When your father hosts a Youtube show called Hot Rod Hunt, you know good things will follow. Rick Moore purchased a barn find 1970 Charger R/T and gave it to his 13 year old son, Ricky, who’s favorite car is the 68-70 Charger. As it was a drag car, the 440 and 727 have very few miles and the car has only limited modifications. Ward Cleaver could learn a few things from this guy! Find the story at Street Legal TV. Video after the jump!
Did you want to go to the Lambrecht collection auction but live in the Northwest? Did you want to go but are only a Mopar fan? Well, here is your chance. The Charles Kee collection is going up for auction on May 8th and 9th in Brothers, Oregon. Where is Brothers, you ask? It’s in the middle of nowhere in Eastern Oregon, about an hour east of Bend, Oregon. It was a five hour drive for us from Olympia, Washington. Charles Kee was collecting cars to try to start a museum but unfortunately passed away before seeing his dreams come true.
This is an amazing collection of cars and parts but unfortunately a few years ago some Europeans came in and bought a bunch of the better cars from the collection. Most of what are left are C-bodies and 4-door Chryslers with a few scattered B- and A-bodies. Still some good projects in the bunch, however.
We got the opportunity to see the collection and have the scoop on the cars and parts that are going up for auction. Here are some general pictures and we are going to have more details on a few of the best cars. The auction is being run by James G. Murphy–here is a link to the preliminary catalog. Anyone want more info on any cars in particular?
One has won first place in four judged shows in the last year. The other has won 2012 Playboy Emerald Eyes, 2012 Playboy Cat Eyes and 2013 Southern Vixens. One enjoys a 340 small block and 727. The other enjoys cooking and working out. Find more info at Street Legal TV.
After being purchased 16 years ago with the goal of restoring it, the owner is indicating that this B body, sitting in Michigan, may soon be for sale. Find it at Cars In Barns.
Check out Hot Rod for the story of Milburn Varner and his collection of Mopar cars that have sat untouched since he retired from the drag strip in the early seventies. He yanked the Hemi from a 1967 Belvedere GTX convertible to transplant to his race ‘Cuda! He still has both. He refuses to sell or restore, “I ain’t sellin’ this stuff–it’s all about braggin’ rights, and the money don’t mean as much as these old cars and all of the good memories they gave me.” That’s fine in my book but still, a bit of soap and water would do wonders. More pics after the jump!
The latest car featured as Muscle Car of the Week is a good one! The mighty Dodge Charger Daytona. Video after the jump!
Per the seller, this 1972 Charger was first raced by Buddy Baker then Richard Petty then Ray Elder then Norm Palmer followed by Chuck Bown, Hershel McGriff (of Olympia Charger fame) and Buddy Arrington. What do you think? Could it be the real deal? Check it out on eBay. More pics after the jump!
Remember Steven Mick’s 1972 Duster that we posted last week? Well, his dad has a cool Mopar, too! Check out his 1969 Dodge Coronet R/T. It started life as with an automatic but now sports a A833 4-speed and a 8.75 rear w/3.55s. The heads have been ported and polished, heavier valve springs were installed, and its been cammed up with a MP Purple Shaft camshaft. The original interior was replaced with a Charger interior due to the original interior being in bad condition. More pics after the jump!
This is a photo of Pauley Motors in Shelton, Washington circa 1963. Yes they only had this many cars on the lot at one time, not every dealer can be Mr. Norm’s selling hundreds of cars a month! They were a Dodge only dealer until 1972 when they took over the Plymouth franchise from another dealer in town. They closed down the business around 1978 during the Chrysler bankruptcy.
While looking like barn finds, this collection of dusty cars is actually in a private collection in North Carolina. They are not for sale but this “barn” houses some very nice Mopars. Find more info at Barn Finds. More pics after the jump!
