Shop Tour - Hardcore Drag Racing

  This  Dodge Coronet spent most of its life as a slant-6 Deluxe sedan. That is, until vintage Funny Car enthusiast Richard LeFebvre located it in early 2004 and kicked off an intense build , which  included an altered wheelbase, and shaving a pair of the car's doors , making it a coupe . The new 2-door profile now has fiberglass fenders and  bumpers that were ordered directly from  Fiberglass Plus, Inc. And now features a 1960s paint scheme, which is why 1965 Dodge Gold worked so well under the vintage hand-painted graphics.  For the last 12 years, Richard has been driving this Coronet as a  faithful tribute to race cars of a by-gone era. . At the front of the car, a black-trimmed grille hangs a Moon Equipment fuel tank between clear parking lamps, a painted bumper and halogen headlights. And at the back of the car, a Dodge branded trunk bends around stylish taillights, a small kill switch and a  painted fiberglass bumper.   ...