Chris Holley

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Technical Contributor Chris has been a college professor for 28 years, and at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA., for the last 23 years. Chris instructs automotive classes in HVAC, electrical/electronics, and high-performance, including using a chassis dyno, flow benches, and various machining equipment. Additionally, he teaches vintage vehicle upholstery to Penn College restoration students. Chris owns a '67 Dart, a '68 Road Runner, a '69 Dart, a '75 Dart, a '06 Charger, and a '12 Cummins turbo diesel Ram. Chris is a multi-time track champion (drag racing) with his '69 340 Dart, which he has owned for 37 years.

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Electrical

Gallery: Reviving the Long-Silent Clock of Project Rara Hemious Birdicus

Chris Holley - June 23, 2026 0

In June 1968, Richard and Winnifred French, walked into Colony Chrysler-Plymouth and ordered a new Hemi Road Runner. From the relatively short list of...

Show Coverage

Gallery: Shively Motors Mopar Museum and Car Show

Chris Holley - June 19, 2026 0

Car shows are an interesting thing. At large car events, such as Chryslers at Carlisle, MoParty, and the Mopar Nationals, there is too much...

Engine

Gallery: Summer Engine Cooling with a Hayden Cooling Fan Clutch

Chris Holley - June 15, 2026 0

Last year, after purchasing Project Rara Hemious Birdicus, a state paperwork delay from March to September held the Road Runner off the road. In...

Editorials

Chris Holley: Why Old-School Automotive Technology Might Make a Comeback

Chris Holley - June 4, 2026 0

For more than a century, the automobile has represented freedom. Turning a key and heading down an open road symbolizes independence, personal control, and...

Show Coverage

Gallery: Mopar Thunder Returns to Beaver Springs Dragway for 9th Annual Nationals

Chris Holley - May 27, 2026 0

The ninth annual Mopar or No Car Nationals thundered to life on May 16, 2026, under radiant blue skies and unseasonably warm temperatures that...

History

Gallery: Butch Leal & the Duster that Defined Direct Connection

Chris Holley - May 18, 2026 0

While many drag cars of the 1970s earned winnings and trophies, few represented Chrysler’s performance identity as completely as Butch Leal’s 1975 Plymouth Duster....