Among we mutant tribesmen who inhabit this wasteland known as the “Automotive Fringe,” the Dodge Caravan doesn’t usually come up in conversation except as the butt of jokes. But this Caravan is sufficiently and awesomely mutated to be one of us.
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…because I’m sick of looking at it. No, it’s not the staid mid-60s lines mixed with “banana is my favorite color” paint. In fact, it’s quite handsome, in its own purposeful way. With a built 440c.i. running through a built 727 hooked up to a 4.30:1 rearend it’s very purposeful. The real problem with this [...] Dodge has been kicking some serious ass lately with their subtly-cool Challenger commercials. Today they are launching a new one entitled Freedom. Head across the jump for the premiere… Turns out before the Charger that came before the Charger that Bo and Luke (and Daisy!) made famous there was a Dart Charger. The Dart Charger was a rare special edition (supposedly 480 built) of the generally unloved mid-60s Dart sporting a hi-po 273V8. 10.5:1 compression, a 4 barrel, 4 speed and posi rearend in [...]
Driveway Team Roll Call! I drive past this house on my evening commute each day, and the interesting mix of cars in this guy’s driveway always lifts my spirits. None of them are all that remarkable (although a Yugo that’s still [...] The Dodge M43 Power Wagon Ambulance sits near the top of my Zombie Apocalypse Survival Vehicles list. Simply put, there are few vehicles that better embody the “Goes slow, goes everywhere” mindset and none that do it with as much simplicity. Everything’s big and imprecise. All shortcomings were solved with more steel. It’s that peace of [...] |
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