On the Cover:
30 HOT WINGS INDEED---IT DOESN'T GET MUCH HOTTER than it did at the Mecum Auction in May where money changed hands at a whirlwind pace, sending record-setting prices into the stratosphere and beyond. Our cover car is a '69 Hemi Daytona that hammered for an astounding $1.3 million. See even more of the insane market activity on other cars in the '22 auction world as well.
MEMORABLE MOPARS
18 IT'S A MOD MOD MOD WORLD---Here's a '68 Road Runner like no other. Starting out as a stock restoration, the technically savvy owner switched gears and packed lots of late-model technology into this beeper while still maintaining a stock appearance. This is our first "Gee, Mr. Wizard" on steroids feature (and maybe our last).
24 THE CHASE---Keep that box of Kleenex close by for this heartwarming, tear-jerking, stomach-churning tale of a one-of-7 2013 Mr. Norm's Challenger and what it put its owner through the good times and the not-so-good. Actually, we ran this same story, just substituting a beagle for the car in our sister pub, Woof Action, and it got great reviews (your review may vary).
36 TIP D' THE SPEAR---Our Zookeeper gets to the point on this cool '68 Dart right after going through his usual "setting the stage" intra of reviewing popular vocal artists and tunes of the day. When you're finished humming along, you'll learn how this GTS tribute was upgraded to modern performance standards with all kinds of neat sfuff, including a dose of alky-and not for the motor.
46 FIRST FISH---Imagine getting your first 'Cuda, a '71 model bought before you were old enough to drive. Well, stop imagining -and start reading what this youngster had to go through in order to pay for this ride. He also ended up restoring and rodding it into a 10-sec. street-stripper. Should be a good example for the ne'er do wells that seem to fill today's news.
58 TRUCK DRIVER'S SPECIAL, PLEASE---The hero in this tale wanted a '70 Super Bee in the worst way since he was 14. Did he get it? Well, we'd have 6 blank pages in this issue if he didn't. But not just any '70 Bee, his had to be numbers-matching, have the N96 Ramcharger hood, 4-speed, and C-stripe. We crunch the numbers for you to reveal how many of these were produced and the twists and turns of fate for our Mo'fan to finally snag one.
70 HARDENED WITH TIME---Not about cheese, but a 1979 Volare coupe. After going through that '70s music thing again, Zookeeper finally gets into the car. If you think these F-bodies don't get no respect like Rodney Dangerfield, think again, as unlike Dangerfield, they can be built into a very respectable performing handling machine as this one is. Follow along the wrench twisting and toe-tapping to Donna Summer.
TIMELESS TECH
52 PRDJECT(SJ DOUBLE A’S---Recovering from another wardrobe malfunction, our tireless tech editor launches into a new groundbreaking series with two projects that feature installing a 3 Gen Hemi into an A-body. One will be a lo-buck version with a junkyard 5.7 for all you folks on unemployment insurance, while the second will be an all-out hi-buck deal with a new 6.4 crate motor into the Green Brick. This is gonna be great. We can hardly wait for the next installment (and our pay packet).
62 FLOOD CONTROL---Just back from a near-death experience "I was flat-out when she told me to hit the gas and my (heart) valves floated," our beloved tech editor gives you a dose of wiper tech. Yeah, wiper tech. (Hey, he's even able to give you 10 pages on emptying your ashtray). Here, he shows you how to replace your wiper pivot seals to prevent under-dash leaks, so as not to ruin your new Air Jordans. You wouldn't want that to happen, would you?
FAR-FLUNG FEATURES
40 THE DOWN-UNDER DUO DOES THE OISTANCE ... AGAIN!---It's the Ehrenberg-Dowell show! This time the dynamic duo attempts another 3500-mite cross-country trek from west to east. Here's the kickoff of what is hyped to be a chair-gripping, nail-biting, tooth-chipping adventure series that will keep you on the edge of your pool float for many issues to come.
66 HAVE GUNS, WILL TRAVEL Nope, we're not going to Chicago for this story but to Rockingham, NC, where the big guns are fine-tuned Hemicars assembled for the Modern Street Hemi Shootout. You want action? We got action. You want excitement? We got excitement. You want crazy? We got crazy. You want snooze? We ain't got no snooze.
74 COILED & READY---The saga of Austin Coil, undeniably the greatest crew chief in drag racing history. Follow his career in this documentary from his early days with the Chi-Town Hustler to his finale with John Force. Written by master wordsmith Paul Stenquist, who was there to see and report on it first hand. This one's a not-to·be·missed.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT LAST ISSUE
4 EDITOR'S NOTES
6 ZOOKEEPER'S DIARY
8 CREC'S CORNER
10 TECH TOPICS
12 RESTO TOPICS
14 MISSING MOPARS
85 MOPE OR NOPE
87 COOL STUFF
95 BLAST FROM THE PAST
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