Category Archive: Car Features, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, MOPAR
SEMA 2016: Mike Garrett’s “Project Yankee” 1975 Dodge Dart Sport
I make no bones about it: I’m an automotive fan-boy in certain regards. SEMA is an outlet for the guy who used to sit at the computer for hours on forums, if for one reason only: I’m...
Morning Symphony: Raising Hell With A Big-Block Powered Aussie Valiant
As I write this, it’s been the kind of day you wish you could just forget. The kind of day that takes a toll on your well-being, the kind that leaves you wanting to just scream. Some might feel...
685@205 MPH: Rob Goss’s X275 Challenger Is A Modern Hemi-Powered Monster!
As you read this, I’m in the middle of throwing every possible ounce of unnecessary weight out of a certain gold Chrysler before the wife and I pack our bags and head to New Jersey for the...
2016 SEMA: This Chrysler Town And Country Had The Classic Vibe Down Pat!
I’ve admitted over and over that I tend to dismiss cars made before 1960 unless they have that certain something that just grabs my eyes and commands my full attention. Take it however you want...
SEMA 2016: Check Out What Omix-ADA Brought To The Show (Besides The Crackdown On Parts Fakers!)
Omix-ADA just might have stolen the show at SEMA 2016 this year, all due to the crackdown on Chinese parts counterfeiters. It’s kind of hard to get past the fact that the U.S. Marshals came in...
STAMPEDE! Hundreds Of Dodge Rams Take Over The Nurburgring For A World Record!
When I was traveling through Ireland and the UK a couple of years ago, I noticed one thing among all others in regards to cars: American cars of any kind are such a rarity that it actually catches...
The WTF? Files: Anybody Looking For A Very Pricey Dodge Magnum Ute?
When DaimlerChrysler rolled out the LX cars, they were pretty generous with the variants: two sedans, a two-door performance coupe and a station wagon. Let’s focus on the Magnum for a second:...
SEMA 2016: In A Sea Of Overkill Show Cars, This 1961 Chrysler Stands Out From The Crowd!
Outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center, you will find some of the really wild cars…wild paints that you shouldn’t look at directly during full sun, wheels that have to be one-off...
Performance Ain’t Dead Yet: Hellcat Sales Nearly Doubled In 2016!
It was hard to predict how Hellcat sales would affect Dodge and FCA…on one hand, you cannot deny the absolute bomb blast that shook the market when the twin 707-horsepower monsters dropped, but...
SEMA 2016 Preview: Hot Rod Garage’s Project FishTail – Tony And Lucky Are Bringing A Drift ‘Cuda!
It’s called the SEMA crunch: it seems that right before the big event that everyone in the automotive world waits for, all of the builders suddenly realize that they are down to weeks in order...
Just What Brian Needs: A 1954 Dodge Job-Rated Truck With A 331 Hemi!
You know what we haven’t seen a lot of in a while? Big, lumbering trucks that are right up Lohnes’s alley. You know the kind: Classic styling, a torque-monster mill that is hooked to a...
Carfection’s Alex Goy Gets His Shot Behind The Wheel Of A Dodge Viper ACR And Falls In Lust (Right After Scaring The Crap Out Of Himself!)
It’s always a bit sad to see the automotive press fawning over a car that is soon to be gone. I saw it when the 4th generation Camaro and Firebird were about to be axed…for a time in...
Putting The “Panic” In Panic Stopping: Apparently, Jeep Renegades Can Do A Stoppie With Enough Speed!
We didn’t need another reason to look at the Jeep Renegade with disdain. It’s a cute-ute trying to be a big, bad, butch Jeep and fails miserably at the task, mostly because it’s a...
