Editor’s Note: The decade of the 1960s is considered by many to be the greatest in American automotive history. There’s little mystery why. The 1960s gave birth to the “muscle car wars” and game-changing performance pony cars. Legends like the Pontiac GTO, Ford Mustang, Chevy Camaro, HEMI-powered Mopars, and several others. How does one choose
Iconic — adj. \ī-ˈkä-nik\ — widely recognized and well-established; acknowledged for distinctive excellence What are the most iconic brands in the automotive performance aftermarket? We thought about that for a while and collected votes from thousands of hot rodders and performance enthusiasts on Summit Racing’s Facebook and Instagram in search of the answers. Here is your
By now, you’ve probably heard: The Dodge Demon is coming back to possess our souls and melt our faces in the form of the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. Because, apparently, the 707-horsepower Hellcat just wasn’t getting it done for some people. While Fiat Chrysler has confirmed the Demon’s summoning, officials haven’t shared power numbers,
LAS VEGAS, NV — If you’re looking to wake up your Mopar, the SEMA Show is the place to be. Among the thousands of new products around the show, there are some excellent new Mopar offerings to help you with your new or vintage Dodge. Here are a few that caught our eye: DSC Sport
LAS VEGAS, NV — Tuesday was a big day for the Mopar group. The Jeep Wrangler was named the SEMA Show’s Hottest Off-Road Vehicle (again) and the Dodge Charger was named Hottest Sedan. At its late-afternoon press conference, Mopar showed off six new custom vehicle concepts and unveiled a new restoration parts web portal that will allow vintage
Q: I have a couple of problems I hope you can help me solve. I have a 1969 383 Mopar that shakes right after the first cold startup, but only if it’s been longer than 24 hours since the engine was last running. I was told this might be because the electric choke on my Edelbrock
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. On Wednesdays, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another benefit
The Plymouth Road Runner beep-beeped its way into the hearts of the Mopar faithful in 1968—a mostly no-frills mid-size performance machine on Chrysler’s B platform shared by many classic Mopar muscle cars. Plymouth paid Warner Bros. $50,000 in order to use the Road Runner name and likeness, as well as a special beep-beep horn inspired
The United States celebrated the unofficial kickoff to summer this past weekend. Mopar enthusiasts in northeast Ohio chose to mark the occasion by showing off their vehicles at Summit Racing’s annual All Mopar Show in Tallmadge, OH on Sunday. All Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth vehicles are welcome from any era, and there was a wide array of them on
A Summit Racing customer shared the following poem to Summit Racing’s Facebook page a few years ago. It has since become our favorite Christmas story, and Summit Racing has made it a tradition to post it to social media each Christmas Eve. This year, we’ve decided to share it with you. We should note, we don’t know who
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