Grandiose GTX
No matter how you look at it, the 1971 Plymouth GTX is one of the most striking machines of the entire muscle-car era. Fairly unique, distinctive, sta...
Where Are They Now, Part 8: Road Runner Became Superbird
Today, it’s Richard Petty Blue, lives in Estonia, and has been transformed into a Superbird. But once upon a time, it was orange, lived in Sweden, and...
The Family Mopar® Garage: Part I
Somewhere in the Åland archipelago, halfway between Sweden and Finland, sits one of the finest Mopar® garages in all of the Nordic countries. Inside t...
A Road Runner at Last
It’s rare to see a couple as tightly knit as Ulf and Gerd Eklund. I’ve met them at countless car shows and other gatherings over the decades, and I ca...
The Psychopath Red Dart
I don’t know about you, but when someone is more competent than I am, I tend to get a little nervous. As I prepare to photograph Anne-Louise Lindberg’...
Across Europe in a Belvedere
Some people drive 500 kilometers (around 310 US miles) in their classic car over the summer; others do ten times that. But Marcus Johansson isn’t sati...
The Salty Dodge
Massive tires, a weak converter and a herd of restless horses weren’t exactly the ideal combo for safe driving. And even though Anders Ohlin’s Dodge 3...
Anything But a Rookie
Take a look at Thomas Eriksson’s 1966 Dodge Coronet. Sure, it looks “kind and a little grandpa-ish,” to use Thomas’s own words. But don’t be fooled &#...
HEMI® Dart Replaces the HEMI ’Cudas
The dream was clear – and in the end, it wasn’t a HEMI® ’Cuda. Or even two. The HEMI ’Cudas that Ingemar Thelin once owned have long since been...
Stable Satellite With a Humble HEMI®
So… I headed for Dalarna and the Orsa Drag Fest. But the sight of muscle cars lifting their rear ends and the smell of burnt rubber weren’t the only m...
Green, Mean, Mopar® Machine
Imagine having to take the boat over to Finland to find truly wild muscle cars with the proper stance – rear end in the air, hole in the hood an...
Barracuda With a Bite
Most people say they “dust off” old possessions when they bring them back to life. For Leif Östberg of Hassela, it was more like shaving… After...
Third Charger’s the Charm
“According to my wife, we practically drove around Sweden four times searching for the perfect Charger,” Peter Medin comments on his quest for the ult...
Dodge Dart with 2,000 Horsepower – and Counting
Swedes love their Dodge Darts. That love is more than half a century old now, and it never rusts. Hans “Hasse” Eklund is living proof. Next year, he w...
Raw and Pink
Do you like attention? Then get yourself a pink muscle car. On a sunny spring evening, as I cruise through southern Stockholm in the company of a Dodg...