Why Mopar?............The Passion....
My first exposure to Mopar was when my mom traded in our '54 Hudson Hornet for a brand new '59 Plymouth Fury. Of course at 10 years old, that didn't yet fire the Mopar passion for me.
That came later in very late '69 when I bought a very slightly used '69 Dart Swinger 340, 'Charger Red', white stripe, black interior for $2500. I'd admired the Mopars cruising Whittier Blvd. in SoCal for several years and then finally had the opportunity to buy my very own. I had so much fun cruising SoCal and racing that car at both OCIR and Irwindale.
That little Dart lit the Mopar fire that never died. Not even after I sold the car during a difficult financial time in the late-80's. It kept smoldering and finally burst into full flame again a couple of years ago when I just had to have my Mopar back. I found a solid '69 Dart on eBay and, hopefully, it will be done and back out on the street in 2010.