sculpted hood, but what really separated it from the pack was its big-block V-8. The 426-cubic-inch mill made a ferocious 425 hp and 490 ft lbs of torque, enough to vanquish almost anyone foolish enough to challenge it to a race. An array of “High Impact" colors, like Top Banana and Panther Pink, didn’t hurt, either.
From the article by Robert Ross, Bryan Hood, Erik Shilling
