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Exactly: Back then the price of the Hemi itself strained the budget of most buyers. Thats why a lot of Hemi cars were pretty bare except for the big Kahuna under the hood. Then there's the extra weight of those options.
That's just why I am surprised there are so many of them.
Sheldon
Well, in 1971 you could only get the Hemi in a convertible if you bought a 71 Hemi 'Cuda.
And no B-body convertibles at all in 1971. No Hemi or Six Pack Challenger convertibles in 1971.
71 Charger R/T's were expensive upscale mid sized cars. They offered a TON of options with those cars. I'm thinking the few guys that had the money to pay the big bucks for the hemi in 1971 had extra bucks. Hemi sales were really down in 1971 and economy was down too. The buying audience is more narrowed down to die hards and well funded buyers. Not people that could barely afford the hemi.
Here's the 71 EV2 hemi Charger Super Bee with bench seat and power windows at Spring Fling 2012
Last edited by autoxcuda; 08/10/14 08:19 PM.
