With over 2,000 cars scheduled for the upcoming Barrett-Jackson 2026 Scottsdale Auction, it’s easy for eyes to glaze over the multitude of models. However, among the many, one car will stand out due to its hue: this 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T will cross the block during the January 17-25, 2026, auction.
Challenger R/Ts are desirable no matter what color. Introduced in the fall of 1969, the Challenger was the industry’s last pony car to appear in the market. It was available in six configurations: Challenger hardtop and convertible, Challenger R/T hardtop and convertible, Challenger SE hardtop, and Challenger R/T SE hardtop. The Challenger was the bread-and-butter version, available with the 225ci “Slant Six” up to a 330-horsepower 383. The Challenger R/T was the performance pony, a member of the Scat Pack that came standard with a 335-horse 383, with options that included two 440s and the 426 Hemi. The Challenger SE and R/T SE featured fancier trim inside and out.
In the case of this car, it was ordered with the 440 Six Pack, an engine that often rivals the Hemi in bench racing discussions, if not racing on the track. Identified with a V in the fifth character of the VIN, the Six Pack was rated at 390 horsepower and 490 ft-lbs of torque. This is an engine that sets off any vehicle in which it’s installed, but that’s not the most distinguishing feature of this vehicle—the color is. Known as “FJ6” Green Go, it is a hue that was introduced in the middle of the 1970 model year, a spring promotional color that happened to continue into the 1971 model year. Approximately 14 R/T hardtops were built in Green Go for the U.S. market (with a handful more for Canadian and export markets). While we aren’t privy to the fender tag or broadcast sheet at the moment, we do know that a 440 Six Pack Challenger R/T is no shrinking violet.
Other features to give you Dodge Fever include console-shifted TorqueFlite automatic, “V6X” black longitudinal side stripe, “V21” Performance Hood tape stripe, “W23” Styled Road Wheel, hood pins, and more. It’s one of many primo cars to choose from at the Barrett-Jackson 2026 Scottsdale Auction that will run January 17-25, 2026, at WestWorld. Click here to register as a bidder for the event or, if you want to run your car across the auction block, go here.
