With the tagline, “You in a heap of trouble, boy,” Dodge created a memorable character to pitch the 1970 Challenger on television: Sheriff J.W. Higgins. Here’s the story of Sheriff Joe and the commercial where it all began. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Dodge
Video: Unleashing the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon
At the New York Auto Show this week, Dodge finally unveiled its much-touted Challenger SRT Demon. What’s an 840-hp road car good for, anyway? Dodge boss Tim Kuniskis provides some explanation. Continue reading
Sixties Sensation: The 1968 Dodge Daroo I Show Car
In the late ’60s, the wild Barris-created Daroo I generated loads of attention for Dodge on the custom car show circuit. Continue reading
LeeRoy Yarbrough, Ray Fox, and the Hemi Swamp Monster
Part NASCAR stocker, part NHRA funny car, this Dodge Coronet driven by LeeRoy Yarbrough used a supercharged 426 hemi to set the world’s closed-course speed record in 1965. Continue reading
The Amazing Oil Field Dodge Film
REVISED AND UPDATED — Would you treat your modern car this way? Could your vehicle even stand this punishment? Watch an ordinary Dodge four-cylinder sedan perform incredible feats in this legendary 1920s film. Continue reading
More on Cotton Owens
Last week, Motor City Garage joined the motorsports media community in reporting the passing of NASCAR legend Cotton Owens. This week, MCG would like to circle back and explore the great man’s life a little further. Continue reading
CEMA 2012 Charity Car Show at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum
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CEMA is the Chrysler Employees Motorsports Association. Yesterday this fine organization hosted its 23rd annual charity car show at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Michigan.