A 1970 Dodge Challenger known as the 'Black Ghost,' which was a famous street racer in Detroit, will be auctioned in May and is expected to sell for over $1 million.
R/T SE was owned by Detroit police officer and decorated U.S. Army veteran Godfrey"Dennis" Qualls, who used it for illegal street racing on the famed Woodward and Telegraph Avenues.He'd just show up every once in a while, usually win, and then drive off into the night in the 426 Hemi V8-powered coupe with its gator skin-patterned vinyl top and pistol grip shifter.
It became known as the"Black Ghost," but after a few years Qualls disappeared from the scene and faded into Motown lore, keeping his exploits close to the vest, and the car hidden away.That was until 2014, when he let his son Gregory in on the story about the car in the garage that he used to ride in as a little boy. A year later, Dennis died from prostate cancer, leaving the Black Ghost to Gregory, who got it fixed up with a few friends and revealed it to the world again.
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