Mopar fanatics will have much to cheer about as 30 vintage Hemis and at least 10 Dodge Vipers cross the block during Mecum’s Original Spring Classic auction held May 17-21.

Whenever Chrysler decides to assemble a purpose-built performer whose main mission is to kick asphalt and take names, the results are usually spectacular.

“One of the most coveted muscle cars of its time” is how Mecum Auctions describes the 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda convertible that will play a starring role in next week’s “Daytime Auction” in Monterey, California.

Dream on, Hemi fanatics, because Mecum has a muscle car coming to auction that’s the stuff dreams are made of.

An exceptionally rare and original 1971 Plymouth Hemi ’Cuda 4-speed convertible soared to a record-breaking sale with a winning bid of $3.5 million Saturday at Mecum’s first Seattle auction.

Car finished sixth at Monaco in 1932 and later was owned by each of the racing Trintignant brothers

This is the 23rd in a 30-day countdown to Barrett-Jackson’s annual Las Vegas collector car auction

DBZ Centenary Collection will be limited to 19 pairs of cars; customers get one for the road and one for the track

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Oates of Hall and Oates will help match cars with guitars for display

The Pick of the Day is the four-cylinder version of the ‘long-hood’ 911, with the same classic styling and interior