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Lot Shots Find of the Week: White 1970 Plymouth Superbird

It was a car fit for a king. A Road Runner turned into a bullet. Plymouth modeled the 1970 Plymouth Superbird after the 1969 Dodge Daytona which was the first-ever car to crack the 200-mile-per-hour barrier in NASCAR. Only 1,935 were built. Just 135 were powered by the 426 HEMI. The Superbird was built to lure

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Top Fan Ride of August: Dan Mangold’s 1974 Plymouth 5.7L HEMI ‘Cuda

There are lots of reasons to do an engine swap. Power gains, efficiency, reliability, or just to freshen up an old ride. Dan Mangold applied all those and more in deciding to put a late-model 5.7L HEMI engine in his 1974 Plymouth ‘Cuda. Mangold’s options were a bit limited. Plymouth didn’t make a HEMI-equipped ‘Cuda

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Dodge at 100: Our Top 10 Dodge Vehicles of All-Time

To honor Dodge’s 100 years in the automobile business, we’ve compiled a list of our 10 favorite Dodge vehicles. Shockingly, the 1996 Dodge Neon didn’t make the list. Heck, mine couldn’t even make it to the corner store. But hey, we’re not going to let one bad Neon with its bum transmission and porous head gaskets ruin 100 years worth

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Dodge Unveils 600+ HP 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat

[portfolio_slideshow id=30961] Dodge introduced a powerful new 600-plus-horsepower Challenger this week that will compete with the Chevy Camaro ZL1 and the Ford Mustang GT500 for high performance pony car supremacy. Production is slated to start this fall. The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat will be powered by a 6.2-liter supercharged HEMI engine. According to an

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Mopar Monday! A Photo Gallery of Your Favorite Mopar Mills

Carbureted or fuel injected. Chromed out or worn ‘n weathered. HEMI, Magnum, or Six-Pack. If it's in this photo gallery, it's a Mopar mill! We captured this gallery of all Mopar engines at a Mopar show earlier this year. Seems like a great way to fire up your week. (Check out our Mopar show gallery to see some

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Swap Sizing: Engine Dimensions & Tips for Popular Swaps

  Ever since that first hot rodder dumped his Model A’s four-banger for a flathead V8, engine swaps have been a proven way to get the extra horsepower we all crave. Some swaps are no-brainers, particularly when you are swapping an engine for one of the same type—a 347 cubic inch stroker for a stock 5.0L in

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6 Heroic Muscle Cars that Helped Shape Our Hobby

When you think of the United States military, a few words immediately come to mind: Power. Muscle. Heroic. What better car-guy way to honor the qualities of the U.S. Military than by compiling a list of our all-time most heroic muscle cars—cars that went above and beyond to enhance the hobby we love. See what we

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