Dodge Challenger is a car manufactured by Dodge, owned by a subsidiary of Chrysler Corporation. Was intended to compete with such cars as the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Mercury Cougar and Pontiac Firebird. Exterior design of the first generation was designed by Charles Cameron (Carl Cameron), who also designed the in year 1966 Dodge Charger. Although Challenger was well received by the audience (in 1970 have sold 76935 machines), she was criticized by the press, the pony-car sales segment has decreased. After 1970 the year sales have declined sharply, and in mid-1974 Challenger production ceased. Some copies of the first generation Challenger 165500 sold Coupé models were offered in four versions: Challenger Six, Challenger V8, the Challenger T/A (only in the year 1970) and Challenger R/T version of the Challenger R/T convertible was available only in 1970 and 1971 respectively. End of production-1974 year.