Category Archive: MOPAR
Copart Cadaver: 2010 Dodge Charger – Time For A Ute Conversion!
When it hit the market in 2006, the Dodge Charger proved to be two things at once. It was the answer to the prayers of the V8, RWD Mopar faithful, the police who sorely missed the Diplomat and the...
Happy Birthday Indeed: Cleetus Gives An Associate A Burnout Car For His Birthday!
Overall in my working career, I’ve gotten luck of the draw when it comes to bosses. I’ve only had two that I’ve ever had any real issues with, and there hasn’t been any that...
Random Car Review: The 1973 Ford Pinto Pangra – The Hot Pinto Before The Pinto Caught Fire
Picture it: the year is 1972. The muscle car is pretty much dead, buried by the insurance companies with the EPA dancing on the grave like a gleeful demon. Catalytic converters are coming, as are...
Bug-Out To Nowhere For The Next Couple Of Weeks In This 1977 Dodge Maxiwagon!
It’s called the Hoh Rainforest. It’s located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, it’s located within Olympic National Park, and it’s one of the more remote locations...
Money No Object: 1983 Chevrolet C30 Camper Special – Need A Little Bit Of Brown Sugar?
Stop, whatever you are doing. Stay still, stay silent, point your ears in the direction of central Texas, and listen for a minute. Do you hear that? The noise that sounds like a wild howl on the...
Italian Quarantine? Not On Horsepower! Check Out The Hairy Chested Alfa-Romeo Giulia GTA and GTA-M – Hardcore!
(Words by Tom Lohnes) – Alfa Romeo has done it again. They have produced another beautiful, elegant, performance car that physically embodies Italian Passion in a small package that is an...
Money No Object: 1971 Ford Torino 500 – When A Tribute Build Makes Perfect Financial Sense
So, fun fact for today…last night I won my first eBay auction for a car. Rather, I did the legwork so that a family member who has been aching for a nod to their past can get a new-to-them...
Classic YouTube: Road-Testing A 1972 Buick Centurion – Thar She Rolls!
The 1971-73 Buick Centurion was the “sporty” version of their big-body LeSabre, which isn’t saying a whole lot. The reality of the situation was that the Centurion had a different...
Down Under Treasure: 1320Video Checks Out A Huge Collection Of Aussie Fords At The Ford Farm Museum
Ford fans aren’t exactly rabid, but they are steadfast and loyal…in the States, anyways. In Australia, where it seems to be a two-party system with some randoms for good measure, Ford is...
Cop Motors, Cop Tires: This Australian Bluesmobile Tribute Gets Down!
Let’s not get into a discussion about the difference between a 1974 Dodge Monaco and a later 1970s Chrysler Valiant. The Valiant platform is the basis of the bones that make up an Australian...
The Nightmare Neon: A Rundown On The History Of The Chrysler PT Cruiser
I have an Army friend who bought one of these things to daily drive. She absolutely and utterly adored the car, painted blue, named “Scooter”. Yeah, it was named. I once semi-jokingly...
Project Binky Gets An Engine Rebuild: Better Parts For More Boost!
Project Binky is at the bodyshop getting pretty, which is weird to say by the way, but while the bodyshop is slinging Bondo there is still plenty to do to get it ready to put back together. Before it...
Morning Symphony: Getting The Spirit With A Sleepy Turbo Dodge!
When the Dodge Spirit R/T hit the scene, it hit hard. Yeah, it had roots that dated back to the original K-cars, but it also had a gem of an engine, a turbocharged 2.2L Turbo III four that had seen a...
The Huracan Sterrato Is The Most Oddly Interesting Lamborghini Ever Built – 200 Car Production Run Already Sold Out
(Words by Tom Lohnes – Photos by the manufacturer) – You’d probably never think that the same company that made the record-setting Aventador SVJ, the car that shattered the Nurburgring...