Soldier’s Dodge Challenger Demon 170 Hits Auction Block for Charity

The story of the soldier who custom ordered one of the very limited, special-edition Dodge Challenger Demon 170s, only to have the dealership sell it to someone else, is getting its happy ending. Dodge stepped up to right the dealership's wrong, the dealer chain fired the employees who wronged the soldier to begin with, and even Jay Leno stepped in and let the soldier take delivery of their new Demon 170 at his famous garage. However, the ending gets even better, as the initial car that was ordered and wrongfully sold is now heading to the Mecum auction for charity.

For a quick recap, the story goes like this: a soldier ordered an F8 Green Demon 170 and even agreed to pay a maassive dealer markup to get it. However, a few dealership employees sold the green Demon to another buyer, who didn't know it was for someone else. After the muscle car community found out and expressed their outrage, Dodge stepped in to get the soldier a new F8 Green Demon 170 and sold it to them without the massive dealer markup. Not only did the soldier get the car they wanted straight from Dodge but they saved money, too.