Details

• Condition
  Pre-Owned Clear Title
• Engine
  340 V8
• Drivetrain
  Not Specified
• Interior
  Black
• VIN #
  JH23H3B172343
• Mileage
  222
• Transmission
  Automatic
• Exterior Color
  Silver
• Stock #
  SN3311
• Warranty
  

1973 Dodge Challenger Rallye — 340 V8, Factory A57 Rallye Package, Silver over Black Why This Car Is Special The 1973 Dodge Challenger is one of the most misunderstood muscle cars on the market, and that misunderstanding has kept prices accessible relative to the earlier E-Body cars — until recently. By 1973, Dodge had trimmed the Challenger lineup considerably. The convertible was gone, the R/T had been discontinued after 1972, and overall production numbers dropped sharply. Fewer than 33,000 Challengers were built for the 1973 model year across all configurations, making any well-documented, well-optioned example genuinely scarce fifty-plus years later. This particular 1973 Dodge Challenger is not a base car that someone dressed up over the years. The broadcast sheet-decoded RPO codes confirm it left the Hamtramck assembly plant as a factory Rallye package car (option code A57), built on October 10, 1972, for the 1973 model year. The Rallye package was Dodge's way of keeping the performance identity of the Challenger alive during the early emissions era. It bundled specific visual and functional content — the sport hood, hood-mounted turn signal indicators, dual racing mirrors, longitudinal stripes, and a tachometer — into a single RPO that identified the car as a performance trim rather than a plain coupe. When you decode the VIN on this car, the eighth character confirms the 340 cubic inch engine as the factory-installed powerplant. Combined with the A57 package, this is the configuration serious Challenger collectors look for. The 340 small block is the other critical piece of this car's story. By 1973, Dodge had already replaced the legendary 340 with the 360 in most applications. The 1973 model year was the final year the 340 was offered in the Challenger, making this engine code particularly significant for collectors who understand the timeline. The 340 had earned its reputation in the previous generation of E-Body and A-Body Mopars as one of the...