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Category Archive: Craigslist Find, MOPAR

Money No Object: 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury, Dressed In Black

We have a soft spot in our hearts for full-size muscle machines that are about the performance. For those who lived through those years, it might not have been as big a deal, but for someone young...

How Dead Is The Savoy? And What Will Re-Power Christine’s Lazy Sibling?

Well…apparently a 1958 Plymouth will not magically fix itself when you stand in front of it and slowly whisper, “Okay…show me.” For Dylan McCool, that sucks, because instead...

The Sequel: Dragging A Derelict 1958 Plymouth Back To The Land Of The Living

We’ve seen this movie before. Boy finds used, abused and pretty much abandoned 1958 Plymouth wasting away. Boy decides that the Plymouth is one of the most beautiful things he’s seen,...

Classic YouTube: Sheriff J.W. Higgins And The Dodges Of 1970-1971

The role of the over-confident, over-powerful and often over-fed Southern sheriff isn’t just a bit of fun. They exist. Even in the modern age of radar, satellite, and the best in radio...

Rough Start: Trolling Just About Everyone With A 1978 Dodge Challenger

Shortly after moving to Washington State in 1993, my grandfather insisted that I try to get my FCC license so that I could work on getting HAM radio certified. Considering that I had made many...

Are You Poor But Want A Classic Car? The Hot Rod Hoarder Says This Is The PERFECT Entry-Level Classic Car that ANYONE Can Afford

I’ve collected several old cars over the years and while they never all run at the same time, I do enjoy having them. But it is not at all unusual for people to ask me how they can get into the...

The Redemption: This 1977 Plymouth Volaré Corrects All Of The Sins

Over the years I’ve owned many examples of Chrysler’s FMJ family of vehicles. A LeBaron coupe, a former police Diplomat, at least two examples of the Gran Fury, a Mirada and the Imperial....

One Bitchin Ride! Mike Copeland’s Mid-Engined, Hemi-Powered Dodge Rampage Wowed The Crowds At Holley MoParty

When Mike Copeland sent me a picture of this rampage in stock form, and told me he was going to put a HEMI in it I giggled and knew it would be a riot. Then he sent me a picture of it with the HEMI...

Work For It: Scotty Puts The New 318 In His Dad’s Valiant Ute To Work!

I don’t know about you, readers, but growing up there was that daydream that perpetually plagued me: in what most adults would call “a momentary lapse in good judgement”, I would...

Reader Information Request: Does Anybody Have Any Information On The 1980 Dodge Magnum Mirada Show Car?

Readers, every single time I’ve come to you asking for information, you have always responded with knowledge, insight, and facts that even Google can’t figure out. Every single time, you...

Holley MoParty 2021: A Blown 1964 Polara By An Old-School Hot Rod Builder

Bill Rowe says that he’s a Hemi Guy, and that if he’s going to build something it’s going to have a Hemi in it. We think that’s pretty alright, don’t you? This bad ass...

Mopar Mania: Walk Through The Mopars5150 Auction In Georgia!

Ever since I left the western half of the United States to move out to Kentucky, I’ve been vocal about not only the condition of project car material out here, but the absolutely decrepit...

Money No Object: “Big Daddy” Don Garlits’ 1967 Dodge Hemi Coronet Sedan

Mopar fans pride themselves on the rarity of their cars. Most musclecar-era fans do, but for some reason the gravitas that a super-rare piece of Chrysler Corporation history seems to hold more...

Malaise Era Mighty Mouse: The 1984 Dodge/Plymouth Colt GTS Turbo

As a young kid who was into cars from the moment I got my first Hot Wheels, I learned to pay attention to all of the cars that came and went in my life. Growing up in Colorado Springs in a house full...