What car got you into Mopars?
Shoulda been a Chevy gal with my history! I remember when I was younger and not really into cars, but my Dad always had an old 72 K5 Blazer in in the garage. Removable top, 350, and in a beautiful bronze, that thing was so sweet. That got me into wanting an older car for my first car. I recall watching some car shows with my Dad and seeing some old Dodge getting restored. Went on looking on the Internet looking up 'Old Dodge muscle cars'. Man, those things were some of the meanest looking cars I've ever seen! Especially a 1968 Charger tugged on my heartstrings. Fast forward to a year ago and I'm looking to buy my first car. Was told I could only have something 89 or newer, with only a max of 6 cylinders. Only had $1,200 to spend and there wasn't too many options. I looked at everything, from old Bugs, BMWs, Chevy, Ford, anything that was in my range. Almost bought me a 90-something Firebird but got shot down because "it had to have something wrong with it for that price". Frustrated, I remember those old Mopars I always loved. F this, I'm getting me one of those! The only things I found in my budget were the Darts and A-Bodies. Convinced my Dad that since he sold his Blazer, he could work on this with me. It worked, and went and saw two but one was too run down and the other was just a shell and a motor. Finally, an ad popped up for a '72 Dodge Dart, slant six, complete, for $1,200 (exactly what I had). Was it meant to be? I think so! Bought it that night, and put a lot of love into it to get it running well. I've been totally hooked onto Mopars and will continue to be. Still want a '68 HEMI Charger though....that'll come one day, haha.