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1969 dodge charger project car for sale cheap, We now have 35 ads from 69 sites for dodge charger project cars for sale, under cars for sale. 1969 Dodge Charger = Project U Finish 383 Auto $11.5k [ contact seller ]

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itsworn · 6 years ago

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A FAST 1970 Dodge Challenger That Is Really Fast

In 1966, the SCCA Trans-American Sedan Championship for Manufacturers Series (later known as the Trans-Am Series) was established, and the expectation of the sanctioning body was the auto manufacturers would race vehicles that were constructed on their respective assembly lines. Quickly, this belief was upended as the manufacturers began constructing “off assembly line” vehicles, which were made specifically for the Trans-Am Series. The reason the vehicles were special assemblies, rather than production vehicles, was to gain an advantage and increase the odds of beating the other vehicle manufacturers, with the hopes of seeing a sales bump on the bottom line due to the racing success. This was the “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” theory that truly worked in the 1960s and 1970s.

As a result of the manufacturers’ actions, the Trans-Am Series introduced regulations to try to level the playing ground and keep the escalating costs under control. One of the regulations required the manufacturers to build and sell a specific number of vehicles to the public. These street vehicles were required to be comparable to the Trans-Am race versions to satisfy the requirements. By 1970, Chrysler management decided to challenge the Ford Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaros that had dominated the 5.0L class for years. A directive was announced to put forth a concerted effort to win the 5.0L class championship with the newest offerings from Dodge as well as Plymouth.

On February 20, 1970, Dodge released a bulletin to their dealership network, introducing the A53 T/A package for the Challenger. While the 5.0L Trans-Am Series required an engine no larger than 305 cid, the street T/A had a 340-cid engine fed by three Holley 2bbl carburetors atop an Edelbrock intake manifold. The 340 had a pair of modified small-block cylinder heads and a valvetrain that was altered to match the cylinder heads. The drivetrain consisted of a TorqueFlite automatic transmission or an A-833 New Process four-speed manual transmission connected to a 3.55:1 geared 8 ¾-inch rearend. The T/A was equipped with front disc brakes, a Rallye suspension that included sway bars on the front and rear and heavy-duty shock absorbers, and a low-restriction dual exhaust that had unique mufflers that dumped the exhaust just in front of the rear tires. The tire combination was one of the earliest designs of smaller front tires (E60 series) and larger rear tires (G60 series). Each bias-ply tire was mounted on a 15×7 stamped-steel wheel or steel Rallye wheel.

Tom Cannon of Glenside, Pennsylvania, has what appears to be one of those coveted A53 T/A package Challengers. In reality, his Dodge started its life as a B5 Blue Challenger with a 318 engine and a four-speed. Tom stated, “When I got the Challenger in 1996, it was a real pile. It needed quarters, trunk extensions, front aprons, the radiator support, and basically every bolt-on body part.” The restoration and transformation of the rusty Challenger was squeezed in during Tom’s free time between making a living and preparing a 1972 Charger for NHRA Stock Eliminator. It took Tom some time to gather the correct parts to convert the Challenger into a T/A, and during this time, Tom met some Mopar enthusiasts that were deeply involved in the YearOne FAST series (now called the FAST Racing Series). FAST stands for Factory Appearing, Stock Tire, meaning the vehicle must appear factory stock, and the vehicle must operate on the rolling stock of the era (bias-belted tires).

Once Tom found out about the FAST series, he abandoned the Stock Eliminator Charger project, and the Challenger project was moved to the forefront. “I like the look of a stock vehicle, but one that will go really fast,” Tom shared, “And the FAST series looked like it was designed just for me.” To get the Challenger ready to race, a 340 was machined to accept a 4.00-inch stroker crankshaft, resulting in a 416 cubes. A factory three two-barrel manifold was found, and reproduction Holley carburetors, matching hardware, and air cleaner assembly were fastened atop of the manifold. The front suspension was left stock with the exception of swapping of the torsion bars to Slant Six units, and the factory front shocks were replaced with 90/10 drag shocks. The front brakes were upgraded with Aerospace four-piston fixed calipers and cross-drilled rotors.

A pair of Tri-City Launcher leaf springs support the 8 ¾-inch rearend housing that’s packed with a 4.30:1 geared spool. The rearend multiplies the engine torque and passes it to a pair of 15×7 steel wheels wrapped by Goodyear Polyglas G60 tires. To help keep the Goodyears stuck to the tarmac, a pair of QA1 double-adjustable rear shocks have been slipped onto the factory shock mounting studs. For the transmission, Tom selected an aluminum A-833 four-speed, which doesn’t sound like a successful formula when working with traction-limited Polyglas tires. If you did an inventory of all the FAST cars at any event, you’d usually just find Tom rowing his own while everybody else utilizes some type of automatic transmission. Tom says, “The stick shift makes me feel more connected with the car, and every now and then it will produce a hero run, which makes it worth it. I have had everything ready to install for years to switch the Challenger to a TorqueFlite, and I would probably win an event or two, but I can’t pull the trigger — I just can’t do it,” Tom confessed as he chuckled.

Tom’s personal best with the Challenger is an elapsed time of 11.35 seconds at 122.97 mph, which he recorded recently at Atco Dragway in New Jersey. Tom has logged a 1.71 second 60-foot time, but usually 60-foot times in the 1.80 second range are the average. To maintain traction on mediocre tracks, Tom has to add weight (a lot of weight), and he has to finesse the clutch pedal and loud pedal to keep the Polyglas tires on the edge of breaking loose.

Since Tom’s first race in 2003, he has had two incidents that were real heart stoppers. The first occurred at Bristol Dragway in Tennessee on the third pass with his freshly built 416 engine. A piece of Mallory (heavy metal) broke free from the crankshaft, which caused a crescent-shaped opening in the oil pan, allowing the slippery stuff to spill onto the track. The oil-coated rear tires instantly lost traction, and the Challenger started to rapidly swap ends until the front end stabbed the opposite lane’s retaining wall. The Challenger continued to rotate, resulting in the rear corner of the Challenger tapping the wall as well. Tom hopped out of the Challenger, expecting the worst, but the damage was much less than he anticipated. Tom loaded up and headed home, but he got lost. He stopped for directions at a shop, and it turned out a professional welder was on duty. The welder fixed the pan, and was able to reweld the Mallory to the crankshaft. To reinstall the Mallory, a lot of hammering and grinding was necessary, which is something nobody wants to see on their new engine, but once the job was complete, everything was buttoned up, and the engine ran flawlessly. Tom decided to peel the damaged body parts from the Challenger and return to the track for the next day’s competition. The Challenger’s body was in need of a rebuild, but he was able to race.

Moving forward a couple of years, Tom was at Lebanon Valley Dragway in New York when he power-shifted the transmission into Third gear at the same moment the rear tires rolled into an undetected pool of coolant that had leaked from the prior competitor. The Challenger took off so rapidly that Tom had zero chance to recover, and just as before, he put the Challenger into the wall. Luckily, the damage was restricted to the rear of the Challenger this time. The Challenger was rebuilt (yet again), and Tom and the Challenger have been incident-free for over a decade.

Tom proves that these cars are meant to be driven, and for the last 15 years, the Factory Appearing Stock Tire class has provided an outlet for his multi-time restored and beautifully detailed Challenger to not just be driven, but driven hard. While Tom doesn’t race the Challenger in the same sanctioning body that Chrysler had envisioned, Tom has taken advantage of the factory performance parts Chrysler designed, and he has pushed the limits of those parts beyond any imaginable performance envisioned in 1970. How did Tom do it? Easy. He built it, rebuilt it, and rebuilt it again until the Challenger was a fast, FAST car.

FAST FACTS 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A Tom Cannon; Glenside, PA

ENGINE Type: 416-cid (340-cid block) V-8 Bore: 4.070 inches (0.030-inch overbore) Stroke: 4.000 inches Cylinder heads: cast-iron heavily ported 915 “J” heads, 2.05-inch intake valves, 1.60-inch exhaust valves, 11/32-inch valve stems Pistons: Diamond flat-tops Compression ratio: 12.5:1 Crank: 4-inch Mopar Performance forged steel Rods: Eagle H-beam Camshaft: Crane Cams solid roller Valve Lift: .630-inch intake, .630-inch exhaust Duration: 244 degrees Induction: stock, Edelbrock manifold with three Holley two-barrel carburetors Ignition: MSD programmable 6AL2 with factory Chrysler distributor Exhaust: stock, dual exhaust, cast-iron manifolds, X-pipe, 2.5-inch pipes Cooling system: stock, mechanically driven water pump, copper/brass radiator, 18-quart capacity Engine built by: short-block machined by Chase Machine in northeast Philadelphia Cylinder heads prepared by: Greg Gessler

DRIVETRAIN Transmission: four-speed, New Process A-833, 18-spline face-plated with adjustable iron clutch Shifter: Hurst floor shifter Rear Axle: 8 ¾-inch spool; 4.30:1 gear ratio

CHASSIS Front Suspension: stock, independent, unequal-length upper and lower control arms with slant-six torsion bars, 90/10 race shock absorbers Rear Suspension: Hotchkis-type, Tri-City Launcher semi-elliptic leaf springs, QA1 double-adjustable rear shock absorbers Steering: stock, recirculating ball, manual steering Brakes, front: stock, Aerospace four-piston fixed calipers, cross-drilled rotors Brakes, rear: stock drums

WHEELS & TIRES Wheels: 15×7 steel wheels with dog-dish hubcaps Tires: F60-15 (front) and G60-15 (rear) Goodyear polyglas, two-ply nylon, tubeless (rear non-FAST events), G60-15 American Racer bias-ply

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1966 Dodge Charger 383ci Restoration Project

By Dave Ashton

Engine: 440ci (originally a 383ci) Transmission: 4 speed Manual Exterior Color: Red Mileage: 69,391 Current bid:US $9,600.00

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When it comes to Dodge Chargers and their pecking order, it’s usually the second generation from 1968 to 1970 that gets the most attention, then the third generation from 1971 to 74. The Fourth generation from 75 to 78 went the way of most vehicles in the mid-70s, luxury over substance, but it’s the first gen. from 66 to 67 that have all the embryonic design features that made the next two generations classics.

This ’66 examples as have the same owner for the last 30 years and is said to be 1 of only 2809 built with 69,391 actual miles. It originally had a 383ci. which is available, but now has a 440ci. It’s unclear if the 383ci. is an additional cost on top of the car or not. Either way, the car isn’t running at this time. Not surprisingly, as the engine image looks like it’s been dug up from a lake.

The car is said to have some rare features, ‘Rare factory air-conditioning, Powersteering, Original “Bright red” car still wearing it’s original paint, Door jambs as well, Original white bucketseat interior, Center console w/4 speed floorshift, Factory tachometer, Gauges, and clock, Hideaway headlights.’ The listing also has the Fender tag decoded, which is always a nice addition to any listing as below.

The car is not in completely rundown shape, but will need checking out from top to toe to see what needs replacing, welding up or just needs a scrub up. Lots of potential here, which could be quite easily returned back to original or made into a cool restomod.

Production date February 03, 1966 Shipping order 09161 Car line DODGE Charger Price class Premium Body type 2 door sports hardtop Trim Grade Premium [32P] Seat type Bucket vinyl [334] Trim color White and black [34W] Paint 1 Bright red [27P] Paint 2 Bright red [28P] Paint scheme Mono tone paint [291] Accent stripes White [29W] Upper door frame paint White Engine 383 4bbl HP 8cyl 325hp B [376/382] Transmission Transmission-4speed manual floor shift [393] 26in radiator yoke Radio Radio-AM Music Master/economy 2 W [421] Heater Air conditioning w/ heater [411] Bucket seat accessories Console [486] Front bucket seats Bucket seats [564] Mirrors Mirror-outside LH remote [536] -OR- Moulding-bumper reveal [546] Vehicle sales/delivery Spotlight-LH 5in pillar mounted [671] -OR- Oversize manual antenna [681] -OR- Sold car/expedite [691]

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itsworn · 6 years ago

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Among an Ocean of Mopars from Chryslers at Carlisle, we found these cool 10.

One of the best perks of this gig is all of the really cool Mopar events we get to attend across the U.S. during the year. One of the largest is the Chryslers at Carlisle event in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Since the Carlisle events have been taking place now for almost 45 years, the word is out from all over the globe that this event is one worth making the trip. And we could easily tell this was true, as we were pulling into the fairgrounds where are eyes were treated to an endless parade of Mopars pulling onto the fields.

Whatever your favorites are, they were here. And although we’ve already posted dozens of what we found, we’ve also highlighted 10 of the very interesting cars we’ve found. You’ll find everything from a 1970 Chrysler Valiant from Australia that was built new as a Rally type racer to a ’69 Charger with a massive — and we mean massive — engine transplanted into it. We’ll let you find the details in the captions and photos.

So, again, if your travels take you to the Pennsylvania area next July, we strongly encourage you attend the Chryslers at Carlisle event.

1970 Plymouth ’Cuda Junior Amos; Callands, VA Junior Amos has owned his 440 six-barrel ’70 ’Cuda since 1975. Back then, it was purchased to replace a ’65 Plymouth Satellite that he and his dad had been drag racing. For a car that was only five years old, Junior claims that, “it had been used pretty good.” The 440 six-barrel mill was bad, the paint faded, and the seats torn. The tired 440 was sold off and replaced with a race-prepped engine. It ended up sitting until 1979, at which point he got it running. He never liked purple, so it was painted red, and that’s how it stayed until 1995, when it was damaged in an accident while he was towing it. At that point he decided to put it back to its original configuration, which would span another 10 years. The 440 currently installed has a correct date-coded block.

1968 Dodge Dart Duane Silvius; Kutztown, PA Duane and his wife, Carol, come from a family of faithful Chrysler product owners, and their ’68 Dart is a continuation of that lineage. It was purchased in 1985 to replace another Dart that was no longer road worthy. While it looks like a GTS, it’s an original 318 car that has had a 340 transplant. It was in rough condition when purchased, with the interior being the only thing that was in decent shape. The 340 was treated with some head work and a cam, and saw track action for about 25 years until it was retired to show car duties.

1972 Plymouth Duster Mike Cummins; Gansevoort, NY Mike purchased his black ’72 Duster 340 four-speed 32 years ago at the age of 19, right before he entered the Navy. It was in very poor condition with rotted quarters, no trunk floor, and riddled with dents, but it was a numbers-matching car. Over the years he has restored the Duster, which included a full rebuild of the 340 and the installation of a six-barrel setup. He also added an Air Grabber unit from a ’70 Super Bee and a sunroof from a donor ’73. Look for a full feature on his car in an upcoming issue.

1969 Dodge Dart John Hafner; Schenectady, NY When you can’t find what you want, just build it. That’s the case with this Dart that was acquired by John as a partial restoration that had been stalled for a number of years. It was purchased to replace a Dart GTS convertible that he had owned in the past. While it looks like a GTS, it’s actually a ’69 Swinger powered by a 273 small-block. He spent the better part of three years putting it together to the level that it’s at now. The GTS hood is actually a fiberglass piece that John found online. He calls this a NAPA Auto Parts restoration because he wasn’t chasing anything that was numbers matching.

1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX David Graver; Oakmont, PA When Dave went looking for a Challenger back in 2010, he came home with this real-deal U-code ’72 Road Runner GTX. The body on the car was in pretty decent shape, however the original 440 was long gone. In its place is a 1969 440 that has been warmed up with 10.5:1 flat-top pistons, six-pack rods, a Comp Cams bumpstick, and an Edelbrock aluminum intake topped off with a Holley 750-cfm carb. It’s equipped with a 727 automatic and a 3.91:1 posi. Dave did a fair amount of work on the interior to bring it back to life, as that was its major weakness. Look for a full feature on this car soon.

1970 Chrysler Valiant VG Grant Musker; Malvern, PA This is what you call vintage Australian Chrysler performance. It’s a ’70 Valiant VG with a 245 Hemi inline-six cylinder and three Weber carbs. Grant is a transplanted New Zealander who’s been living stateside for the last three years and imported the Valiant from Australia in 2016. It was pulled from a garage in Queensland, where it had been sitting for 19 years. It was in exceptionally good condition, but he did do a rebuild on the engine and steering box. The best part is he uses it as a daily driver. Look for a feature on this car in the near future.

1967 Plymouth GTX Joe Medwick; Columbia, PA Joe is no stranger to nice Mopars and this ’67 GTX is another in a line of fine cars he owns. It was pulled from a garage many years ago and was fairly original right down to the numbers-matching drivetrain. His goal was to bring it back to life with an OE restoration. Once that task was started, it quickly became apparent that he had purchased a Bondo buggy that was actually quite rusty under all the shoddy bodywork. As a result, most of the sheetmetal was replaced on the car. The rebirth took the better part of three years to achieve and the paint was barely dry when we saw it out on the show field. Look for a full feature on this car in the near future.

1970 Plymouth Superbird Crazy Jack Struller; Passaic, NJ Owning a Superbird was a childhood dream of Crazy Jack, and in 1991 he bought this one as a non-running roller that had been sitting since 1974. When he pushed it into his garage it was placed on a lift and forgotten until 2016, when he got it back on the road. This bird still wears most of its original paint, however, the nose was replaced. As part of the purchase, the car came with an NOS nose, which Jack had repainted to match the rest of the car. It’s all numbers matching with only 23,000 miles on the odometer and gets driven regularly.

1969 Dodge Charger Dave Trevisan; West Chester, PA This ’69 Charger has been in the Trevisan family for a few decades. Dave’s brother used it as daily high school transportation, and was drag raced for many years after that, until it was parked. Dave bought the car from his brother in 2006 and set out to back half it to also go drag racing. That idea gave way to something more streetable, so he decided that a Viper engine would work and still provide plenty of power. The addition of the turbos came about when a friend of a friend had a set for sale at the same time he was about to get headers for the car. This has been a project that he has been building in his garage for over a decade. Look for a feature on this car in an upcoming issue.

1971 Plymouth ’Cuda Michael Bezick; Schnecksville, PA Michael inherited this ’71 Cuda in 2006 on his 21st birthday, but it has been in his family since 1992. It’s technically a numbers-matching 340 car with the N96 Shaker option and the V6R stripe options. The car was complete when purchased, however, at some point in time the original 340 developed a compression issue in one of the cylinders so it was pulled and put away and another 340 built up in its place. It was sent to Ray Barton for the rebuild and is now stroked to 416 ci. It’s also running Holley Sniper EFI in place of the Thermoquad.

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1966 Dodge Charger 383ci Restoration Project

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Engine: 440ci (originally a 383ci) Transmission: 4 speed Manual Exterior Color: Red Mileage: 69,391 Current bid:US $9,600.00

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1966 Dodge Charger 383ci Restoration Project

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Engine: 440ci (originally a 383ci) Transmission: 4 speed Manual Exterior Color: Red Mileage: 69,391 Current bid:US $9,600.00

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HUGE Gallery Of Rare Stuff From Petty’s Museum & Shop!

When your career spans 35 years and you’ve racked up 200 wins with seven Winston Cup titles, it’s probably a safe bet that you’ve collected some swag along the way. Throw in a bunch of cars and all the sponsorship merchandise associated with those accomplishments, and you inevitably end up with enough stuff to start a museum. That is exactly what “The King” Richard Petty’s wife Linda did in 1988. The Petty Museum was originally established at the Richard Petty Enterprises facility in the Petty family’s home town of Level Cross, North Carolina. In 2003 it was moved to a new facility in the nearby town of Randleman, where it remained until 2014. That year it moved back to the Level Cross location, which is actually where Lee Petty started the race team, and where the cars that took Richard to those seven titles were built.

While the main focus of the displays are linked to Richard’s success, it is more than just a celebration of one individual. It is a showcase that spans four generations of the Petty family, which includes his father Lee Petty, his son Kyle, and his grandson, Adam. If you’re a Mopar lover, there is plenty of eye candy on display, since the most successful years Richard had were either behind the wheel of a Dodge or a Plymouth. There are also some Oldsmobiles, Buicks, Chevys, and Pontiacs in the mix if you’re a well-rounded car guy.

The museum also offers 60-plus years of NASCAR history, and the impact that the Petty name had in its growth. From its humble origins, you can see the series growth as big money poured into the sport, and how sponsorship evolved beyond the Detroit automobile companies to all forms of products. If you like diecast cars, you’ll be able to spend a few hours looking at all the various examples made over the years, and the various obscure liveries that have been preserved in small scale. There are of course cases and cases filled with trophies collected over the years that are the measure of success, and cases of items that have nothing to do with racing. One of those prominent displays shows the huge collection of firearms that Richard has amassed over the years. As an avid gun aficionado, his collection is both vast and impressive in its scope.

Beyond the cars and memorabilia on display, the facility also houses a thriving work zone that is Petty’s Garage. At any given point in time when you visit the museum you can also have a peek at some of the projects the Petty’s Garage crew are working on in the shop. If you own a Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, or Ram vehicle, they can take it to the next level in performance with one of their powertrain and suspension upgrades. If vintage Mopar’s are your thing and you want one restored, they can do that as well. If you want a Superbird clone like the one they recently built as a giveaway for Smithfield Foods, they can put one together powered by whatever Chrysler flavor you like, old or new. They also have a thriving Mustang business if you happen to have friends who are looking for a unique Blue Oval product. We spent a few days hanging out and documented some of what you can see at the museum; some items not open to the public, and some of the really cool projects currently under construction at Petty’s Garage.

This car is a recreation of the 1971 Plymouth Road Runner that Richard drove. While it looks the part on the outside, it is actually a road-going car that is used for promotional purposes at ARCA races. The original car had Goodyear tires, however, Petty’s Garage has a huge sponsorship deal with General Tires, which are the official tire supplier of ARCA, so this car sports General rubber.

While the hood says 426 on the 1971 Plymouth, the engine under the hood is a 440. Those familiar with how stock cars look under the skin will notice that this car still retains its original firewall and inner fenders.

This 1972 Dodge Charger is the real deal, not a recreation. This car represents the first year Petty and STP teamed up. That year he notched eight wins, 25 top-fives, and 28 top-ten finishes, which gave him his fourth NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.

In 1972 the Hemi was the weapon of choice in the NASCAR ranks. Under the hood of the Charger lies one of the race-prepped Hemis that propelled “The King” to his fourth Winston Cup Championship.

The 1957 Oldsmobile 88 on display in the museum is a replica of Richard Petty’s first car that he raced in NASCAR. This car was designed with a removable hardtop so that it could race in either the convertible or the hardtop series. Cars like this were designed to race in different series, unlike today, where teams have purpose-built cars for a variety of different tracks.

This 1949 Buick Roadmaster is from Richard Petty’s private collection. He is a big fan of this body style so it is prominently displayed in the museum.

Not every race car that is built makes it to the track. This Dodge Charger is actually a show car that was built to mark the end of Winston as the primary sponsor of NASCAR’s premier series in 2003. It was never raced, but was used extensively by Richard Petty for promotional purposes.

When NASCAR introduced the “Car of Tomorrow,” teams were forced to switch over. This is the first “Car of Tomorrow” built at Petty Enterprises. It was assembled in 2007 and was driven by Bobby Labonte. The paint scheme celebrated Richard’s 50th year of NASCAR involvement.

In 1965, NASCAR banned the 426 Hemi, so many of the Chrysler-backed drivers moved to other forms of racing. Richard went drag racing with a Hemi-powered Barracuda. This car on display in the museum is the second of two built in 1965. It was recently restored at Petty’s Garage.

This is one of the Hemi-powered Belvedere’s that propelled Richard Petty to 27 wins, 10 of which were consecutive in 1967. This is the most successful car in the Petty collection.

Sponsored and built for the Automotive Lift Institute, Petty’s Garage modified this 2009 Dodge Challenger and made it a running tribute to Richard Petty.

Perhaps the most famous car in the Petty collection, the 1970 Superbird, was Plymouth’s answer to get Richard Petty to defect from Ford. In 1969 he switched over to the Blue Oval but said he might return back to the Mopar ranks if an aero car was available for him to race.

This station wagon is based on the “Mrs. The King” character from the Cars movie. This is a 1969 Forrd Fairlane station wagon that was actually used by Lynda Petty to go to the races.

In recognition of his contributions to NASCAR, this checkered flag was given to Richard Petty after his last Daytona 500 in 1992. It was signed by all the drivers and is an item that hangs in one of areas in the museum not open to the public.

The “200 Wins” license plate was a gift to Richard Petty commemorating the legacy by Petty’s Garage.

Diecast cars play prominently in the Petty family history. Richard Petty partnered with Racing Champions to do a series of cars that spanned 50 years. Each car in the set portrays the actual graphics used on the race car from that year. How many have you collected?!

At the end of 1970, NASCAR banned the Superbird, so Plymouth went back to the wind tunnel with the 1971 model. The 1:6 scale clay model on display was used to develop the aero package for 1971.

Not all items in the Petty Museum come from corporate sponsors. These pedal cars are actually gifts to the museum that weren’t available for sale.

There are numerous cases that display the diecast cars in the museum. This one houses a collection of 1:18th scale cars that show the various liveries over the years.

Another pair of diecasts commemorates the first win and last start for Richard Petty at Martinsville Speedway. This was awarded to him in 1992, his final season as a driver.

In 2009 and 2010, Richard Petty Enterprises fielded an Indycar entry at the Indy 500 with John Andretti as the driver. The deal saw the cars carry the traditional blue and day-glo orange found on the stock cars. These two diecast examples illustrate what the cars looked like.

When you cut deals with sponsors, there are often merchandising opportunities involved. In the mid ’80s Richard Petty had a personal service agreement with Pepsi and these limited-edition bottles are part of that deal. These are NOT for you to open and drink!

When you have a successful career as long as Richard Petty, other stars in other sports pay attention. Over the years many have given him personalized mementos in recognition of his achievements.

Richard Petty is an avid gun collector and his museum is the ideal spot to showcase that collection. There are many limited-edition numbered guns in the collection, and his goal has always been to collect the 43rd of every series he liked. Some of these were purchased over the years, and some were donated.

This 1973 Plymouth Road Runner GTX is a car that came from Texas to have some engine work done. The Viper behind has a twin-turbo installation. Both cars illustrate the versatility and variety of work being performed at Petty’s Garage.

During our visit to Petty’s Garage, there were three Superbirds in the shop being rebuilt. The blue one is a real 440 six-barrel car that is receiving a 426 Hemi transplant and will look like Richard Petty’s 1970 Superbird, while the orange one is a clone.

This 426 Hemi will be dropped into the blue Superbird once it is complete. Hemis like this one were lying all over the place during our visit!

This 1963 Dodge Polara Convertible is a recent arrival to the shop. It is 1 of 11 convertibles built with a 426 Max Wedge engine. Petty’s Garage will be doing a full restoration on this car.

While the Dodge Polara looks a bit rough, the 426 Max Wedge that came with the car looks ready to be dropped in.

Something new and something old. The 2017 Challenger Hellcat is awaiting the installation of a bigger blower, while the Superbird is a project car that has been at Petty’s Garage for a number of years, and is finally moving forward with a nut-and-bolt restoration.

Not every car that comes into the shop is a performance vehicle. The Dodge Magnum R/T wagon on the lift was having a head and camshaft package installed.

The orange Challenger with the Barracuda grille was a full build performed at the shop. It was supercharged and also received a suspension upgrade.

Engine swaps are pretty common at Petty’s Garage. This Jeep was having a 5.7-liter Hemi installed while we were there.

This 1974 Dodge Charger took Richard Petty to his fifth Daytona 500 win. He also won 10 races that year and took home his fifth NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.

This Pontiac Grand Prix propelled Richard to his 200th win at the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona. This was his last win in NASCAR and was attended by President Ronald Reagan.

Located in its own section, the museum has on display items that belonged to Adam Petty. On display is the Pontiac he drove in the ARCA series, and the Chevrolet that he used in the Busch Series.

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Get A Preview Of The Hundreds of Cars And Parts At The Ben Snobar Estate Before The August 1 Auction

Washington State is so green that driving through it feels like being underwater. Even the sky was a sort of hazy green-gray, like it was overgrown with celestial lichen. The only splashes of other color came from hillsides of blooming yellow Scotch Broom, and the bright red hood of my borrowed Dodge Challenger GT. It was a dreamy drive, and I would have been enjoying it immensely if I wasn’t worried that I was utterly lost and about to end up in an episode of The Killing (American version, not Danish).

Just then the endless blue line on the map came to a stop, and I turned into a gravel driveway behind a small farmhouse. Suddenly there was an explosion of color. Red fenders, gold fenders, bright blue and striped fenders—sometimes all on the same car—filled the windshield. “I guess we’re here,” said my co-driver and we stepped out into a car-collector’s dreamscape.

The property we were visiting was the estate of Ben Snobar, a well-known car guy, and source for rare Mopar shaker hood original and reproduction parts. Ben had passed away unexpectedly, leaving his family and friends with the difficult decision of what to do with his overwhelming amount of vehicles and pieces. After much discussion, his wife Barbara and his friend Tom Hergert decided to auction the majority of the estate, while Tom took on the running of the reproduction parts business. We were invited up to get a preview of the estate auction, and a chance to learn more about Ben and his love of cars.

As Tom started showing us around the property, he told us a little about Ben Snobar. “I met Ben at the local car shows,” said Tom, running his hand lightly over a copper-colored Formula S Barracuda. “We’d always say hi to each other in the swap meets, and whenever I needed any shaker hood or air cleaner parts I would just drive over to his place and pick them up. With Ben though, it was never like just a business visit. He had to show you around, show you what he just picked up, show you what was for sale. If you visited Ben you’d have to plan at least an hour, maybe more.”

This enthusiasm for the new find is reflected in many online discussions of Ben. He was a big part of the Mopar community, not just in the Pacific Northwest, but internationally, due to the mail-order parts business, and the forums are full of people remembering long chats in person or on the phone about rare car combos and killer deals. Ben was known to have a sarcastic wit, but was fond of kids, and never minded if they played in or around his cars and collectibles. He wasn’t precious about the cars, and was locally famous for driving a weather-beaten Dodge Viper as a daily. He had several.

Walking through the fields and garages, you might be tempted to get huffy about the old hoarding argument–some people just get really angry about other people’s car decisions, but Ben wasn’t really a hoarder. He was happy to sell things, he just moved through a lot of things! He was always swapping and hunting, and he’d gladly get rid of a car, especially if it meant he could then pick up something else. “Ben would absolutely sell stuff,” Tom told me. “He always had cars out at the swap meets each weekend. He was a Mopar guy at heart but would buy anything he thought was going to go up in value. For example he bought a bunch of Dakota convertibles because he thought they would be collectable–little early there, but he bought a bunch of Cyclone Spoilers (including two 429 4-speed cars) and Torinos and they are quite valuable now.”

A lot of Ben’s collection is like that, a real mix of high dollar and personal interest. You’ll find a wildly rare Hemi car here, a drag-racing K-car there. He’d buy a four-door because it had a nice steering wheel, or an E-body shell because it was an unusual color. He rescued salvage title Vipers and low-mileage, brand new Challengers. And that’s just the cars! Once you get to the parts shelves things really get out of control. Need a Mopar 8 ¾? Well, there’s probably 80 of them lining the walls of the workshop. Road Runner fenders? What color you need? Not into Chrysler stuff? How about a 1963 Corvette convertible or a Mercury Cyclone? Every corner we turned and every inch of shelving had something covet-worthy stashed away in it. “I think people are going to get some good deals out of here,” said Tom. “We need to clear the place for Barbara. There’s a lot to choose from.”

How can you pick up one of these good deals? That’s where Todd Meyers and the James G Murphy auction company come into this story. Todd has been working estate sales for more than a decade, and with some organizational help from Tom, is heading up a two-day auction of the entire estate on August 1st and 2nd of 2017. There’s plenty of time to nab an airline flight if you want to pick your next project in person, or you can register to bid online at murphyauction.com. Somebody buy me the blown 426. And the Dodge A600. And the blue Viper. No, the other blue Viper. And…

Yeah, that’s pretty much how the whole day went, just saying, “I want that,” over and over. The wanting didn’t stop at Ben’s property line either. We had lunch with Tom and Todd, and then Tom offered to show us his own shop and collection. We all hopped in the car and followed Tom’s gold Dodge Polara (Seriously, could he get any cooler?) past even more green hills and green trees and green bushes until we got to Rocket Restorations in Olympia, Washington. Tom started his own resto shop almost 15 years ago, after starting out with Mopars while still in high school with a 1970 Dodge Charger. Now he has several Chargers, some A-bodies, and a fleet of ex police machines, as well as a very cool collection of dealer memorabilia and neon. “Working with Ben’s estate has been a little bit of a warning to me though,” he said. “I don’t think my wife is going to appreciate my collection of local Washington dealer plate frames like I do. I should probably trim down the collection now, while there is still time to enjoy what I have. Life is sort of crazy, you can be here today, gone tomorrow.”

That’s the truth. Hopefully you’ll get to drive something awesome while you are here. Ben certainly did. With that in mind, I took the long way home to SoCal, winding along the coast of Oregon and through the redwoods of Northern California. There are many ways to enjoy a car, from restoring ‘em to swapping ‘em, but nothing beats driving ‘em.

Keep up with the prep for the auction on the Rocket Restorations Facebook page, and tell ’em Roadkill sent you!

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Get In Mopar Muscle Magazine & Win Auto Meter Gauges!

For the second time in Mopar Muscle history, we’re swinging the doors wide open and letting every Mopar on the planet get featured, and not just on the internet site, we’re talking the print magazine. We don’t care what it is, if it’s a Mopar, we’re running it. You read right: Every single car gets featured. It sounds kind of insane, but look at it this way—you spend all your time and money building your pride and joy, then send pix of your finished project to your favorite magazine, only to get rejected. I know, because I’m the rejector-in-chief here at Mopar Muscle. I feel sorta bad about that, but there are only so many trees in the forest on which to print a magazine. Tough choices must be made in the name of economic reality.

Here’s the thing—just because a car isn’t packing a 700hp engine and isn’t loaded down with high-tech suspension, big brakes, a rollcage, or a fancy pedigree doesn’t mean it’s not interesting to people. Even cars with dents or rust—four-doors for goodness sakes—are exciting to people into those kind of rides. Management told us nobody would buy a mag packed full of regular-guy cars. Well, as management sometimes is—they were wrong. For one issue, we let regular-guy Mopes take over the joint, and it was always one of our best-selling issues. We have no reason to think it won’t work again, so here’s the deal…

We want you to send us photos of your Mopar, and thanks to the Auto Meter, their Custom Shop is going to give the guy with the best photos a free set of custom gauges—up to $800 in value. You can read more about the Auto Meter Custom Shop in the sidebar, but we’ll just say this for now—the Custom Shop can build you virtually any kind of customized gauge package you want, from special colors on the faces and needles, to unique ticking, fonts, and lighting. If you can think of it, the Custom Shop can build it. And by the way, $800 can get you a pretty nice package.

First off, remember that this is a photo contest, not a car show. You can check out the list of photo tips for the finer points, but we aren’t going to print anything that’s blurry, dark, cropped off, blocked, time/date stamped, or out of focus. Those entries will get tossed right away. You will also need to take your pictures with a digital camera, because for print, we need digital photo files in jpg format. The image size must be at least 3,000 x 2,000 pixels to guarantee clarity at the printed size. After you take your photos, burn them onto a CD, DVD, or USB jump drive. Please limit the number of photos to 20 or less.

As we are announcing this in the middle of winter, some will be tempted to roll the old girl out into the arctic wilderness and shoot her in the snow and slush. We’d like you to hold off on that, and wait until the snow melts. Our deadline is well out into the beginning of June for that reason, so pick some nice weather in early spring to get it done. (Congrats if you live in the Mohave Desert!) Consider this contest announcement as your impetus for updating or finishing that project in your garage. If you live in better climes like we do here in Southern California, have at it.

After the photos are taken, write us a one-page story telling us about your car. Include all the important facts like why you bought it, when you got it, what you did to it, where you take it, fun trips you’ve taken, your history as a Mopar fanatic, and people you’ve met with it—anything you want to tell us is fair game. No car lives in a vacuum—it is a reflection of its owner, so make sure you tell us your story. (If you leave out the story, we may not print your car.) Hint: keep it to one page.

The last thing you need to do is fill out the one-page tech sheet printed here in this story. You can cut it out or you can photocopy it, but just make sure to include it and fill it out legibly and completely. Don’t forget technical details, especially on the engine, remembering that the nuts and bolts are often what people want to read about. Experience has shown that when tech sheets are scribbled out in haste, it results in mangled names and hometowns. Don’t be that guy!

When you’re done shooting the pictures, burning the CD/DVD or jump drive, writing your one-page story, and filling out the tech sheet (don’t forget to provide contact info and sign it!), put them all in an envelope and send them to us at The Enthusiast Network, attn: Mopar Muscle Photo Contest, 1821 East Dyer Rd., Santa Ana, CA 92705. Send us these three simple things (digital photos, one-page story, tech sheet) and you are guaranteed to get into our December 2017 Readers’ Rides issue!

The Rules

We plan on printing every entry that we get for the Mopar Muscle Photo Contest Sponsored By Auto Meter, but for that to happen, entrants need to follow all of these rules:

• You must provide digital photos on a CD, DVD, or USB jump drive. They must be in JPEG format and at least 3,000 x 2,000 pixels. You must provide color prints for all the photos you burn on your CD. • All photos must be in focus, well-lit, and the car must not be chopped off or blocked by obstacles. No time/date stamps. • Write a one-page story about your car and include it in your entry package. The more interesting, the better—we may quote from it. • Completely and legibly fill out all the information and specs in the accompanying entry form, and send it in with your entry. • The owner of the car must be the photographer. You give The Enthusiasts Network (parent company of Mopar Muscle) and Auto Meter permission to publish your photos in print and electronically over the interwebs and such. • Please observe the entry submission deadline for the contest, which is Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Late entries may be omitted from publication. • The Mopar Muscle Photo Contest Sponsored By Auto Meter is open to all Chrysler-bodied, Chrysler-powered cars. AMC is ok. Trucks and Jeeps at our discretion, space permitting. • Your entry package must be sent physically to our editorial office, and include a photo CD, DVD, or USB jump drive, prints for all photos, a one-page cover story, and the completed entry form/tech sheet (a copy is OK). • We will notify the winner no later than Thursday, July 13, 2017. All entries will be published in the December 2017 Readers’ Rides issue of Mopar Muscle magazine, on sale September 15, 2017.

10 Tips For Better Photos

• At the bare minimum, your photos should be well composed, in focus, sharp, and well lit. • The entire car should be in the photo, other cars should not be in the shot, and you should not be shooting the rear of the car. • Try shooting from different vantage points in addition to eye level. Try shooting at twilight or sunrise for a more dramatic effect. • If you turn the front tires, don’t aim the tread at the camera—show us the face of the wheel. • Try using a reflector to bounce sunlight into the grille. Reflectors can be bought, or made out of aluminum foil and cardboard. A white sheet is good too. A large white board or an off-camera flash can do the same job. • Use a tripod to steady your camera. You can also use the hood of another car, the ground, or a railing if you don’t have a tripod. • Don’t adjust the color, contrast, or brightness of your images with your computer—this will just remove important detail and make it difficult to print. • Find a unique or beautiful background. A park, beach, historical area, fairgrounds, run-down industrial area, empty country road, or airfield tarmac can be a great spot. Keep off the grass, dirt, mud, and gravel. Stay away from painted parking lot lines. • Experiment with different exposures. Use the exposure compensation feature (look for something labeled “EV” on your camera menu) to increase the exposure if your images are too dark. • Bring friends to help with reflectors, flashes, to direct traffic, to move extraneous debris, to read the camera owner’s manual, and to help you move the car.

Auto Meter Custom Shop Gauges

Until recently, only the most lavishly equipped machines on the show car circuit had one-off instrumentation. Then Auto Meter came up with a great idea: set up a custom shop for gauges so that anybody could get exactly what they want. The Auto Meter Custom Shop lets customers design their own gauges with unique color faces, ticking, pointers, cover glass, fonts, bezels, and lighting. If it’s part of a gauge, the Auto Meter Custom Shop can do it for you. After logging on to the Auto Meter Custom Shop website, download the Custom Shop configurator, and start picking out your gauges with all their features. As you build your dream gauge package, the gauges take shape right on the screen. You can try out several different designs, save them for future reference, or compare them. You can even print them out and try them in your car before ordering. And all while you’re building your virtual gauges, the cost is updated and displayed with every revision! You’ll also be quite surprised how affordable it is; when compared to a standard set of catalog gauges, it’s only a few extra bucks. Once you order them, they’ll show up at your door in a beautiful handcrafted wood box. They’ll look so nice, you won’t even want to put them in your car!

Our photo contest winner in 2015 was Tony Lucas and his 1970 AMC AMX. Tony is from Abbotsford, BC, Canada, and won $800 worth of Auto Meter Custom Shop gauges with some beautiful shots he took during a massive cross-continent road trip!

2015 runner-up Scott Boden caught our eye with his 1973 Plymouth Duster due to his well-composed shots, and the transplaned Gen III Hemi under the hood.

We dug Chuck Smith’s 1971 Plymouth Duster so much, we contacted him for a full photo shoot. We’re always looking for cars to feature. Sending in your machine to our photo contest could make that happen!

Runner-up Chris Gard nailed the look and stance of his 1969 Dodge Charger perfectly. Good thing his wife he insisted he keep it for the day he could finally restore it. A good woman is critical to the success of any hot rod project!

A different point of view can really change the look of a car, as proven by Jo Gardner’s picture of this 1969 Plymouth GTX.

We are total suckers for off-beat Mopars, like Kevin Bollinger’s 1980 Dodge Mirada. Kevin took a lot of pride in composing a really cool shot in an interesting location.

Jared Reese sent in pix of his 1973 Dodge Charger SE. The day-two look is hot right now, and his barn location added plenty of flavor.

This day-two look 1970 Plymouth Cuda was spiced up by a period-correct storefront.

We like how Kenneth Herpel of Mebane, NC composed this shot of his 1969 Dodge Dart GTS. Low and mean!

Late-model Mopars got in on the action, and this grounds-level telephoto shot makes Joe Seoane’s 2008 SRT8 look that much more aggressive.

Paul Kinzer found a nice city park on an overcast day. The even light softened the shadows and added detail to the ’65 Plymouth’s shape.

Print this photo contest form, fill it out, and send it in with prints of your pictures, a CD (or USB) with digital images, and a short letter about your car!

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