Something old something new 1970 vs 2010, a photo by jlandi on Flickr.

It’s almost like the Cuda is looking into the future and seeing it’s distant cousin.

My friend Steve’s awesome 1970 Cuda in In-Violate with the reflection of my 2010 Plum Crazy Purl Challenger

Latest mini mod was replacing my current Challenger front grill emblem with an old school script like we have on the fenders of the Classic model.

I’ve removed the front grill’s modern Challenger logo (Bold block text vs old school script) replaced it with the Challenger Classic side script emblem and relocated it to the drivers side next to the R/T.

The OEM emblem comes off by simply squeezing the top and bottom of the emblem together, and releasing the clips that hold it to the front honeycomb grill.   The Challenger emblem I used is the same for the fenders.  It does not have clips and you adhere it via 3M tape.  Simply clean off the area with alcohol, peal the backing off the new (old) emblem and align with the bottom edge of the R in the R/T emblem.

Part number:  68044799AA – as of this article, $41.28 + shipping ($3.99 to Florida)  From Steve White Parts (via Challengertalk.com– use the PM feature on the ChallengerTalk forums)

Thanks to Steve in our local club for reminding me that I had to do this mod.

Update: It’s just been announced that Orlando Dodge will be the main automotive sponsor for the Soaked show on Sept 7th and 8th here in Orlando.

For more info checkout the Orlando Bowtie Club

Recently I’ve had a few people ask me where I had my custom “Challenger R/T” and “HEMI 5.7” embroidered name tapes made.  Some have seen the cars with the old airplane “remove before flight” ribbons but those get a little stale after seeing them on different cars.   My custom tapes change that up a bit while offering some useful information about car.

“HEMI 5/7” attached to hood pin at the 7th Annual Cops and Car show in Oviedo

The best place I found who offered the best price, fast service and great customer support was from a company called Military Name Tape Factory.  They run about $8.00 to $9.00 depending on the fastener.  You can get D-ring, Velcro or lanyard fasteners in a number of tape and thread styles.  You can also get logo’s and other icons embroidered onto the tapes as well.

I had white thread embroidered on purple tape for my car.  I do recommend that you don’t have them embroidered threw both sides of the tape.  The back side should be blank (or you would have the reversed text on the back).  My first set, for the car, was done like this and looked terrible. None of my personalized luggage tapes where done like this so it never mentioned it to them. After contacting them, they realized their mistake and replaced them ASAP.

Another idea would be, instead of the old windshield car club stickers.  You could use these with the car club’s name and logo embroidered onto the tape.

More info about Military Name Tape Factory:

Military Name Tape Factory

201 W. Veterans Ave.
Tomah, WI 54660
Phone: (608) 372-5100
americlean@centurytel.net

Last week I posted about a new Stainless Steel hood latch for 2008-2012 Challengers from Dales CUDA shop, that I ordered for the my car.  More info on pricing and how to order in the link above.

Today that package arrived via USPS and I figured I could bang this out in less then 10 minutes (15 with pictures).

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Purple RT, a photo by SNotoPhoto on Flickr.

Big thanks to SNotoPhoto of taking a great shot of my car at the Downtown Disney Car Masters 2012 event

Disney provided us private parking at the Coronado Springs Disney World, where most of us are staying before the start of the weekend long Car Masters event. For more info regarding the Car Masters 2012 event, click here

_DSC9297, a photo by jlandi on Flickr.

What a great night to have a cruise here in Central Florida.  As always the Orlando Bowtie club put on a great event with food, music, door prizes and 50/50 raffle.  They packed the event to capacity (as always)

For more info on events by the Orlando Bowtie club, click here

DALLAS –  Carroll Shelby, the legendary auto racer and car designer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford’s Mustang and Chrysler’s Viper, has died. He was 89.

Shelby’s company, Carroll Shelby International, said Friday that Shelby died a day earlier at a Dallas hospital. He had received a heart transplant in 1990 and a kidney transplant in 1996.

He was one of the nation’s longest-living heart transplant recipients, having received a heart on June 7, 1990, from a 34-year-old man who died of an aneurism. Shelby also received a kidney transplant in 1996 from his son, Michael.