Archive for March, 2010

I finally got pictures of my new 2000 Smoker Craft Millentia fishing boat, on back of the Smoker Craft is a 75 horsepower outboard. This is definitely enough horsepower to get this baby up and running, it's able to go 40mph on a really calm day. That's enough to get me to my favorite fishing spot in no time. I really can't wait to do some fishing this spring!

The boat is kind of the reason I have been posting muscle car articles on this site in the last few days. First I had to install a hitch on my girlfriend's Dodge Durango, that took two days or so, reason is I couldn't unscrew the old rusted out bolts. I had to buy a breaker bar at Home Depot and get the right millimeter sockets for the bolts. After that unscrewing the rusted bolts wasn't too bad, don't ever try doing this with a regular wrench. I actually broke two of my wrenches trying to do it.

After I got the hitch on, well what do you know the Durango's back brakes start squealing, I'm thinking in my head "oh boy!" Now I'm going to have to do a brake job! And this was no ordinary brake job, I had to do the rotors and all. The back rotors were so screwed up, the front ones weren't bad but I replaced them anyways. The Dodge Durango has 86,000 miles on it so I thought we might as well do everything.

Eventually another problem surfaced, most of the electronics weren't working on the boat, we had to try and figure out that problem. Luckily it was just a disconnected wire. See there's a lot of things that come up when you buy a boat, not everything's peaches and cream. It definitely costs some cash too to get everything running right.

Finally, everything seems to be working. I'm going to be able to take the boat out for the first time tomorrow. Hopefully we can catch a few fish, I'm hoping for some pike and walleye. It will just be great cruising around in the boat, that's for sure.

When I was working my Smoker Craft boat and Dodge Durango, I had to pull my 2004 SVT Mustang Cobra and 2002 Trans Am WS.6 out of the garage. I got a picture of the two together, I would of pulled the two closer together but I was lazy. Both of the rides were pretty clean when I shot this photo. Since I got my boat in the garage now, I had to push one of the muscle cars out of the garage. Since the SVT Cobra is a limited edition muscle car and it only has 1,000 miles on it, well it looks like the Trans Am is going to have to sit outside for awhile. Well that's until I can move my SVT Cobra into storage. Now after a few days of rain, the poor Trans Am is all dirty again. Man I wish I had a three car garage! But hey, I'm just thankful I have two great muscle cars and a cool fishing boat. I really couldn't ask God for anything else!

Here's the picture of the two muscle cars together: my silver 2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS.6 and my black on black 2004 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra(codenamed Terminator). Kind of a crappy shot of the two, but I was in a hurry to get the brakes done on the Dodge Durango. Maybe when I clean the Trans Am up again I'll get some better photos.

This is a drawing of a Buick muscle car rendered up by Bell Graham. Even though this is a GM muscle car concept, doesn't it look kind of like a Mopar car? The muscle car concept reminds me of the new 2010 Dodge Challenger. I love the hood scoops, but the other features of the front end don't go well with the car. I think this is a very old drawing though, I bet this concept would look very cool back in the 60s or 70s.

Sorry I haven't posted on the blog in a few days, I was busy with my new purchase of a boat. No I'm not selling any of my muscle cars, I'm still going to keep my 2004 SVT Mustang Cobra and my 2002 Trans Am WS.6. But, I am running room in my garage. I'm going to have to move one of those muscle cars out to my parents house, I think it's going to be my 2004 Cobra.

The boat I bought is a 2000 Smoker Craft and I got it off of Craiglist. I don't want to release the figure I bought it for, but I definitely got one hell of a deal. It wasn't easy though, I was checking Craigslist and other websites like ever three hours every day. Some of the other boat classifieds sites I was checking out was iBoats and Boat Trader. Most of those websites though just list dealer's boats, not personally owned boats. So if you buy your boat off one of those websites chances are you're going to be paying $2k extra.

Craigslist is where it's at, some webmasters say the traffic going to that website is just enormous! I think it is since it's taken traffic away from Ebay and other classified websites. Like I said up above though, in order to find a good deal on a boat or car, make sure you check back often. People are always posting cars and boats every minute, I actually found my boat at 3am. Then I called him at 10am the next day, I apologized the owner for calling so early, then I told him how serious I was and he gave me a call back within an hour. For the next few hours after my hour, he said the calls were coming in constantly. The seller allowed me to be the first one to take a hack at the boat, luckily he went with what I offered him. He could of easily sold the boat for $2k+. Believe me, it's not about luck, it's about hard work and using your brain. So if you find something you like you better hop on it immediately!

I posted a picture of what my boat looks like, it's not a very good and big picture but it will do for now. Soon as I trailer it to my house I'll try and post more pictures of the Smoker Craft boat, it sure is one hell of a boat. Hopefully it runs good and there isn't any problems, that's the risk you take when you buy a used boat from another person.

Coming up at the Bristol Motor Speedway is a Mustang challenge, the new 2011 Mustang V6 is trying to do 1,000 laps on one tank of gas. Ford will try to accomplish this feat with a team of Ford engineers and celebrities who will take turns driving the 1,000 laps around the half-mile NASCAR track. It sounds like a really fun challenger, I really hope they accomplish their goal. Ford is also wanting fans to get involved in the 1,000-Lap Challenge by entering a national sweepstakes to guess the total number of complete laps the Mustang will manage around Bristol Motor Speedway.

This has to be one of the most insane car videos I have ever seen on the web. This woman somehow ended up on the front bumper of a 18 wheeler semi truck. Not sure how it happened and they don't really tell us how it happened in the video. I just can't believe the semi truck driver couldn't tell, of course he probably couldn't look down and see the car int front of him. But you would think he could smell the tires burning and feel the drag it put on the semi truck. Supposedly there's an investigation going on, I wonder if the truck driver was drunk? The woman was being pushed at 60mph speeds and this happened for a long time other drivers said, they tried signaling the truck but they couldn't grab his attention. Doesn't this remind you of Steven Spielberg's action classic car movie Duel with Dennis Weaver, man that woman must of been terrified!

This is pretty wild, the actual 1970 Dodge Charger from the first Fast and Furious movie has made it on the Las Vegas Craigslist. It's said to be the Doge Charger used after it hit the semi truck and flipped over. The damage doesn't look too bad, I best some gear head will be able to fix this baby up. It's just too bad that the blower is fake, but believe it or not the Charger has a 440 engine and it still runs. This is the whole description from the ad, I wonder who bought the car?

This world famous Iconic movie stunt car comes with a certificate of authenticity from a world famous Hollywood CA.USA car builder. (The car has been kept in original movie cond. except for fixing the right front suspension to move it from place to place). Buy the “best charger” to own from the Ist movie in the series ,the one that everyone remembers! Has a prop blower on the hood & a 440 mopar engine that still runs exc.. Fast & Furious 4 comes out on april 3rd 2009! I also have for sale several items of the wardrobe & props from the same blockbuster movie including Vin Diesel’s & Paul Walker’s (Iconic)bloody outfits,the title Paul walker holds up to race his car with,the table top from the diner that has a picture of the charger & a picture of Vin Diesel’s fictional dad on it,Vin Diesel’s black (bandit) jacket,Paul Walker’s & Mia’s leather jackets,several of Vin Diesel’s & Paul Walker’s clothes including Vin’s black boots & Paul’s tennis shoes,Ja Rule’s watch ,Mia’s hip hugger jeans,the girl in the ferrari (red dress),etc. All of these items were screen worn or screen used.Each item has a certificate of authenticity from Premiere Props(The company that Universal Studios contracted to sell F&F1 props!) (I also have for sell the 1970 dodge charger(mc’rig)used for close up shots of Vin Diesel). All of these items would be great for a private collection or a museum.

Man I bet this guy is going to receive calls forever, he's probably going to have to change his phone number.  I didn't post the phone number because I want to respect his privacy.  Check the Las Vegas Craigslist section to see if the 1970 Dodge Charger is still up fro sale.

This has to be one of the coolest muscle car diecast models I have seen, it's a model of the 1970 Dodge Charger from the movie "The Fast and the Furious." Everything from the high polished blower supercharger is there, along with the roll bars, slicks, and the chrome torque thrust wheels. This is definitely one diecast model you should have in your house. Maybe even in the back window of your muscle car, that would be really cool!

Isn't this picture of the Dodge Challenger with a blower sick? Found this picture while searching Google, there's no assertion that the muscle car is real, but who cares the muscle car is just amazing looking. The custom flame job and the high polished blower supercharger is what really makes the car. It reminds me of the 1970 Dodge Charger from the movie "The Fast and the Furious." I definitely suggest saving this picture to your hard drive, it's truly one of a kind! Imagine how much horsepower this Dodge Challenger could be making, I'm hoping for 800 horsepower to the rear wheels. This baby surely can lift of the ground! Hey, it's alright to dream right? I'm surprised no one puts blowers like this on new age muscle like in this picture, it definitely looks really cool!

Two of the wildest and rarest 2010 Dodge Challenger models will soon be available to Dodge fans and collectors to commemorate 40 years of Dodge Challenger performance: the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic and Challenger SRT8 Furious Fuchsia editions.

With its Furious Fuchsia Pearl Coat exterior paint and all-new Pearl White leather performance seats, these limited-edition Dodge Challenger models deliver the best of modern American muscle car characteristics - unmistakable design, world-class handling, powerful Hemi V8 engines and technology - now in one of the most significant hues.

"Commemorating four decades of Challenger performance, the new R/T Classic and SRT8 Furious Fuchsia editions modernize one of the most memorable hues from 1970 to create a modern muscle car that exudes more performance, passion and even more nostalgia," said Ralph Gilles, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dodge Car Brand and Senior Vice President - Product Design, Chrysler Group LLC.

"As an ode to our Dodge fans, these highly collective models feature all-new Pearl White leather performance seats with Furious Fuschia accents to deliver a customized, yet contemporary look to the heritage-inspired interior. Sum it all up, and Dodge is delivering a muscle car tribute that no other manufacturer can even match."

Production of the all new 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic and SRT8 in limited-production Furious Fuchsia Pearl Coat will start in May 2010 at the Brampton Assembly plant in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. These special edition coupes will be built on the same assembly line as the award winning and quality proven Dodge Charger and Dodge Charger SRT8 sedans.

The 2010 Dodge Challenger merges the best American muscle car characteristics - unmistakable design, world class handling, powerful engines and technology - to delight driving enthusiasts across several generations. The Dodge Challenger is produced on the company's proven rear-wheel-drive platform to accommodate five passengers with best-in-class rear head and leg room, along with best in class cargo space equal to the Dodge Charger.

With three models of head turning styling, two legendary HEMI V8 engine choices, up to 25 highway mpg, more than 24 safety and security features and modern amenities, including Media Center 730N with voice activated Uconnect Navigation system and real time traffic available, it's no surprise Dodge Challenger was awarded J.D. Power and Associates' "Most Appealing Midsize Sporty Car" in its 2009 APEAL Study.

The U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price(MSRP) for the new 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic in Furious Fuchsia Pearl Coat is $35,140, while the high performance SRT8 model is $45,150 (both prices include $725 destination). Both Furious Fuchsia editions will be available for order at Dodge dealerships nationwide in March. The Challenger was first introduced in late 1969 as a 1970 model year vehicle.

Currently up for auction is a one of a kind 2010 Cobra jet Mustang. This is 1 of 50 special edition Mustangs, this is a great chance to have a piece of Ford's history. Under the hood is a supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 pumping out an estimated 475 horsepower. Other cool mods are an upgraded automatic transmission, only 16 of these Cobra Jet Mustang will have this trans in them. This is of course not a street legal car and is made strictly for drag racing at the track. For more information and bidding, visit this Ebay auction link now!