For the past five years, we've been testing out an assortment of Mopars to determine the ultimate street car-with a blend of performance, streetability, comfort, and overall appearance. It's easy to build a car that excels in one or two of these areas, but plenty of people forget about the other stuff. In our test, that won't fly.

Let's say you like to enjoy a car show during a long weekend, but you just don't know where to go for your all-Mopar fix. Well, we're here to help you with that dilemma. Each year, the South Georgia Mopar Association and the Middle Georgia Mopar Club host the All-Mopar Southern Nationals at the South Georgia Motorsports Park--and a better location could not be had. The facility is large enough to host the ever-eminent expansion that is the result of a well-organized event.

It may have started out a little rainy, but the LX and beyond Nationals went off without a hitch. By Saturday afternoon, the rain had passed, and racers and car show participants alike were enjoying the festivities with their LX-platform rides.

"I am 100-percent in favor of it." -- "Big Daddy" Don Garlits

The 18th annual Mopar Alley Rally was once again a complete success. With competition in 37 different classes and nearly 200 trophies, it's the largest one-day, Mopar-only show in California. In spite of $4-per-gallon gas prices, we had nearly 350 cars of every type and description. With newly added categories for modern Mopars and 4x4s, this year there was something for every Mopar fan.

Walking in the scorching temperatures of the Nevada desert can send any person into a delusional state of mind. You begin to see things that aren't really there. Imagine this scenario: You've been walking for hours as the sun continues to beat down on your body. There isn't any sign of civilization, and your mouth is dry. You take what seems to be your last step, but as you lift your head one last time, you see a spring of cool, refreshing water straight ahead. This sight gives you the strength to get back on your feet and run to the edge of the water. As you begin ferociously throwing water into your mouth, you suddenly wake up to find yourself on your hands and knees cupping sand into your mouth.

The 25th edition of the Mopar Nationals had it all--cool cars, lots of on-track action, and a swap meet/car corral filled with the next round of show winners (many of them in not-yet-trophy-winning condition).

January 26, Melbourne, FL

The 40th anniversary of the Chrysler 426 Hemi-powered Darts and Barracudas is this year, and a very special event will be held on August 22-24, 2008 to honor them and other vintage 426 Hemi-powered Chrysler race and street vehicles. The All Hemi Reunion is scheduled to take place at the historic Quaker City Raceway in Salem, Ohio, and will feature dozens of real Hemi cars, the personalities who drove them, and a special All-American Cruise-In open to all cars built in the United States between 1962 and 1971 regardless of make. Attendance in the Hemi vehicle display will by invitation only and this will be a non-judged event.

You've talked about your quarter-mile times at the car shows, now it's finally put-up or shut-up time. Through the combined efforts of Mopar Muscle and YearOne, you will have the opportunity to prove your Mopars mettle on the dragstrip for bragging rights and prizes at the YearOne Experience, May 16-18. If you are chosen to compete in this unique event, your attempt to take down all opponents on Atlanta Dragway's super-sticky quarter-mile strip will be chronicled in Mopar Muscle magazine.

We haven't factored the final costs of these engines yet, but we thought you'd like to know how much power the small-blocks made in the Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge.

It was a beautiful, sunny day in Venice, Florida, and for you guys up North, this was December. Each year, this small, free-admission show draws more cars than they can handle. This year, around 200 cars stayed for the day of fun. That means that they are officially moving the show next year--stay tuned for more details.

Not only did the floodgates open for the three-day rain delay of the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), but Kurt Busch also scored his second win of the last three races when it finally got underway.

Not only did the floodgates open for the three-day rain delay of the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS), but Kurt Busch also scored his second win of the last three races when it finally got underway.

For one weekend a year, the roads through central Ohio are shaken by Mopars numbering in the thousands on their way to the Mopar Nationals at National trail raceway near Columbus.

We at Mopar Muscle magazine would like to extend an invitation for you to participate in our Fourth Annual Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge. We have come up with a very simple outline that we feel will give each engine builder an opportunity to build and design a unique engine.

Of all the subjects we write about in the pages of Mopar Muscle, the Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge articles are some of the most popular. Our readers seem to enjoy being educated about engines, and learning how eight engine builders achieve big power on pump gas and a limited budget. While the Hemis and big-blocks we've featured in past challenges certainly got a great response, it seems this year's small-blocks are just as popular, and for good reason. The small-block Chrysler mill is widely available, makes great power, and can be inexpensive to build. Since stroker kits are also now available for the LA engines, it's really no wonder so many enthusiasts are choosing small-blocks to power their cars.

What is the definition of a true street car? If you ask the local police in the town where this author grew up, they'll tell you about a '64 Dodge with a stout 440, 5.13 gears, wheeltubs, cheater slicks, and a gutted interior that was regularly driven, and regularly pulled over, on the streets of Greenfield, Indiana. While this car did meet the minimum requirements of a street vehicle-lights, turn signals, mufflers, and DOT-approved tires-it lacked the refinement of what we would consider a street car in today's world. These days, a stout, head-turning street car must have plenty of power, and good looks don't hurt either, but today's street cars must also demonstrate road manners worthy of a rush-hour commute, and must suffer through long periods of idling in hot traffic while running on low-octane pump fuel.

Of all the technical subjects we write about here at Mopar Muscle, our annual engine challenge always gets a great response, and why not? Where else can you see eight of the country's best engine builders compete head to head exclusively with Mopar iron, with true dyno numbers to back up their proven combinations? Since our challenge factors not just the power of each engine, but also the cost of the each engine's parts, the builders have to be creative to be competitive.

While Dave Young, tech editor and resident engineer, is busy with his slide rule computing the numbers for this year's engines we want to show you some video we shot of some of the engines on the dyno. No matter how you count it, we want any of them stuffed into our Mopar!

Well, the 2007 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge is now history. Look for the results as soon as we can get all these numbers tallied. But, now we need to think about next year's Challenge. We know it's going to be a big block, but what kind of big block? That's where you guys and gals come in. What do you want to see the builder's build? Let us know, and we'll get the 2008 Challenge under way.

The final day has past, and the roaring of engines has ceased. The 2007 Amsoil/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge is in the books. All-in-all, the event went well. We only had one engine not qualify, and we even got done a little ahead of schedule.

Well, day three is finished, and things went pretty good. The day started with Schurbon Racing flogging the dyno all morning. The had a good day, and posted some serious numbers. The guys were ready, and so was their engine.

Day two saw two more competitors running on the dyno, David Bruns of Mid America Racing Engines, and Tucker Caven from Speed-O-motive. Neither had the misfortune of having any problems. The power numbers were good, and so far, the big number is over 560 horsepower. Check in tomorrow for more results.

Well, our 2007 AMSOIL/Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge started off a little interesting. Our first competitor; Diamondback Racing Engines had an issue during their first qualifying run, when a couple of rocker arm adjusters broke, and six of the rocker arms galled on the shaft. Unfortunately, repairs could not be made in the time allotted, and they were unable to continue.