YouTuber buys new Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 with twist
- This YouTuber picked up a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 for cheap
- However, the car was in a less-than-ideal state
- It would take a lot of work to get it back into shape
Published on Sep 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson
Last updated on Sep 17, 2024 at 6:07 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This guy picked up a brand new Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, but there was one obvious twist.
Lee Carter, host of the YouTube channel ScrapLifeLee, drove eight hours to Detroit, Michigan to pick up the car.
He was getting it for cheap – $20,000 – so it’s to be expected that there’d be a catch.
A whole car usually fetches $196,000, so we’ll give you one guess what the surprise twist was.
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Buying a Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 for cheap
So what could have possibly happened to this car for its price to be knocked down so much?
Let’s just say, like the ‘world’s cheapest supercar’, it’s not exactly a complete package.
This Demon 170 has been cut into several pieces.
As reported by autoevolution, it was likely stolen from the showroom floor, chopped up, seized by police and then put on auction.
The Demon 170 carries a 6.2-liter HEMI V8 engine and can produce 1,025 horsepower.
Capable of reaching 60mph in an unbelievable 1.66 seconds and reaching top speeds of 215mph, the Demon is truly hell on wheels.
That is, when it wasn’t chopped up into little pieces.
Even the parts as they are don’t make a complete car – Lee will need to acquire some headlights, a front bumper, a hood, and seats.
Getting it back to his shop takes a trailer and a fork lift, the latter of which brings the pieces inside one by one.
Is this car salvageable?
Upon closer inspection, the Challenger is found to have been driven less than 100 miles.
In fact, it was only driven for 61 miles, which is barely anything – especially when compared to cars like these that are racking up more than one million.
But low mileage aside, it won’t be a walk in park getting this car driving again.
Lee will need to get his hands on a new chassis, and a ton of missing pieces.
It’ll be a slow burn project getting this car back into fighting shape – heck, any car shape at all would be nice.
Here’s hoping he can find all the parts he needs.
To keep up with his progress, follow him on his YouTube channel.
