Another Last Call Dodge: Black Ghost
Dodge’s next installment in their “Last Call” series is the Black Ghost, a suped-up Challenger that has a mysterious story surrounding its origins.
Written by Preston Charles
Reviewed by Kathleen Flear
As far as American automotive folklore and urban legends go, the story of the
Dodge
Challenger “Black Ghost” is one of the coolest that we’ve come across. It’s the stuff of a Steve McQueen and Sidney Poitier mashup movie. As Dodge plans to go fully electric in the near future, they are making “Last Call” versions of some of their most famous and storied muscle cars from the golden years. Among them, is the mysterious, Black Ghost; a modified Challenger that with so much power that you’ll definitely hear it coming, but, blink, and you’ll miss it.
What’s the Dodge Last Call series?
According to
Motortrend
, the Black Ghost is the 6th of 7 “last call” models. The previous models include the iconic Charger Super Bee, Challenger Shakedown, Charger Scat Pack Swinger, the Charger King Daytona. The final, and supposedly best, installment yet is set to be unveiled at the 2022 SEMA show in November. All of them are the last hurrah by Dodge motors run of true, gas-powered
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The Black Ghost lore
The story behind the 6th “last call” installment is one of specific, regional intrigue. As the real-life legend goes, a blacked-out, suped-up Challenger would periodically show up to the street races in Detriot, mop up the competition, and quietly drive away. No after-race burgers or chit-chat, just business. It quickly garnered the nickname, “Black Ghost”.
Turns out this 1970s Dodge Challenger R/T with the SE package belonged to a gearhead named Godfrey Qualls. And why all the mystery about his identity? Godfrey aka GQ, was a Detriot police officer. It’s like a less bloody, more horsepower version of Dexter.
GQ’s original Black Ghost came was tweaked to have 425 hp, 490 lb-ft torque in a 426 Hemi V8. Over the factory roof, he wrapped a “gator grain” vinyl covering. Still operational, the ride recently became the 28th car inducted in the National Historic Vehicle Register.
The Black Ghost update
The likelihood of catching sight of a modern Black Ghost Challenger, while not as slim as seeing the original, is an unlikely spotting since Dodge is rolling out a very exclusive 300 models in total.
A modified version of the Hellcat Redeye Widebody, the pitch black Challenger will be pushing a big 807 horsepower. It will come with the matching gator grain vinyl roof as well as the chrome Dodge badge on the front and chrome fuel filler door. Six-piston Brembo brakes bring the 20 X 11 Satin Carbon Warp Speed wheels to a shockingly quick stop.
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