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This website is dedicated to sharing the
story of EL HEMI, the 1970 Dodge
Hemi Challenger R/T that has been in the
Escalante family for more than 33 years,
since its purchase new in Detroit in December
1969.
EL
HEMI began life as the dream car of
a hard-working man from Venezuela, newly
arrived in the United States with his
young family. Throughout its life, EL
HEMI saw duty both in the US and in
Venezuela as a family car, commuter car,
weekend racer, and frequent street terror!
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Sadly,
parts availability problems in Venezuela kept
the car in storage for most of its life where
it was allowed to deteriorate. EL HEMI
sat silent, but not forgotten, for many years.
It has been the life-long dreams of Juan and Gus,
the sons of original owner Jose Escalante, to
someday restore EL HEMI back to its original
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After much persistence, Juan and his brother Gus
succeeded in returning their dad's car to the
US for its restoration by master Mopar restorer,
Rick Kreuziger.
The Escalante family is pleased to present the
details and images of this great car for everyone
to enjoy. Come inside for the story of this famous
Hemi Orange Dodge Challenger, known in Venezuela
and throughout the Mopar world as -
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EL
HEMI!
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Dodge, Plymouth, and Mopar
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ElHemi.com is not affiliated in any way with DaimlerChrysler.
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