Richard Petty at Goodwood

The Goodwood Festival of Speed conjures up images of Jaguars, Aston Martins, Sprites and Hemi-powered Belvederes. That’s right. As in a, nay THE NASCAR winning Plymouth Belvedere. This years event welcomed The King himself and his actual Daytona winning race car from 1966/67. They didn’t just fire up the old girl and hit the course though. They first changed the oil and checked the battery and brakes. It had been sitting for 47 years after all. Read more at Jalopnik. Video after the jump!

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2014 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi Shaker Review

The Truth About Cars did a quick review of the 2014 Challenger R/T. Their review appears to have been influenced by thinking of/hoping for the new 2015 SRT. “Chrysler PR cautioned not to get my hopes up for the Shaker, suggested it was less ‘track-focused’ than the SRT model.” Read the review here. More pics after the jump!

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