Wednesday, February 29, 2012

1967 Dodge Coronet R/T


The car I chose to write about this week is the 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T.  Beginning in 1967, Chrysler decided that the Hemi should be available only in their badged muscle cars. The top engine option for the rest of the Coronet line was supposed to be the 383 V8. Despite this, some Hemi-powered 1967 Coronet Deluxe two-door sedans were produced. There is also one Hemi-powered 1967 Coronet 440 two-door hardtop known, which is not among the 55  Super Stock cars produced for Dodge drag racers. This is a very cool car considering this body style of the Dodge Coronet was only produce between 1965 and 1967 and in its first year of being released it was a best seller for Dodge.

Friday, February 17, 2012

1971 Plymouth GTX 440 6 Pack


The car I chose to write about this week is the 1971 Plymouth GTX 440 6 Pack. I chose this car because one day I want to own one of these cars. This car was introduced in 1967. The 1971 was the last year that the car was made. There were three models of engines available for this year.Engine choices were 440 four-barrel, 440 with three two-barrels (Six Barrel) , and 426 Hemi.Due partly to rising insurance rates on muscle cars, sales were low and there were less than 3000 of this car produced in 1971. Sorry its a few minutes late, forgot to do it until 3:55.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

1969 Pontiac GTO "The Judge"


The car I chose to write about this week is the 1969 Pontiac GTO nicknamed "The Judge". Even though I'm not a GM fan this is the only car I would ever own. This car was produced in the United States from 1964 to 1974 a ten year span.The previous economy engine and standard 350 horsepower 400 V8 remained the same, while the 360 horsepower 400 was upgraded to the Ram Air III, rated at 366 hp at 5,100 rpm. The top option was the 370 horsepower Ram Air IV.The most significant event of 1969 for the GTO was the launch of a new model called 'The Judge'.The Judge name came from a comedy routine, "Here Come de Judge", used repeatedly on the Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In TV show. The Judge was made affordable so that they could compete with the Plymouth Road Runner.The GTO sales did not compare with both the Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 and the Plymouth Road Runner, but 72,287 were sold during the 1969 model year, with 6,833 of them being The Judge. The rarest GTO was the Ram Air IV Judge convertible only five were built.