1942 Dodge Custom Series Club Coupe

Posted By RLD | 04.25.2013

1942 Dodge Custom Series Club Coupe

 

The 1942 model year was probably the shortest in Dodge production history but one of the most important. The automaker threw 110 percent of its manufacturing effort into winning the Second World War for America and the Allies. And while auto production lasted, the ’42 Dodge design helped set styling trends that continue right up to today.

 

Dodge had enjoyed a boom year in 1941, producing 237,000 vehicles. But in 1942, production plummeted to only 68,522 units as civilian passenger car output was throttled back and…

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1942 Dodge Custom Series Club Coupe

Dodge Charger—Eight Speeds to Go!

Posted By RLD | 04.19.2013

Charger 8 Speed

Back in 2012, Dodge Charger was the first in its class to offer an eight-speed automatic transmission. The rest of the category? They’re still struggling to catch up.

 

Standard on the Charger SXT and SXT Plus, optional on the Charger SE, the eight-speed automatic is coupled to an equally advanced engine, the award-winning 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 with 292 hp and optional 300 hp. All powertrains are available in both rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive versions.

 

Why eight speeds?

 

In a nutshell, the more advanced transmission permits the engine to operate in its most…

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Dodge Charger—Eight Speeds to Go!

1980 Dodge Mirada

Posted By RLD | 04.18.2013

1980 Dodge Mirada

 

Personal luxury cars were an important part of the new-car market in the early 1980s, both for sales and as image builders. Sporty two-doors loaded with luxury features drew customers into the showrooms. The Dodge brand’s all-new entry in this highly competitive segment for 1980 was the Mirada, a sleek coupe that was produced for only three years.

 

A bit ahead of its time, perhaps, the Mirada was lean and compact—it was 800 pounds lighter and seven inches shorter than the Magnum, Dodge’s previous model. But like any good…

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1980 Dodge Mirada