The original Twister Special order was placed for 100 Mach 1's, light on convenience and luxury, heavy on performance options. Goodies included 428 SCJ engines, drag pack, competition suspension, power front disk brakes, shaker hood scoop and Goodyear F70x14 Raised White Letter Polyglass tires. The only non-performance options were an AM Radio and Tinted Glass. Half the order was to have been equipped with C6 automatic transmissions and 3.91 traction-lok differentials. The remainder with four-speed manual transmissions and 4.30 traction-loks.

Upon receipt of the order in Dearborn there were not enough 428 SCJ engines on hand. The 48 available 428 SCJ's were used and the remaining 48 cars were equipped with the newly announced 351 Cleveland 4V engines. Except for the power train combinations, all of the Twister Mustangs were produced in Grabber Orange and equipped identically.

Research from the Ford Motor Company files identify a real Sidewinder as all having the 351/4V engine, all are Sportsroofs and built in Dearborn, Michigan. From original pictures and Ford people interviewed, it is likely that the Sidewinder Special was a Ford sales promotion, not a dealer-only offering. Original owners speak of the stripe kit box (with a Ford part number) shipped with their car and packed in the trunk. Dealer body men also confirm mounting Sidewinder stripe kits on final delivery to customers. Around 40 Sidewinder Specials are known to have exisited, with possibly more made but fully undocumented yet.

The introduction of the new all new E-bodies may have been late to the high performance market, but the impact these cars had are legends in automotive history. Even though the all new Dodge Challengers and Plymouth Barracudas only saw production from 1970-1974, they are some of the most highly sought after muscle cars ever produced.

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Two Dodge dealerships in Canada, one in Saskatchewan called Crestview and another in Edmonton, Alberta convinced Chrysler to make a special run of 340 Swingers in 1971 due to their success with the 1970 models.

A total of 75 340 Swinger Specials built exclusivley for the Canadian market. All serial numbers and order numbers were sequential. The cars all included rallye wheels, chrome exhaust tips, and hood/wheel mouldings. Most had hood scoops as well. All 75 cars had the bumble bee stripe even though none were coded for it. The cars Crestview cars were available in a variety of popular colors.

Generally the 1971 Dart Swinger 340 was similar to the 1970 model. The most noticeable differences were the blacked-out front grille and quad tail lights on the 1971 models. Some of the emblems were mounted in different lcatiosn as well. The "Swinger" emblem was located on the front fenders, instead of the rear quarters like the 1970 Swingers, and has a "Special" emblem under it. The "DART" emblem remained on the rear quarters like in 1970.

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