SRT10-Swapped Charger Is a Mopar Fantasy Machine

If this gorgeous 1969 Dodge Charger with Viper SRT10 power seems too good to be true in your eyes, you’d be correct. Still, one can dream.

Blending one of the most iconic pieces of Mopar history, the 1969 Dodge Charger, with a modern Mopar powerplant, is a match made in heaven. While there are plenty of older Dodges running around with Hellcat engines (which we’re certainly not mad about), this one takes it a step further. Under the hood of this classic Mopar muscle machine is an SRT10 V10 from a modern Dodge Viper. It’s so good; you’d even think it’s fake.

To be fair, if you think it’s fake, you’re correct. This definitely goes down as one of the most believable digital renderings we have ever seen before. It comes courtesy of Instagram artist extraordinaire Karan Adivi. Throughout his Instagram page, you’ll find remarkably well done and very realistic renders of all sorts of vehicles. This one, though, really grabbed our attention. With all the crazy swaps going on these days, it practically has us scratching our heads, wondering why it doesn’t exist. If you’ve got deep pockets and are searching for an idea, though, this is a great place to start.

Is SRT10 the answer?

Let’s address the Hellephant in the room, shall we? We understand how it makes more sense to do a Hellcat powerplant. Financially and logistically, the Hellcat engine is much more doable. However, if we’re playing within the limits of fantasy, why stop at only eight cylinders? Dodge engineers didn’t when they developed the Viper, right? All you need to do is open Youtube and search for some Viper V10 exhaust note videos. If you’re on the fence now, you won’t be after a few high-speed V10 powered fly-bys.

Sure, the Hellcat engine’s 700 plus horsepower trumps the V10’s 650 horsepower a bit. Even more devastating of a blow to the iconic V10 is the 1,000 horsepower Hellephant variant. Though, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one of those. There was an 800 horsepower V10 crate engine available from Dodge for a while. That, too, is gone with the wind, unfortunately.

Ultimately, the only real reason to go with a V10 over the Hellcat options is, of course, the fact that it’s a V10. If anyone needs more explanation than that, step away from the conversation. You don’t need that negativity in your life.

Looks that kill

Of course, no Instagram render would be complete without a gargantuan widebody kit and some deep wheels. That’s certainly not us complaining, though. This widebody design does a great job of seamlessly keeping the original look of the body lines together without too much fanfare. We wouldn’t blame you if you overlooked the widebody kit, given the bright red distraction under the hood. When your eyes do catch up to it, though, it’s certainly not regrettable.

Overall, this seems like something that really needs to happen. This would make quite a killer SEMA build and could really stop the show at just about any event it’s taken to. Again, any wealthy Mopar enthusiasts reading, food for thought.

Photos: Instagram/Karan Adivi

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Braden Carlson

Braden Carlson is an automotive enthusiast from Boise, Idaho. At 19 he quit his day job to pursue a career in automotive journalism, launching his Youtube channel in his own name. Today you can still find him producing DIY video content, reviews and writing for an amassment of automotive websites. His work is most frequently found on Rennlist, The Mustang Source and Corvette Forum. When not writing or driving, he's likely to be found covered in grease and oil undoubtedly from one of his gratuitous collection of questionable project cars.