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Car Shows, SHOWCASE

1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi at the 2015 Radnor Hunt Concours

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1968 Dodge Charger R:T Front

I’ve featured quite a few Chargers here at Mind Over Motor over the years, but I think this one might be the best one I’ve seen over my life. In 1968, Dodge took their Charger fastback coupe and gave it exclusive Coke-bottle styling, a tunneled rear window and grille, hidden headlights, a flip-top gas cap (taken right from the racing circuit), and a mean bumblebee stripe down the back. This one’s packing the baddest engine on the block–the 426 Hemi. Continue reading 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi at the 2015 Radnor Hunt Concours →

Car Shows

Muscle Cars at the Original Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, CA

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS:SS

So, as all of you readers know, I was in Los Angeles during Thanksgiving week visiting my brother Matthew and his fiancee, Rachel. After a delicious meal of sushi that evening in Burbank, we started to notice a whole bunch of American hot rods (old and new) passing us by on the streets outside. It didn’t take long for my interest to become piqued by the sounds of pushrod V8s and high-lift cams, so my brother said, “Let’s go check it out after dinner.” Thankfully, my flight wasn’t slated to leave until midnight, so we went out to the scene over at the original Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, where the meet was going down.

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Auto Idolatry, Uncategorized

We’re Thankful For Track-Focused Muscle Cars (Camaro Z/28 vs. Mustang Shelby GT-350R)

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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating today!

To celebrate, here’s a video that will make you thankful for track-focused muscle cars. The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 dropped jaws when it came out a few years back, and now Ford wants to decimate it with their new Mustang Shelby GT-350R.

Who do you think will win?

-Nick

Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE

When an engine seizes, what can cause it? Find out here.

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Hot Rod Garage has morphed in a favorite show of mine over on YouTube, simply because of the subject matter covered, and the way in which it is covered. Here, Tony Angelo, proud owner of a matching numbers (same engine as what ended up in the car at the factory) 1971 Dodge Demon 340 in lime green, diagnoses why his engine seized up solid after attempting to break in a new camshaft. While this has never happened to me because I’ve never done serious engine work to a car in my posession, there’s a lot to learn here about what sort of places to look to find the causes of engine seizure, as well as how to make the right repairs. This show’s been going for a few years now from Hot Rod Magazine–and Tony’s a great host. So take a few minutes on your lunch break to watch–plenty to learn.

-Albert S. Davis

Car Shows

1971 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible at the 2015 Radnor Hunt Concours

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It seemed like this year in particular, there were plenty of great representatives from the muscle car era at the Radnor Hunt Concours. When I think of the C3 Corvette, I usually come up with the late 1960s models like the ZL-1 and the L88 series cars with the 427. For whatever reason, probably because this engine was so famous for being the big option in the Chevelle SS, I occasionally forget about the 454 being an option in the ‘Vette after it launched in 1970. Continue reading 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible at the 2015 Radnor Hunt Concours →

Car Shows

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at the Concours of America 2015

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This isn’t just any run-of-the-mill split window Sting Ray. C2 Sting Rays are probably the most highly sought-after Corvettes of the brand’s sixty-plus year history, but the 1963 model can claim fame as quite a great story. The split window was a one-year option on the 1963 model year only, and that this is a Z06 and a development mule makes our featured car here a great story itself. Continue reading 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at the Concours of America 2015 →

Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE

Motor Trend gets their hands on the new Shelby GT-350!

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Jason Cammisa has been a great addition to the Motor Trend field of reviewers, and his take on the Shelby GT350 isn’t just a great watch, it’s pretty educational–then Randy Pobst turns up and shows us all what this brand-new, track destroying Mustang was built to do, in the best way possible. Turn up your speakers and take a lunch break, because you deserve it and need to hear this thing sing.

Car Shows

1970 Buick GSX at the 2015 Radnor Hunt Concours

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Until Buick made this car, GM had some issues in the 1966-1971 War of Horsepower. They were clawing behind Chrysler and Ford Motor Co, thanks to a directive from GM that no intermediate car (midsize today) could have an engine larger than 400 cubic inches. In 1970, that restriction was killed off, and the Buick engineers went bananas. Continue reading 1970 Buick GSX at the 2015 Radnor Hunt Concours →

Car Shows

1974 Dodge Charger Rallye at the 2014 River Edge Car Show

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1974 was the end of an era. The Dodge Charger was in its final year with its sleek, masculine lines, to be replaced the next year with a clone of the Chrysler Cordoba. In 1974, the Charger would see lower sales, yet people were still buying them. While a shadow of its former mighty self, the styling was a throwback to what used to be the coolest car on the street from Dodge save for the Challenger. Plenty of room inside, combined with attractive styling and strong engines, made the Charger, even in its waning days of youth, a sharp car to drive. In this chocolate brown finish, this particular car was set atop the hill for the 2014 River Edge Car Show and seemed to be cut off from the other Charger at the show, “Dodgezilla.” Yet, it displayed a touch of early-mid 70s class in this show, and the rims installed offered up a great stance for this old dog. Enjoy the photos. Continue reading 1974 Dodge Charger Rallye at the 2014 River Edge Car Show →

Cars We've Seen

1967 Chevrolet Camaro spotted in Royal Oak, MI

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While Nick, Shane, and I were eating dinner, a bunch of the local cruising-scene regulars started turning up all over Woodward Avenue. Luckily for us, this rumbling, street-terror 1967 Chevy Camaro coupe rolled into our parking lot, and it looked great with its slick black paint, power-dome hood, Draglite wheels, and Mickey Thompson ET Street rubber. Someone treats this old machine quite well, and that made me a happy camper after scarfing down a delicious French Dip earlier. Enjoy the photos of this classic pony car. Continue reading 1967 Chevrolet Camaro spotted in Royal Oak, MI →

Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE

What will happen when a 1973 Road Runner wants to off-road?

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Fred Williams is absolutely nuts. First, he revives old Jeeps that have been sitting for more years than I’ve been in school. Then, he goes and gets a derelict, neglected old Road Runner, and goes crazy. He’s starting a build which will make Chrysler junkies like me want to pull my graying hair out. This will have a turbocharged Cummins V8, 4WD, and massive mud tires. I’m amused and intrigued.

-Albert S. Davis

Cars We've Seen

2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat spotted in Plymouth, MI

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After Nick, Shane, and I finished attending and covering the Concours of America at St. John’s, we drove into Plymouth because Nick wanted coffee and the other two of us were dehydrated. We parked up and walked to a local Starbucks, and came across this brand-new red Hellcat sitting on the side of the street. Nick noticed it was an automatic, and immediately began his usual rant about how no one should buy one of these with the slushbox.

Best part? The owner and his son were having a bite to eat just next to the car. Luckily, the owner was happy to debate Nick and offered his reasons for buying the Hellcat with an automatic transmission–such as ease of driving it in traffic every day. While the owner and Nick didn’t see eye-to-eye, I really don’t mind that it’s an automatic. Since I see so few of these where I live and this is only the second Hellcat I’ve gotten up close to, I’m just glad people are buying them–so much, in fact, that demand is thankfully outstripping supply. More photos after the jump. Continue reading 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat spotted in Plymouth, MI →