We don’t have many details so we are just hoping everyone is ok. The Challenger, obviously, is not. Via Moparts. More pics after the jump.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Superbird in Storage
This is no way to treat a winged warrior. “Gonna fix her up someday…” Find more info at Cars In Barns.
2015 Dodge Challenger SXT Plus Review
The awesome Hellcat and and Scat Pack Challengers have been getting all the press lately, but let’s not forget that the entire Challenger lineup saw major improvements for the 2015 model year. And if you are primarily interested in an affordable, fun, efficient and stylish package that you can drive every day, you should definitely consider the 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT Plus. Mopar Blog had a week with a beautiful TorRed example and came away very impressed.
1969 Mod Top Barracuda Formula S on eBay
While certainly not in the best of shape, this Barracuda is one rare fish. Formula S production in 1969 consisted of 2034 fastbacks, 100 convertibles and 423 notchbacks. Of the notchbacks, 325 were 340’s and 98 383’s. Total Mod Tops for all Barracuda coupes in 1969 was reportedly 937. (Numbers courtesy of Mike Mueller’s The Complete Book of Classic Dodge and Plymouth Muscle). How many of those 325 small blocks were Mod Tops? Probably not a lot. We hope somebody brings this old girl back to life. Find it here on eBay.
1985 Dodge Aries Retro Review
Ah, the humble K car. Say what you want, it saved Chrysler. No K car, no Hellcat. We’ve come a long way. MotorWeek’s back-in-the-day video review after the jump.
2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Video Review
Car Buzz has a piece on the latest episode of Motor Trend’s Ignition. Carlos Lago takes the Charger Hellcat on both road and track. Intoxicating. No other word for that sound. Simply intoxicating. Video after the jump!
The Other Auction – Gooding & Company
Lots of auctions are going on during auction week in Phoenix. Barrett-Jackson and Russo and Steele are the biggest but Gooding is pretty big, too. They tend to have more high end and European cars but they had a couple of Mopars. Of course we had to check them out…
One Mopar was a 1970 Dodge Charger R/T. Was not so impressed with this car as it was missing its fender tag and was a 440-4 car. It is a 4-speed car though. Auction estimate was $80-100k!
Wednesday at Russo and Steele
Here are some highlights from the Russo and Steele auction from the Wednesday preview.
This is a 1970 Hemi Superbird and probably the best Mopar at Russo.
Great New S197 Mustang Website
A lot of Mopar guys own Mustangs, too, and the S197 Mustang built from 2005 to 2014 is a big favorite. So be sure to check out S197Mustang.com!
Tuesday at Barrett-Jackson
Tuesday is normally not a super exciting day at Barrett-Jackson, but since Barrett was selling the majority of the Ron Pratte collection that night, the room was full and the bidding was crazy. Ron is a big time collector in the Phoenix area and had been buying high end cars at Barrett-Jackson for years. He decided to liquidate his collection through BJ and it was very fun to watch. This included two Hemi Mopars that did very well. The first car up was a 1970 Dodge Charger with a 426 Hemi and a 4-speed. Bidding was furious and shot up to $190,000 right away–unseen levels for a Hemi B-Body. It ended up at $200,000. Here is a picture of the car:
