Street Racing Legends And Their Cars – Mecum Auctions announced today that they are set to sell the muscle car legend. This 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE is better known by the name it earned during street racing in Detroit in the 70s: The Black Ghost.
Although its ownership has long been a mystery, the world recently learned that the car was owned and raced by Godfrey Quayles. A Detroit police officer by day, Cales also served in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, earning a Purple Heart for his service.
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After returning home from the Army, Quayles ordered this new car from Raynal Brothers Dodge in Detroit and received it on December 5, 1969. The black Challenger featured a white tail stripe and the “Gator Grain” roof trim that has become a staple of legend.
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As a policeman, Cales …