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gratuitous friday burnout

Dodge D-50 Smokes the Baloneys

The torquey 2.6L Mitsubishi G54B four-banger was installed under the hood of a great number of vehicles, including but not limited to this rusty Dodge D-50 pickup - aka Mitsubishi Mighty Max. There are enough of these engines still running in Monteros, forklifts, K-cars, Starions, and other more industrial applications that parts are still readily available. Good news in case one spins a bearing or kicks a rod while doing a burnout.

3:00 PM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
1,004 views, 15 comments

alphabet soup

Ultimate K-Car: PPG Dodge Twin Turbo Interceptor

Although based on an eighties Dodge Daytona which is technically a G-platform, the Indy World Series Dodge Pace Cars nonetheless represent the apex of K-platform engineering. A Chrysler 2.2L topped with a Cosworth twin-cam head served as the mid-engine heart of this eighties automobile of the rear-drive future. Twin turbos helped the mill create 440 horsepower. An even more futuristic version of these cars known as the M4S Turbo Interceptor starred in The Wraith alongside Charlie Sheen. Though a slew of the cars were built for the movie, the M4S was never put into anywhere near production. Gullwing doors made for star quality egress – Mike Bumbeck More »

4:30 PM on Wed May 9 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
11,695 views, 27 comments

Latest by papajim_48306: I find it extremely interesting that Mr. Bumbeck has taken credit for a photo that I took at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum on September 30, 2006. For the record, the exhibit changed shortly after my picture was taken, so more »

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Feel the Turbo Activated to Serve You Forever


We just can't make up a better line than used by the seller to describe this 1986 Plymouth Caravelle. The turbo sedan also features a cassette deck, and enough burgundy velour to make even Ricardo Montalban jealous. Where was this guy in 1986 when Plymouth needed a catchy ad slogan for this fine Chrysler Corporation K platform derivative? – Mike Bumbeck More »

3:00 PM on Wed May 9 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
1,573 views, 25 comments