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Government-Issue 1986 Dodge Aries LE

There was some grumbling about the first Chrysler K Car we saw in this series, but there's no way I can run across a Government K sedan and not share it with the world. The Taurus and Lumina elbowed aside just about all the "official vehicle" K cars way back in the early 90s (and, to be fair, the K wasn't the most reliable car ever made, especially when operated by lead-footed public servants), but this plain-gray-wrapper Aries managed to beat the odds and stay on the road. It appears to be owned by the same guy who owns the second-ever DOTS vehicle, and it looks like he's fixing it up. Those of you who feel strongly about the idea of DOTS K-cars (for or against) be sure to vote in the poll after the jump.
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9:00 AM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,265 views, 75 comments

Latest by FuzzyPlushroom: @theeastbaykid: '80s Escorts and Cavaliers. Omnis and K-cars. Third-gen F-bodies. Hidden-headlamp Accords, pre '87 Camrys, G-bodies (with stock rims ONLY)... I can't say I'd mind really. more »

chrysler

LeBaron Turbo: Luxury and Performance

From the faded luxury sleeper department comes this Chrysler Lebaron turbo. Grandma picked up the turbo K-car off the showroom floor and passed it on to this guy, who installed a manual boost controller along with an exhaust and brought it out to the track. Running 20 pounds of boost the turbo K clicked off the quarter mile clocks in the mid-thirteen second zone. After being stamped into dozens of somewhat different variants that stretched across numerous brands, it was the K-car that saved Chrysler last time around. At the nexus of this cross-engineered platform jamboree was the Chryslerati, which saved neither Chrysler nor Maserati from anything but opera windows. – Mike Bumbeck More »

2:00 PM on Tue Apr 3 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
1,687 views, 18 comments

Latest by Frost Face: Don't get me started on sweet turbo minivans 4g63 AWD Eagle Minivan FTMFW! A buddy of mine used to hustle the hell out of some local cavalier/neon ricers with one! more »

novelties

Death to the K Car! Woman Saws Aries in Half

Oh, the poor, maligned K Car. Long the butt of jokes, you nevertheless helped save Chrysler's bacon at a time when it was in mortal danger. And what respect are you paid? You're chopped in half in under a minute by a 22-year-old woman wielding a reciprocating saw. Kelly Breton took just 58.76 seconds to separate the vehicle's front from its rear at industrial tool supplier N.H. Bragg's open house in Bangor, ME. We have no idea if she ate cake afterward. [Thanks to prplhaze for the tip] More »

5:30 PM on Fri Jul 14 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
482 views, 3 comments

Latest by scotco: ...and here's this old related chestnut: http://www.smh.com.au/news/Unusual-Tales/Man-shoots-car-fe... more »