1959 – BigBlockMopar

’59 Dodge Big Tire-fitment

January 12, 2014 BigBlockMopar 0

Tried some big tire-fitments on the ’59 Dodge today. I’ve got 2 pairs of tires I like to see ‘fitting’ under the car if possible. One pair are a set of 325/50 tires and the [more … ]

New arrival: ’59 Dodge Coronet

December 4, 2010 BigBlockMopar 4

A new project entered the garage recently in the form of a 1959 Dodge Coronet. I bought the car a year ago in the US but because a lot of it’s chrome was still at [more … ]

Custom bullet grille for the ’57 Chrysler

November 7, 2010 BigBlockMopar 0

Some time ago I bought 5 bullet-cones from Wirth Automotive and mounted them in the grille opening. I thought it looked ‘ok’ from an angle, but downright silly when viewed head-on. The bullets were just [more … ]

1986 Bally Midway Motordome pinball machine

Just sharing some pics of the 1986 Motordome pinball machine made by Bally Midway I’ve already had for many years.
Merry Christmas and A Happy NewYear!
Autumn photos with the 1957 Chrysler Windsor custom

As a follow-up on the previous photo-day out with 1960 Chrysler New Yorker, I decided to take out the 1957 Chrysler as well for some nice autumn color pics. Still, the leaves on the trees [more … ]
To the Drive-In Cinema with the ’57 Chrysler

A group of people recently organised a number of Drive-In Cinema-events on the premises of a local Gin distillery called ‘Nolet Distillery’, located in the town of Schiedam. The location is also the site of [more … ]
Autumn photos with the 1960 Chrysler NewYorker

Me and a friend took the ’60 Chrysler NewYorker out for a trip to locate and take some typical autumn-style photos. We were a bit too early for the real autumn colors, but with a [more … ]
Dodge Dart Right-rear Fender rust repair

Rust issues on the Dodge Dart’s rightrear fender were getting pretty severe since last year, so the time had come to do something about it, as much as I hated it…! The damage was serious [more … ]
Black wheels for the Dart

The wheels on the Dart have been taking a beating about every winter when roadsalt collects and eats into their paintlayer. Overtime, the wheels had become ugly and shabby looking because of that. For a [more … ]
1973 Dodge Dart Rust repair

The time had come to start fixing a number of rust issues on the Dart. First up was the passenger-side floorboard. The floorboard was already rusted and in bad shape when I bought the car [more … ]
Dodge Dart – DynoDay #4

Had the Dodge Dart on the chassis-dyno again last monday at Ludwig Performance in Hillegom, The Netherlands. This is DynoDay number 4 already! The very first DynoDay with the 318ci engine ‘managed’ a shameful 145hp [more … ]
A500 / 42RH OD-unit rebuild

After the transmission it was time to tackle the overdrive-unit. This unit is the 4th gear (overdrive) in the transmission, and has its own set of clutch plates. Overdrive can only be ‘selected’ with the [more … ]