1955 Dodge Rat Rod, Ready To Cruise, Daily Driven Hot Ratrod V8 No Reserve on 2040-cars
Richmond, Virginia, United States
This is a ready to drive Rat Rod. Nice patina, draws attention wherever it goes. I have driven it daily and it is very reliable and pretty fast. The gauges are all functional and include speed/odo, fuel, oil pressure, coolant temp. It was entered in the spring 2014 Rockabilly riot and won best truck. All lights and signals work, it has a horn and 1 windshield wiper. Electric Pusher fan keeps it cool in heavy traffic. Heat works and the vintage air box has components for a/c if you wish to add it. The original "Job Rated" cab has been channeled over the frame and welded into a 2000 chevy S-10 floor pan. The frame is from the same s-10 giving the truck a nice stance, good ride and excellent handling. The rear has been lowered with 2" blocks and the front is still sitting on stock suspension. It would be easy to lower this even more with s-10 components or airbags to make it really low but as a DD its a great ride. The bed is early 50's chevy and has been placed on the s-10 bed floor and reinforced, I have hauled everything from motorcycles to couches in the bed. The 350/turbo 350 driveline mated to an 8.5" rear diff with highway gears even does ok on fuel, my best was just over 20mpg. Edelbrock performer carb and intake with a 1" riser. There is an HEI distributor for low maintenance. Headers into glass packs with side exits sound good without being unreasonably loud. I have a lot of extras to go with it, a brand new trans cooler, a bunch of sheet metal including patches for the door bottoms and flat metal to make skirts on the bed. I have rear fenders that could be altered to install. This little ride even has a spare tire and tools incase you ever get a flat.
The cab has plenty of room for taller occupants, I have had guys 6'5" tall in it with plenty of room left. |
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2014 Dodge Journey Crossroad
Thu, 17 Jul 2014Watchers of the auto industry will notice a theme among the formerly bankrupted American automakers, General Motors and Chrysler. There are the post-bankruptcy vehicles, and the pre-bankruptcy vehicles. The former, in the case of Chrysler, include the Jeep Grand Cherokee, as well as the 200 and 300. For GM, there's the Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Impala and Buick Encore, among others. These vehicles have the freshest styling, with sharp exteriors and well-crafted interiors, as well as advanced powertrains and well-sorted chassis.
As for the pre-bankruptcy vehicles, they tend to be easy to spot. Most suffer from inferior driving dynamics, cheaper interiors, poorer fuel economy and often homely looks (we know, there were some decent cars before the bankruptcy, but they were pretty heavily outweighed by the bad ones). Think late, last-generation Chevrolet Impala or Chrysler 200. Increasingly, though, we're seeing vehicles that split the balance between pre- and post-bankruptcy. Vehicles like the Dodge Journey.
The Journey debuted in 2007 as a 2008 model year vehicle, meaning it should fall into the latter category. But heavily breathed upon in 2011, it now enjoys a new, 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, a big, critically acclaimed touchscreen display and in the case of today's tester, a new-for-2014 Crossroad spec.
Chrysler recalling over 200k vehicles across its brands
Wed, 10 Apr 2013With more than 200,000 units across six separate recalls and almost all of its brands, it appears that Chrysler has officially jumped headfirst into the recall pool this month. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued three official recalls for the automaker, and The Detroit News is reporting that the automaker itself has announced three more.
The biggest of the recalls applies to about 120,000 Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger and Chrysler 300 models for 2011 and 2012 due to faulty wiring harnesses for the seat-mounted side airbags, which could lead to these airbags not deploying in the event of a crash. A little more than 60,000 two-wheel-drive versions of the 2007-2008 Dodge Nitro and 2008 Jeep Liberty SUVs are being recalled due to a heat shield that could cause the driveshaft to break, which if that isn't bad on its own, could then hit underneath where the airbag sensor is mounted, causing the airbags to deploy. Wrapping up NHTSA's recall notices, about 20,000 Jeep Patriot and Jeep Compass models for 2012 are also being recalled due to a problem with the fuel tank transfer tube that could lead to the vehicle stalling. The LX car recall campaign is going into effect this month, while the other two will start next month - all three notices are posted below.
In addition to the official NHTSA recalls, The Detroit News is also reporting that Chrysler is recalling more than 16,000 Ram trucks and a small number of Dodge Dart sedans. Around 6,500 2013 Ram 1500 trucks will be recalled due to an improper adjustment of the parking brake cable from the factory, while 7,000 Cummins-powered 2013 Ram Heavy Duty trucks are being recalled due to an engine cover that does not have as much heat resistance as it is supposed to. Finally, a total of 46 Dodge Dart sedans are being recalled due to a problem with the brake calipers and/or parking brake.
2013 Dodge Dart gets all Moparized
Fri, 08 Feb 2013Last year, Chrysler announced it would be offering more than 150 Mopar parts and accessories on the 2013 Dodge Dart, and we got a look at some of these parts firsthand at the Chicago Auto Show. Showing off all the optional parts at once would surely create a gaudy monstrosity, so Chrysler chose to equip this particular Dart GT with just a handful of Mopar goodies, which still gave the car a nice and tasteful custom look that is available straight from the dealership (and with a full warranty, too).
Decked out in a factory color called Header Orange Clear Coat - also a very appropriate show car hue - this car added exterior styling parts such as the vented, carbon fiber hood, the bolt-on front chin spoiler and a matte black decklid spoiler. Looking inside the car, you'd think the red-accented interior is part of the Mopar parts bin, too, but this is actually what the standard Dart GT cabin will look like when it goes on sale.