Video: Classic Design Concepts Firebreather in action

The Smoking Tire was recently lucky enough to not only get to fool around in a 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 convertible, but also a Classic Design Concepts Firebreather.

The Firebreather is what we would like to think a "new" Firebird would look like. And it sports a 6.2 liter V8 under hood with a supercharger on top, which helps it produce a more-than-adequate 600 horsepower. While the car was originally built for use in a movie, it is now being offered to the car buying public. Check out the video to see these two unique muscle car heavyweights go at it.

FireBreather movie car shows up at Detroit Autorama

Michigan-based film maker Exodus Pictures has a new movie coming out titled Jinn. The car was designed by, Ajmal Ahmad, who is also the writer and director of the sci-fi film. The one off car is based on the Chevrolet Camaro.

The FireBreather sports a new front fascia, hood, rear fascia, and wheels. The nose bears a strong resemblance to the many Pontiac Firebird concepts we have seen. Performance mods are nill, but the suspension has been upgraded with an Eibach Pro-Plus Performance handling package and Pirelli PZero Rosso tires.

If you want your own FireBreather, you're in luck. Exodus will be offering 50 examples of the car, individually numbered and priced at under $60,000. Orders can be placed at the FireBreather website, and are first come first served.

Classic Design Concepts Group 2 Widebody Challenger

Classic Design Concepts is a Novi, Michigan based company that has been modifying cars since 1990. Their most recent creation is seen here, the Widebody Challenger, based on the wildly popular new Dodge musclecar.

The Group 2 Widebody Challenger made it's debut at SEMA in 2008, and now the 575hp creation has hit the street. The quality of the build on the Widebody is much closer to OEM than aftermarket, and just goes to show you why several manufacturers such as Ford, Saleen, and Roush have relied on CDC to produce parts for them.

CDC doesn't produce entire cars like many others, however, opting to simply offer high quality parts for enthusiasts. They just prefer to let customers create their own unique cars.

Included in the Group 2 package are new composite front fenders, left and right spoiler canards (side wings) and rear "billboard" panel and fenderwell extensions. In total, the new body panels add six inches to the width of the Challenger.

The car can then accommodate 11.5-inch wide wheels at the rear and 10-inch wide wheels up front, enabling better grip for acceleration and cornering. Customers can purchase the package with USW 20-inch three-piece wheels and Pirelli PZero Rosso tires or find their own combination. Other options from Classic Design Concepts include a stainless steel wire mesh grille, sequential taillights and a fully functional shaker hood system, a CDC specialty.

This particular Challenger also has a few additional components not sold directly by Classic Design Concepts. Under the hood is a Vortech supercharger system that works in conjunction with the shaker hood system to boost the Hemi V8 to 575 horsepower, and out back, a Corsa exhaust system ensures a true muscle car sound emits from the tailpipes. Lastly, a KW coilover suspension system helps reduce body roll and improve handling, and a Baer drilled-and-slotted big brake upgrade provides additional stopping power.

All of the body components are $11,995 installed, or $5,895 not including wheels and tires. The shaker system, including the composite flat hood, adds another $2,495. To build this exact car, you'd also have to spend $6,400 (Vortech supercharger), $3,095 (KW adjustable coilovers), $3,525 (Baer Extreme Plus brakes) and $1,870 (Corsa exhaust system). Add that to the $42,745 price of a base Dodge Challenger SRT8 plus $695 for the manual transmission, and you end up with a $72,820 car.

Base vehicle specs:
2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
6.1LHEMI
5-Speed Automatic Transmission
Brilliant Black

CDC GROUP 2 Challenger Wide Body Kit – PN. 0832-7005-01

Package components Include:
Right and Left Composite Front Fenders
Right and Left Composite "Billboard" Rear Quarter Panel Extensions
Front and Rear Inner Wheel Well Extensions
Aerodynamic Front Spoiler "Canards"
Unique CDC GROUP 2 Exterior Badging and Numbered Console Plaque
Options on GROUP 2:

Challenger R/T - SRT8 Functional Shaker System
Challenger RTM Composite Flat Hood
GROUP 2 Specific Wheel and Tire Package:

Rims - USW Forged "Crossover" w/Three Piece Construction and unique spacing. Front – 20"X 10", Rear – 20" X 11.5"
Tires – Pirelli PZero Rosso Front - P275/40ZR 20, Rear – P315/35ZR 20
Other Modifications:

Vortech Supercharger
KW Coilover Suspension
Corsa Cat-Back Exhaust
Baer Extreme Plus Brake System

Classic Design Concepts widebody Dodge Challengers

Although the Chevy Camaro is the official car of SEMA, the Challenger may be upstaging it with multiple variations in every flavor.



The latest custom Challenger comes to us from Classic Design Concepts. Called the Group 2 Widebody Challenger, its claim to fame are extra wide fenders from and rear to accommodate 20x10-inch front and 20x11.5-inch three piece wheels wearing 275 and 315 series Pirelli tires. The Group 2 kit also includes a stainless mesh grille and aluminum hood with CDC's cold air "shaker" system.



CDC has two variations of the car on display at SEMA, a white R/T widebody, and a black SRT version. The latter features a Vortec supercharger good for 560 horsepower, Pypes Performance cat-back exhaust, KW adjustable coil-over suspension and Baer brakes with 15-inch rotors and 6-piston calipers at all four corners.