What car got you into Mopars?

...so back in high school, my buddy had a 70 Olds 442 W30. It was a low 14 second car in Denver, and the fastest car at my high school. The closest car to my buddies 442 was a 69 383 Roadrunner with a 4 speed. Needless to say, they ran each other a few times with the big Olds always coming out on top. At that point, I was a staunch GM guy...but that 4 speed Runner opened my eyes to Mopar. Fast forward a few years, and my dad calls me one day and tells me that he bought an old Race Car...a 63 Dodge Polara with a 440, tunnel ram, reverse manual 727 with 4.88 gears and a spool in the D60. I left College (SDSU) late Thursday night and drive home to check out the new ride. He fired up the 440, and I was hooked. That was the loudest 440 I had ever heard, still have not heard many louder. We raced it for a few years at Brotherhood Raceway in Long Beach before they shut it down. Dad ended up selling it a few years later, but I still miss that car a lot. I wish I still had it. Fast forward a few more years, I ended up buying an original 66 Dart from the original owner. 3 weeks later I bought the 64 Dart I have today. The 66 was sold and ended up on Barrett Jackson.

My dad now has a 65 Belvedere with a 440, 727 and 4.88 gears.

Thanks,
OldMoparsRule!