Car of The Week: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T in 'Panther Pink'

Pretty in pink, a Road Runner we'd buy and a 1937 Alfa Romeo takes top honors at Greenwich in this week's Old Cars newsletter.

Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. Car of The Week: 1970 Dodge Charger R/T in 'Panther Pink' Potent in pink! Dodges wildest hue on an iconic 1970 Dodge Charger R/T. Whether you're a Dodge fan and prefer Panther Pink sprayed on your cars, or a Plymouth fan who's fond of cars painted Moulin Rouge, the colors and results are the same: a shockingly bright hue that had never been seen on a production automobile before January 1970. Chrysler Corp. had a history of introducing special spring colors, and in early 1970, Dodge and Plymouth added the hot pink shade to their lists of High Impact colors. Although the colors and corresponding codes were the same from Dodge to Plymouth, the extra-cost High Impact colors had different names that were notably catchy by taking advantage of slang and phrases of the day. Names for some of the High Impact colors were Plum Crazy (Dodge) and In-Violet (Plymouth) for purple, Top Banana (Dodge) and Lemon Twist (Plymouth) for bright yellow, and Green Go (Dodge) and Sassy Grass (Plymouth) for a medium green. When the wild hot-pink color was added, Dodge named it "Panther Pink" while Plymouth called it "Moulin Rouge." Both carried the code FM3, and the color added $14.05 to a 1970 Dodge's sticker price. See More Make your car our "Car of the Week"  If you've got an old car you really love, we want to hear about it! Click here to submit your ride! We'd Buy That: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner convertible The Soneff's Master Garage Collection will send MoPar enthusiasts a mile high. VanderBrink Auctions will be selling MoPar projects galore on June 10th in Denver, Colorado. For this week's "We'd Buy That!" we're going to opt for one of the Soneff Collection cars that doesn't appear to need any work. This 1969 Plymouth Road Runner convertible is quite a prize! According to the listing, this rare droptop has "undergone a 3 year restoration from top to bottom. It runs and drives beautifully and what an investment car and fun to drive. See More 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B handed 'Best of Show' honors at 27th Annual Greenwich Concours d'Elegance Alfa Romeo and GT40 take top honors at the 2023 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. GREENWICH, Conn., -  A 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B was chosen as this year's "Best of Show" at the 27th annual Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. The winner at Saturday's inaugural Concours de Sport was a 1965 Ford GT40 Mk I.  See More Are You Sporting Old Cars Gear? What are you waiting for? If you don't have any genuine Old Cars gear, it's time to get some! We've got great stuff for your car show season, and a lot of cool Father's Day gift ideas in our store. Check it out: https://store.oldcarsweekly.com/collections/apparel See More Subscribe Now to the Highest Frequency Publication for Die-Hard Car Lovers! Your subscription to Old Cars includes: All the recent news from around the old car hobby Coverage of all the important collector car auctions and shows Classifieds including expert advice SUBSCRIBE NOW! Active Interest Media 2143 Grand Ave Des Moines, Iowa, 50312 United States You received this email because you are subscribed to Old Cars Weekly eNewsletter. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.