Showing posts with label Dodge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dodge. Show all posts

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Tim and Pam Wellborn's Musclecar Museum has a cool collection of Mopars and other interesting cars, they have the largest collection of 71 Chargers, and the nations largest collection of Dodge cars



They have the world’s largest collection of 1971 Chargers. They have patiently, and quietly put together the nation’s largest collection of Dodge cars. Their collection of musclecars not only includes Dodge cars but also a very impressive lot of Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Convertibles, Ford Boss 429 Mustangs, LS6 Chevelles, GSX Buicks, AMC Javelins, and a Pontiac Ram Air IV GTO Judge Convertible, one of six known to exist.
Wellborn MuscleCar Museum

124 Broad Street Alexander City, AL 35010
Phone: (256) 329-8474
Email: Info@WellBornMuscleCarMuseum.com

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Mod Squad Challenger just auctioned, only 2 were made in 1972 that were convertible, both were for the tv show




see this gallery of the restoration of one at http://www.streetfire.net/photo/mod-squad-challenger-tv-car_1304342.htm or see a feature in Mopar Muscle Sept 1987
One just sold at Mecum at Monterey auction for 48500

The 1971 Dodge Challenger Convertible offered was one of the two or three cars used for on-screen work during the 1972 Mod Squad season. Since Chrysler discontinued Challenger Convertible production after 1971, this car was updated with 1972-specific front and rear components, creating an interesting hybrid. Highly optioned with an automatic transmission, bucket seats and a console, it was also used as a PR/show car in period. Today, it displays an exterior refinish dating back 10 years

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Chris Siderwicz flambes the tires off his Dodge D-501 (Nascar homogamation model of theCustom Royale)



Skip the first 30 seconds, nothing happens
Learned about this car in Auto Enthusiast magazine, Nov 2011 issue.
That is a great looking car, that gold and white is superb

Thursday, August 11, 2011

hodge podge of autos that caught my attention

 I missed noting on this photo what this car is. But Greg identified it as a 'Duesenberg Model J'
 Billie Burke in San Francisco's Presidio Park drving her Studebaker
 Century
 Dodge... with a chauffer? In a Dodge? Really?
 Henry Ford in his first automobile
 Franklin
 1927 Holland Tunnel in New York
 New York hot dog stand 1935 in Manhattan
 a safety idea that didn't stick
 1909 flight of the Wright brothers... but look at the elegant horse carriage
 Lady Astor, a parliament member in  England and her Terraplane
 a Packard 12, 7 passenger limo
 Panhard and Levassor
 Regal
 This Supercharged Graham 120 won over 4 other v8 autos in a contest to win the favor of this fire dept chief

 REO Flying Cloud
 The first Oldsmobile, 1896

A Winton stripped down for racing
all found while browsing through http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/

Thursday, June 16, 2011

photos I meant to post when I still knew where I'd found them

1938 Alfa 8C 2900B Le Mans
Those are incredibly good looking Jaguars
On of the most remarkable and well designed instrument gauge clusters I've ever seen
Fiat 1400b junior Ghia
Awesome use of a hoodscoop to make an ugly car better looking
Sorry, I don't know where these came from anymore, but I bet they were from websites that I've posted from in the past month

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Worst named car - Dodge Attitude. It's an econo box, from Mexico. Hyundai Accent in Dodge badges. Yup, it was almost a Mexican Accent

It's a Hyundai Accent sold in Mexico. Well, I guess it might be proverbial to have a Mexican accent... but it isn't what comes to mind when you think of a Dodge attitude - like durable, powerful Hemi, or drag racing ready Super Sport cars of the 1960's.

I photographed the above in San Diego, and you can see the Mexico plate. Read about the Dodge - Hyundai business of badging here http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/22/badge-engineering-gone-bad-the-dodge-attitude/