Author Archives: Darren Connolly

1966 Hemi Charger on eBay “Ran When Destroyed”

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When buying a numbers matching, Hemi powered anything, one has to be prepared to spend some serious coin. If said car has been burned in a fire then flattened by the resulting collapsing building, that is generally reflected in the asking price. This toasted Charger is currently over $13,000 but has yet to hit the reserve price. See the story at Bang Shift and check out the eBay auction. Is it worth it? More pics after the jump!

Editor’s note: this is the second badly scorched Hemi Charger to be listed for sale recently. Remember this burned 1968 Hemi Charger we posted last year?

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New Build Your Ram App from Mopar

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Do you want to personalize your Ram truck with every available Mopar option to decide what works (and looks) best? You can now do so with a new app from Mopar that was introduced recently in Detroit. Using your iPhone or iPad, you can configure your truck from the large list of accessories, view it from different angles and, if you wish, bring it to your dealer and tell them that this is what you want. Get the details at Mopar.

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Don Garlits and the 426

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Many a driver enjoyed racing success with the mighty 426. Don Garlits was one of the first to receive the new motor in 1964. To quote Don, “In my humble opinion, the Chrysler/Dodge 426 Hemi engine, was/is the best production engine ever manufactured by the automotive industry! No engine, to my knowledge, has the ability to produce so much raw power and still stay together. It will stand forever, as a monument to the engineering ability of the Ramchargers and their team.” Read more on Garlits take on the elephant motor at Street Legal TV.

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New Wrangler – IFS and a Diesel?

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Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has confirmed that the new Wrangler will be lighter with a new updated architecture. Purists fear this means no more live front axle. Sales are extremely strong so if it were to adopt an independent front suspension, the reasoning may be to increase Chrysler’s corporate average fuel economy standard. Possibly for the same reason, there are rumors of a diesel option. We’ll know for sure at the unveiling in approx. ten weeks. Read more at Car Buzz.

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