Matt’s story begins with the revolutionary redesign of a 1968 Charger.  These cars were built to romp and street race.  In doing so, most of the engines and other crucial original parts were compromised.  People were always building them back but without the original numbers matching parts they were not considered valuable.  

You know those "Rent-a-Sports Car" lots on The Strip? Matt took a Viper GTS for a quick spin in the desert, and his automotive interests were changed forever. He absolutely, positively had to have a vintage Mopar that accelerated, handled, and had braking like that Viper. Nothing else would do.  Matt didn’t like some aspects of the Viper.  The small, cramped car itself was a large problem.  The Charger was the perfect body, but everything had to be created custom.  There were lots of problems to overcome.  The front suspension had to be totally redesigned and the fire wall had to be relocated, for the Viper motor to fit.  His new design included some subtle improvements to the look of the car, like painting it Viper silver.  Everything on the car, including the interior, was custom.  This car was unveiled at the 2001 Mopar Nationals and created quite a sensation.  The car won top honor by the 50,000 attendees, Most Popular, competing against roughly 3,000 vehicles.  It was also the first ever Resto Mod.