71 Dodge Challenger observation

[Jim and Jutta]

Saw a beautiful green 71 Challenger R/T convertable at last weekend's car show. The owner said the spoiler on it was original to the car but to me it looked exactly like the spoiler I have on my 71 Mach1. Did Dodge and Ford use the same spoilers during that period?

 

[1971mach1]

Car companies buy alot of different parts from vendor companies that also supply other brands of cars. Ford couldn't possibly make all parts from scratch. A spoiler is a low production item so it would make sense to buy them from a vendor,,,that also may have supplied Dodge.

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

I don't think so

Lots of dealers added things like spoilers making them "original" to the cars, but a Ford part would carry a ford part number and a patent or such. It sure looks like our spoilers

Magnum 500's yes, spoilers doubt it

 

[Boss1Ray]

To the best of my knowledge, Mustang convertibles and couples did not come factory equipped with rear spoilers. I would think other makes were the same.

So I would question the "original to the car" statement. Stranger things have happened...

Of course dealers would do whatever as long as the price was right.

So far - I've never seen a Marti report showing a rear spoiler on a 71-3 Mustang convertible or coupe.

The spoiler you show does look very much like our spoilers.

Ray

Ray

 

[OMS]

That one looks like it is an odd position and too small

Ford ones have the P/N on the stands C9 for 69 - 70

D1 for 71-3

Spoiler widths and overall length was different

Have had mopar spoilers on Mustangs over the years [ 2 ]

Mopar ones were wider, taller and had numbers on there stands 910#### if I remember right

Mopar ones also bring in 3 times the money

They look the same constuction wise, might have been the same manufacturer, just made to Ford / Mopars specifications.

 

[hyena429]

omg...I mite have a dodge spoiler on my car..hehe Mine came from factory with a spoiler...But some one stuck on a wider taller one that is adjustible.I can see the old holes in my truck and how they stuck wider fin mounts on it.....I thought maybe it was a replacment...but heck now ill have too check the numbers on it..Its a real old one too..I use to think it come off a older mach 1 or something.