Mope or NOPE!

Rides from readerland.

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CLOSE TO FINISHED KEVIN AZAR didn’t have any pix of his own car, so he sent some of his best friend’s ride. He didn’t bother to give us his friend’s name, so we guess John Doe or Joe Blow from Kokomo (choose one) will work as a placeholder. Kevin is from Portland, Oregon, which has no bearing whatsoever on this writeup. Anyhow, best friend’s original ’65 Coronet 500 was said to be a 426 Hemi / 4-speed car. Something worth preserving? Apparently not. Now, according to Kevin, the Mope runs with an 8-71 Mooneyham-blown 440 with 440Source heads, 750 Dominators and MSD ignition. It still packs a 4-speed that hooks to a narrowed Dana 60 with 3.73 whirring inside. Kevin goes on to explain that this was Ken Blake’s racecar that…

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Mopar Action (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2022

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