1954 CHEVROLET 3100

General Motors’ first major redesign post-World War II, the Advance Design series was billed as a bigger, stronger, and sleeker design. First available on Saturday June 28, 1947, these trucks were sold with various minor changes over the years until March 25, 1955.

1954: Only year for significant design changes. Windshield now curved one-piece glass without center vertical dividing strip. Revised steering wheel. Revised dashboard. Cargo bed rails, previously angled, now horizontal. Tail lights round instead of rectangular. Grille changed from five horizontal slats to crossbar design commonly referred to as a “bull nose” grille, similar to modern Dodge truck grille. Engine now 235 in² straight-6. Serial number codes unchanged from 1953. Hydramatic automatic transmission is available for the first time as a paid for option.

2015 SRT BARRACUDA

The SRT Barracuda is set to become either the Dodge Challenger’s replacement or its new stable mate depending on which reports you listen to, but either way the car is set to be exciting. It’ll be going up against its muscle car rivals, the Ford Mustang, and the Chevrolet Camaro.

The design of the SRT Barracuda is unknown, and the above concept is only a very rough rendering pieced together from rumors. The styling may go in the retro direction and come out looking like a smaller DodgeChallenger rather than this new design.
Platform
The platform of the SRT Barracuda is unknown, but reports say that it could either be a shortened version of theDodge Challenger’s platform, or a new small rear-wheel drive platform that will also be used on future Afla Romeos.
Suspension
The suspension is mostly likely going to change, the control arms in the front may switch to a strut setup while the rear suspension will mostly likely stay multi-link with altered geometry. All in all the improvements will be welcome.
Engines
Originally this car was thought to only be offered with an incredibly powerful engine to go toe to toe with the Camaro ZR1 and the Shelby Mustang GT500, but now reports indicate that the Barracuda will be a full range muscle car with multiple engine options. A turbocharged Tigershark four cylinder is expected to be the base model with a Pentastar V6 as the mid and one of Chrysler’s big Hemi V8′s, the 5.8 or the 6.4, as the top engine. There are rumblings of a big supercharged 6.2 liter V8 to compete with the big dogs, but it’s currently unknown if the engine option will be released.
Transmission
The transmission options are unknown, but expect the old transmissions in the current Challenger to carry over.
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TOP 3 MOST DEADLY CREATURES

1. KOMODO DRAGON

An extremely famous predator, the Komodo Dragon is a species of monitor lizard indigenous to the Southern Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Padar and Gili Motang. Unique among the lizards in its large size, as well as its taste for a good pack hunt, the Komodo dragon is a formidable predator indeed. Possessing a slightly venomous bite used to slow its prey, not to mention a habit of devouring an entire carcass over a relatively short period of time, Komodo Dragons have been causing havoc upon other creatures in their native habitat for millennia.

2. BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS

A return to the warm inviting waters of the Indo-Pacific see’s us examine today’s top-spot creature, the Blue Ringed Octopus. Though small in size and seemingly attractive (what with its bright blue rings…), this creature packs enough punch to wipe out between 20 and 30 people IN ONE GO. With a sharp beak capable of piercing a wetsuit, the venom possessed by the Blue Ringed Octopus acts to completely paralyse its victim, and can be administered rather easily. With anywhere between 50 and 60 vivid blue rings covering its dorsal and lateral surfaces, this really is a fascinating creature.

3. CARPET VIPER

Native to the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the Carpet Viper belongs to the Echis genus of venomous vipers. Accounting for a considerable percentage of yearly snake bite deaths, this creature is formidable world-over. Possessing a characteristic ‘sizzle’ threat display, created by rubbing sections of its body together, Carpet Vipers are known to attack humans regularly. It’s venom consists primarily of haemotoxin, and as a result the effects enacted on victims of its bite usually entail the destruction of red blood cells, clotting, organ failure and tissue damage. Despite being commonly smaller than most other deadly snakes, the Carpet Viper is nonetheless fearsome and will usually move towards its aggressor when threatened, a characteristic rare amongst serpentines.

1965 FORD MUSTANG CUSTOM FASTBACK

This spectacular Mustang, the “Bad Apple,” is fresh out of a painstaking, cost-no-object Pro-Touring build with over 2,400 man hours invested in the custom bodywork and outrageous PPG Money Green pearl paint alone. It is comprehensively upgraded and customized, turning the car into a jaw-dropping showpiece. It is powered by an all-aluminum, officially licensed Carroll Shelby 427 FE big block, pro-built by Jim Green’s Performance Center, built to 452cid. It is backed by a Tremec TKO-600 5-speed manual transmission driving an Eaton 9” rear end with 3.73 limited-slip.
The chassis is fully framed and welded and features a custom Jim Meyer control arm front suspension and Morrison 4-bar rear, plus coilover shocks, 9” Wilwood brakes and bespoke 18” Rushford modular alloy wheels at all four corners. The custom bodywork includes raised floor/tunnel to accommodate racing style cross members and the custom driveshaft, smoothed front and rear aprons with tucked in and smoothed bumpers, re-imagined side scallops that now match the sharper angle of the rear wheel well, totally shaved trim, custom Shaker-style hood with a functional carbon fiber scoop, smoothed grille opening, hand-fabricated rear deck lid spoiler, painted stripes and more. This mustang fastback is truly one-of-a-kind.

1967 Shelby Mustang GT500

The GT500 was basically a factory-authorized tuner Mustang created by Carroll Shelby. Introduced in 1967, the GT500 joined the GT350 on showroom floors and offered a 428-cubic-inch Police Interceptor engine with a conservatively rated 355 horsepower. Despite the larger engine, it was actually designed to be a more usable road-going vehicle than the lighter, race-ready GT350. Because of this, and its negligible premium over the GT350, the GT500 was an instant hit, just as it remains to this day.