Top Gear Tests A 1968 Dodge Charger 440 R/T

In this episode, Top Gear’s Richard Hammond, also known as the “Hamster”, took the all-American classic 1968 Dodge Charger R/T out for a spin to see how it rides. The Charger R/T, one of our personal “dream garage cars” was fitted with improved suspension, heavy-duty brakes, dual exhaust, and of course, the all-mighty 440 V8 Magnum engine (7.2-liters, 375 bhp) combined with a Torqueflite 727 3-speed auto or optionally, with a 4-speed manual gearbox. As much as they would have liked to, Top Gear avoided practicing their usual mischief on the R/T so don’t except to see any explosions or cliff jumps (thank God), just your usual Brit sarcasm. -Video after the jump

Video: John Schneider awaiting final bid on ebay for General Lee

On Friday, May 4, 2007, John Schneider’s “Genera Lee” 1969 Dodge Charger was sold on ebay for a breathtaking $9,900,500, making it the second most expensive car ever auctioned; “just” $1.1 million away from the $11 million paid for a 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Sports Coupe that was sold by Christie's in 1987. Schneider, aka Bo Duke, had a couple of his pals’ record the last agonizing (?) minutes of the ebay auction. Conclusion: either Schneider has obtained truckloads of millions during his career, either he’s the most cool headed person I’ve ever seen in my life.

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Dodge Demon Concept Video

Dodge just released a video of its Dodge Demon concept car, which will debut at the Geneva Auto Show in March. The initial 9 min long vid included driving and static scenes but no sound since it’s a “B-Roll footage” so once again we took action and added a couple of songs. Hope you like!

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1970 Dodge Charger 500 TV Commercial: Sexy Sheila vs Geeky Charlotte

In this classic 70's commercial Dodge tries to convince us that besides being ultra fast, the Charger 500 can be ultra sexy acting like a magnet to beautiful women. While the owner is trying to pop the question to his geeky sweetheart Charlotte, a sexy "gal" in a yellow bikini called Sheila nocks on his window... via: Autoblog.com

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