Rare Mopars in the MMA

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sun Jan 11, 15 8:45 pm

Adrian Worman wrote:I'd like to see some skirt on the stand, with very short skirts

Best idea put forward so far

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Sun Jan 11, 15 9:10 pm

Ok but does this mean I have to shave my legs?!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Jan 11, 15 9:53 pm

sinny wrote:Ok but does this mean I have to shave my legs?!

Of course not.

You can wax them instead..........

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Jan 12, 15 2:43 am

I was going to say Jim's car too, plus JC's 'bird assuming it's done by then

But if it is, I can see there being a queue of interested parties wanting it on their stand - Classic American and Meguiars to name just two.

Logistically tho, I fear it might be a bit optimistic expecting to get Jim's cuda up to Brum for 4 days in November. I'd love to be proved wrong tho!

Re Bob's Daytona, last we heard (at American Speedfest last year), 2014 was going to be his last year racing and was going to be taking it off the road to do a resto....

cadboy · Post by **cadboy** » Mon Jan 12, 15 6:41 am

Pete wrote:
sinny wrote:Ok but does this mean I have to shave my legs?!
Of course not.

You can wax them instead..........

that would be a site to see

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Mon Jan 12, 15 10:28 am

I see so it's just E bodies and winged cars need apply then

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Jan 12, 15 10:33 am

sinny wrote:Ok but does this mean I have to shave my legs?!

You can borrow one of my wigs.

Actually my wife has a nice '60s Cilla Black one that would suit you.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Jan 12, 15 1:06 pm

Carl wrote:I see so it's just E bodies and winged cars need apply then

Its all about the wow factor if you want the punters to step on the stand give them something snazzy to look at, how full would you think strip joints would be with birds in there at 20 stone and mingin ???????????

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Mon Jan 12, 15 1:07 pm

Carl wrote:I see so it's just E bodies and winged cars need apply then

Not at all Carl. Some people are contacting me directly & am starting to come up with a varied list. I'm pushing to have more cars this year too.

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Mon Jan 12, 15 1:15 pm

You're right Dunc.

Its about the individual car, I know there are plenty of cars in the club with the wow factor in every body type.

I'm not after every car to be rare but a couple should help us get a larger better stand.

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Mon Jan 12, 15 1:29 pm

sinny wrote:
Carl wrote:I see so it's just E bodies and winged cars need apply then
Not at all Carl. Some people are contacting me directly & am starting to come up with a varied list. I'm pushing to have more cars this year too.

I think there is some truth in what Carl says - lets not forget this is our biggest 'general public' type event where its all about showing them the 'scene'. Now whilst the classic car show will attract people who are knowledgeable to an extent, they wont be experts on every nuance that people in this club are. (for a recent example of this, see the charger500 thread. All good interesting stuff to us, but to JoePublic the charger500(69, not the 70 trim option 500...) is just a charger that 'looks wrong'. Is it rare ? valuable ? More interesting that stock - absolutely. But it doesnt mean much to those outside the know - they wanna see bullitt.

So - back to the plot. The NEC show needs
a) A wing car (pref a petty coloured bird with 43 written on it). Nothing syas 'WTF??' quite as well as a wing car.
b) Something with the word HEMI written on it.
c) A second gen charger. Preferably triple black.
d) A 70 challenger, preferably in white.
If there is any space left, then maybe something more geeky or (my personal vote) something outlandish like when Matt Snowball had that patina RR convertible. If you wanna go really wild, how about a 'work in progress' display. Heck, I'd pay to see an exhibition of autofetish-frankenstein-charger !

Ok. Now fight.

Don · Post by **Don** » Mon Jan 12, 15 2:15 pm

Well, I wasn't going to mention the 'Bird as it was on the MMA stand at the NEC a couple of years ago, maybe a bit longer, cant remember for sure. But of course its always available if needed.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Mon Jan 12, 15 3:50 pm

Cannonball wrote:
Carl wrote:I see so it's just E bodies and winged cars need apply then
Its all about the wow factor if you want the punters to step on the stand give them something snazzy to look at, how full would you think strip joints would be with birds in there at 20 stone and mingin ???????????

Sorry Dunc I don't totally agree, I think its more down to the pecking order of what cars the members prefer as to what is thought the public want to see. Yes the wow factor plays a big part I agree, and im not saying my car is worthy but just to use it as an example.

I take it out for a drive and to be honest it does cause people to stop and look, take photos, come over and talk etc most of the time they don't know what they are looking at. I often hear.

Wow mate what is it ive never seen one before, is it a Mustang or a Chevy, can I look under the bonnet, how big is the the engine? etc?

Its a blah blah blah with blah blah blah.

How much does it do to the gallon, can I take a photo?

Well I would like to pay for my fuel and get on my way if you wouldn't mind, cheers anyway.

To most all they see is a Muscle car which to them is as rare as it gets without the finer details that would go over the heads of most of the public.

And some blokes like to slap the arse of a fat bird and ride on the ripples

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Mon Jan 12, 15 3:58 pm

Would be nice to see a race version , and road car next to each other ?
Bit of history on how cars were produced to race on Sunday, work on Monday. And how race cars had a production run to enable them into a certain race class.

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Jan 12, 15 4:11 pm

Mossy68 wrote:Would be nice to see a race version , and road car next to each other ?
Bit of history on how cars were produced to race on Sunday, work on Monday. And how race cars had a production run to enable them into a certain race class.

That's what I was just thinking - Dons & JC's side-by-side would be a sight to behold

Wouldn't leave much room for anything else, mind