This 1968 Dodge Charger Has A 1000bhp 'Hellephant' Engine | Top Gear American Tuned ft. Rob Dahm

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Stellantis chief designer Ralph Gilles is best known for icons like the Chrysler 300 and the fifth-gen SRT Viper. But a 1,000-horsepower, carbon-fiber-body Hellucination 1968 Dodge Charger built by SpeedKore is his pride and joy. What started life as a rusty barn find is now a completely custom restomod powered by a 7-litre ‘Hellephant’ V8 pumping out that headline horsepower figure and a staggering 950lb ft of torque. Yeesh...
Join Top Gear's tuning correspondent Rob Dahm for a tour around Ralph's car collection and a fist hand experience with the Hellucination
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:39 Ralph Gilles Car Collection
03:15 The Hellucination 1968 Dodge Charger
05:10 Interior
07:14 The 1000bhp Hellephant Engine
09:13 Drive
11:37 Outro
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@TopGear Жыл бұрын

American Tuned has been nominated for a Webby Award. TG are proud of Rob and the team at Tangent Vector - and you can vote for your favourite in the Best Content Series category here -> bit.ly/43KALHh Voting closes April 20th.

@mitchellsteindler Жыл бұрын

One of the coolest restomods ever...if you can even call it a restomod. It's basically an entirely new car. This is what a lot of us would do with infinite money...take our favorite car, replace anything metal with carbon fiber, use the best suspension available, and massive power. Epic.

@thebluebooklife Жыл бұрын

This!

@douglaswims5763 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the perfect recipe!

@firedemon2166 8 ай бұрын

That would be nice but if it was a real Charger I wouldn’t replace major body panels like the roof and quarter panels if they were fine

@mitchellsteindler 8 ай бұрын

@@firedemon2166 what's a fake charger?

@therealsyxx 7 ай бұрын

Yea i cant afford this right now. I make close to 200k a year and still cant afford it. More work to do. But one day a car like this will be mines.

@stuart7523 Жыл бұрын

Love the fact this fella has access to such amazing cars and has a 1.9 205gti in his collection. You know he understands cars more than big power and big displacement. Great to see 👍👍

@borisblade7026 Жыл бұрын

Exactly 👍

@rosterenko 4 ай бұрын

Also nice Lancia Delta Integrale is present

@RamjeProductions Жыл бұрын

Ralph Gilles is the designer that I've always admired. From his humble background, Haitian roots, the fact that as a kid he drew sketches of cars and sended it to Chrysler Motor company and end up becoming a designer at the same company. He designed imho the finest of finest Viper. They should create a Netflix documentary of this man. Thank you Ralph! 🙌🏾

@MrFederacer Жыл бұрын

There is already ... Abstract: The Art of Design, an episode of the 1st season ...

@RamjeProductions Жыл бұрын

@@MrFederacer Thank you for sharing! I didn't know that it already exists. I'm glad the man got the recognition he deserves.

@matheusjouk6374 Жыл бұрын

Netflix is trash

@mikechandler2802 Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@bOOmbOOmProd Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ralph, The Viper ACR is my all time favorite car. What a weapon.

@13LA Жыл бұрын

Peugeot 205 GTi in the garage, this man knows his cars. It's one of the best handling cars ever. Like Robs presenting, genuine, no bullshit or drama, and knows what goes into these builds.

@tobinthomas8401 Жыл бұрын

Not only is it an amazing build, but Ralph seems like one hell of a nice guy! And him raining down on the throttle at the end just made me smile.

@catamaransailor8531 Жыл бұрын

Does it rain inside a car?

@tobinthomas8401 Жыл бұрын

@@catamaransailor8531 Good catch. I didn't notice the auto correct. "Rein" is what I meant. I guess it could be Reign as well.

@Mars-gq8er Жыл бұрын

I was asking myself the question "can it drift ?" and he answered my question at the end. Made me smile too !

@MethodOverRide Жыл бұрын

If Dahm is a permanent fixture of TG now I'm going to have to start watching again. The two episodes I've watched on YT have been great.

@MikeTDF Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing! The crazy RX7 dude is now on TG? Hell yeah!

@lockonstratos7787 Жыл бұрын

All the more reason for me to not watch the new TG

@GHOST-im3xh Жыл бұрын

Ralph you are a legend! Very nice piece of art you made there! My hats are off well done my friend!

@voteholyk Жыл бұрын

I personally think this is gonna be the new trend in cars over the next 10 years. Classics built with modern tech.

@Adam-nv9zo Жыл бұрын

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

@chris379202 Жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas buddy

@peanutbutterjellyfish2665 Жыл бұрын

Happy Hanukkah

@aaravsaini2246 Жыл бұрын

Ain’t Christmas for me YET

@darthpaul490 Жыл бұрын

Bah humbug

@ethanbuehlig Жыл бұрын

GOBBLESS HOSS

@Javierblaszczyk Жыл бұрын

Real muscle car!

@Javierblaszczyk Жыл бұрын

But still overrated tho

@930Tony Жыл бұрын

@@Javierblaszczyk your mom is overrated

@andrewhigdon8346 Жыл бұрын

@@Javierblaszczykhow in the world can a car like this be overrated?

@Javierblaszczyk Жыл бұрын

@@andrewhigdon8346 yes it can

@joshuachandra6677 Жыл бұрын

Don't take me seriously I'm just teasing that's not a real muscle car it has double wishbone front suspension

@OrpheussZ06 Жыл бұрын

This car and the Gen 4 & 5 Vipers are the only dodge products I’d ever buy/own. What a beautiful machine. This is coming from a Z06 owner. Well done.

@picklefart Жыл бұрын

I've always wondered if those new balances would look the same if you jumped in a viper

@JK-gm6kk Жыл бұрын

Idk, I think dodge deserves credit for somehow finding a middle ground between mass produced normal type cars to sell and keep the lights on, while still having a ton of "fun" srt cars under one roof. Not that anyone asked, but I'm not really loyal to a particular brand anymore. I used to love Audi's, but when my dad passed away, I lost all his independent mechanic contacts, and the cost of labor skyrocketed. Combine that with a car that has 110k miles, and I knew that I had to get out from under it. I traded it in and my 14 ford transit connect that I used for work and got a 20 Ford Explorer ST with a warranty to 100k

@chabweezy9905 Жыл бұрын

@@picklefart lol

@timackerman4689 2 ай бұрын

Mopar or no car

@quigonjay9 Жыл бұрын

Being a UK car guy, I usually skip a lot of these "American tuned" videos but this machine is just WOW

@iForix Жыл бұрын

Hellephant reminds me of Hoonicorn. Good times watching that car being built. This is like its younger cousin

@amberheardsbumpyknuckles9336 Жыл бұрын

Literally, and I MEAN LITERALLY, this is my dream auto. Take both kidneys, my house, my wife and the kids... This '68 is charger is the Greatest Automobile Ever Made. Sweet baby jesvs!

@matmul4850 Жыл бұрын

I'm from the UK and am generally not a fan of American muscle cars, but this thing is unbelievable, an absolute masterpiece. I love it.

@joelikespotatoes8321 Жыл бұрын

ONE OF US 🇺🇸 ONE OF US 🇺🇸 ONE OF US 🇺🇸 ONE OF US 🇺🇸 ONE OF US 🇺🇸 ONE OF US 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🍔 🔫 🚗 🤠

@newbiemike Жыл бұрын

I'd give both testicles for that piece of art. Heck, I'm old so they don't get used much anymore. My wife has been keeping them in her purse for the last 25+ years.

@christianmejia1122 Жыл бұрын

Not the kids brooo lol

@chyu89 Жыл бұрын

Not your own kidneys bro. Maybe others'

@architectjeff Жыл бұрын

Ralph’s vision is always a sight to behold. So much detail.

@sureshingole2720 Жыл бұрын

I am in love with those headlamps

@GLHS592 Жыл бұрын

I saw this car during the Power Tour and it is simply spectacular. Seeing it close up just blows you away. Also, calling Ralph a nice guy is a vast understatement. I really enjoyed meeting him outside the hotel . He answered all my questions about the car and even asked me about mine.

@MTheroy Жыл бұрын

This guy is living what I grew up dreaming to live, has motivated me to get back on this path to make it my reality. Thank you! Beautiful cars!

@SuperTrb0 Жыл бұрын

That is a beautiful rolling piece of art. You can see his passion for design throughout this build. Simply amazing.

@iamthemobey Жыл бұрын

I can't think of a car I want more than that. It's stunning.

@ibrahimcivanoglu2758 Жыл бұрын

This is, in my humble opinion, brilliant. Just because you can turn everything up to eleven, does not mean that it will in turn give you the best version of whatever the car can become, and certainly not the best experience it can provide. Thinking about this alone, I get the feeling that the man has great taste in cars.

@Shy_Knee_Side_Up Жыл бұрын

This man is a legend and his taste in cars in unreal.

@tyvekhomewrap9164 Жыл бұрын

Absolute dream garage right there! Ralph is a brilliant designer and has great taste in automobiles. I can't admire the design and craftsmanship of Hellucination enough!

@JZ_Cars 7 ай бұрын

Ralph G is such a cool guy! And that is such a BEAST of a build! Great video

@OldBlue560 Жыл бұрын

Wow that Delta in the back ❤❤

@jaughnekow Жыл бұрын

I love old muscle car designs.

@jasontroglin8070 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning

@infiniterift Жыл бұрын

Rob should host this series forever.

@charlesshamseldin9555 Жыл бұрын

That GTV6 though.....😍

@rishabraj7432 Жыл бұрын

Man this is my dream customisation of charger.😍 A perfect beast with perfect old charger looks!

@nicksimpson7837 Жыл бұрын

More info on the 205 1.9 gti 😢

@BC_I_LETU Жыл бұрын

The car is amazing. Ralph is one of the coolest, nicest guys I’ve ever met. He is so fast in his viper on track. He gave me tips that’s made me a better driver. No better ambassador of a brand.

@JTeam45 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful, what a piece of moving art! Props to Ralph and SpeedKore!

@guerisfone8351 Жыл бұрын

All the engineering that went into this car down to the minuscule details is just plain amazing. Thank you for allowing us the pleasure of witnessing such beauty.

@araibkhan2178 Жыл бұрын

This is OUTCLASS. I am spechless you have done a very very great job. You have got my respect like Christian von Koenigsegg and Horacio Pagani. Keep this heat up Ralph.

@Greenytica Жыл бұрын

Great content, Rob is a great representation for what it means to be an enthusiast.

@SaabUnleashed Жыл бұрын

Probably the most beautiful car I have ever seen

@2wisted_og137 Жыл бұрын

I've been waiting to see who would build something like that! Absolutely perfect! This is the #1 car on my list of dream builds!

@howardmckenna Жыл бұрын

That Charger is so over done, yet somehow subtle too. It really is spot on.

@colby4181 Жыл бұрын

this is the exact setup i wanted for my roadrunner, but I have a family. props to this guy. love it

@LilKing420s Жыл бұрын

An exceptional tribute to all things Mopar and automotive history in it's entirety! Perfection. My new all time favorite, ever. Thanks for sharing!!!

@jasswear8911 Жыл бұрын

Every car in that room is on my Want list! Ralph is truly a Car Guy.

@karavogeorge5340 Жыл бұрын

ALFA ROMEO, PEUGEOT 205 GTI, AND THE LANCIA DELTA INTEGRALE.. OMG 😍😍😍👍👍👍🇬🇷🇬🇷

@chrisbullock6477 Жыл бұрын

Literally one of the best episodes I've seen a very long time. So eye opening.

@teekaysrt Жыл бұрын

Stunning!! Mad respect. Especially the towels on the lift protecting the underside of the car

@lukewalker1051 Жыл бұрын

You are amazing Ralph. Thanks for sharing your incredible build with us.

@WildStyle Жыл бұрын

This is basically THE Dream car for me.

@TonyWestDIY Жыл бұрын

This is just impressive! Every detail on this car is so perfect.

@lorenzohensema9488 Жыл бұрын

Just wow, this was such an amazing episode, but how amazing is it that he has some “small” alfa’s in his collection next to these big displacement cars. Love the diversity in the garage

@nomore4me286 Жыл бұрын

Somebody this talented and known to say what "feeds his soul" is when he goes to Carlisle and the car clubs that are friends because of the car. That is a small show compared to most but everyone knows everyone and it's awesome. It's just fantastic he is that humble.

@76moxie Жыл бұрын

What an amazing project. Thank you.

@jackha9826 Жыл бұрын

I'm enjoying this channel more and more. Rob Dahm is a great addition to the show

@donjuan150 Жыл бұрын

Love being able to see what a designer owns and drive...a masterpiece!!

@jonlyons1033 Жыл бұрын

Oh but that 205! 🤩🤣

@moolilyfarm Жыл бұрын

Incredible! I’m blow away! Beautiful! Best video I seen in years! Just ‘WOW’ !!!!!!

@hemimadman6739 Жыл бұрын

I'm in love ❤, if I could have any car in the world, it would be this piece of engineering art & performance.

@TageRambo Жыл бұрын

Man what a machine. perfect blend of past and present

@823Labs Жыл бұрын

That is a definately a work of art. Such an amazing machine.

@Cainexavier Жыл бұрын

Listening to someone knowledgeable speak about their passion, regardless of topic or theme, is fascinating and humbling - amazing person and project!

@lesflynn4455 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic thing. He must have handed over a blank cheque to build that Charger. Also, the rally legends and the restomod Alfa in his garage. My god, what a collection. Great find, thanks for posting.

@ValentinSerrano-nj4dc 3 ай бұрын

That engine sounds is magical

@poly_g6068 Жыл бұрын

That level of rigidity from a muscle car... Of all the things that impress me about the car that is by far the most impressive. Just putting a carbon fiber body on top won't do that

@Schmitzelhaus Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, this is literally perfection!

@godspeedparadeteam Жыл бұрын

So many wows in one video!

@Styggson Жыл бұрын

Fsking good call to make Mr Dahm an part of Top Gear. It was the right call!

@jimmyj1548 Жыл бұрын

2 of my favourite Cars Alfa GTV 105 and a 1968 charger!

@MarMPB Жыл бұрын

That build is amazing, like many other cars build by Speedkore. Those guys are no joke. More videos like that TG. Liked and Subscribed!

@mpboi21 Жыл бұрын

Glad the series is still alive!!!

@biangkerokz Жыл бұрын

HELL YEAH! this is one HELL of a ride!

@joshschneider9766 Жыл бұрын

This aman is absolutely legend status. Love. Everything this guy touches.

@jeevanchaukar Жыл бұрын

Amazing work of art and engineering and loads of car love!

@mauryballstein8863 Жыл бұрын

Such a wicked build. everytime there is a video of it I watch

@user-sg8eh4qj4c Жыл бұрын

Stunning 68 Charger. I want one.

@dansargeant2087 Жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas from across the pond in England, this has got to have been one of my favourite cars for years ,old school American muscle 👍👌

@chrisysdark Жыл бұрын

This build is a monument, it is a dream come true, a piece of art, thank you for the inspiration. 🙌Grettings from Mexico

@plrinternetmarketing Жыл бұрын

That Dodge Charger! Just WOW! I of course (being old) fell in love the with Charger when Bo and Luke Duke first showed it to me with it's turbine wheels, and welded doors! lol, But if I could dream up each particular piece to go into the car, this would be it! Thanks for sharing it with us, and please don't stop making video's of this dream car. It's truly one of kind, and if I ever had the choice between a Lambo, Bugatti or this piece of Mopar History this would win hands down!!!! Cheers from Canada!

@adamjacobadamson Жыл бұрын

This is the craziest 1968 DODGE CHARGER EVER!!!

@GnarlySpeedShop Жыл бұрын

Yesss! Been waiting for this!

@digbick.4340 Жыл бұрын

One of the best custom built cars I ever seen, big up to the owner

@josevolquez3637 Жыл бұрын

My dream car. I can only imagine myself building this legend and having it in my garage!

@rumpelstilzchen2796 4 ай бұрын

I was waiting for a wheel stand lol. Man, I would love to hear it ROAR! At 65, seeing these cars still rolling, old school Muscle mixed with next Gen tech. Everything old is new again.

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Жыл бұрын

That Alfa & Lancia😍🥰😍

@lukebrennan5780 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Rob!

@DarkhorseMuscle Жыл бұрын

Those guys are having a blast!

@shcottypimpin4498 Жыл бұрын

II've been dreaming of this setup for decades!! YYYEESSSSSSS!!!

@joshuachandra6677 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see the address the suspension

@francosgarage1979 Ай бұрын

What a work of art !!! I wish I could put that car in my collection. I’d buy it in a heartbeat 😍

@sabri-8478 Жыл бұрын

Just one word, amazing!!!!

@jasonhenry5040 Жыл бұрын

Love, love the 205 GTI. Saw one in France in the early 90's and have loved it ever since.

@ThreadsBigandTall Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful build!

@ludda42 Жыл бұрын

Amazing car and collection. The Alpha and ACR are a couple of my favorite cars

@JustinTime-fr8fo Жыл бұрын

That car collection though. He sure knows what to spend on. Pure class!

@jakehathaway564 Жыл бұрын

The airborne Viper at Grattan at 10:44 is awesome.

@matthewcrisan2149 Жыл бұрын

Bro absolutely a perfect build 👍🏻 amazing

@BWGPEI Жыл бұрын

I do wish my brother could see this - he had a SuperBee with a built 383 that scared the hemi cars of the day. This would really make his day.

@user-jj3tw1sr7o Жыл бұрын

Love this car. It’s not over the top, look at me with its subdued color and subtle exhaust note. It appeals to the people that truly knows what it is, an extremely well engineered car with tremendous power and a track quality suspension. Love the Alfa almost as much though.