Still some muscle left in this name 1974 wasn't a great year for the US auto industry as production levels fell by almost two million vehicles, around 22 percent. Poor fuel economy was mostly why buyers turned away from larger and medium-sized cars and preferred compact and subcompact cars. With inflation just above 12 percent,... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 69 Dodge Charger Resto Mod
A '60s era muscle car gets a second chance ... So which side of the convo are you on? Should a car be restored to factory specs or brought back to life as a restomod? I can go either way. This week's car spot, a 1969 Dodge Charger, is a Resto Mod. I found this... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: Mopar madness
70's classic muscle The late 60s and early '70s were great for car guys, and gals, because it was a great time to be into muscle cars. Every manufacturer had a solid foothold but I think Mopar did it best. Between its Dodge and Plymouth lines, you could really kick butt in any street race... Continue Reading →
Savage Racing
Running the Milwaukee Mile with the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience ... The guttural roar of a stock car engine and the resulting vibration transmitted through the seat of my racing jumpsuit as I approach Turn 1 at the Milwaukee Mile nearly makes me feel as if I’ll pass out. I feel woozy in a way... Continue Reading →
2018 Chrysler 300S
Chrysler 300S defines modern American iron … Looking for the modern definition of American iron? Search no further than Chrysler’s 300 full-size luxury sedan. It is handsome, strong-jawed American iron with an attitude and the horsepower to kick the you-know-what out of any other large sedan, and that’s just in its basic trim. I drove... Continue Reading →
2017 Dodge Durango GT Blacktop AWD
Outlier Durango delivers function and style ... Dodge’s Durango is an outlier of sorts. It features function and style while many of the better selling large SUVs maintain a staid look, favoring square exteriors and overly manly interiors with oversized gauges, knobs and air vents. Durango though likes to spiff itself up, like it’s saying... Continue Reading →
Dodge to return to NASCAR
It's about time they did! The Dodge Charger Hellcat is one of the fastest cars on the planet so it only makes sense that they hop back in. Dodge's roots go back to the early NASCAR days and their drivers, Lee and Richard Petty, Buddy Baker, and Bobby Allison played an important part in forming what... Continue Reading →
2013 Dodge Charger R/T Daytona
Muscular Charger R/T Daytona offers kick-ass HEMI power Gone are the days of the crude old muscle cars that were horsepower heavy hogs good only for drag racing in a straight line. Welcome the new muscle car generation, summed up nicely by Dodge’s Charger, now a distinctly muscular looking four-door sedan, but with a hefty HEMI V8... Continue Reading →