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Nowadays, it's weird to think of Playboy magazine as "female empowerment," but it could have been perceived that way back in the day, and it also had something to do with muscle cars. Watch us connect that information to the Charger and NASCAR!
Obviously, it all stems from this rather interesting rendering by Andreas Wennevold. The 1974 Charger dubbed "Sick Mind" is bright pink and looks ready to race. Based on the chin spoiler, roll cage and likely suspension chop, we'd say this belongs in 1970s NASCAR.
In fact, if we ignore the livery, this car looks exactly like Richard Petty's iconic No43. The Hall of Fame motorsport legend must have done hundreds of races with "43" on his door, but his 70s Dodge is easily remembered.
Even though you wouldn't associate it with muscle cars, pink is a trademark Dodge color. In the 1970s, the Chargers came in "Panther Pink." If you've got the V-code 440 Six Pack V8 engine, it could be worth more than $100,000. And if you're scared of what people might think of your pink car, just say you've bought it for the wife.
Getting back to Playboy, the car connection comes via the fact that The Heff got the name from the short-lived Playboy Motor Car Company out of Buffalo. It wasn't until 1964 that the magazine gifted a pink Mustang Convertible with matching luggage and a pink Honda 50 motorcycle.
Two years later, redhead Allison Parks won Playmate of the year and received a 1966 Charger 383 coupe. It's possible that this spurred Dodge to develop the FM3 Hi-Impact color that it called Panther Pink (Plymouth had Moulin Rouge), as a response to Ford's Playmate Pink, which was becoming popular for the 1965 model. Anyway, tell us if you've ever liked a pink Playboy car. There are a lot of them out there, and Connie Kreski’s 1969 Shelby GT500 is our favorite.
In fact, if we ignore the livery, this car looks exactly like Richard Petty's iconic No43. The Hall of Fame motorsport legend must have done hundreds of races with "43" on his door, but his 70s Dodge is easily remembered.
Even though you wouldn't associate it with muscle cars, pink is a trademark Dodge color. In the 1970s, the Chargers came in "Panther Pink." If you've got the V-code 440 Six Pack V8 engine, it could be worth more than $100,000. And if you're scared of what people might think of your pink car, just say you've bought it for the wife.
Getting back to Playboy, the car connection comes via the fact that The Heff got the name from the short-lived Playboy Motor Car Company out of Buffalo. It wasn't until 1964 that the magazine gifted a pink Mustang Convertible with matching luggage and a pink Honda 50 motorcycle.
Two years later, redhead Allison Parks won Playmate of the year and received a 1966 Charger 383 coupe. It's possible that this spurred Dodge to develop the FM3 Hi-Impact color that it called Panther Pink (Plymouth had Moulin Rouge), as a response to Ford's Playmate Pink, which was becoming popular for the 1965 model. Anyway, tell us if you've ever liked a pink Playboy car. There are a lot of them out there, and Connie Kreski’s 1969 Shelby GT500 is our favorite.
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