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September 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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Apparently the rumors are floating around again and Alina Moore of HotCars is here to report again with sourcing, the Viper will not be returning period.

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The Viper Is Dead For Good, So Quit Asking For A Comeback
Stellantis' performance chief says the Viper's done. So why can't enthusiasts stop asking for it back?
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September 29, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Oliver Stallwood of HotCars remembers the Plymouth Duster 340.

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The Plymouth That Humbled Chevelles For Half The Sticker Price
At $2,100, the Duster 340 ran with the Chevelle SS — and cost less than half as much with options added.
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September 29, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Brian Anderson of HotCars lists the top ten rarest 426 Hemi powered, 4 speed Mopars.

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The Rarest Hemi 4-Speed Mopars Collectors Would Pay Millions For
Only 4 were ever made — these Hemi 4-speed Mopars are so rare that even collectors rarely see them, let alone own one.
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September 29, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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Angel Sergeev of HotCars remembers the 1988 Dodge Shadow Shelby CSX-T

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The Detuned Shelby Dodge Built Specifically For A Rental Car Counter
Imagine walking up to a rental counter and leaving in a turbocharged, five-speed Shelby. The strangest part? It had already been toned down.
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September 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Henry Cesari of HotCars remembers the Mod Top Mopars.

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The Groovy Mopar Option Rarer Than a Hemi
Chrysler built fewer Mod Top and Floral Top Mopars than Street Hemis — and one sold for $440,000 at auction.
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September 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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Angel Sergeev of HotCars remembers the 1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z.

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The Front-Drive K-Car Derivative That Ran With Ford's Mustang SVO In A Straight Line
Ford built the sophisticated Mustang SVO. Chrysler answered with a front-drive turbo bruiser that made straight-line speed far more dramatic.
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September 29, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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Raunak Ajinkya of HotCars remembers the early days that led Chrysler to make the 426 Hemi engine street legal.

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Chrysler's 426 Street Hemi Was Race Hardware Sold By Accident
Chrysler built the 426 Hemi to dominate NASCAR. Racing rules helped put that 425-hp monster into Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars.
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September 28, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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Hari Krishman of HotCars remembers the ENTIRE 1970 Plymouth Rapid Transit System

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How Plymouth's 1970 Road Show Changed Performance Marketing Forever
Plymouth's Rapid Transit System caravan brought custom muscle cars and real racing stars to dealerships across America in 1970.
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September 23, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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Alina Moore of HotCars reports 345 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 owners will be receiving a Customer Service Notice from Stellantis concerning the crankshaft damper.

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The Demon 170's Crankshaft Problem Is Exactly What Happens When A Factory Pushes Past Every Limit
A crankshaft damper defect in 345 Demon 170s could cause catastrophic engine damage. Dodge is covering transport — here's what you need to know.
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September 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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Oliver Stallwood of HotCars remembers the 1965 Chrysler 300L equupped with a 4 speed manual transmission.

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Chrysler's Wood-And-Chrome Luxury Sedan Hid A 360-HP Wedge And A Stick
Chrysler built fewer than 150 of these manual luxury sedans. One sold for $82,500 — still cheap given how rare they are.
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September 23, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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Angel Sergeev of HotCars remembers the G body 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z.

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This Forgotten Charger Beat The Hellcat To Factory Boost By Three Decades
Before 707 hp and supercharger whine, Dodge built a boosted four-cylinder coupe that quietly rewrote its performance formula.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Oliver Stallwood of HotCars remembers the 1966 Plymouth B body Hemi cars.

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The 425-HP Plymouth Sleeper That Ran 13s Two Years Before The Road Runner Existed
It had 425 hp, ran 13s in the quarter mile, and looked like a taxi. This forgotten Plymouth Hemi sleeper predated the Road Runner by two years.
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September 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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And the best initial quality surveyed midsized pickup truck for 2025 is the Jeep Gladiator. Rahul Kapoor of HotCars has other numbers from J.D. Power to compare from other categories.

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You'll Never Guess What The Most Reliable Midsize Pickup Truck In America In 2025 Is
While it isn't one of the best-selling mid-size pickups, J.D. Power finds this American hauler to be the least problematic for the first 90 days.
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September 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Allison Barfield of HotCars remembers the controversy behind the 1971-1972 Dodge Demon.

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The Dodge Drag Strip Weapon That Was Renamed After Religious Protests
Religious groups protested the Dodge Dart Demon's name and devil decals so fiercely that Dodge was forced to rename the car entirely by 1973.
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September 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Angel Sergeev of HotCars remembers the 1989 Chrysler TC by Maserati.

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The Cheapest Way To Own A Maserati-Badged Car Hits 60 In 6.9 Seconds
It wore an ambitious exotic badge and became a punchline, but about 500 examples hid a 200-hp drivetrain that completely changes the story.
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September 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Rahul Kapoor of HotCars remembers the 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Super Stock

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The 3,000-LB Factory Hemi Barracuda That Ran 10s Before Buyers Signed A Disclaimer
No warranty, no mirrors, no heater — just a signed disclaimer and a 10-second quarter-mile. One sold for nearly 50x its original sticker price.
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September 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Alison Barfield of HotCars remembers thefun time dealerships had trying to sell a 1970 Plymouth Superbird.
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Plymouth Dealers Once Trashed The Wings On A Car Now Worth $1.65 Million
Plymouth dealers trashed the wings off Superbirds — now those untouched cars sell for over $1.65 million at auction.
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September 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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HotCars to me uses the term forgotten quite a bit. But as Tom Jeffries of HotCars remembers the Jeep CJ-10A, it's one I didn't know about.

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The 2WD Jeep Airfield Tug That Outsold Its Own Pickup Two-To-One
You'd think it'd go the other way around, but sometimes the obscure one ends up being way more popular.
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September 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Henry Cesari of HotCars remembers the 2017 Dodge Viper ACR

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The Forgotten Naturally Aspirated Mopar That Was Faster Than A Hellcat
The Dodge Viper outran the Hellcat with a V10 and no supercharger — so why did Dodge kill it?
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September 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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The dealer brochure said it wasn't available but yet they are out there and documented. Martin P. Wainaina of HotCars remembers the factory Hemi powered 1967 Plymouth Satelite.
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The Rarest Plymouth Ever Made Isn't a Hemi 'Cuda—And It's Vanishing
The Hemi 'Cuda may be Plymouth's most famous muscle car, but this earlier Hemi-powered Plymouth was built in even smaller numbers.
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September 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Alina Moore of HotCars previews the upcoming Jeep Scrambler and what competition it faces.

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The Jeep Scrambler Pickup Is Back and It's Coming for Ford
Jeep just confirmed the Scrambler nameplate is returning as a Wrangler-based pickup — and it's aimed squarely at Ford's Bronco Sport truck.
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September 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Brian Anderson of HotCars remembers the 1970 426 Hemi powered Dodge Coronet Super Bee.

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The 1970 Hemi Super Bee Killed By Dodge's Own Order Sheet
With only 36 built, the 1970 Hemi Super Bee is one of the rarest muscle cars ever — and Dodge's own pricing killed its chances.
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September 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Hemis weren't the only drag race specialty cars Chrysler Corporation built. Rahul Kapoor of HotCars remembers the 1966 Dodge Dart GT D-Stock.

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The 50-Unit Dodge That Beat Hemis By Going Smaller
Dodge built just 50 of these in 1966 — no badges, no warranty — engineered to exploit NHRA rules and beat cars it could never outpower.
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September 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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With government regulations making it next to impossible to put out anything with a V8, Brian Anderson of HotCars remembers how the Dodge Durango kept the momentum going.

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How The World’s Most Powerful Gas SUV Single-Handedly Kept American Muscle Alive
When Dodge killed the Challenger and Charger, a 710-hp family SUV with third-row seating became the last hope for Hemi V-8 muscle.
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September 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM