Magnum Auto Restoration

06/15/2026

This is a reminder to change your coolant regularly!

06/14/2026

Autoevolution.com recently did a story on the 1972 Six Pack Charger we recently got in the shop.

The six-barrel 440 V8 engine was discontinued after the 1971 model year, but Dodge and Plymouth built seven units before Chrysler pulled the plug.

06/08/2026

In 1972 chrysler corporation intended to again offer the 440-6 pack but just as production was starting they canceled it. As many as 7 cars may have been produced between dodge and plymouth but only 3 are currently known to exist.
In 2015 we were lucky enough to restore the only 72 440-6 Road Runner known to exist.
Recently 1 of the 2 known 1972 440-6 Dodge Chargers was purchased by one of our customers. So that means we will have restored 2 of the 3 cars that exist!
We will be showing it as found at the 2026 mcacn show in November and then start the restoration right after the show and unveil it at the 2027 mcacn show.
Our good friend Ryan Brutt of Auto Archeology did a great video on this car and gives a lot of great history on the 1972 440-6 cars. I will put a link to his YouTube video in the comments.

05/24/2026

05/15/2026

The 27th Superbird we have had in the shop arrived this week! 440-6BBL. Original FY1 Lemon Twist paint. Numbers matching engine and transmission. The original Fender tag, build sheet, window sticker and years of paperwork came with it.
One of our customers purchased it from the 2nd owner who bought it in 1974 as a senior in high school, he took it off the road in the mid 1980's and kept it well stored all these years. It sold new in Amityville, Long Island at OC Taylor. It still had 6 quarts of 50 weight Valvoline Racing Oil and a Fram oil filter in the trunk!
We will be documenting all of it's original features and then rebuild what is needed to get it back on the road.

04/17/2026

I recently acquired this original dealership sign. It is from 1969, not a reproduction. I have wanted one for a long time. Looks great in my office.

04/13/2026

Last week we started painting this 1970 Challenger RT convertible. This is a factory 440 6 pack, 4 speed car. Go mango orange with a black top and interior. All numbers matching.
This is another car we will have at the 2026 MCACN show in November.

04/03/2026

This week this 1969 GTX we restored last year went home to its owner. We completed it for last years MCACN show. It is an original 440, 4 speed, TX9 black with a pewter and black interior. It now has a period correct 426 Hemi in it.
The wheels are a modern version of the factory recall wheels from 1969.

03/13/2026

In the last month we have installed the Engine and transmission in the 1957 Saratoga project. We have also installed the exhaust, most of the engine accessories, and items that go on the firewall before the dash gets installed.

03/04/2026

We are getting close to painting this 1969 Daytona that we have been working on for some time now. It is a 440 automatic powered car. This is going to be a present from one of our customers Tony Scrimale to his father.
You can see this one completed at this years mcacn show in November.