Average age of Mopar Maniacs.
Yeah,so 60.5,here. My 1st Mope was my 2nd car.It was fall of 1970.I was 17. I scored a Panther Pink 70 Swinger 340.It came with a 4spd,3.55 S.G.and not much else. 11000 miles on it.Babied by previous owner,the tires(polyglass;remember those?)were almost new.Of all the cars I ever owned, that one was the hardest on tires.It came with a 5yr/50000mi warranty.Chrysler bought me a motor in 72/73. That 2nd mtr was a dog.Sold that slomobile in 74. 2mtrs,3 trannies, 2 difs, and about a dozen and a half tires. G60s was about the biggest that fit out back. Seems about all a street-tire did in those days was keep the chassis off the pavement.That car with the 2nd motor went 14.4@98 in the 1/4mile.The original mtr felt waaay faster.It was real tail-happy and earned me the nickname "Ditch Hitter". Hah. Had mopars ever since. I told my kids I was going to drive my Formula S clone til I die and they could bury us both in the same hole.I hope it lasts that long.A little humor there.lol. Oh yeah,the 1st car was a 57 Belair.