Your first mopar...?

[MoparCowboy]

Wow. What a great bunch of stories. Mine was a 68 Plymouth GTX bought out of Auto Trader in 78 while a Sr. in HS. I was raised in a Chevy family, but for whatever reason when I saw the crappy b&w pic in AT I HAD to have it! A Mopar guy ever since. Sold it to a friend a few years later who promptly stripped the interior, and put a six-pack on it to drag race until he sold it to a a guy who tubbed it repainted it red/white/blue and won two National Championships in it bracket racing. I saw it after years of bracket racing and it was too modified to bring it back to the street car that it should have always been. I got mad at my friend even back then when he welded in a roll bar, etc. He admits now what a terrible mistake it was by using a nice, mostly original GTX to convert to a race car.

 

[ProjectBazza]

When I get one, I'll let y'all know! (But this site is giving me "ideas" that my wife won't care for...... )

Anyway, until that time, I'll just keep working on Bazza's '71 VG.

Jim

 

[qkcuda]

Technically my first Mopar was a B3 blue 1971 Demon slant six that I got from my Dad and was passed down to my sister. This was my next Mopar, a silver 318 68 Barracuda. I remember that it had typical northern rust issues and that I purchased brand new front fenders for it from Chrysler for something like $60 or $80 a piece, and had it painted. I drove it to University and I eventually transplanted the 273 Commando and 3.23 sure grip 7 1/4 out of my 66 Barracuda race car into it when I upgraded the race car to a 340 and 8 3/4.

 

[rumblefish360]

What was your first mopar..? Pictures..? Still have it..?
Pictures of "then" and "now" ..

Yes!!!

A ‘73 340 Cúda 4spd - 3.23 geared car. Beat up as heck.
I paid the huge sum of $600 back in ‘87, still have it.

 

[toolmanmike]

I wish I could find the photo. 65 Dart 270 post car. White with a fake added on black top and red interior. It had a HP 273 and a 3 on the tree. Now I find out it was one of a few built with that combo. Ulf has figures and it was one of 3.

 

[MoparMike1974]

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The wolverine was a mopar guy....who knew.

 

[MoparMike1974]

My first car was a 72 dart 4 door. I paid $250 for it in 1991 and it was like it rolled off the showroom floor. Sadly I abused it and it no longer exists. Only these three pictures.

 

[DFX 340 Duster]

My first Mopar that I bought was a 64 Polara 500 with a Poly 318 2 barrel and a pushbutton 727. What a great car. Drove that car all over the country. The kickdown always satisfied. Sold it when I got the 64 Barracuda, 273, 4 speed.

I still regret selling that car 44 years ago. The first baby came and we needed me to have a four door car.

 

[Ottmundr]

My first Mopar was a '67 Barracuda convertible /6. No pics. =(
My introduction to Mopar was my dad's '66 Coronet 440 convertible with a 383 and a console shift automatic. We got T-boned by a drunk driver in his faggy little camaro with a 350. ****** tried to get away, my dad chased him down and caught him in 3 blocks.
I've been into Mopars since then (I think I was 10 or 11), and my absolute favorite mill is the 383.

 

[nodemon]

The wolverine was a mopar guy....who knew.

Yep...lol and he still is.

 

[couper 340]

My first Mopar 1971 DUSTER 340 4 SPEED 3.91 POSI I bought it in 1976 it had a 318 because the guy before me blow it up i found a 1971 cuda in a junk yard and bought the engine for $200.00 sold it in 1990 .

 

[plymouth67]

My first car wad a 67 Satellite 318/727-8 75. It was a little rusty but sounded awesome. Lots of fun in that car. I bought it when I was 15 after drooling over it for 5 or 6 years before I bought it. Sadly it wound up a parts car for the guy I sold it.

 

[str12-340]

but I swapped in a 69 340 in 1994

Love those nicely done custom hood call outs!

 

[Car Nut]

1971 DUSTER 340 4 SPEED 3.91 POSI

POSI ???

 

[MMissile]

About 1972-3. It was a 1963 2dr. Savoy. I didn't have money to work on it, so away from Dad's driveway....

 

[volaredon]

Went from a 76 charger SE to a 75 cordoba to a 79 ramcharger.

 

[WymanV]

No pics because this predates digital photography but the first car I bought with my money was a '73 Challenger-318 slapstik, red with B&W interior and white vinyl top. $100. The PO drove it out of coolant and cooked the 318. Dropped a 360 smog motor in it and promptly beat the hell out of it. The pillars the door hinges bolt to finally rotted away to the point you couldn't open and close the doors any more. The second was a '70 Duster 318/4 speed, Vitamin C with black bucket interior. Again, $100. Found out the hard way the seller's kid brother took off in it one night for a joyride, dumped it in a ditch and hit a boulder that bent the right LCA. It never ran right either-I always suspected the carb but it was never really resolved. Rust got to that one so bad you couldn't jack up either end of the car without the doors binding shut and that's when I decided enough was enough.

But. Buying parts cars to fix that one up included the '72 Duster 340 that I still have today.

 

[Stan]

1969 fastback 340 formula S 4 speed 323 sure grip b blue. I bought it on Oct 25 1968. Best car I ever owned. I sold it in 1975 for $500. huge mistake. After putting huge air scoops under the bumper and a few other modifications it beat everything I raced except a mustang 428 with headers and a 430 rear.

 

[Mtrhead]

My first Mopar was a 66 Coronet 500 with a 440 Magnum my first car was a 68 Firebird with a 400 4 speed...Then Chevelles (70-72) after that found a hemi orange 72 340 demon (auto/3.55)loved beating up on the 5.0's

 

[DartGTDan]

My first car and first Mopar (if you allow the "grandfathered in" rule) was this 1971 AMC Gremlin (232 straight 6, auto., manual steering & brakes):

My second car, and first true Mopar, was this 1969 Plymouth Satellite (318, auto., PS). Purchased new by my grandparents, then my parents, then my older sister, then finally mine!

The one that got away!

Ask me about PSC Liver Disease

 

[Cliff Ramsdell]

First was a 1973 Plymouth Fury 1 Connecticut state police car, 440, purchased at the state auction in 1979. Second was a 1968 Fury 1 police car, local police, 383 4bbl car, local purchase spring of 1980.

Third Mopar, Bought my GTS in August of 1981, I still have that car today.

Cliff Ramsdell

 

[MILO]

1967 WM300 Power Wagon took learning experience to restore

 

[rebelcaptain]

What was your first mopar..? Pictures..? Still have it..?
Pictures of "then" and "now" ..

Bought it new 4/71

 

[pittsburghracer]

Bought a (1972) 340 four speed in 1975 for 1650.00 and a 1969 Dart roller that was set up for a big block for 1500.00. Duster was my first 11 second car (11.82). And my Dart was my first 10 second car (10.30’s). 5 more Mopar drag cars followed. My shortest owned Mopar was a 1976 or 77 lean burn 400 Chrysler Cordoba I bought from my Dad for a tow vehicle. My buddy buffed my 1972 Cutlass so I could sell it and I ended up selling the Cordoba. That car was set up perfect to tow and towed my Dads 28 foot travel trailer great but I was to young for that ugly Azz Cordoba. Sold it to an old guy my Dad worked with. I bought the primed duster for my exwife to race and after my divorce gave it to my son.

 

[Barry Humo]

Lots of cool cars and great stories. Mine was a 65 Barracuda Formula S. It had a primer gray front clip and a very oxidized rear part of the car. Looked like a red primer rear section. Had brought it to several older more "experienced" mechanics to figure out why it was .lacking the power it should've had. Finally it was the 17 year old son of one of my neighbor's who opened the hood and in less than 10 minutes who said it's got dual points that weren't set properly. His adjustment was the right one that woke up the engine and made it fun to drive again. Unfortunately the ex got it and sold it because she was stupid. I won't go into details because I'm sure a lot of us have similar stories. My second Mopar was a 64 1/2 Valiant Barracuda. This car was a complete basic. Slant six one bbl with a three on the tree. Even had the radio delete cover. The body was gorgeous or so I had thought. Even got a couple of second place trophies. After an engine and transmission failure (at separate times) it was time to replace the drivetrain with a 360 police engine and a 727 torque flight(also a police model) both of which were from a 79 Cordoba 300. After finding out from the machine shop that the block was cracked I was encouraged to go all the way with a complete restoration with some friends help with the body work. After tearing the car down and getting it stripped that friend took his own life. The other friend had passed away from "old" age(he was only 61)after his wife died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 58. Now being left with no one I trusted to do the quality of work I wanted and needed the car has sat in my garage on stands for the last 20 years. It's a very clean rust free car besides a couple of spots on the quarters and some small spots on the doors and decklid. I did win a couple of trophies while the car was being driven. My third Mopar is a 65 Barracuda which is a plain 273, 2bbl, 904 auto trans that is a very dark green with a black flop that's had a quick restoration. Now I've been diagnosed with terminal cancer and can only dream about what I'd like to do with it. I'll just try to enjoy it while I'm still around.