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Category Archive: eBay Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS

Ebay Find: A 70-mile 1993 Dodge Ram With An Astronomical Price Tag And One Of The Most Eye-Raising Writeups We’ve Seen

I’m a sucker for the pre-1994 Dodge trucks. I love the basic design, the relatively simple layout, and the engine bay that you could jam a Sonny Leonard mountain motor into with space to spare....

More Information For Owners Of Mopar 5.7 Hemi LX Vehicles: The Timing Chain Issues And The P01 Customer Satisfaction Notification

The power of the Internet can sometimes work for good. I’ve been lurking around ChallengerTalk for a week or so now and noticed a sticky thread that involved 5.7 Hemi cars, timing chains, and...

Ebay Find: A Simple, Basic, Useable 1986 Dodge D-150 Ram That Is Cleaner Than It Should Ever Be

When it comes to trucks, my choices break down into two types: either I want a badass diesel truck that is oriented towards work, or I want a simple and clean half-ton that has decent power and...

Caption This: Hacking The Roof Off Of A Volaré Roadrunner To Fit The Rollcage

Sometimes it’s worth going the extra step or two to properly build your ride. Others may look on with puzzled expressions while you work on your pride and joy, but if they can’t see the...

Ebay Find: This Hemi-Powered 1972 Plymouth Duster Checks All Of The Right Boxes – DO WANT!

If there’s a bonus to being near the three-ring circus of Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale location, it’s that you are in a prime area for some absolutely bitchin’ rides of all...

Ebay Find: How Much Would You Pay For A New Factory Fuel Pump For A Hemi? Make Sure You Are Sitting Before You See This…

The world of Mopar restoration is filled with high dollar amounts and a lot of people who know exactly what they have. It isn’t for the faint of heart or light of wallet by any stretch of the...

Ebay Find: An Ex-La Carrera Panamerican Dodge D-500

A street-legal, Hemi-powered 1950s era road racer based upon an already-rare car that has legitimate patina, a full interior with cage, power windows and seats that can be started up and driven off...

Unhinged: The Jeep Renegade Super Bowl Ad’s Biggest Misstep

I only watch one football game a year semi-willingly, the Super Bowl, and I only watch it for three reasons: Two teams that have fought like hell to get to the final game are going to kick the utter...

MORE: MOPAR, Unhinged

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: A Wrangler Competitor From GMC, Playboy’s Cars Of The Year, And More!

Belly up to the table, shut your eyes, hold your nose and take a bite: It’s this week’s Scrapple, the cluster-F of news that has all the attractiveness of the fry cook. Hot sauce by the...

First Known Totalled Hellcat Challenger Will Head To Auction – 64 Miles On The Odometer, And It Still Runs! Can You Say “Engine Donor”?

One person’s loss is about to be someone else’s gain. The Sublime Green Dodge Challenger Hellcat that met it’s end in Colorado after on 64 short miles on the road will be put up for...

Unhinged: Love ‘Em Or Loathe ‘Em, The Seventies Are Coming!

I often catch flak around here for being a fan of Malaise-era vehicles. Let’s face it: I’m 31 years old. Growing up, I rode in a mix of mid-1970s to mid-1980s vehicles, with very few...

Rumors Of A Supercharged Viper Were (Mostly) True: Enter The Sledgehammer!

With Dodge’s unveiling of the Hellcat twins last year, the immediate question that popped into everyone’s mind was, “What about the Viper?” While there is a huge amount of...

This 1969 Daytona Is The Lowest-Mileage Hemi Daytona Known, And It Sold For $900,000. Guess Who Bought It?

Anyone who knows Mopar guys knows that it’s all about numbers, so here’s some to digest: in 1969, 503 Dodge Daytonas were built. Out of those, 70 were Hemi-powered, twenty of those had...

This Is The Story Of A Corner-Carving Plymouth Valiant That Started Out As A $400 Bucket [VIDEO]

A two-door post Plymouth Vailant isn’t normally something to get feverish over. The Mopar A-body had some better shapes (1968 Barracuda and the Duster/Demon twins come to mind), but underneath...