US city celebrates 80th anniversary of first ever (63 hour!) transarctic flight by Soviet ace

Amid new tensions between the US and Russia, Vancouver, Washington, where Valery Chkalov ended his record-breaking 1937 flight over the North Pole, has honored the Soviet pilot who became a US celebrity and built an air bridge between the two nations. At the ceremony, the band played the Star-Spangled Banner and the Russian national anthem, […]

Special Dodge Challengers get Hellcat bits to celebrate Mopar's 80th birthday

This year, Mopar is celebrating its 80th anniversary, and it’s doing so in two-tone style with this very limited edition Dodge Challenger. Only 160 of these Challengers will be built, with 80 in each paint scheme. Buyers can choose between either Billet Silver or the slightly painful sounding Contusion Blue, each of which gets a […]