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OK, I'm broke and thinning the herd to a manageable level. The problem, as per usual, is that I have big dreams for every car in the fleet, so it can be hard for me to pick what's most important to do.
In the magazine world, I can often make that choice by what's most interesting to the audience, since many of my cars end up in the mag one way or another. You are the audience, so your opinion counts.
My Super Bee will get revamped this year, so no need to bring that up. Fixing and running the F-Bomb is coming before that.
But I have four Mopars that need to turn into two. Whatever is left may someday get built, so help me decide which TWO to keep.
The first is a '74 Cuda that you may have seen on the HRM Barn Finds cover two years ago. It's a 318 car in rought but rust-free shape. My plan is to Comet wash it, retain the full-on '70s look with Cragars etc, and drop in a 440 or Hemi with a tunnel ram for even more '70s vibe.
The second is Mojave Green, a real Hemi '66 Satellite (one of 300-something) that is VERY cut up as an old drag car. The plan with it would be to stab a Hemi in it, someday ad mechanical fuel injection, and put it together with yellow plastic windows and stuff for a late-'60s drag vibe. It would not ever be street legal, but would run the 10.60 or 9.60 index at the nostalgia drags.
The third is the '68 Dart I got from Dulcich. I've wanted a Hemi Dart for 15 years, and I'd do this as the street-race beater version of a Hurst car, hacked quarters and all. It would be fast, not pretty.
Finally, there's this '71 Road Runner that I am in the middle of working a trade for. I love the bodystyle and have always wanted another one since I sold my Six Pack car in the '80s. I've had a '72 RR and a '72 Satellite, both of which I sold off because they were not '71. This purple car is a 383 four-speed car with no ps, no pb. I'd leave it pretty stock and just drive it. It needs cleanup and seats.
Which two stay, which two go?
In the magazine world, I can often make that choice by what's most interesting to the audience, since many of my cars end up in the mag one way or another. You are the audience, so your opinion counts.
My Super Bee will get revamped this year, so no need to bring that up. Fixing and running the F-Bomb is coming before that.
But I have four Mopars that need to turn into two. Whatever is left may someday get built, so help me decide which TWO to keep.
The first is a '74 Cuda that you may have seen on the HRM Barn Finds cover two years ago. It's a 318 car in rought but rust-free shape. My plan is to Comet wash it, retain the full-on '70s look with Cragars etc, and drop in a 440 or Hemi with a tunnel ram for even more '70s vibe.
The second is Mojave Green, a real Hemi '66 Satellite (one of 300-something) that is VERY cut up as an old drag car. The plan with it would be to stab a Hemi in it, someday ad mechanical fuel injection, and put it together with yellow plastic windows and stuff for a late-'60s drag vibe. It would not ever be street legal, but would run the 10.60 or 9.60 index at the nostalgia drags.
The third is the '68 Dart I got from Dulcich. I've wanted a Hemi Dart for 15 years, and I'd do this as the street-race beater version of a Hurst car, hacked quarters and all. It would be fast, not pretty.
Finally, there's this '71 Road Runner that I am in the middle of working a trade for. I love the bodystyle and have always wanted another one since I sold my Six Pack car in the '80s. I've had a '72 RR and a '72 Satellite, both of which I sold off because they were not '71. This purple car is a 383 four-speed car with no ps, no pb. I'd leave it pretty stock and just drive it. It needs cleanup and seats.
Which two stay, which two go?
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