Ruffles Commercial: B-Movie Magic
Big companies spend millions of dollars every year with ad agencies in order to convince the public that their product is better than the competitors. Sometimes the agencies knock it out of the park,...
View ArticleThe Replacers are back!
Peter Stormare, J.B. Smoove and some random Asian guy in the back seat of a sinister black 1970 Dodge Challenger. They are known as the Replacers and they’re leading the charge in Black Ops 2:...
View ArticleSRT Viper vs Mercedes-Benz SLS Black Series
There are two schools of thought when it comes to comparing American and German performance cars. German cars for example are generally more refined, pack in more technology and cater more to the...
View ArticleeBay Deal of the Week: Custom 1971 Dodge Challenger
The 1971 Dodge Challenger is one of those rare cars that came almost perfect from the factory. All the proportions were correct, so therefore when it comes to customizing, there is fine line between...
View ArticleI wish I had more time with….
… my 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8. This is a car I purchased back in 2009 with a mere 21,000 miles on the clock and then subsequently sold in August of 2012. To this day it was the best vehicle I’ve ever...
View Article2014 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507 Wagon
Performance station wagons are one of the great joys in the automotive world. Tire smoking hooligans with a practical side, these beasts of engineering are not for everyone. However if you’re a wagon...
View ArticleAre wagons cool?
They’re big, somewhat boxy, and on rare occasions, sporty. I speak of course about our old friend, the station wagon. Over the past 6 years I’ve owned two wagons, and honestly, I’ve loved them both....
View ArticleDeath Proof Car Chase: Good or Bad?
Bullitt and Vanishing Point. Two cheesy films from the late 1960′s and early ’70′s that have only one redeeming quality – the car chases. These films set the standard for what many believe to be the...
View ArticleCrusher Camaro vs ’70 Super Bee: 1,500-Mile Burnout-Fest!
Classic cars and summer heat mix like oil and water. The cars overheat, boil fuel and vapor lock which causes most owners to simply keep them in the garage until the outside temperature drops. If...
View ArticleDodge Dart: Envy Commercial
Oh Dodge… what the hell are you guys thinking when it comes to your new ad campaign. Seriously, a 1968 Charger versus a new 2013 Dart in a Bullitt-esque chase scene? Bullitt was made 45 years ago...
View ArticlePro-touring Car or New Car?
I was reading at post over at Moparts.com that raised the question: “Should I build a Pro-touring car OR purchase something new”. Since this is something that recently went through, I decided to throw...
View Article2013 SRT Viper vs 2014 Corvette Stingray
The 2013 SRT Viper and the 2014 Corvette Stingray, the two greatest American sports cars ever created. The Corvette is all new for 2014 and sports a 460 hp V8, is capable of running to 60 mph in a...
View ArticlePeace & Quiet : Fast Pants – Tight Cars
As I was doing some research on the Australian based Chrysler Valiant Charger, I came upon the short film, Peace & Quiet : Fast Pants – Tight Cars. To be honest it’s quite terrible and it reminds...
View ArticleDodge Durango | Ron Burgundy |“Ride”
I wonder if I should point out to Dodge that even though they now have Ron Burgundy as their pitchman for the new 2014 Dodge Durango, that he is in fact a Pontiac guy. Seriously, he drove a 1970...
View Article“Oilfield Dodge” Promotional Film from 1920′s
I think that most people forget how durable old cars actually were. When new they were driven as daily drivers, recreational, and work vehicles and performed much in the same way cars do today. The...
View Article1968 Dodge Charger junkyard find!
They’re few and far between these days, but if you try hard enough you can still find some hidden gems out there. This video was shot last year of a few guys coming across a fully intact 1968 Dodge...
View ArticleHow To: Beat Launch Control in an SRT Viper GTS
640 hp and 600 lb-ft of torque. Those are the numbers pumped out from the 2013 SRT Viper’s 8.4-liter V-10. Now for those who don’t know, the 2013 SRT Viper is the first snake to come with launch...
View ArticleDodge | Hands On Ron Burgundy | Contest Announcement
Are you in need of a new SUV? Maybe something with HEMI power, room for seven and a nice payload capacity? Well if you are then do the Dodge boys have something for you. In their newest ad campaign,...
View Article2014 RAM 1500 Eco Diesel Review and Road Test
This is Alex Dykes and until this review of the 2014 RAM 1500 Eco Diesel, I’d never heard of him. I posted this for two reasons. First and foremost, the new Ram 1500 Eco Diesel is the most important...
View Article1978 Dodge Magnum XE Promo Commercial Film
If you were to ask most people to describe a Dodge Magnum, they’d tell you that it was a performance oriented station wagon that was built from 2005-2008. However for those of us in the automotive...
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