Favorite Mopar Built

[demonram]

the two I have.
71 charger rt
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71 roadrunner
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but I have always wanted a 70 super bee ( purple ), I can remember when no one wanted them back in the late 80's -the early 90s . by the time I got some money they were out of my reach

You have great taste in cars, sir. I too love those 70 Bees.

 

[Outlawd]

Those Mopars... I love them all, the B bodies maybe alittle more and the best built imo is the good ol 69 roadrunner. Built in its day for the working man to afford and fast enough to beat up on them chevys!!

 

[Mike67]

I prefer B Bodies but this Dart was at Pate about 10 yrs ago,it was a roller, but this thing melted my butter! Didn't have the cash at the time...

 

[Ironbuilt]

Triple black!!

 

[Ron H]

I prefer B Bodies but this Dart was at Pate about 10 yrs ago,it was a roller, but this thing melted my butter! Didn't have the cash at the time...

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I've never had one either; but always would have liked one - like the one Mannix drove...at least I had a '70 Cuda lol.

 

[chargervert]

Both of the Mannix Dart convertibles,and one of the Cuda convertibles were found and restored.

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

If you are talking about builds, then all of them in the guy stuff section. Pat’s Charger build is amazing as is all the other builds. If you are talking about factory built there are too many to list.

 

[moparedtn]

Hmmm..."Ghost Builds"......that's going to be the name of my speed shop....

Why not? Some dude made it big with "Fantom Works" or some such, after all....

 

[Brandy]

Why not? Some dude made it big with "Fantom Works" or some such, after all....

I'm too old and too damaged to start a business.

 

[moparedtn]

I'm too old and too damaged to start a business.

*cough*tax write-off*cough*

 

[moparedtn]

From a purely esthetic standpoint? Tons of 'em...
The "forward look" cars. The '67 Coronet R/T. '67 GTX. Yes, the '68 GTX like Fred, too.
They have "the looks". Many say the '70 Challenger or the 2nd gen Chargers are the most
attractive musclecars of the era; for me though, the "businessmans' coupes" do the trick.

Mechanically? Lots of those, too...
Those with a singular, sole purpose, devoid of gingerbread - the max wedge cars, factory hemi racers.
The A12 cars. Heck, a bargain basement 340 4-speed a-body, for that matter.

But my "favorites"? Any of them that have been lovingly cared for by someone who take being their
steward seriously and come with a story, a history - in other words, a soul of sorts.
The cars that really get my interest more than any others are those who can have their lineage
presented, shared, preserved - true time capsule type situations.

"Store bought" restos are nice and a necessary part of the hobby, so that pristine examples are kept
for reference by now and future generations in the hobby
So too are the "creative" customized cars, which dutifully reflect upon their owners' creativity (which
hopefully can be very important to their own generations to follow).
But for me?
The car's got to have providence.

 

[Nate S]

I like the first hemi build.

 

[Brandy]

From a purely esthetic standpoint? Tons of 'em...
The "forward look" cars. The '67 Coronet R/T. '67 GTX. Yes, the '68 GTX like Fred, too.
They have "the looks". Many say the '70 Challenger or the 2nd gen Chargers are the most
attractive musclecars of the era; for me though, the "businessmans' coupes" do the trick.

Mechanically? Lots of those, too...
Those with a singular, sole purpose, devoid of gingerbread - the max wedge cars, factory hemi racers.
The A12 cars. Heck, a bargain basement 340 4-speed a-body, for that matter.

But my "favorites"? Any of them that have been lovingly cared for by someone who take being their
steward seriously and come with a story, a history - in other words, a soul of sorts.
The cars that really get my interest more than any others are those who can have their lineage
presented, shared, preserved - true time capsule type situations.

"Store bought" restos are nice and a necessary part of the hobby, so that pristine examples are kept
for reference by now and future generations in the hobby
So too are the "creative" customized cars, which dutifully reflect upon their owners' creativity (which
hopefully can be very important to their own generations to follow).
But for me?
The car's got to have providence.

ummm do you mean provenance?

 

[Nate S]

ummm do you mean provenance?

Most of the Mopars near Providence had rot issues. Ask Chargervert.

 

[Brandy]

Most of the Mopars near Providence had rot issues. Ask Chargervert.

Noted..lol. But that's not what I meant. TN used the word providence in place of provenance.....neither of us were talking about RI....

 

[Nate S]

Noted..lol. But that's not what I meant. TN used the word providence in place of provenance.....neither of us were talking about RI....

Oh I know. Just having fun with it.

 

[chargervert]

I like the first hemi build.

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Good Choice Nate,If not for that car right there,there never would have been a street Hemi in 1966!

 

[chargervert]

Most of the Mopars near Providence had rot issues. Ask Chargervert.

I try to buy them from California and Arizona these days! I am going blind welding the Road Runner convertible!

 

[moparedtn]

ummm do you mean provenance?

No, I don't...but sure, that too.
Providence in this instance defined as "having guidance and care" (often referred to with "Divine" religious
overtones of course) - in my instance, meaning someone isn't just flipping cars or looking on them as
investments, but showing actual good stewardship of it - they care over the car and become keeper of its'
history, stories, heritage.

Same thing would apply if you were to take possession of a historic piece of property or an artifact from
important events in history or anything like that - hell, sometimes it even means the family member
who is all into ancestry.com and has become the recordkeeper of family history for the rest.

 

[moparedtn]

Noted..lol. But that's not what I meant. TN used the word providence in place of provenance.....neither of us were talking about RI....

No, "TN" did not - you assumed I did is all.
The name's "Ed" by the way. Nice to meet you.