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Category Archive: MOPAR, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Best of 2019: This 1974 Chrysler Newport’s Mission In Life Is To Be Romped On!

Despite my efforts to convince anyone otherwise, it seems that I’m painted as a solid Mopar nut. Whatever…it’s not like I can’t look back on my history and deny that...

Best of 2019: This 1/6 Scale 1961 Dodge R/C Build Is Jaw-Dropping!

It’s been a bit since I’ve built a model car of any kind. The last one I put together, a 1980 Plymouth Road Runner, came out ten times better than any I built as a kid, due to my improved...

Best of 2019: A 1978 Plymouth Fury A38 With A Modified 440 Under The Hood

Before any one of you makes the comment, yes, I’d donate body parts to science for this car. Unhesitatingly. What is a 1978 Fury’s draw for me? Why is the prototypical 1970s blah-mobile...

Crack Open The 3G Hemi Program With Parts And Pieces From Holley!

The LS engine has a support system that is absolutely unreal in scope and size. The Coyote engine does too. But what about Ma Mopar’s third-generation Hemi, the one that has been a staple in...

Here’s Footage Of The Tunnel-Rammed Gran Fury Cop Car Getting Wild During Lahti Cruising

A couple of days ago we showed you this 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury ex-cop that has made the trip across the pond to the Scandinavia area. While we are still unsure of where the car is based out of, we...

Classic YouTube: Loaning Dad The Car In This 1975 DieHard Advertisement

There is nothing more humiliating than having to walk up to your parents, hat in hand, to request use of the family car when your own beater isn’t running right. We’ve been there, it...

Little Psycho: Testing Out A 470-Horsepower Dodge Omni GLH

It is supremely strange to think that Carroll Shelby, the man who gave the world hot Mustangs, wicked AC Cobras, and the car that kicked Ferrari in the guts, the GT40, pretty much saw the...

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BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: Fixing Rust And Stopping Leaks On This Old Rig!

Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...

Unveiled: 2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak – Fourth-Gen Factory Racer!

Four generations of Challenger Drag Pak. Four. It’s amazing that FCA has stuck with the limited-edition drag machine, but at SEMA 2019, they rolled out the newest form of the...

SEMA 2019: Arrington Performance’s 1984 Dodge Rampage – All The Stops, Gone.

Apparently my tastes in cars are more well-known than I initially suspected. Within five minutes of getting my press badge and starting off my SEMA 2019 experience, I was pulled to the side....

2019 SEMA Show: FCA Shows Off Two Trucks And A Jeep For Las Vegas

SEMA is great for manufacturers to flex their own in-house customization skills, and FCA in particular take great pleasure in letting the Mopar group run wild each year with builds. There’s...

Random Car Review: The 1989 Dodge Daytona Decepzione – Ground Clearance May Be An Issue!

One point five inches of airspace separated the oil pan of a Lamborghini-sourced, transverse-mounted 3.5L V8 from the asphalt that threatened to rip it open quicker than the iceberg ripped open the...

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They Drove What? The History Behind The Two 1963 Chrysler 300s That Went Rallying In Canada

When you think rally car, you picture small, light, usually four-wheel drive beasts that seem to be able to do the impossible. But even before Group B and the really ballistic cars, small and light...

Satellite Launch, Part 3: As The Flywheel Turns…

Part three of the revival of the 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite starts off on a very high note: the starter that had been sitting in the dirt underneath the car functioned and every bit of stuck...

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