Category Archive: Craigslist Find, MOPAR
This 1976 Chrysler Newport Is A Winter Beater Dream! Just Add Studded Snow Tires And Go Drift-Bashing!
Why the hell is a steel-gray Chrysler Newport four-door on the front page of BangShift today? Easy: it’s freaking winter. That means that the “toy” is put up, and it’s time to...
Rough Start: A Big-Block Cordoba That Looks Daily-Driver Ready – And It’s Under Budget!
One of the biggest problems with scraping the bottom of the budget barrel of Craigslist, as our Rough Start series does, is that every single vehicle we have shown tends to need something…it...
No, It’s Not A Flashback – Another Dodge Disco Van Has Hit The Auction Block!
You know that saying, “What’s old is new again”? I’m afraid to admit it, but I believe that the era of the custom van is upon us once again. Yes…vans, complete with...
2015 Year In Review: We Take A Look At Our Two In-House Mopar Projects And The Progress…And Lack Thereof…We Have Made!
The sun is setting on 2015, and what a year it has been. From the moment the weather hinted at warming up…and the second Lohnes finally dug himself out of ass-deep snow…we have been...
Late-Model Nastiness! This ProCharged Dodge Challenger Is Good For A Six-Second, 200+ MPH Blast Down The Quarter!
The capability of today’s engines can’t be denied. The base models are running twelves and thirteens bone-stock with the hotter versions running elevens. The computer tuning might turn...
Ebay Find: A Full-Race Plymouth Duster That Is An Engine Away From Drag Strip Heaven
Often times, when you search for a “race car” on eBay, you end up looking at homebuilt projects that may or may not be worth the time and money. For some of the prices you see on eBay,...
Question Of The Day: Could You Bring Yourself To Desecrate A Survivor Car?
There is a certain aura to a car that has managed to survive thirty, forty or more years on the planet and yet still looks so close to new that you’d swear you were being lied to. Low mileage...
Fans Of Late-Model Mopar Muscle, Mark Your Calendars – ChallengerFest 7 Is A Go, Complete With An Extra Day Of Racing!
If you have any leaning towards modern horsepower, Mopars, or both, April 8-10 are the days you need to mark down on your calendar. ChallengerFest 7 will be invading Bowling Green, Kentucky for one...
Rough Start: It’s Rough, Alright, But People Pay For The Kind Of Patina This 1974 Dodge Charger SE Has!
The Coke-bottle shaped 1971-74 Charger never did quite live up to the reputation that the 1968-70 version had. It had it’s fans, sure…Richard Petty seemed to love his cars…but...
Wind Noise, Water Leaks, And Horrifying Electrical Issues: This Review Of The 1979 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue Perfectly Explains The Malaise Era!
Due to my age, I don’t see the issues with cars made between about 1974 and 1985 like some older readers do. “Malaise Era”…sure, I know all about the emissions restrictions,...
Rough Start: Could You Get Down With A 1974 Dodge Shaggin’ Wagon?
Custom vans predate me by several years. I don’t even pretend to understand the appeal behind them except as a place to do illicit and immoral things to the sounds of rock music or (shudder)...
Roadkill Extra! Freiburger, Finnegan and Dodge Put Eight Fans Inside Hellcats And Vipers For A Showdown!
If you are going to be sponsored by a name as big as Dodge, there really is only one way to work the deal properly so that both sides benefit from the relationship and the audience has nothing to...
Rough Start: $500 Will Net You A Decent 1991 Jeep Cherokee…If You Can Exorcise A Demonic Car Alarm
We like Jeep XJs around here. They are a good, simple and honest 4×4 SUV that wasn’t about bells and whistles. They are all about utility, function and durability. They won’t win...
