Category Archive: BangShift XL, eBay Find, MOPAR, XL Online Find
This 1977 Dodge D700 Ramp Truck Is A Knockout! Big Block Power, Built By Cotton Owens, And For Sale!
May 05, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
It’s a damn good thing I’m broke, because I want this truck like I’ve never wanted one before. This 1977 Dodge D700 Club Cab is a jaw-dropping piece that looks just stunning. Black...
This 1977 Cordoba’s Burnout Is Sweet Music To Our Ears And A Sight To Behold
May 02, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This 1977 Cordoba’s Burnout Is Sweet Music To Our Ears And A Sight To Behold
Ok, maybe it is nothing more than sweet music to my ears, but whatever. This 1977 Chrysler Cordoba’s burnout at last year’s Mopar Nats is a stout shot at burning the rears off by a car...
Tom Hoover, Ramchargers Member and Chrysler Engineer, Has Passed On
May 01, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
(Lead Photo: Hemmings) We’re saddened to report that Tom Hoover, one of the original members of the Ramchargers racing team that turned Chrysler’s engine programs on it’s ear and...
Motor Trend Does Their Take On The Newest Big Rivalry In The Automotive Arena: Hellcat Versus Tesla
May 01, 2015Bryan McTaggart9
Ever since the owner of the green Challenger Hellcat saw Tesla taillights at a dragstrip, the comparisons have been flying between Elon Musk’s four-door electrolux sedan with it’s twin...
Classic Footage: Testing The 1969 Dodge Charger 500 Hemi
Apr 26, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
With the Aero Wars kicking off, Dodge was quick to get their Charger up to chasing after Ford’s Torino Talladega and Mercury’s Cyclone Spoiler on the NASCAR banks. First up was the...
Project Angry Grandpa: We Put Grandpa On The Lie Detector (For A Baseline Run)
Apr 26, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
When the opportunity to take cheap dyno runs presents itself, you take it, and that’s exactly what landed in our lap as we were in Somerset, Kentucky covering the first of this year’s...
Watch This Alcohol-Fueled 604ci Mopar B1 Smack This Dyno Around To The Tune of 1,885HP!
Apr 23, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
I swear, I had the full intention to find a Mopar engine that had puked it’s guts out when I was searching through YouTube. However, not thinking, I typed in the words “blown Mopar...
This Magnum Is The Result Of Many Friends And The Call For More Speed – Meet The Badwagon
Apr 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Magnum Is The Result Of Many Friends And The Call For More Speed – Meet The Badwagon
I watched the scene unfold every pass during ChallengerFest 6’s race day: the black 2005 Dodge Magnum would do its burnout, stage, make its run and then pull off into the pits. There, vehicle...
Unhinged: The Advertisements For The Jeep Renegade Are Out, And They Suck As Much As We Hoped They Wouldn’t
Apr 19, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
I have been actively forcing myself to find something, anything, about the Jeep Renegade to like. No, seriously, I have…it’s a challenge for me. Very few cars are on my list of vehicles...
This Look Back At A Road Test Of A 1993 Dodge Viper RT/10 Shows How Much Our Standards Have Changed In The Last Few Decades
Apr 19, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
When Dodge actually started selling Vipers in January, 1992, the world sat up and took notice. Dodge, who up to that point had been awash in K-cars and minivans, hadn’t been doing so well. The...
Rough Start: Screw The Budget, Somebody Go Save This 440/4-speed 1976 New Yorker!
Apr 18, 2015Bryan McTaggart12
It’s big by huge, fitted with two whorehouse red sofas that a six-footer could sleep on comfortably, and it’s got a third pedal and a big block. That should make quite a few of you sit up...
Question Of The Day: How Many Versions Of The Dodge Challenger Are There?
Apr 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
The name of a car can make or break it, and Dodge struck gold when they thought up “Challenger”. The name is tough…you picture the up-and-coming, ready to knock the current champion...
This e85-Converted Hellcat Laid Down 753 HP and 670 Ft/Lbs of Torque At The Wheels!
Apr 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
You’d think 700-plus horsepower would be more than enough for most people. You’d think so, but if that number is stock, it’s safe to assume that someone, somewhere will try to eek...
EVENT GALLERY: ChallengerFest6’s Race Day – Lots Of Thundering Elephants And Screaming Hellcats!
Apr 15, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
The Friday night parking lot car show for ChallengerFest 6 was a nice and relaxing afternoon and evening filled with barbecue and camaraderie. Saturday’s racing at Beech Bend Raceway was really...