by Paul G | Mar 12, 2010 | Members
I’ve had a fascination with cars my whole life, back in the 70’s I owned a Chevy SS396 El Camino, a Dodge Dart Sport 340 and a Chevy Camaro Z28. I have made my living working on cars and have even rebuilt a few including a 1977 Pontiac Firebird in the...
by Paul G | Dec 14, 2009 | Members
In May of last year the Mopar bug bit. Always wanting a 70 Roadrunner or 2-door B-body, it’s out of my budget. So the search began for the biggest and most unique, a C-body with the mighty RB engine. I’ve been a Mopar nut since childhood, owning a 71 340...
by Paul G | Mar 14, 2009 | Members
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ In 1997, I bought a dark green with white vinyl top 1974 Barracuda for $350. Originally my intentions were to use the car for parts, but I realized the car had potential. All the interior and glass were...
by Paul G | Dec 10, 2008 | Members
CHRISTMAS IN JULY February 2006, Detroit Auto Show, Dodge unveils the Challenger concept car. WOW, I need to get one of those. It looked so much like the 1970s Challenger, and that was a good looking car. Unfortunately I missed out on owning one back in the 70’s and...
by Paul G | Jun 10, 2008 | Members
A Dream “In Progress” Being a baby boomer, life long auto mechanic,and a car racing fan, I have always been interested in restoring an old car or building my own hot rod. But I never had the money (having served 20 years in the Air Force and was required to...
by Paul G | Mar 10, 2008 | Members
My ’65 Dodge Coronet has been in our family since I was 8 years old. We originally got it out of a marsh in Berlin, WI from a cousin. It was a total basket case; rotten floors, and rear quarter panels,it took us about 3 days to get it out of the ground and towed home....