What got you in to Mopars?

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Mon Oct 06, 14 10:32 am

I agree.

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Oct 06, 14 1:21 pm

RW71 wrote:.... Pete, the owner, also has a blue Pro Street '70 SE.

with consecutive reg nos too

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Oct 06, 14 1:27 pm

Bilko wrote:

You would say that

comeonsasha · Post by **comeonsasha** » Mon Oct 06, 14 7:39 pm

Mopars are just tougher , rarer and cooler .lets face it who's cooler kowalski or the bandit ... No contest

Johnny Dart · Post by **Johnny Dart** » Mon Oct 06, 14 9:33 pm

RobTwin wrote:
Bilko wrote:

You would say that

Is that Steve Coogan ?

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Oct 07, 14 1:14 am

Yup! aka Tommy Saxondale

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Tue Oct 07, 14 4:35 pm

Blue wrote: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...

Yep knew him and the car….. He was an ass. And yes, Daddy paid for all of that! I remember my cousin knocking him out with just one punch! He was a cocky little git!

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Mon Oct 27, 14 10:39 am

I've always had an interest in a wide range of stuff, not particularly american, but whenever I saw a Yank I liked and went for a closer look, I recon 80 % of the time it would end up having Dodge or Plymouth on the badge. Just something about the styling, particularly the 64 to 67 models especially the rooflines on the 2dr hardtops, but also on in to the early 70's.

And of course there were all the previously mentioned films and TV stuff, not forgetting the black 65 Belvedere at the beginning of 'Hot Rod'!

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Mon Oct 27, 14 5:05 pm

Dom66 wrote:I've always had an interest in a wide range of stuff, not particularly american, but whenever I saw a Yank I liked and went for a closer look, I recon 80 % of the time it would end up having Dodge or Plymouth on the badge. Just something about the styling, particularly the 64 to 67 models especially the rooflines on the 2dr hardtops, but also on in to the early 70's.

And of course there were all the previously mentioned films and TV stuff, not forgetting the black 65 Belvedere at the beginning of 'Hot Rod'!

Is Hot Rod the one where the racer dates the sheriffs daughter Dom ?
Or something like that !

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Mon Oct 27, 14 5:43 pm

You still on the search for that film, Gary?

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Mon Oct 27, 14 5:57 pm

Carl wrote:You still on the search for that film, Gary?

Lol. Yes mate

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Mon Oct 27, 14 6:22 pm

Pinches the girl from the sherriff's Son, yeah. Rolls the Belvedere running from the cops and ends up with a primered Willys, a classic!

I have a copy, happy to run you one off if you PM your address, quality won't be great, but should be watchable.

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Mon Oct 27, 14 6:39 pm

Dom66 wrote:Pinches the girl from the sherriff's Son, yeah. Rolls the Belvedere running from the cops and ends up with a primered Willys, a classic!

I have a copy, happy to run you one off if you PM your address, quality won't be great, but should be watchable.

That's the one !!!
Been after it for ages. My dads mate lent it to me for a weekend but I never got round to watching it

Will send pm

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Mon Oct 27, 14 8:04 pm

What got me into Mopars? Well it was a laydeee! Back in the very early 80's I was seeing a bird very near to where Matt H lives, she was into American cars & bikes, I had a Harley at the time & had just sold my Jag so was looking for a another new ride, she took me to see a friend of hers who was an American car dealer in Redbourn, he'd just got a '72 Challenger in & it was mine for the princely sum of £1795. Had that for a few years then started messing about buying & selling a few yanks just most of them seemed to be Mopars, some even had extra doors! Here is a list of the Mopars I can remember
72 Challenger Rallye (now Matt H's)
73 Dart Swinger
74 Dart Special Edition (4door)
76 Dodge Aspen 360 R/T
71 Plymouth Roadrunner 383 4speed
72 Dart
69 Fury 111
69 Dodge Dart 340 GTS (now Mick's)
70 Dodge D100
64 Plymouth Valiant Cygnet (now Dave Bailey's)
72 Dodge Demon 340
72 Dodge Demon /6 (fitted with BB & back halved,now mine again!)
80 Dodge Diplomat S/wagon
78 Dodge Ram 200
74 Dodge Ramcharger
2000 Dodge Dakota
I'm sure there are a few more + almost as many non Mopar's, it's a form of addiction, as Blue said I guess I'm in for the long haul too!

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Mon Oct 27, 14 11:58 pm

Mossy68 wrote:
Dom66 wrote:Pinches the girl from the sherriff's Son, yeah. Rolls the Belvedere running from the cops and ends up with a primered Willys, a classic!

I have a copy, happy to run you one off if you PM your address, quality won't be great, but should be watchable.
That's the one !!!
Been after it for ages. My dads mate lent it to me for a weekend but I never got round to watching it

Will send pm

not gate crash , have a look here