Kopper's Blog (7)

I've been posting this everywhere lately so I might as well post it on here as well... I was hoping some of you might like to donate to our fundraising page for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). A couple of weeks ago my wife, Gina, and I announced that we are pregnant with our second son… Continue

I'd like to convert/upgrade my 1965 Barracuda's 225 slant 6 to a 2-barrel "Super Six" setup (this was standard on all slants made after 1977), so I'm in the market for the complete kit. "Complete" meaning… Continue

The Dodge "Dude" pickups were only produced for two years, in 1970 and '71, and they're about as rare as a vegan at an NRA barbecue. Dodge introduced this new model in August 1969. The "Custom Sweptline" held the title "Dude Sport Trim Package." This new model was essentially the standard D100, (1/2 ton), 128” wheelbase pick-up Dodge already had in production, with an added black or white body-side "C" stripe decal; a Dodge Dude decal on the box at the rear marker lamps; tail lamp bezel trim; an… Continue

...a 1962 Dodge Dart Wagon, like this one (yeah, if anyone sees another one of these buried in the Missouri mud somewhere, by all means LET ME KNOW!). Don't get me wrong, I love my Barracuda, but if I had a chance to get a '6… Continue

St. Louis in the late '50s/early '60s must have been a pretty interesting place, what with Gaslight Square and all. One of the truly unique places back then was Wild's Palace of Poison, a greaser/hot rod hangout that existed on Lemay Ferry Road in South St. Louis County. I just found a great page with a photo and some scans of their menu (which includes such delicacies as the Murder Burger, Scorpions Sting, Idio… Continue

Why I like my 1965 Barracuda:

1. It’s so ugly it’s beautiful.
2. That Slant Six will probably outlive me. Seriously, they run forever! They’re virtually indestructible and extremely simple and easy to work on (not to mention supe up).
3. C’mon, that back window is huge! Bubble back! Glass back! Over 14 square feet of glass back there to watch the world go by!
4. Versatility. It can seat five pretty comfortably, or you can lay that back seat down and haul all kindsa cr

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Catch me doing the intro to the Blasters video posted today on Lo-Fi Saint Louis...



Yeah, that was me driving home from work in my '65 Barracuda, and it happened to be one of the hottest days of the year, too. Continue