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Big Gene
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72 Satellite

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Hello,
I thought I would share with you how I came to own my Plymouth, not a great tale but to be honest I'm new to this and haven't got a lot else to share.
Mark B already mentioned that I bought it.
I recently swapped my '77 Blazer for a 1972 Satellite 318. To be honest I wanted a '69 but the chap I bought the Blazer off didn't have one (and I couldn't afford it even if he did) but told me to come and have a look around his stock. He told me over the phone he had '72 and would do a straight swap, I wasn't really interested but had had enough of the Blazer.
When I saw it, it totally blew my mind! I think the word I am looking for is 'epic' the car is vast and I had to have it.
I am now a complete Mopar convert and won't be going back.
It is in pretty good shape apart from a few minor things, the reverse lights not working and the speedo not going back to zero. I am certain it has been resprayed, as I have the original build sheet which says it had a vinyl roof and as you can tell someone has tried to make it more like a Roadrunner. It's a southern State car, originally from Tennessee. So no rust.
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Getting a car registered in Luxembourg is a little tricky, especially if you want to have classic car status. Everything on the car has to be pretty much period, and everything must work properly. So once I discovered the speedo wasn't going back to zero I thought I would just order one from the US like had done for various parts for my Blazer and 1970 Mustang. I then learned it was not so easy!
After searching the internet for hours I decided to try and get an image of the speedometer that was like mine and one appeared which happened to be on the forum forbbodiesonly.com. I joined and people were very helpful and accommodating to my limited knowledge. I now just have to put the new dial cluster in, which from what I gather is not a quick job.
The ice has set in here and so I have time to fix the car before the roads are free from salt and then I can go to the ministry and register it. Then I can put some proper wheels on it!
I will let you know how I get on.
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morgan
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Ah mopar.... where the parts cost double for no discernible reason !

Great looking car though - welcome and keep us updated !
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Captain Chaos
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Love that body shape,great colour too👍
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Super Sloth
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Superb. My favorite shape plymouth! Lovely colour too.
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cadboy
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Love the colour and nice car too :thumbright:

welcome to the club and MOPAR
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Dave81
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Welcome.
Great looking Mopar :rr:

As Morgan said:
Chevy = $$$
Mopar = $$$, then x2 and add 10%.

:D

Still some of the best looking cars of the era though......
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72 Dodge Dart
73 Plymouth Duster - SOLD

I wanna go so FAST i think i'm going to DIE!..........Then i'll shift into second!

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Pete
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Cracking looking car - those have certainly come of age.... :thumbright: :thumbright: :thumbright:
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DougieJ
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As others have said - great looking car. And absolutely cracking colour!
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Lincrafts.com
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Nice looking car. Hubby has a 73 Roadrunner, heeds bits and pieces doing to it, and he didn't think it was much bigger than my 'Cuda.......until he put it in the garage :lol:
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1973 Plymouth Roadrunner
2010 Chrysler 300c SRT
Past:
1999 Dodge Dakota RT
1973 Plymouth 'Cuda :(
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ScottyDave
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Yes nice looking car, third gens are coming of age now :thumbright:
73 Charger 318
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Super Sloth
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Dave81 wrote: Thu Jan 09, 20 1:27 pm Welcome.
Great looking Mopar :rr:

As Morgan said:
Chevy = $$$
Mopar = $$$, then x2 and add 10%.

:D

Still some of the best looking cars of the era though......
Oh wow! Is there a sale on? :D
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Charger
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hello there :hello2:, nice car 8-), great colour :thumbright:
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Pete
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Incidentally, from the Picture, it does have the correct wheels on it.
Pete Wiseman; Cambridge.

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kma176
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Welcome and what a great choice of car - I love these cars(I should - I've had mine long enough)
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MattH
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Welcome, lovely car, my favourite shape B body.
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