DAVID THOMAS LOVES BEING THE CHALLENGER Within NHRA’s Stock and Super Stock eliminator categories, there are certain racers who have a high propensity and reputations for setting national records. Driving his 2011 Dodge Challenger, Pennsylvania’s David Thomas is one of those racers. Since first debuting this 512 CID V10 Challenger in early March 2011, Thomas …
The National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) new 2016 television agreement with the FOX Sports 1 channel is producing a significant increase in overall audience viewership. The television viewership for NHRA’s Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas in early April delivered a record 1,292,000 viewers for Sunday’s final rounds — making it the most-watched NHRA …
❱❱ Employees: 22 ❱❱ Service Bays: 17 ❱❱ Four Service Buildings: Machine shop, Pickup truck building, Engine shop, Tire storage building (coming soon) ❱❱ In Business: Grandfather started in 1927 ❱❱ Mopar® Parts Dealer: St. Mary’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep® Inc. ❱❱ Customer Accommodations: An office staff that knows the customer and makes them feel right …
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❱❱ Employees: 8 ❱❱ Service Bays: 6 ❱❱ IN BUSINESS: 34 years ❱❱ Mopar® Parts Dealer: Garavel Chrysler Jeep® Dodge Ram ❱❱ Customer Accommodations: Coffee, water, TV and free WiFi IT ALL STARTED AROUND THE ...
HEMI® Engineer Takes Aim at New Bonneville Land Speed Record On the outside, FCA US LLC combustion engineer Ken Hardman appears mild mannered, clean cut and very professional. But somewhere inside his head, a little voice is ...
A whole fleet of Mopar® vehicles and one that’s especially close at heart. Dean Quimby, Lino Lakes, MN Dean Quimby grew up in a Mopar family – his dad always drove Chrysler vehicles and, when he got his first car, he ...
More than one-third of Americans (35 percent) are planning to take a family vacation of 50 miles or more away from home in the next 12 months. That means it’s time to get the family hauler road ready.
GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. Getting the job done right the first time and on budget is critical to building your reputation and repeat business. That’s why more shops prefer original Mopar® collision and service parts. They’re engineered from the factory as part of the vehicle system, as only Mopar parts can …
THE HYDRAULIC LIFT. FROM THE GROUND UP. WHY CAR REPAIR DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THE PITS On any given day, in service bays around the world, one tool stands as the mother of all auto service inventions: the hydraulic lift. Thanks to the vision of Peter Lunati, a mechanic born in Tennessee, the life of …
Nothing can be more irritating for your customer than a rattle, wind noise, or a vibration that makes driving their car unpleasant. This is especially true if the vehicle is relatively new. Nothing can be more frustrating for you than trying to pinpoint the cause. Diagnosing Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) issues can be made …
The 1960s and 70s was a time when automotive performance and big, powerful engines became synonymous with racing, restoration, car shows, auctions and cruises. Most muscle car engines from this period used carburetors as the basis for the induction system. By the early 1990s carburetors were replaced in production by multi-point fuel injection (MPI). MPI …
Quite often, suspension problems sneak up on a vehicle owner. Struts, shock absorbers and bushings wear out gradually. It’s not until new struts are installed that the owner realizes the struts were, in fact, worn because now their car rides so much better. Truth be told, worn pieces can be detected before the ride quality …
