The Art of Mopar : Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Muscle Cars

**__The Art of Mopar: Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Muscle Cars__is the ultimate portrayal of history's ultimate muscle cars. This is the ultimate visual history of greatest muscle cars.** The history of Chrysler Corporation is, in many ways, a history of a company floundering from one financial crisis to the next. While that has given shareholders **fits for nearly a century**, it has also motivated the Pentastar company to **create some of the most outrageous, and collectible, cars ever built** in the United States. From the moment Chrysler unleashed the Firepower hemi V-8 engine on the world for the 1951 model year, they had been **cranking out the most powerful engines on the market**. Because the company pioneered the use of lightweight unibody technology, it had the stiffest, lightest bodies in which to put those most powerful engines, and that is the basic muscle-car formula: **add one powerful engine to one light car**. When the muscle car era exploded onto the scene, Chrysler unleashed the mighty **Mopar muscle cars**, the Dodges and Plymouths that **defined the era**. Fabled nameplates like **Charger**, **Road Runner**, **Super Bee**, **'Cuda**, and **Challenger** defined the era and rank among the most valuable collector cars ever produced by an American automaker. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 4 Title......Page 7 Copyright......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10 INTRODUCTION......Page 11 PART 1 RAPID ACCELERATION......Page 12 CHAPTER ONE 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury Super Stock 426......Page 15 CHAPTER TWO 1965 Plymouth Convertible 426 Wedge......Page 23 CHAPTER THREE 1966 Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi......Page 31 CHAPTER FOUR 1967 Plymouth Satellite GTX Convertible 426 Hemi......Page 39 CHAPTER FIVE 1967 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi......Page 47 CHAPTER SIX 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T 426 Hemi......Page 57 PART 2 FLAT OUT......Page 64 CHAPTER SEVEN 1968 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi......Page 67 CHAPTER EIGHT 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi......Page 75 CHAPTER NINE 1969 Plymouth Road Runner 440 6-Barrel A12......Page 83 CHAPTER TEN 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Coupe Mod Top......Page 91 CHAPTER ELEVEN 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona 440......Page 99 CHAPTER TWELVE 1970 Plymouth Hemi ’Cuda Coupe......Page 107 CHAPTER THIRTEEN 1970 Plymouth AAR ’Cuda......Page 115 CHAPTER FOURTEEN 1970 Plymouth Superbird......Page 123 CHAPTER FIFTEEN 1970 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi......Page 131 CHAPTER SIXTEEN 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A......Page 139 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 1970 Dodge Super Bee 440 Six-Pack......Page 147 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 1970 Plymouth ’Cuda Convertible 340......Page 155 PART 3 RAPID DECELERATION......Page 162 CHAPTER NINETEEN 1971 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi Pilot Car......Page 165 CHAPTER TWENTY 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 440+6......Page 173 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi from Mr. Norm’s......Page 181 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO 1971 Plymouth Hemi ’Cuda Coupe......Page 189 CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX 440+6......Page 197 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR 1980 Kenny Bernstein Plymouth Arrow Funny Car......Page 205 CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat......Page 213 PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES......Page 221 D......Page 223 O......Page 224 Y......Page 225 Cover 1 Half Title 4 Title 7 Copyright 6 CONTENTS 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10 INTRODUCTION 11 PART 1 RAPID ACCELERATION 12 CHAPTER ONE 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury Super Stock 426 15 CHAPTER TWO 1965 Plymouth Convertible 426 Wedge 23 CHAPTER THREE 1966 Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi 31 CHAPTER FOUR 1967 Plymouth Satellite GTX Convertible 426 Hemi 39 CHAPTER FIVE 1967 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi 47 CHAPTER SIX 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T 426 Hemi 57 PART 2 FLAT OUT 64 CHAPTER SEVEN 1968 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi 67 CHAPTER EIGHT 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi 75 CHAPTER NINE 1969 Plymouth Road Runner 440 6-Barrel A12 83 CHAPTER TEN 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Coupe Mod Top 91 CHAPTER ELEVEN 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona 440 99 CHAPTER TWELVE 1970 Plymouth Hemi ’Cuda Coupe 107 CHAPTER THIRTEEN 1970 Plymouth AAR ’Cuda 115 CHAPTER FOURTEEN 1970 Plymouth Superbird 123 CHAPTER FIFTEEN 1970 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi 131 CHAPTER SIXTEEN 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 139 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 1970 Dodge Super Bee 440 Six-Pack 147 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 1970 Plymouth ’Cuda Convertible 340 155 PART 3 RAPID DECELERATION 162 CHAPTER NINETEEN 1971 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi Pilot Car 165 CHAPTER TWENTY 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 440+6 173 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi from Mr. Norm’s 181 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO 1971 Plymouth Hemi ’Cuda Coupe 189 CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE 1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX 440+6 197 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR 1980 Kenny Bernstein Plymouth Arrow Funny Car 205 CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat 213 PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES 221 INDEX 223 A 223 B 223 C 223 D 223 E 224 F 224 G 224 H 224 I 224 J 224 K 224 L 224 M 224 N 224 O 224 P 225 R 225 S 225 T 225 V 225 W 225 Y 225 Get an up-close-and-personal view of Chrysler's muscle cars with stunning studio portraits by Tom Loeser. The history of Chrysler Corporation is, in many ways, a history of a company floundering from one financial crisis to the next. While that has given shareholders fits for nearly a century, it has also led to the creation of some of the most collectible cars ever built in the United States. Chrysler didn't invent the muscle-car genre--that honor is universally given to Pontiac's John Z. Delorean and his crew of hot rodders, hooligans, and hucksters. But Chrysler certainly could have invented the genre because by the time Pontiac sprang the GTO on the world, Chrysler had been building cars to the muscle-car formula for over a decade. Ever since Chrysler introduced the Firepower hemi V-8 engine for the 1951 model year, it had the most powerful engines on the market, and because the company pioneered the use of lightweight unibody technology, it was soon putting the most powerful engines in the lightest cars. The end result was utter and complete domination in all forms of racing. Featuring cars from the incomprable Brothers' Collection, The Art of Mopar: Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Muscle Cars celebrates these cars in studio portraits using the light-painting process perfected by Tom Loeser. It is the ultimate portrayal of the ultimate muscle cars The Art of Mopar: Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Muscle Cars is the ultimate portrayal of history's ultimate muscle cars. This is the ultimate visual history of greatest muscle cars. The history of Chrysler Corporation is, in many ways, a history of a company floundering from one financial crisis to the next. While that has given shareholders fits for nearly a century , it has also motivated the Pentastar company to create some of the most outrageous, and collectible, cars ever built in the United States. From the moment Chrysler unleashed the Firepower hemi V-8 engine on the world for the 1951 model year, they had been cranking out the most powerful engines on the market . Because the company pioneered the use of lightweight unibody technology, it had the stiffest, lightest bodies in which to put those most powerful engines, and that is the basic muscle-car formula: add one powerful engine to one light car . When the muscle car era exploded onto the scene, Chrysler unleashed the mighty Mopar muscle cars , the Dodges and Plymouths that defined the era . Fabled nameplates like Charger , Road Runner , Super Bee , 'Cuda , and Challenger defined the era and rank among the most valuable collector cars ever produced by an American automaker. Chrysler unleashed the hemi in 1951, redefining performance. Featuring cars from the Brothers' Collection, The Art of Mopar: Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Muscle Cars celebrates Chrysler muscle in studio portraits