Cotton Owens, the famed NASCAR driver from the 50s, was featured in the April 2013 issue of Mopar Collectors Guide, and they recently inducted him into their Mopar Hall of Fame. He built this car hauler in 1987 using a 1977 D700 cab and chassis married to a 1980 Club Cab section. Power comes from a 413 engine backed up by a 5-Speed transmission. Pretty much the ultimate Mopar car hauler! Check out the pics and auction text after the jump! Via eBay
Did you know that Mr. Norm helped start the 70s van craze? Neither did I. From Golden State Performance:
Mr. Norm developed the conversion van concept as a substitute for the declining market share in muscle cars and scored another first. He opened a van department in the fleet office to supply the burgeoning van conversion business with vehicles. He purchased 280,000-sq. ft. of additional property to store the increasing automotive inventory. Grand Spaulding became the Number Two Dodge dealership in volume sales.
Anyway, check out this crazy van purchased off Mr. Norm’s lot in 1977. Via Moparts
Allpar has some interesting stuff on the 2015 Dodge Charger. They are currently expecting a mild refresh for 2015 to carry over until the big RWD Chrysler cars are completely redesigned (somewhere in the 2017 to 2020 range). Right now they are expecting a 6.2 liter Hemi pushing around 580 horsepower, updated electronics such as UConnect 2, Via Mobile and parking aids, eight-speed trannies for all motors (not just the V6 cans) and perhaps some suspension tuning. The rendering below shows some influence by the Maserati Ghibli. You can read more at Allpar
A lot has been written about this truck, unveiled at SEMA last year. But check out the video after the jump where Jonathan Ward talks about his awesome creation.
Could Vanishing Point be the most famous Mopar movie of all time? I would say yes. Not a whole lot to add. If you want to read about the cars used in the movie this seems like a good resource. Or if you want, just watch the grande finale after the jump!
We’ve been featuring a lot of older Chargers lately, so how about a newer one? This comes from amyslingblade on Instagram.
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Most popular in terms of search traffic, anyway. That’s according to Cars-On-Line, who claims that 18.5% of buyers are searching for Chargers and 15.7% are searching for Challengers. This seems a bit high to me, but hey, there is no question that Chargers and Challengers are popular (nevermind the fact many people seem to confuse the two). I assume, too, that this would include late-model Chargers and Challengers. Anyway, I showed you that awesome Hemi Charger yesterday, so how about this beautiful purple 4-speed 1970 Dodge Challenger RT/SE, for sale via Cars-On-Line.
What a great color scheme. Love the yellow with the vinyl top and black butt stripe! Seller claims the car is numbers matching. See more pics including the window sticker after the jump! And be sure to check out the auction on eBay!
Update: it got bid up to $70,099 with reserve not met!
Frank Booth (played by Dennis Hopper) is one of the most menacing movie villains of all time. And he had a very menacing car: a 1968 Dodge Charger. Director David Lynch seems to favor Mopars for many of his movies and we’ll be sure to feature a bunch of them. For now check out the famous “joyride” scene after the jump! (I’ve also included the scene in Spanish, which starts a bit earlier and has more of the Charger.)
