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Bullitt Charger Or Bluesmobile Monaco?

We took a break from Star Car Shootout last week during all the Geneva coverage, but we're back today with another great matchup. The last shootout had two of Steve McQueen's silver screen rides go at it, and after two weeks of voting, the Mustang from Bullitt has beaten the Porsche 911 from Le Mans in another closely contested battle-o'-cool.

Just to keep everyone excited for this Saturday's Bullitt screening Detroit meetup, we're pitting the '68 Dodge Charger from Bullitt against the '74 Dodge Monaco Bluesmobile from the original Blues Brothers movie. Both are big black Dodges with thumping V8s. Both starred in spectacular chase scenes and performed big-air jumps. But your votes will decide which one has that certain undefinable something: Which one is cooler?
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1:01 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Mark Arnold
4,034 views, 106 comments

Latest by DerKublewagen53: I can't choose, they are both 440's. Although the 440 did have higher performance ratings in '68 than in '74, more »

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Now You Can Roll On Dubs Like A Senator

You might think that a California State Senator, especially the President Pro Tem of the State Senate, would drive a Prius or an Aptera or something. But that's not the case. Oakland Democrat Senator Don Perata has been tooling around in a red Dodge Charger R/T with the 5.7-liter HEMI V8. Not only that, it's been running around on a set of 22" Panther chrome rims. Stylish. And now that it's on eBay it can be all yours.

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10:20 AM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,882 views, 33 comments

Latest by SuperCarnitas: @bd_oakland: and this, although it's more like Union City-Fremont.+ Watch video more »