Pepsi Challenger Sold at Mecum

[Dave]

1982 Pontiac Trans Am Funny Car Don Prudhomme's Pepsi Challenger for sale by Mecum Auction


Sold today for $250,000.

 

[Nick Name]

Wow... Wonder if that is a running cackeler

 

[Dave]

1974 TV Tommy Ivo Streamlined Top Fuel Dragster Historic Debut at 1974 NHRA Winternationals for sale by Mecum Auction

Ivo's top fuel car went for $200,000

 

[rckymtn3]

Wow... Wonder if that is a running cackeler

it is....Snake starts it on his youtube page

Don "Snake" Prudhomme CACKLES the 1982 PEPSI CHALLENGER Funny Car! - YouTube

 

[rckymtn3]

Ivo's top fuel car went for $200,000

thanks Dave....I was watching Indy quals, and DVR'd NHRA and somehow was going to watch the auction....but seriously, those two cars were the only ones I was curious about...

 

[Wayne]

Melanie Troxel was there today and thats how i heard (fb) how much the car went for.
She also said
"Here at the Mecum auction today. Not a good place to be when your unemployed. Very tempting."


Am glad it went as high as it did!

 

[Just Paul]

The Pepsi Challenger and Pepsi-Wendy's cars were my favorite when I was a kid by far.

 

[Brian]

Wonder why he sold it. Should be in a museum.

 

[kingcobrafan]

I think it's great that he's kept so many of his old cars.

 

[d'kid]

Wonder why he sold it. Should be in a museum.

I think you answered your own question...

d'kid

 

[SoCal Racer]

I think it's great that he's kept so many of his old cars.

He still has a lot of his old cars. Was at his shop last November and saw that car along with a couple Skoal cars, the Cope car, the white 'Cuda, the Super Snake SOHC AA/FD, the Army Arrow, Dixon's Miller Lite TF, and more. Plus the Snake/ Mongoose FCs and trucks.