When you’re good with your hands, you learn to adapt your skills to a wide range of projects. Sergeant John Livingston is a Bradley Fighting Vehicle mechanic by day (that’s an armored vehicle but different from a tank, such as the well-known M1A2 Main Battle Tank), but on weekends and after hours he works on the ultimate 1969 Road Runner. The road to completing this car was lined with challenges the size of bomb craters that would make a tank commander weak in the knees.
Restoring such an amazing car to show-winning perfection requires an incredible amount of time to execute everything from the creation of the high HP stroker engine to the small details that make it a show winner. Beyond the extensive effort required to create a perfect Mopar, Livingston had to pass a test not commonly required of new owners. He had to gain the confidence of the car’s seller and prove that he loved the Vitamin C Orange Mopar as much as he did and that he would not simply build it to make a buck.
“I drove to Yuma, Arizona, about six hours away, to see the car and knew instantly that it was exactly what I was looking for,” Livingston tells us of the purchase process. “The problem was that he didn’t want to sell the car to just anybody. So we went out to eat and talked about the car for a very long time. I really felt like I was being interviewed to determine if I was an acceptable new owner. After a time we agreed on a price and the car was trailered back to my home.”
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Orange Twist
LIVING LARGE WITH AN OLD-SCHOOL 426 STREET WEDGE DART
Striking Green
CAMPBELL AUTO RESTORATION COMBINES CLASSIC E-BODY STYLE WITH THE CAPABILITIES OF A 1970S GRAND TOURING COUPE. JASON JOHNSON’S 1972 BARRACUDA WAS BUILT TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE FINEST EXOTICS OF ITS ERA.
Muscle Car Era Console Update
REBUILDING A CENTER CONSOLE WITH YEARONE PARTS
Dedicated To The Cause
SERGEANT JOHN LIVINGSTON HAS OVERCOME PLENTY OF OBSTACLES IN HIS QUEST TO BUILD THE ULTIMATE ROAD RUNNER
Ok, Show Me.
GREETINGS FROM THE GRAVE
Just Do It
KENT NELSON SAVED THIS BELVEDERE II FROM CERTAIN DEATH
Custom-Tailored Mopar Quarter
OFF -THE-RACK PANEL INSTALLATION, OR TAILORED TO YOUR CAR?
Adding Fuel To The Fire
PLUMBING AN AEROMOTIVE STEALTH/PHANTOM IN-TANK FUEL PUMP TO FEED OUR HUNGRY ELEPHANT
It's A Wrap (Really)
WE SEE MANY MODIFIED YET STREET-CAPABLE CHALLENGERS IN OUR TRAVELS. STEPHEN GORDON’S 2015 DODGE CHALLENGER STRETCHES THE DESIGN AND MODIFICATION ENVELOPE, STOPPING JUST SHORT OF THE LINE.
Amongst Friends
We stay pretty busy going through airports and rental car counters, dealing with flight cancelations, hotels, restaurants and much more, to attend the various Mopar events across the country.
MÓNICA GUTIÉRREZ
LA LITERATURA FEELGOOD ES UN REFUGIO EN TIEMPOS DUROS
Livingstone's been Bubble wrapped for a leader's role
TO most people’s surprise, including, one suspects, his own, Liam Livingstone is a senior cricketer.
THE WORKING WEEK
Neil Lennon and his squad will be preparing well ahead of Sunday’s Glasgow derby
Zip across to Zambia
The section of Zambezi River between Sesheke and Livingstone in Zambia can easily be added to a tour of northern Botswana and the Zambezi Region in Namibia. You’ll visit some great camps where you can watch birds and catch tiger fish – and see Vic Falls.