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Kevin Shaw

October 2, 2015

The day has finally come! Prior to launching Directly Connected Magazine, myself and good friend (and DCM Technical Editor) Mike Wilkins embarked on a journey that took nearly two years of our lives, all of ...

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Video: Jim Pranis’ Awesome 8-Second Street-Driven ’68 Charger

Kevin Shaw

September 1, 2015

A couple months ago we published a sequence of video s featuring Jim Trombly’s incredibly fast ’68 Charger R/T – a street/strip machine that successfully clicked off a 9.30 quarter mile at 144MPH a few ...

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Videos: Catch Dodge Fever With Dodge “Fever Girl”, Joan Parker

Kevin Shaw

August 26, 2015

Consider the buzz swirling around Chrysler’s Highland Park, Michigan headquarters towards the end of 1968. The brand-new Plymouth Road Runner had already received the Motor Trend “Car of The Year,” Hemi-powered Super Stock Darts and ...

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Videos: Amazing 1968 Charger R/T Barn Find Fires Up On ...

Des Ryan

August 12, 2015

“It’s alive! It’s aliiive!” At least that’s what we would have said when this crusty B-body suddenly roared to life – with little coaxing – after a multi-decade nap. This ’68 440 Charger R/T looks pretty beat ...

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Video: Blown Small Block ’68 Dodge Charger Wows Euro Crowd

Kevin Shaw

July 29, 2015

Isn’t fun to see where vintage American muscle winds up? About a decade ago, we first heard of 60’s and 70’s Cadillacs being snatched up in droves and shipped off to Scandinavian nations. Classic muscle ...

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Video: 2000HP Furious 7 “Maximus” ’68 Dodge Charger

Kevin Shaw

July 20, 2015

It was less than a month ago that we introduced you to Nelson Racing Engine’s absolutely bonkers 1600HP 572ci twin-turbo Hemi. Regardless of the 4-digit horsepower number, the NRE Hemi is surprisingly street-worthy thanks to ...

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Video: Plymouth’s ’67 Barracuda Formula S Challenged Europe’s Best

Kevin Shaw

June 18, 2015

After the closure of World War II and the eventual reconstruction of England and much of Western Europe, many American GI’s stationed overseas became enamored with Europe’s fleet of small, lightweight two-seater sportscars. Brands and ...

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Video: Jim Trombly’s Triple Black ’68 Charger R/T Runs 9.30’s ...

Kevin Shaw

June 5, 2015

The triple black ’68 Charger was first made famous in Steve McQueen’s quiet detective flick “Bullitt” from the same year. As McQueen’s Frank Bullitt closely closes in on a mafia hit job gone awry, two ...

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Car Features

Gallery: Beauty & The Beast Within; ’68 Dodge Coronet SRT ...

Cody Krueger

June 3, 2015

Back in the 1970’s, you had the “Day 2” era of cars. Brand new off the lot, most muscle cars didn’t even make it a week before the stock wheels and tires were put aside ...

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Video: Muscle Rod Shop’s “SlamCharger” Is One Clean ’68 R/T

Kevin Shaw

May 14, 2015

No one would argue that the second generation Dodge Chargers are anything but a big, hulking muscle car. From the razor-sharp beltline running up and over the large coke-bottle shoulders to the pinched joint, and ...

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