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July 29, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Today’s pic is from Luka’s 1969 Dodge Polara ride page. Big C-barge for the win!
May 19, 2009
CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot: the 1956 – 61 Dodge D-500
By Jim Brennan
UDMan
Welcome to the CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot, a regular feature which aims to expand the notion of what a muscle car is, and to try to have some fun in the process. 1956 saw the advent of some true performance bargains. Powerful V8s were no longer exclusive to the expensive cars such as Buick, Cadillac, or Chrysler. They were now showing up in everything from Ramblers to Chevrolets. Not to be left out, the Dodge division of Chrysler had an ace up its sleeve, and unlike the Chrysler 300 Series, or the newly introduced Plymouth Fury, you could get the most powerful engine available in a Dodge for almost every body style. Introducing the Dodge D-500.
Continue reading after the jump!
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January 22, 2009
Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Virgil Exner
By Brian Lohnes
BangShift.com
Automotive designers have the unique ability to design and create something that has the potential to last for a very long time. Guys like Bill Mitchell, Harley Earl, Larry Shinoda were able to capture the public’s imagination with their sexy, timeless ideas.
Virgil Exner does not enjoy that same type of seemingly universal acclaim, despite the fact that his accomplishments and ideas helped shape the visual landscape of automotive design in the ‘50s. Instead, Exner is best remembered for a last batch of cars he designed for Chrysler that not only looked odd when released, they’ve not moved any closer to normal after nearly 50 years since their introduction.
Before we get into that mess, it’s important to look at the entire career of a guy who was really an American success story. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1909, Exner was a bright kid who, throughout his childhood had a well-known fascination with art and cars. He attended Notre Dame for two years before the monetary well ran dry and he returned home to Michigan where he took a job working as a helper at an art studio.
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January 8, 2009
Wheels of Love
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Ok, go read the story on Tom and Louise’s ’68 Polara ride page. It might make you shed a tear!
November 10, 2008
SEMA 2008: 1963 Dodge Polara Wagon Parked Out Front
Even with all the wild and modified rides at SEMA, this clean ’63 Polara wagon still turned a lot of heads. One more pic after the jump.
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May 8, 2008
Mopar Cop Cars
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Last weekend a bunch of cool old Mopar cop cars turned out at the National Police Parade in Newport, Rhode Island. Examples include a NYPD ’88 Diplomat and a RISP ’79 Newport owned by Phil Masso, a CTSP ’74 Fury owned by Tom Weglarz, and a CHP ’73 Polara owned by Tracy Claus. There was also a CHP ’91 Crown Vic owned Steve Spaulding and Tracy Claus, and even a super cool 5.0 Mustang (I’d love to have one of those). You can see all of these cool cruisers after the jump. Thanks to Steve Spaulding for the pics!
