Facelift Dodge Challenger Design is A DIY Resurrection
As the production of the Dodge Challenger comes to an end, some fans are taking the continuation of this Mopar icon into their own hands.
With production of the Dodge Challenger and Charger coming to an end, Dodge fans are in mourning. While the electric future looks promising from Dodge, it’s hard to let go of something so iconic and special. Fortunately for us, a myriad of people are looking for ways to keep the platforms alive moving into the future whether Dodge is there to make it happen or not. If this design is any indication of what the aftermarket scene to keep the namesakes fresh, we’re going to feel a lot less sad about their departure.
This design comes courtesy of Oscar Vargas on Instagram. He posted this 3D-rendered video of a Dodge Challenger cruising down the highway in a virtual world. However, Vargas doesn’t intend for this design to stay in that virtual world. Instead, he has plans to bring it into reality.
One Last Facelift for the Dodge Challenger
“Going to try this on my own car. I always felt the Challenger needed one more headlight change before they ended the platform! I think this style ties in with the tail lights and also the Charger styling. Let me know what y’all think,” Vargas wrote as the caption for this post.
The design does away with the staple quad-headlight front end that we’ve all come to know and love throughout the entirety of the Challenger’s production run. Instead, the front end sports a pair of U-shaped headlights lying horizontally, complimented by two fog lights in the bumper. Out back, the rear lights look fairly similar to the production ones with the exception of the split down the middle of the rectangular lights.
Not Ready to Let Go
The rest of the car is complimented by a set of widebody fender flares not dissimilar to the ones that come on production widebody models. They do, however, seem a bit bigger. A set of well-fitted and wide wheels finalize this build and, frankly, it looks amazing. We really hope he actually brings it into reality so we get a chance to see it come to life. Vargas is no stranger to bringing his concepts into reality, though, as he turned his Dodge Charger into a modern Dodge Rampage.
Overall, we hope that more folks go out of their way to keep the Challenger (and Charger) models modern and fresh through the coming years. Rumors of more gas-powered models coming are giving us hope, too, but folks like Vargas are comforting us in the meantime.
Photos: Instagram/wb.artist20
