Average age of Mopar Maniacs.

I just turned 42 on the 16th , but that's just a chronological number :
- Physically , 62
- Mentally , 5 or 50
- Sexually , 22

My parents' car was a '69 Dart Custom two door hardtop ; 273 / 904 , A/C , AM radio , power steering , drum brakes (yuck) , white with green interior .
My dad inherited it from his mother , who'd stopped driving in 1971 (at age 74) because she'd realised that her reactions were slowing .

My first car was a '72 Swinger : 318 / 904 , A/C , AM radio , power steering , power disc brakes ; EV2 with E2XW interior .
I bought it in the summer of '89 , and had it until 4th July 1999 when I sold it for $2,500 .
I'd modified it over the years ; rebuilt heads with some porting and valve work ; double roller timing ; carb off of a '72 400 two barrel (so that all of the correct vacuum ports would be there for the air cleaner and charcoal canister , as smog checks were a concern ) ; 340 cam ; electronic ignition conversion ; rebuilt 904 with deep pan and Trans-Go improver kit ; 8.25" rear from a '74 Duster , 3.21 gear and Sure Grip ; upgraded front brakes (had those frustrating KH 4 piston brakes and parts were impossible to find for 'em back then !) to '73 & up single piston setup .

Second car was a '73 Duster which I bought for $70 in Feb '92 .
TB3 Basin Street Blue , black interior ; 318 , factory upgrade 727 (reflected on build sheet under "REMARKS") , 8.25" rear with 2.76 , power disc brakes , power steering , AM-FM radio (factory) , deluxe wheel covers , A/C .
This is the one I miss the most :sad4: . Some illegal aliens ran a red light and plowed-into me at ~40 MPH , hitting the Duster squarely at the right front tyre area .
Their Toyota truck's front end was pushed up toward the windshield .
My beloved Duster was too far gone to easily fix , so I had to let it go
:mumum: .
I'm just pleased as pie that LAPD Chief Beck is pushing to repeal the state law regarding impounding of vehicles of illegal aliens and unlicensed drivers . Lord know that the motherfuc**rs who hit my Duster were here legally , as their articulation of the language of the land was impeccable , and their licenses / insurance were totally valid .
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