Mischa's Fireside Chats
Philly Auto Show: The Dart, It's Back
Dodge brings back a familiar nameplate ... and other things to see at this year's Philadelphia Auto Show
One of the most interesting cars at this year’s Philadelphia Auto Show wasn’t one of the show’s most expensive cars, or one of the show’s fastest cars. It wasn’t even one of the prettiest cars. In fact, the mere mention of the car’s name drew giggles from some of the media Friday morning. Dodge Dart. Yep. Chrysler is bringing it back. The idea isn’t anything new. Manufactures have been bringing nameplates back from the dead for years — Malibu, Beetle, Boss 302, Datsun Z, Challenger, Charger — but here’s the thing: those cars were cool in their heyday, and the current versions of those cars are cool too (OK, not so much with the Malibu). As strange as this is I’ve heard just about as many “Dodge Dart” jokes as I’ve heard “Pinto” or “…
Hank Reynolds
10:14 am on Saturday, January 28, 2012
Hi, Autobody Enterprises (www.autobodyenterprises.com) did the restoration work on both the XT and the SVX. Subaru takes a great deal of pride in their history and wanted the restorations to be as close to showroom as possible. On the XT, since many of the parts were not readily available - some needed to be dug up out of old stock in Japan - many things - including every last nut and bolt, … more ›