MOPAR MYSTERY DEPT
ED JINKS JR’S 2011 CHALLENGER PROVED TO BE A POSSIBLE PROTOTYPE PACKAGE NEVER RELEASED.
Challenging Purchase story and photos by GEOFF STUNKARD
“HEY, I know what that is! What is it?”
A statement like this can sometimes be heard uttered when amidst the crowds at a car show. Even we have learned the hard way to “never say never.” When Ed Jinks, Jr. bid in an online auction on this Challenger with a broken engine, the price was right, but there were a lot of questions. The car was a standard 5.7L model with an aftermarket hood, a swappedover supercharged 392” Hemi with operating issues, and a funky-looking blower. “I wanted to get it running again, and meanwhile was looking for information about it. I thought the blower was something Mopar had done.” This compact supercharger tucked nicely underhood with a trademark-style M logo milled into the housing. It was actually a one-off 2300cc unit done by Magnuson, and it turns out that one of the shop guys at Arrington Performance had built the car up with the idea that perhaps the combo could be recreated in volume as a possible Dodge dealer package. Ed didn’t know anything about Arrington, however. After a couple of high school era Mopes (a ’68 Barracuda and ’72 Cuda), he had gotten up on two wheels. Motorcycle wheels. He had been racing 8-second drag bikes and wasn’t doing any serious car stuff again until the new Challengers came out. A truck driver by trade, he was familiar enough with tools Ed Jinks, Jr. and his 2011 Challenger. Car came from eBay seller well “broken-in” and Ed has spent 5 years getting it ready for action again.
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