Category Archive: ENGINES, MOPAR, Videos
Morning Symphony: A Walkaround Of A Pissed-Off Slant Six Dodge Dart Swinger!
After looking at the Slant Six-powered Charger, I had to go find a video of one running. Not one that was dead stock, nothing more than a sewing-machine hum with the sound of rattly valve train. Oh,...
Who Needs Subtlety When you Have A Tilt-Body, Big Block 1986 Dodge Daytona?
If you are into sleepers, look away. If you cringe every time your ride draws a crowd of people who have more than a few questions, back out now. This 1986 Dodge Daytona does a lot of things, but it...
Money No Object: This 1962 Imperial Crown Has Big-Boy Presence!
Between 1955 and 1975 (and again for the 1981-83 run), Imperial was the top-tier brand offered up by Chrysler Corporation. This wasn’t the ultimate dolled-up Chrysler product, but instead more...
Money No Object: This 1993 Dodge Ram W350 Is Diesel Royalty, And Needs To Be Saved From Coal Rollers!
I don’t pretend to fully understand the culture of diesel performance folks. To me, a diesel pickup truck is a tool, a workhorse, something that I can load up, tow with, or anything along those...
Unhinged: FCA Trademarks “Cuda” and “Atlantic”…New Cars Or Vaporware?
From an outsider’s perspective, the FCA fleet is in some sort of doldrums. The Ram pickup line has been the same since 2009. The Dodge Charger and Challenger have more or less taken the...
This Hellcat-Swapped Jeep Grand Cherokee Moves Out! Check Out It’s Blast From Maple Grove!
The Modern Street Hemi Shootout series recently hit Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvania for the second leg of the 2017 racing season, and as usual for Dan VanHorn and crew, the sounds of very angry...
Historical Footage: Warren Johnson Vs. Darrell Alderman At The 1991 NHRA Arizona Nationals
I recently spoke with a friend about the things I miss the most out of drag racing, and without any hesitation, my answer was Pro Stock. I know it exists today…but twenty years ago, Pro Stock...
The Best Rough Start Find Ever? This 360 Swapped 1987 Dodge Diplomat Has A GearVendors Overdrive Unit!
Unless you were a cop in the 1980s or early 1990s, chances are good that a 1987 Dodge Diplomat isn’t going to be your cup of tea. I get that…mainly, because I’ve heard it almost...
Ever Wonder What Twenty Years Does To A Car’s Horsepower? Doug DeMuro Puts His 1997 Dodge Viper GTS On The Dyno!
Twenty years can do wonders for aging. In 1997, I was fourteen, filled with hormones, able to run as long as I felt like running, with a body that could take punishment and keep moving with little...
Rough Start: A 1994 Chrysler LeBaron Drop-Top That’s Ready For A Gen III Hemi?
Ok, I’ll own my weirdness…I really want a 1987-93 Chrysler LeBaron coupe converted to RWD, powered by a late-model Hemi and a six-speed. The inspiration comes from Mark Beckett’s...
We Might Not Understand How Doing Donuts In A Duster Sells Bicycles, But We Aren’t Arguing…
We will be straight-up about it: we don’t get the correlation between ripping a beauty of a smokeshow in a Plymouth Duster and the sales plan for a brand-new bike, but we are not complaining...
Petrolicious Checks Out A 1969 Dodge Charger – Real Hemi, Real Four Speed, Not Supposed To Be Green!
There will be argument until the end of time about this, but if you really, truly, must pin the musclecar era down to one vehicle, then it’s hard to argue against a 1969 Dodge Charger. There is...
This 1941 Chevy Is Half Hemi Durango – This Is Daily-Driver Done Right, Folks!
The daily driver tends to be the scourge of the hot-rodder. It’s not supposed to be the cool car, it’s supposed to be the reliable beater that fires off every time, drives in...
