What got you in to Mopars?

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Tue Sep 30, 14 9:32 pm

... I mean they're not really 'the norm' when it comes to cars here the UK. Why did you decide to get in to them and possibly even buy one?

Just curious

Jon.

Bilko · Post by **Bilko** » Tue Sep 30, 14 9:44 pm

Walking into Gary Mill's garage in the early 80's and seeing that 1970 Hemicuda convertible for the first time. Took my breath away it was so cool.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Tue Sep 30, 14 10:03 pm

Being dragged since birth to about 15 years of age , to the pod. Virtually every meeting each year.
Just fell in love with the big Dodges and Plymouths.
Didn't know it was a Mopar thing till later.
Always wanted one but couldn't afford either the car or insurance.
My truck came up cheap. Fell in love .........

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Sep 30, 14 10:16 pm

Because I'm not quite all there.......

Just bought another one.

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Tue Sep 30, 14 10:18 pm

sorry to say buts its true................

that orange car doing good ol boy jumps when I was a kid and that black car that was even more awesome than the mustang in bullet

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Tue Sep 30, 14 10:58 pm

Watching Bullitt and then seeing a 1968 Dodge Charger in a front garden which I bought for £700!!

Les

Dart Vader · Post by **Dart Vader** » Tue Sep 30, 14 11:29 pm

Having had a chevy.....and realising that every other bugggger had one as well

It was a cool 65 Impala though

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Tue Sep 30, 14 11:32 pm

My lad had (still has) a hot wheels Dodge Demon and along with many others I wrongly thought it was just another fictitious hot wheels car.

Then I saw one in the flesh and had to have one ( who knows what would have happened if I'd seen a hot wheels "The Dominator!!) lol

Couple this with a series of chance events and here I am now.

In essence I didn't set out to be a MOPAR fan but I'm blinkin' glad I am now

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Tue Sep 30, 14 11:51 pm

latil wrote:Because I'm not quite all there....... Just bought another one.

YOU GONNA SPILL DA BEANS

latil · Post by **latil** » Wed Oct 01, 14 12:12 am

NO! It's got dual quads and is halfway across the Atlantic right now.

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Wed Oct 01, 14 6:50 am

latil wrote:NO! It's got dual quads and is halfway across the Atlantic right now.

Great news

db · Post by db » Wed Oct 01, 14 8:00 am

The V8 bug started at Santa Pod at about age 11. Not sure why Mopars really, the Good Ol' Boys definitely helped!
In the end, I just looked around for a car and the Mopes were cooler, simple as that

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Wed Oct 01, 14 8:23 am

andyrob wrote:sorry to say buts its true................

that orange car doing good ol boy jumps when I was a kid and that black car that was even more awesome than the mustang in bullet

This. A thousand times this. Yeehaa ! I dont care - I still love it all...
Its not a mopar thing for me, I can appreciate all marques. Its a charger thing; it just happens to be a mopar. If it was ford, chevy, buick - whatever - I would still have been after one.

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Wed Oct 01, 14 8:25 am

latil wrote:NO! It's got dual quads and is halfway across the Atlantic right now.

Well if it's a 65 & it's got dual quads it's gotta be a hemi

latil · Post by **latil** » Wed Oct 01, 14 8:30 am

No,it's a wedge. Just not the one fitted from new