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Category Archive: MOPAR, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Morning Symphony: Cutting A Hemi-Powered 1970 Dodge Challenger Loose In A Drift Pit!

The Dodge Challenger may have been seriously late to the pony car party, but as the years have gone on the strange pony car from Dodge has become a sincere icon of the automotive world. With such...

Classic YouTube: Watch This Super Pro Dodge Avenger Lap National Trails Raceway!

If there is one thing that Chrysler did well in the 1980s and 1990s, it was building two-door body shells that looked great as drag cars. The Daytona, the LeBaron Coupe and the first-gen Avenger all...

Money No Object: How Many Uses Could You Find For This 4BT-Swapped 1947 Dodge Power Wagon 6×6?

The Willys Jeep gets all of the credit when it comes to World War II-era vehicles that found a place in society after their military service, but the Dodge Power Wagon (the flat-tendered...

Long-Roofed, Patina’d, Wedge-Powered, Gear-Banging Goodness: This 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Wagon Rules!

To be fair, Chad saw it first and could not shut up about it, and rightfully so: he told me that I had to hunt down this rough-looking Mopar wagon running in Nostalgia Super Stock at Indy....

Rough Start: Rock The 1980s In Style With This 1984 Dodge Ramcharger!

Ignore the fact that I’m an absolute sucker for a good Dodge Ramcharger for one moment. Ignore the fact that the 318ci small-block in this beast has at least times more bark than bite. Just...

Check Out “Kong”, This Unbelievable 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda, As Seen By Someone Who Isn’t Used To Musclecars!

As I can attest from my trip to Ireland a couple of years ago, there isn’t much in the way of muscle cars on the motorways, European or otherwise. Honestly, the count ended at two: a 2005-ish...

MORE: MOPAR

Confirmed: The Dodge Viper Will Be Dead By The End Of 2017.

We had heard the rumors, heard the hearsay, and now, Allpar.com is reporting that the Dodge Viper, the biggest surprise to come out of Chrysler in the late 1980s, is going to finally slither off at...

Potential, Unrealized: Check Out This 472 Hemi-Powered 1979 Chrysler 300!

I’m sure there are a lot of you readers that are thinking that I just relapsed back into the realm of weird Mopars…I know I’ve earned it, but trust me, this is a find worth...

This 1989 Plymouth Voyager Is A Sleeper Fan’s Sleeper: Turbocharged, Five-Speed And No Sign Of What’s To Come From The Outside!

This is the kind of ride that leaves the knowledgeable laughing hysterically while the unsuspecting just sit, slack-jawed at what happened. I’ve said before that it’s difficult to take a...

What, No Dixie Horn? Watch As This 1980s Dodge Truck Learns To Fly!

Do not feel bad for this Dodge D-150. Instead, understand that going out with a bang…or rather, a loud, crunching sound as the front of the truck drives into the ground like a lawn dart after...

Rough Start: This 1990 Dodge Dakota Droptop Is Right On The Money And Offers Up Tons Of Potential!

Five thousand dollars isn’t pocket change, especially if you’ve spent months or even a year or two scraping it together so you can have a little fun or if it’s the only five grand...

This 1980 Dodge Mirada Is Somewhere Between Street-Fighter And Strip-Ready, And Is Proof That eBay Is Evil.

Ok, this is getting out of hand. First, a one-year-only Road Runner. Next, a straight-axle Dart that was so funky and unexpected that I sat there, staring at it, both horrified and intrigued....

The Real Angry Grandpa? This 1974 Dodge Dart Is A Straight-Axle Freak Show!

I swear, I did not go looking for this car. There’s no way I could have predicted finding something like this. Here’s how this all went down: earlier today, I found a 1975 Road Runner for...

Top 11: Shopping At Mecum’s Portland Auction – Two Days Of Difficult Decisions!

Portland, Oregon isn’t exactly automotive Mecca, but it isn’t the desert, either. There is plenty of gorgeous iron hiding among the redwoods and Douglas Firs, and if you cross the...