There are only so many cars out there, folks. Sooner or later, desirable cars will all be spoken for and then what? I’ve been railing on for years about the smog-era cars, the Malaise-era machinery, and more often than not I get rebuffed because of the performance, or the looks. I can’t help the shape of the cars, but if it is looks you want to change, there are plenty of options and if it’s performance you are after…well, here’s a hint: to get around every smog law in the country, the proper procedure is to use everything out of a newer car…smog crap included…and if you do the paperwork properly, you will end up with a California legal beast. 125 horsepower V8? You can grow that figure exponentially with any of the V8s used in the last decade or so, plus you can tack on fuel mileage, reliability, and if you are into that sort of thing, stupid levels of horsepower.
Speedhunters’ Mike Garrett generally keeps his eyes focused on the JDM community, but when he finds a domestic, wow…does he ever find one. This 1974 Plymouth Road Runner was the last year of the Coke bottle shaped B-body Mopars, and while it did come with big-block power from the factory, the 400ci and 440ci offerings were shadows of what once was just a couple of years prior. Now, a third-gen Hemi, a 426ci piece breathing the air twin 62mm Turbonetics turbochargers provide sits in the engine bay, a 1,300 horsepower warhead wrapped in a subtle silver wrapper. The upsized Mopar Rally wheels look great, and while I’m not a complete fan of this kind of raised white letter tire, on this Plymouth they work. Check out Mike’s rundown on this bad Beeper and think about it.
Speedhunters: The 1,300 Smog-Era Sleeper
Awesome – especially the stock wheels!
The sexiest sleeper ever on these hallowed pages – thanks again brothers!
Stock wheels! I love it!
I like. Could lose the monster white letters on the tires tho. Slick piece and I have seen those larger wheels on a ’71 challenger around here. They are nice.
I don’t think those are “stock” wheels. They are 17″ reproductions……..
They are indeed stock style modern big size wheels, and they are fantastic here.