Author Archives: Blockhead

Rumor Mill: Fiat Plans to Kill Dodge?

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A disturbing article published in Ward’s Auto yesterday seems to make the case that Fiat-Chrysler may plan to phase out the Dodge brand. There are lots of big changes coming down the pike, and of course keep in mind that Ram is already a separate brand from Dodge. Take away the Avenger (going away soon) ...

Rumor Mill: Fiat Plans to Kill Dodge?

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A disturbing article published in Ward’s Auto yesterday seems to make the case that Fiat-Chrysler may plan to phase out the Dodge brand. There are lots of big changes coming down the pike, and of course keep in mind that Ram is already a separate brand from Dodge. Take away the Avenger (going away soon) ...

1968 Dodge Charger Restored For Cancer Patient By Make-A-Wish

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Teenager Matthew Wood was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma a few years ago. Several years before that, his family had acquired a 1968 Dodge Charger project car, but they had made very little progress on the restoration. The Make-A-Wish Foundation stepped in, turned the car over to Morrie’s Automotive Group, who gave it the full treatment, ...

Superman Drives a Ram

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It should be no surprise that Superman drives a Ram. What else would he drive? As part of a promotion for the new “Man of Steel” movie, DC Entertainment got together with Ram to build this cool truck, with Dark Ceramic Gray paint, red grille accents and 17-inch satin-black wheels. “Ram celebrates those who dare to ...

HPP Challenger Superbird Conversions

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MoparBlog spotted pair of HPP Challenger Superbirds that showed up over the weekend at a big Mopar show near Seattle. The kit goes for around $18,000 and that doesn’t include body work and paint! Apparently they were getting a ton of attention. So what do you think? Would you try to make a brand-new Challenger ...

Will Fast & Furious Help Sell More Darts?

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Chrysler sure hopes so, even though the Dart isn’t in the movie. Still, they’ve been pushing a big ad campaign to help associate the new FWD economobile with the big bad RWD muscle cars of the past. Dodge sold 8,099 Darts last month, their best month yet. But they need to do a lot better ...