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Category Archive: eBay Find, MOPAR

Ebay Find: This Turbocharged Big-Block Dodge A100 Is The Fine Line Between Sleeper And Insanity

Seeing a Dodge A100 isn’t a common event outside of a car show. If you do, you might see a dead stocker puttering along somewhere in the Southwest, or maybe someone held onto their ’70s...

Would You Rather, The Military Pickup Truck Edition! Will It Be CUCV or M880?

When the restrictions were lifted late last year on the sale of ex-military HMMWVs, we were excited for a moment, only to have our excitement dashed at learning that there was absolutely no possible...

NAIAS 2015: Cadillac CTS-V, Ram Rebel, And More Ford GT News

Day two of the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is still rife with new vehicles and other interesting bits. Here’s some of the more interesting pieces from Tuesday’s...

Craigslist Find: Is This The Bullitt Charger? For The Money, It Had Better Be

Bullitt‘s place as an iconic film is sealed. Steve McQueen, a green Ford Mustang chasing a black Dodge Charger, San Francisco, and all of those flying hubcaps as the cars race on. It’s...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Buick Goes Topless, Viper Goes Custom, And Corvette Goes DIY

New year, same old ingredients: take press releases hyping new products we could care less about, cars that don’t come close to our radar, and some of the worst quotes and diatribe from the...

Rough Start: This 1970 Plymouth Duster Trar Is Rough, Alright, But It’s Set Up For A Big-Block – What Do You Think?

Tucson, Arizona…land of dead airplanes, scalding temperatures, and BangShifter Joe Haber, who spends his free moments of the day hunting through the pristine metal around his area. Joe also...

Best of 2014: Left For Dead In A Ditch: The Newfoundland Ravine Daytona

The photos look like a crime scene. The remnants of a T5 Copper 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona lay scattered, crushed, picked apart by parts looters among the trees and brush of a ravine in Newfoundland,...

Auction Stunner: Big Willie Robinson’s Daytona Going To Barrett-Jackson

This year’s Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction is shaping up to be a jaw-dropper. In addition to the Ron Pratte Collection going across the block, the surviving “Duke and Duchess”...

Rough Start: Making A Statement With A 1942 Chrysler New Yorker 4×4

Is it just strange enough to be cool, or just weird enough to avoid? I’ve been wrestling with that question ever since I laid eyes on this 1942 Chrysler New Yorker. Part of me really likes the...

Craigslist Find: Hey, Fat Man In The Red Coat! This 1974 Cummins-Swapped Dodge Needs To Be In My Driveway Now.

Listen, Kringle. We haven’t seen eye-to-eye since I was fourteen and got a PlayStation and Gran Turismo for Christmas. I spent the last decade not asking for much, so humor me and leave this...

Question Of The Day: Could The 1964 Barracuda Have Outdone The Mustang If Plymouth Hid It’s Origins Better?

The Ford Mustang gets the credit for creating the pony car market, but it wasn’t the first car to take the compact car and try to sell it to younger people. That distinction goes to the...

Twin-Engined Freak Show: This Dodge SRT-4 Has Slicks On At All Four Corners For A Reason

The Dodge Neon SRT-4 is pretty impressive for an American attempt at a turbocharged front driver. Box-stock they would run 13.9 in the quarter and could be massaged for more power easily, which...

Vintage Gallery: Vehicle Delivery Day, Filled With Mopars!

I’m too young to remember the traditional cycle of the new car reveal, but a lot of you remember it well: Come about September, the dealership went into Secret Squirrel mode while the new...

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Would You Rather, The Big 1980’s Coupe Edition!

While there are many who would disagree, the mainstay of hot rods, street machines, muscle cars and projects in the United States are two-doors. The four door body style puts off an air of...