Sleepers are cool and subtlety is fun when it comes to horsepower, but sometimes there are days where you just want to let the car speak for itself. Not a word from you. Even the car can remain shut off…just let that blower and scoop poking out of the engine bay say everything you need to say. You might consider it childish, maybe even a fad, but there isn’t much more you can do to a car to grab attention and respect like committing to a blown look. It’s the equivalent of Buford Pusser holding a piece of lumber in his hands with a crazy look in his eye: wrong this deal, and all hell will break loose. We like that around here, just as much as we like blown hot rods. So for this round of Would You Rather, we went digging through eBay to find a couple of four-wheeled badasses that we’d love to try out. One is a Mopar that is clean and clear about it’s intentions, and the other is a sinister Ford F-100 that looks like the kind of rig you’d expect to be parked near some kind of trouble. Take a look and make the call:

1. 1968 Dodge Dart LO23 Hemi clone

So what if it’s a clone…the Dodge Hemi Dart was a mean mother from the second the boys at Auburn Hills approved the program. Meant to go straight into Super Stock racing, the Hurst-converted Darts were the definition of a muscle car: take one unassuming vehicle with minimum weight and frills, jam the biggest block you could fit inside, and proceed to set the world on fire. These were not street cars, these were factory-spec brawlers. Why wouldn’t you clone one? This particular monster is packing a 504ci Keith Black Hemi that has been maintained by Dick Landy Industries. Blasting out 650 horsepower through only five pounds of boost, the 727-equipped Dart can snap necks twice: Once when they see the car, and again when the throttle is mashed to the floor.

2. 1969 Ford F-100

The F-100 might not have the Dart’s pedigree, but the way the listing for the truck is worded is short, sweet, and all of the information you could need if you are just growing. If the Dodge is a professional boxer with one hell of a reputation, then this is the bouncer standing in the corner, just waiting for you to do something stupid so they can legally stomp you into the concrete. We aren’t going to knock the 351W/C6 combination because we have no idea just how much pressure is going into that block from the blower. You can make a judgement call on the flames, but black and chrome will always look damn good.

So what’s your call? Does the hauler from hell have your full attention or does the Dodge just do it for you? Maybe neither?