Sam Posey Teams up with Group 5 to build the "Posey G5 Challenger"

[JohnnyGMachine]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 22, 2008
Mesa AZ – Legendary Trans Am race car driver Sam Posey #77 teams up to build the “G5 Posey Challenger” 2008 SEMA show car.

Mesa AZ – Race car driver Sam Posey #77 of the Trans Am racing heritage teams up to build the “G5 Posey Challenger” 2008 SEMA show car. Transforming a 2008 Dodge SRT8 Challenger into a modern day Trans Am car is no easy task. Group Five Limited and its team of in house and contracted designers have set out to develop a unique vehicle to intrigue the automotive world in a styling project called the” G5 Posey Challenger ” Currently involved in the transformation of the G5 Posey Challenger include: Chrysler Corporation, Sam Posey on behalf of the Parkinson’s Foundation, Arizona Speed and Marine, John McBride of MiniteOcatane.com rendering artist and vehicle designer, and Evercoat Adhesives have teamed up for this 2008 SEMA project car. Initially styled with a Trans Am road racing theme, the car will promote the new SRT8 Challenger, the Trans Am racing history; and will benefit a non profit organization. Using style, flare, and pure horsepower the “G5 Posey Challenger” will be an eye catching Psycho-Sublime Green and black that will actually perform as well as it looks. Developed with true Trans Am inspired styling cues and a combination of suspension, performance and body modifications this car will set the benchmark for a new generation of Dodge Challenger race-inspired cars. The highlight of the G5 Posey Challenger tour will be at the 2008 SEMA show in Las Vegas Nevada Nov. 4th thru Nov. 7th 2008 (www.sema.org) at which Group Five Limited will display the G5 Posey Challenger in its booth space.
For more information, please contact Chris Wilkins at 480.610.1840, or visit www.G5Challenger.com GROUP FIVE LIMITED is an Arizona Licensed New Vehicle Manufacture with an in house design studio. Group Five is known for OEM SEMA image vehicles on both GM and Chrysler platforms. Established in 1988, Group Five has holding both stateside and abroad with over 200 shareholders. Group Five can quickly multi task several phases of development in virtually any automotive aftermarket product. Utilizing our design team and key contractors, products are transferred from sketch to production in short lead times. Group Five has directly been involved with Dodge since 1996 thru its subsidiary, Viper Car Parts (www.vipercarparts.com) a leader in the Dodge Viper Parts industry purchasing and servicing customers worldwide. Past G5 SEMA cars can be seen at www.SemaShowCars.com

[HRBS]

Congrats John !
Well deserved.... I am glad that of all the concepts, the Posey version will be the one built for SEMA.

[XcYZ]

Kick ass rendering, John!

[James OLC]

Awesome John - looks like it will be a killer project! I look forward to seeing it.

[Hdesign]

That's awesome John! I hope this Challenger venture you and Chris have been working on goes far beyond what you guys would have hoped for. You really deserve it and I can't wait to see it in Nov! Great job....and of course, killer renderings!

[byndbad914]

that rendering looks awesome to me... it is amazing how well the "new" design matches the orig car and of all the retro styles it really fits that old T/A scheme very well.

Too bad there wasn't an 18" 3pc Minilite copy out there for it to complete the theme... (at least I am not aware of any such copy).

[byndbad914]

sorry, forgot to add the pic for reference of the orig car and couldn't edit it back in

[7TSS]

Looks killer!! Great rendering. I'll be sure to look for it @ SEMA

[BC69]

Sweet!!!

[Dodgenut64]

Heres some more of the original. That would be awesome to see new challengers racing again. Did they ever straiten out the actual Trans Am series? Cool project, cant wait to see it done.