Dodge Coronet

Ride Shares: Hans’ 1966 Dodge Coronet 440

Vehicle: 1966 Dodge Coronet Owner: Hans VanderMeer, Jr. Engine: Chrysler RB 440 Big Block Features: Demon 850 carburetor; Torqueflite 727 Transmission; Custom bodywork and paint; Custom-built air box Comments: “66 Dodge Coronet. Custom bodywork and paint job done by myself. Smoothed out bumpers. Ford 9”. Wilwood disc brakes, Custom built air box topped off with

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Monday Mailbag: How to Check and Set Proper Pinion Angle

Got questions? We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we help cure drivetrain vibration and increase 60-foot times. J.L. Kissimmee, FL Q: I have a 1966 Dodge Coronet with a 1972 440 and a 727 Torqueflite transmission. The 8 3/4-inch rear axle has 3.90 gears and a Sure-Grip

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1965 Dodge Coronet

[portfolio_slideshow id=12492] A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another

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Power Tour Pit Stop: A Chance Meeting With Some Canadian Hotrodders

The Universe wanted Martin Petersons to have this car. That much is clear. In 2006, Petersons visited Norwalk, OH all the way from his home in Oshawa, Ontario, just east of Toronto (and home of the assembly plant building the fifth-generation Chevy Camaro). In Norwalk, he noticed, and snapped photos of, an eye-grabbing 1965 Dodge

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