February Car and Truck of the Month, contagious19’s 2000 Dodge Neon and Kindschi’s 1997 Dodge Ram!!!

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Congratulations to both contagious19 and Kindschi for
winning the truck and car of the month for February 2009!!

febtotm1.jpgKindsch’s 1997 Dodge Ram won over oefootball_70’s Ram and hydrashocker’s Durango. 

febcotm1.jpgcontagious19’s Neon won over two other Neons, one owned by reaperofevil and the other by mannyfresh18.


febtotm2.jpgKindschi’s Information
1997 Dodge ram 360 4×4 with a 2000 Quadcab SLT Body
Swap

This is my baby “Upper White Trash” as she has come to be called.
Underneath its a 1997 Dodge ram 360 4×4 with a 2000 Quadcab SLT Body
Swap. I bought it Feb of 08 completely stock but as you can see she has
come a long way in the past 12 months. Lots of Mods done and more to
come, please checkout My Garage for a complete list of mods and more
pictures.

febcotm2.jpgcontagious19’s Information:
2005 Dodge Neon

I got the car in 2005 bone stock. i slowly started by modding it by
adding tint then i went to suspension with H&R springs and srt-4
swaybars and then some Kazera 17″ rims. Then i went more into the
exterior of my car by doing an 03 rear conversion. Performance mods
came next. The major performance mod is Mag camshaft swap. Everything
that i do to my car is my own choice. i like the way it looks and no
one else can change that.

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com


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