The year 1970 marked Dodge’s no-apologies era. The Challenger had just roared onto the scene as the ultimate expression of muscle car excess—a car built not to sell in millions, but to scare the ...
A Spring Green 1969 Charger Daytona survivor, a black King Kong of the same fame, and a French export unicorn 1971 Hemi Cuda ...
Some people own classic musclecars because of the way they look, turning heads and attracting attention. That's reason enough, but it was the feel and the sound of eight cylinders of pre-smog American ...
For a substantial number of engines made over the course of automobile history, most of them bear the name of the car company that produced them, like Chevrolet or Ford. After all, it makes it easy to ...
With the advent of the Internet, organized Mopar events, and classified ad magazines, finding the perfect car has never been easier. Even with the numbers of our cherished classics decreasing every ...
Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...
Straight off the bat, it's the engine sizes. The Mopar 383 V8 displaces 383 cubic inches (6.3 liters), sitting between the 340 (5.6 liters) and 440 (7.2 liters). The 340, 383, and 440 all are part of ...
The Mopar 440-cubic-inch V8 belongs to Chrysler's RB engine line with roots traced back to the original 383-cubic-inch big block, which came out in 1959. However, the RB lineage traces back to the ...
When Nick restored his 1970 Dodge Challenger, it took him just 11 months to bring the body back to life. But one crucial piece of the puzzle sat untouched in the corner of his shop: the original, ...
We all know the 440 big-block is the largest-displacement V-8 engine built by Chrysler, and when it comes to a combination of torque, power, and drivability, the 440 ranks as one of the best engines ...