1969 GTO, Judge Tribute Build “JudgeMental”

This car was found in Tuscon Arizona, a rust free survivor, but as you can see it was in ragged condition (see here). Media blasting confirmed the rust free and basically untouched sheet metal. Most of the external sheet metal was such that we just decided to replace it. This will be a top drawer pro-touring car. We had the talented guys at Street Rod Garage build this awesome chassis which will lower the ride height materially and give it track ready performance. The chassis incorporates drilled and slotted large Wilwood brakes with stainless steel lines and polished calipers connected to Wilwood pedals and boosters. It also includes a polished Curry rear differential, polished stainless tank and lines, and a narrowed rear (three inched on each side) allowing us to mini-tub the rear. The mini tub will allow up to 15 inches of clearance. The experts at Butler Performance Engines built the fuel injected powerplant, a mere 665 HP and 650 lbs of torque, that will be backed by a Tremec six speed transmission. Custom fabrication includes mini tubs, smoothed firewall, fabricated floor tunnel to make space for the six speed, a hand made custom fiberglass from bumper, and lots of other mods you will see as this build progresses. Naturally we will work every body panel so the gaps are perfect, something we always do and something you simply won’t find on a stock muscle car. Paint will be much like a traditional Ram Air IV Judge (carousel red) but of course, like all ISRC builds we will add the awesome touches that make all of our builds stand out.

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1970 Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi Convertible

http://www.musclecaroftheweek.com - This week, we take a look at 1/12 of the total production of 1970 Dodge Challenger convertibles built with the 426 Hemi V8. Of the 12, 9 were US cars, with the other three built for export. This is one of the nicest restorations in the Brothers Collection, and that is saying a lot!

Finding a Hemi Challenger convertible today is no ordinary thing, especially when one considers that Dodge produced only nine such cars in 1970. The second one produced, and the first to hit the street, did so under unusual circumstances: it was sold by the dealer principle at cost to a friend while they were playing their weekly game of checkers. In return for the sizeable discount, the buyer, a Poplar Bluffs, MO anesthesiologist named Langford Palmer, agreed to the dealer’s one caveat, that he race it on the street. It was a win-win accord: Palmer and his Challenger built a reputation as unbeatable, and the Dodge dealer’s sales went through the roof.

Palmer eventually sold the Challenger to a Ford dealer, who transplanted the Hemi into his boat, put a smaller engine in the car and sold it to a farmer near Rapid City, SD. That might have been the end of the story, had the Hemi engine not been discovered years later in a Denver, Colorado machine shop, its owner having abandoned it when he could not pay the shop’s bill for machining services. A buyer, Mr. Jim Lynch, paid the shop’s bill, located Langford Palmer through Chrysler’s records division, and through Palmer managed to purchase the car from the Rapid City farmer. Lynch then took both the engine and the Challenger to Roger Gibson for restoration in 1993. Gibson completed the project in 1996, after insisting on factory correctness rather than the over-restored approach initially favored by Lynch. 

Picture: sportscardigest.com

Today the car remains factory correct and expertly detailed, just as Roger Gibson insisted on when he first undertook its restoration. The underhood detailing in particular has received special attention in a Mopar Action magazine article about the car, in which Gibson recounted the fine points of correctly finishing this exceptionally rare Hemi Challenger to Certified Reference status.

Number 2 in the total production sequence of nine Hemi Challenger convertibles, the car comes with copies of the original dealer paperwork, including the bill of sale.

Highlights:

- Number 2 of only 9 1970 Hemi Challenger R/T convertibles
- Purchased new at Jackson Dodge, Poplar Bluff, MO
- 426/425 HP Hemi with Torque Flite automatic
- Green Poly with Green interior
- Power steering
- Bucket seats, console
- Rallye wheels
- AM radio
- Woodgrain dash and console trim
- Electric clock
- Tachometer
- Dealer records
- NOS heads and intake
- Restored to Mopar Certified Reference Restoration status between 1993 and 1996
- Featured in Mopar Action magazine

Sources: Youtube and Mecum.com

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1968 AMC Javelin SST 343 V8

I thought you AMC fans might like a look at this very clean 1968 Javelin SST. It's powered by the 343 V8, equipped with an Edelbrock 4 BBL carb, an Offenhauser aluminum intake, and long tube headers. It's a nice straight car, that is ready to go. I hope you find it interesting, thanks for watching!

Filmed at Country Classic Cars in Staunton, IL
www.CountryClassicCars.com

Source: Youtube.

Just a very cool 1968 Camaro!

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1971 Plymouth Road Runner 426 Hemi

This week, we're taking a look at a Hemi powered musclecar featuring a cartoon character in the grill. This 1971 Hemi Road Runner is a very limited production car that still retains a full-power 426 Hemi. 

It features outstanding details like the functional air grabber hood feeding fresh air to the 425 hp, 426 cube Hemi V-8. Inside, you will find a bench seat, a four-speed handle and little else. 

The exterior styling is bold with the new-for-1971 styling and the distinctive reflective stripe. It is one of many Hemi powered cars in the Brothers Collection and it is our Muscle Car Of The Week!

History:

Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX, designers decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car concept. Plymouth wanted a car able to run 14-second times in the quarter mile (402 m) and sell for less than US$3000. Both goals were met, and the low-cost muscle car hit the street. The success of the Road Runner would far outpace the upscale and lower volumeGTX, with which it was often confused.

In 1971, the coupe bodywork was completely changed to a more rounded "fuselage" design in keeping with then-current Chrysler styling trends, including a steeply raked windshield, hidden cowl, and deeply inset grille and headlights. In a departure from previous thinking, the B-Body two-door bodies shared little if any sheet metal, glass, or trim with the four-door bodies. 

The convertible was canceled. 1971 was a high-water year for ride and handling for the Road Runner. The overall length was decreased, but the wheelbase was increased, and a rear sway bar was used in conjunction with staggered rear leaf springs, resulting in better handling and cornering without the stiff ride. It also saw the introduction of the 340-4bbl option, and a detuned 383 "Road Runner" engine with 8.7 compression, hardened exhaust valve seats, and power dropping to 300 hp (224 kW). 

In return, Road Runners with the 340 and 383 engine received a standard insurance rating without the costly premiums normally tacked onto muscle cars. The 383 would now run on regular gas. Aerodynamics were much improved over the first generation Road Runners, resulting in much-improved high-speed handling.

Sources: Youtube and Wikipedia. See also V8TVSHOW.COM

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Paul Jackson, and his Big Block 1969 Oldsmobile 442 - Jay Leno's garage

Picture: NBC.com

Jay Leno isn't really known as a punishing driver. If Jay Leno's Garage is any indication, you know that he might get on the throttle a little bit, but he's hardly reckless. However, this week Leno actually does a little damage to the car he's driving while showcasing the 1969 Oldsmobile 442 restomod owned by his buddy, guitarist Paul Jackson Jr., formerly of The Tonight Show Band.

Test drive: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

Justin Bell gets behind the wheel of a game changer, the one and only 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.

The Hellcat already boasts an impressive resume, with a National Hot Rod Association-certified quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.2 seconds at 125 miles per hour (with drag radials, the run dropped to just 10.8 seconds at 126 mph) The vehicle's top speed is 199 miles per hour. At 707 peak horsepower, the Challenger SRT Hellcat is the most powerful American production car — ever. At a starting price of $60,990 (including destination charge) the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat offers one horsepower for every $86.27 dollars.

The Hellcat is the first Dodge to feature two keys — a red and a black version. The red key unleashes all 707 horsepower and every one of the Hellcat’s numerous performance settings for suspension, steering and traction control. The black key limits peak power to “just” 500 while keeping engine rpm below 4000 and the transmission out of first gear.


The new gearbox, 8HP90 (rather than the 8HP70) is "upgraded to handle the extra power and torque," says Dan Reid, SRT's manager of product design and motorsports.

This thing looks to be an absolute monster.

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