The Mission:  Merging classic Mopar heritage with modern performance and style, delivering the ultimate pro-touring experience with practical streetability.

The Car:  1969 Charger purchased in May 1993 from the second owner. Stolen in January 2005 and recently recovered after a chase with the Washington State Patrol (see cover article in January 2006 Mopar Collector�s Guide).

The Team: Owner, Devin Meucci
Designer, Jason Rushforth, www.JasonRushforth.com
Builders, Chris Odom, Extreme Metal and Paint  
Engine, Don Gould, FBO Systems
Interior, Scott Stratton, S&S Custom

 

The Sponsors:  

• Mopar Performance

• Mallory Ignition

• Michelin Tires

• Gear Vendors Overdrive

• Be Cool Radiators

• Vintage Air

• Flaming River

• TTI Headers

• Painless Wiring

• Calvert Racing

• AutoMeter

• Hella Performance Lighting

• Precision Performance

• Barry Grant

• Optima Batteries

• Year One

• Denny's Driveshafts

• Lateral-g.net

The Tour: 

2006 SEMA Show  (Click for video footage from the Chrysler Booth)

• Video from WebRidesTV

• Video from MSN Autos (under "Streaming Video")

The Build:

Body

• PPG basecoat (graphite over silver with red stylized R/T stripe)

• Custom chin spoiler, Hella DynaView Evo2 cornering lights

• Factory hood indents converted to functional heat extractors

• Factory wheelhouses stretched and raised for massive rolling stock

• Notched rear valance for Chrysler Crossfire exhaust tips

Engine

• 440 Wedge stroked to 500 c.i. with 4.15� forged 4340 crankshaft

• Manley H-beam rods, Diamond pistons (10.3:1 CR) w/Total Seal rings

• Racer Brown camshaft (.517"/.485" lift, 238 duration at .050)

• Schubeck composite lifters, Racer Brown 1.6/1.5 ratio roller rockers

• Mopar Performance aluminum wedge heads and intake

• Barry Grant Mighty Demon 825 carburetor, Edelbrock nitrous system

• Mallory Hyfire 6 digital ignition, Comp SS 32 Series distributor

• TTI 1 7/8" headers, 3" stainless exhaust w/SpinTech mufflers & X-pipe

• Billet Specialties Tru Trac serpentine system

• Be Cool module assembly w/aluminum crossflow radiator and dual fans

Drivetrain

• 727 Torqueflite w/aluminum drum, Dynamic 9 �" (3500 stall) converter

• Gear Vendors overdrive with electronic autoshift sequencer

• Narrowed Chrysler 8 �� 3.55 Suregrip rearend, Dutchman alloy axles

• iForged Sprint 3-piece alloy wheels, 19x10 front / 20x12 rear

• Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's, 275/35/19 front / 335/30/20 rear

Chassis

• Reilly Motorsports Alter-K-tion w/tubular control arms, QA1 coilovers

• Flaming River quick ratio power rack-and-pinion steering

• Calvert Racing split mono-leaf rear springs with Caltrac traction bars

• Wilwood brakes, cross drilled and slotted rotors, 13� front / 12� rear

• US Car Tool custom subframe connectors