Posts Tagged: Roadkill
David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich built The Red Duster, a budget 1971 Plymouth Duster with a 360 and a four-speed, on Roadkill Garage — then Freiburger hit the road to visit Dulcich once the wrenching wrapped up. A 2023 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack giveaway rides along with the build. It’s a low-buck muscle car with a surprisingly high-value payoff.
David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan head to a Colorado junkyard with roots back to 1959 and walk straight into a genuine rescue project: a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 that had been sinking into the same spot since around 1980. Thirty-seven years of neglect usually means a car is done for good — this one had other plans. The team’s approach to getting it running again is classic Roadkill. Watch how far a nearly-forgotten Mach 1 can go.
David Freiburger genuinely forgot he owned this 1970 Plymouth Duster until it turned up buried in dirt on a California grape farm belonging to Engine Masters editor Steve Dulcich. What followed was a five-day sprint to stuff a salvaged 440 big-block into the car, complete with hammered-on headers and a trunk painted before the engine even ran. Longtime fans still call it the best episode Roadkill ever made. Watch the full build and burnout below.
David Freiburger’s on-camera shout of “Thermoquad!” during Roadkill’s General Mayhem build turned an obscure Carter carburetor into a legend — but few people actually know what makes one different. This Roadkill Extra breaks down the spread-bore design, the unusual plastic float bowl built to fight heat, and exactly why Freiburger called it the carburetor that “punishes” careless drivers. It’s a deep dive into a piece of Mopar hardware most fans only know as a punchline. Watch to finally learn the mechanics behind the meme.
Roadkill hosts Mike Finnegan and David Freiburger got handed three brand-new 2015 Dodges at once — a 707-horsepower Challenger Hellcat, a 707-horsepower Charger Hellcat, and a 645-horsepower Viper GT — for a combined 2,059 horsepower in one parking lot. What follows includes burnouts, a drag strip, guest appearances from Motor Trend and Dirt Every Day talent, and an unplanned stop at a motocross track that none of these cars were built for. Watch to see how much of it survives intact.