Streamer Duke Dennis Tracks Down His Stolen Dodge Challenger Black Ghost
Read the full story on Backfire News
Online streamer Duke Dennis has millions of followers, but that fame comes at a price, like having his Final Call Dodge Challenger Black Ghost stolen from his house. But the guy didn't get famous by just playing victim, so Dennis tracked the limited edition muscle car down and had the thief arrested.Trouble began for Dennis after he said some fans figured out exactly where he lives. That's when people started camping outside his house and a couple of his vehicles were broken into. But thankfully the man had a plan in case someone swiped his pricey Mopar.
Dodge only made 300 of the Challenger Black Ghost Last Call muscle cars, using the Hellcat Redeye Widebody as the base vehicle. Output is dialed up to 807-horsepower, but what really makes the Mopar hot are the unique aesthetics.
Each one was designed to look like the famed Black Ghost, a 1970 Dodge Challenger RT SE which would race others on Woodward Avenue in Detroit back in the 70s. Supposedly, the mysterious muscle car never lost, often disappearing for months at a time, hence it being called a ghost by other street racers.
While the original Black Ghost sold for over $1 million back at a Mecum auction in 2023, these limited edition tribute cars aren't worth nearly as much. But they're still pricey, with listings for those still at dealers sitting around $130,000 or so. MSRP for the Last Call model was announced at $100,000.
With the Mopar muscle car worth that much, one would think the owner would have some extra security. We know Dennis had a couple of trackers installed, which he used to see where the Dodge was after the unnamed thief swiped it.
Hopping on streaming, he declared that he was on his way to get the Challenger back and that police were called, later saying the thief was busted and his ride was recovered. Now the streamer is apparently considering moving so he isn't targeted again.
Image via dukedennis/Instagram
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Car and Driver
10 hours ago
- Car and Driver
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona on Bring a Trailer Has a Unique History
The Charger Daytona is a homologation special for stock car racing. This example was the price for setting a qualifying record at Alabama International Motor Speedway in 1969. The original owner competed in 48 NASCAR races and was the first driver to broadcast live on air from inside the cockpit during a race. To the casual muscle-car fan, seeing a pointy nose and a tall rear wing on a big-body Mopar heralds the arrival of a Plymouth Superbird. This winged warrior might be yellow, but it's no Big 'Bird; instead, it's the earlier Dodge version, a 1969 Charger Daytona, and it's up for auction on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos). The first stock car to crack 200 mph, the Daytona was faster than Plymouth's best efforts, and this roadgoing version has a wonderful backstory. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer Plymouth built more than twice the number of Superbirds than Dodge built Charger Daytonas, both intended to homologate an aerodynamics package for high-speed oval racing. The Daytona was slipperier, designed in a wind tunnel with a coefficient of drag of 0.29 as compared to the 'Bird's 0.31. That might not seem like a lot, but squeaking out an extra couple of mph per lap over a 500-mile race really adds up. This example was awarded to Don Tarr, a veteran racer who competed in dozens of NASCAR races through the late 1960s into the early 1970s. It was his prize for setting a record during qualifying at the Alabama International Motor Speedway in 1969, driving a 1967 Dodge Charger. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer Tarr was a pretty interesting guy. Born in California, he grew up in Africa before returning to the U.S. to train as a physician. Settling in Florida, he soon took up oval racing, driving Fords and Chevys. In 1969, he started driving a Dodge and managed a career-best sixth place at the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Pretty good for a mid-field gentleman driver for whom racing could have been just a sideline, but Tarr was pretty committed to hurling big-bore power down those banked turns. He has the pioneering status of being the first driver to broadcast from inside a car during an actual race, as heard on ABC's Wide World of Sports in 1970, at Daytona. By all accounts he was a kind and effective physician to boot, and lived into his early nineties as a pillar of his rural community. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer Dr. Tarr kept this car until 2016, and you have to hope he took it for a boot around the block or two well into his eighties. The current owner lightly refreshed the car recently with some cooling work and changing out the plugs and wires, and it looks to be pretty original. It has 77K miles on the odometer, so it was actually driven rather than being cocooned, though this Charger does have the distinction of being an actual museum piece: in the mid-1990s, it was on display at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega. Under that big yellow hood is a 440-cubic-inch V-8 with a four-barrel carburetor, good for a factory rating of 375 horsepower in 1969. A three-speed TorqueFlite automatic gets power to the ground with a limited-slip differential out back. Courtesy: Bring a Trailer Just over 500 Charger Daytonas were built, making them very collectible these days. This one has great provenance, being owned by the kind of driver who knew how to handle a big beast like this at high speed. The auction ends on June 25. Brendan McAleer Contributing Editor Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008. His particular interest is the intersection between humanity and machinery, whether it is the racing career of Walter Cronkite or Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's half-century obsession with the Citroën 2CV. He has taught both of his young daughters how to shift a manual transmission and is grateful for the excuse they provide to be perpetually buying Hot Wheels. Read full bio
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Dodge's Electric Car Has Been Recalled For A Hilarious Reason
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Dodge is recalling its electric car, the Charger Daytona, for a hilarious reason involving software, not the hardware. Yes, we're talking about the vehicle like it's a computer or phone because in a way it's more akin to that then the preceding Dodge hasn't sold many of these so-called 'electric muscle cars' so it only has to recall just under 8,400 of them. Unfortunately, for reasons we don't really understand, this update can't just be done in an over-the-air download. After all, that would be the big advantage to driving a giant iPhone on wheels – a lot of things you fix either by turning off and back on or through automatic updates that start when it's plugged in overnight. The recall centers around a safety regulation the Dodge Charger Daytona violates. More specifically, the violation falls under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 141 'Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.' In other words, the Dodge is too quiet for pedestrians to hear. That's especially problematic for the blind, but it's still a safety risk for everyone else. The issue is the amplifier on the outside of the EV might not make any noise thanks to a software problem. We get it since in the past we've been walking through parking lots only to be startled that a Tesla suddenly backs out of a spot with no warning or is following right behind us, making no noise. If you're one of the unfortunate few who have bought or is leasing a Dodge Charger Daytona EV, your local dealership should be able to take care of this software problem. At least it should be able to, although we've heard some dealers struggle doing anything with these things. Too bad it isn't just an over-the-air update. Image via Stellantis Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
New York Post
3 days ago
- New York Post
Two gangbangers who fatally shot boy, 11, in the head after mistakenly opening fire on his family learn their fate
Two gangbangers who fatally shot an 11-year-old boy in the head after opening fire on a truck carrying his family in New Mexico were sentenced to life in prison — with one of them flashing a cruel sneer at the youngster's loved ones during the proceedings. Jose Romero, 23, and Nathan Garley, 22, were sentenced Monday for unleashing dozens of rounds outside Isotopes Park in Albuquerque after mistaking the family's Dodge pickup for a rival gang, killing Froylan Villegas in the September 2023 attack, the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office said. The boy's cousin, 23-year-old Tatiana Villegas, was also paralyzed in the heinous shooting. The child's mother and baby brother, who were also in the car when gunfire rang out, were unharmed. 4 Froylan Villegas, 11, was shot in the head and died during the savage attack. APD Chief of Police / X The grieving cousin, who saw Romero callously smirk at her devastated family as the judge handed down his prison term, blasted the remorseless thug for taunting them. 'Jose just sits there and basically laughs and taunts us, but after the judge sentences him, he didn't laugh no more,' Tatiana, who is wheelchair-bound after being shot multiple times, told KRQE. 4 Jose Romero, 23, callously smirked at the devastated family during sentencing. KOAT 7 'He took my best friend. I had to see my best friend die right in front of me. Not only that. He changed my life completely. He gets to sit here, smirk, walk, eat in jail, and I have to depend on my mom.' The defiant convict later asked to be escorted from the courtroom, saying 'I'm done here.' Despite the courtroom antics, Tatiana said she was grateful that justice was served. 4 Nathen Garley, 22. Albuquerque Police Department / Facebook 'We're very happy as a family that we got justice for Froylan and me,' said Tatiana, who is paralyzed from the chest down, KOAT reported. 'And that's what matters. The rest we leave in God's hands. We're glad to close this chapter and move on.' A jury in February convicted the violent duo of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, shooting at or from a vehicle and other charges. 4 Jose Romero, 23. Albuquerque Police Department / Facebook In addition to their life terms, the judge tacked on another 46 years for the savage shooting. The ruthless attack sparked statewide uproar, prompting Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to declare a public health emergency over gun violence. She also enforced a temporary carry ban in certain parks and playgrounds in the Albuquerque area. With Post wires
