What got you in to Mopars?

68 beeper · Post by **68 beeper** » Fri Oct 03, 14 8:19 pm

Dirty Mary crazy Larry, Bullit , dukes ,

Steve Chapman · Post by **Steve Chapman** » Fri Oct 03, 14 8:29 pm

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

mmm, is it red by any chance Latil.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri Oct 03, 14 8:33 pm

Seeing the Coronet for sale…… Had to have it!

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri Oct 03, 14 8:36 pm

Seeing the Coronet for sale…… Had to have it!

Sublime For 40 · Post by **Sublime For 40** » Sat Oct 04, 14 9:30 pm

I went to a 'custom' show at the NEC in the early 80's - must have been about then as they were playing Sultans of Swing over the PA - and I saw a plum crazy '70 Challenger (with a white interior) named the "Artful Dodger".

It had purple 'stovepipe' hats embroidered into the head restraint area of the high back 'buckets' (now there's an oxymoron) and I had never seen such a cool looking, wide, flat car with quad headlamps before - or since come to think of it.

I have eventually, after a 30 year wait, got a Sublime '70 all of my own.

I believe the "Dodger" has changed hands and colour since our first meeting but if anyone knows it - or OWNS it - I'd be chuffed to know.

Matt

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sat Oct 04, 14 10:06 pm

Here you go Matt. I believe it finally got restored to original ??

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RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Sun Oct 05, 14 2:12 am

Mossy68 wrote:Here you go Matt. I believe it finally got restored to original ??

It's been at the last few Nats in it's restored state

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Oct 05, 14 7:11 am

For me it was seeing the Big Blue and Silver checker Roadrunner run at Santa Pod - just so much attitude....

It was brilliant to see it again at the Nats this year, shame it has been back-halved.........

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Oct 05, 14 9:15 am

The Artful Dodger was a local car, Jeff used to know the owner (John Jemmet?) I met him a few times way back when, not one of my favourite people. He had a custom painted Mach 1 before that, "Heartbreaker", no doubt daddy paid for that as well...

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sun Oct 05, 14 9:32 am

Blue wrote:no doubt daddy paid for that as well...

That made me laugh & reminded me of times at Bell Vue & Alley Palley

RW71 · Post by **RW71** » Sun Oct 05, 14 1:04 pm

RobTwin wrote:
Mossy68 wrote:Here you go Matt. I believe it finally got restored to original ??

It's been at the last few Nats in it's restored state

I believe it has been a Nats trophy winner at some point too. Pete, the owner, also has a blue Pro Street '70 SE.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sun Oct 05, 14 4:57 pm

RW71 wrote:
RobTwin wrote:
Mossy68 wrote:Here you go Matt. I believe it finally got restored to original ??

It's been at the last few Nats in it's restored state
I believe it has been a Nats trophy winner at some point too. Pete, the owner, also has a blue Pro Street '70 SE.

Cheers guys. Anyone got a pic ?

RW71 · Post by **RW71** » Sun Oct 05, 14 5:30 pm

Bilko · Post by **Bilko** » Sun Oct 05, 14 5:37 pm

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sun Oct 05, 14 6:19 pm

RW71 wrote:

Ah much better. Cheers