AMC = Mopar?

The Mopar/AMC “relationship” started before all the acquisitions and takeovers. It had nothing to do with AMC actually being considered a Mopar. They were considered somewhat “brethren” because AMC used Mopar parts in some of their products giving it a slight transfusion of the Mopar blood in some people’s eyes. That combined with being the outcasts for reasons stated previously in this thread, it was only natural for the two “underdogs” to form a bond. The all-brand shows had so many Ford and GM products you couldn’t sneeze without blowing snot on one, but you had to look to find a Mopar and seldom saw an AMC. If you grew up in the muscle car days like me you’ll remember that Mopars were hated by the other guys because of their performance and AMC’s weren’t taken seriously, often laughed at, because they were so overlooked. Times have changed and Mopar has earned the long overdue respect and AMC is slowly coming into its own. Is AMC a Mopar – definitely not, but the association is a long standing one. Also as stated in here, all the Mopar only shows I’ve been to have included AMC, not because they’re Mopars but because they are welcome for that long standing association.

As for the “is your Mopar now a Fiat?”, our cars are what they were when built and has absolutely nothing to do with buyouts and current parent companies. If you own a Willys Jeep it is a Willys, not AMC or Mopar because of who owned the company later. That’s like saying my Plymouth doesn’t exist because there is no more Plymouth.

Ok, rant over lol!