Six-Pack: Mopar Street Muscle in the '60s
  The late 1960s and early 1970s were the pinnacle of the muscle-car era. To make their presence known, high-performance Mopars had aggressive looks and tire-smoking horsepower in doses to fit everyone's taste and pocketbook.
The 1968 Road Runner offered a freshly restyled body, cartoonish decorations, and a hot base 383-ci engine—it was a street racer's dream. The single expensive flaw was the only optional engine: a Hemi. This left a wide gulf between being fast (383) and being really fast (Hemi).
In 1969, the problem was rectified by the 390-horsepower 440 Six-Pack. The option cost half as much as a Hemi and gave Hemi-like performance. It made its way into a number of vehicles, including the Road Runner, Super Bee, GTX, Coronet, R/T, Charger R/T, 'Cuda, Challenger, and the rare Superbird. In addition, the AAR 'Cuda and T/A Challenger featured Six-Pack technology on the smaller 340-ci "A" engine.
In Six-Pack: Mopar Street Muscle in the '60s, author Robert Genat pays homage to the powerful Mopar Six-Pack cars that have often been lost in the large performance shadow cast by the Hemi. Genat's amazing color photography and insightful writing make this book a must-have for every Mopar enthusiast.
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