Question about the name MoPar

[1968_Satellite]

That's probably the best explanation you'll get on the corporate side but it really was a street thing and as I was on Woodward Avenue back in the '60s and seventies it was slang no different than the Bowtie boys or the damn oval guys if they quit riding in circles we'd get somewhere so it's all street slang and just part of our culture other than that I don't think there's much else they need to be said doesn't there?

I was curious so I asked. Doesnt hurt anything to be inquisitive and ask questions. I wondered how far back it started and why. Like you said,I assumed nobody would have a definitive answer but its interesting to hear othet peoples therories.
I hear lots of street slang used by people today too and most of it is idiotic like calling a car a "whip" or "hooptie" or "donk", but i consider the source and dont spend time on that sort of thing. I just shake my head an laugh. After all society ain't what it used to be. We have celebrities these days with infantile names like "lady gaga" and grown men calling themselves "p-diddy" and those are the kind of words id expect a small child to utter,not an adult to apply to themselves. De-evolution seems to be real...I saw a man in his mid 30's shopping in superman footie pajamas,and today a 20 something riding a motorcycle dressed like a cartoon animal complete with ears. Not joking..
Anyway,I understand the drag and race connection,but MoPar parts covers all the genuine Chrysler parts used,not just performance parts.
And I can understand "bowtie" being applied to chevys specifically as that is a Chevrolet specific emblem identifier unique to the brand. People dont call buicks bowties...some are called boat tails though. Lol

 

[vance.dykes]

I was curious so I asked. Doesnt hurt anything to be inquisitive and ask questions. I hear lots of street slang used by kids today too and most of it is idiotic like calling a car a "whip" or "hooptie" or "donk", but i consider the source and dont spend time on that sort of thing. Lol.
MoPar parts covers all the genuine Chrysler parts used,not just performance parts.
I can understand "bowtie" being applied to chevys specifically that is a Chevrolet specific emblem unique to the brand. People dont call buicks bowties...some boat tails though

I see your point and I agree it's crazy what you hear on the streets and the slang they come up with but Mopar has been around for a very long time and slang as far as I'm aware because I heard it when I was a kid in the sixties hanging out around the streets so I like your question and I'm glad you asked because it's curious to learn the different things that people have heard and think and it's all part of the story man it makes it fun

 

[RemCharger]

Up here Chryco was commonly used.

 

[1968_Satellite]

Up here Chryco was commonly used.

Ive heard that in Canada they used ChryCo and also "AutoPar" which is more similar to MoPar. The Canadian Forward Look era cars are interesting,they had Plodges,a Plymouth body and fins with a Dodge front end. I always wondered why they did that. How long did that practice continue? Did a 68 Satellite get a 68 Dodge front end or did that end in the Forward Look era?

 

[toolmanmike]

How and why did the name of Chryslers parts division "MoPar" (Motor Parts) become a blanket term applied to all Chrysler vehicles themselves? Ford guys dont call their Falcon,Comet,Lincoln or Mustang a "FoMoCo" or "Motorcraft",Chevy guys dont call their Corvetttes or Camaros "Delco's" or "Goodwrenches" or whatever other name their parts division adopted. Yet Chrysler people will call a Plymouth or Dodge a "MoPar". This always seemed odd to me and Ive wondered where and how this got started.

There is no answer. Mopar does stand for Motor Parts. We don't have a name like "GM" or "Ford" to encompass all the brands under the umbrella. Mopar was used before "Chrysler Corp" or what ever or who ever own's it now. The important thing is that when someone says Mopar, everybody knows it means Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and even Desoto.

 

[1968_Satellite]

There is no answer. Mopar does stand for Motor Parts. We don't have a name like "GM" or "Ford" to encompass all the brands under the umbrella. Mopar was used before "Chrysler Corp" or what ever or who ever own's it now. The important thing is that when someone says Mopar, everybody knows it means Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and even Desoto.

Chrysler did encompass all those brands..Plymouth,Dodge,Chrysler,DeSoto and Imperial... during the years we are interested in 1950's & 60's and 70's. But I get what you're saying.
Speaking of DeSoto,did you ever notice that the DPCD (Dodge,Plymouth,Chrysler,DeSoto) Logo (Imperial wasnt included as it was the aristocrat of Chrysler products and not to be associated with the "lesser" makes.lol) was used long after DeSoto was no longer around? 1961 was the last year for DeSoto and ive seen that DPCD logo on parts for years after that.

 

[toolmanmike]

Chrysler did encompass all those brands..Plymouth,Dodge,Chrysler,DeSoto and Imperial... during the years we are interested in 1950's & 60's and 70's. But I get what you're saying.
Speaking of DeSoto,did you ever notice that the DPCD (Dodge,Plymouth,Chrysler,DeSoto) Logo (Imperial wasnt included as it was the aristocrat of Chrysler products and not to be associated with the "lesser" makes.lol) was used long after DeSoto was no longer around? 1961 was the last year for DeSoto and ive seen that DPCD logo on parts for years after that.

Yep, DPCD. That sounds silly. I like Mopar better. I forgot about Imperial.

 

[1968_Satellite]

Yep, DPCD. That sounds silly. I like Mopar better. I forgot about Imperial.

Chrysler had neat names,MoPar,TorqueFlite,Astra-Dome,FireFlite, MirraMatic,Flight Sweep,I dont think MoPar is stupid,just curious how the parts division name became their corporate identity.
Yeah,Imperial was always my last choice in Chrysler Products. It was a real step down for them when they finally became officially called Chrysler Imperial. Imperial had a really snooty image during the Forward Look era. I always felt they had rhe most heavy handed designs of the Forward Look cars. Virgil Exners classic car touches like the fake tire cover (flight sweep) on the rear decklid just didnt fit in with the sleek,futuristic lines of the Forward Look design philosophy

 

[Photon440]

Ive heard that in Canada they used ChryCo and also "AutoPar" which is more similar to MoPar. The Canadian Forward Look era cars are interesting,they had Plodges,a Plymouth body and fins with a Dodge front end. I always wondered why they did that. How long did that practice continue? Did a 68 Satellite get a 68 Dodge front end or did that end in the Forward Look era?

Our Plymouths in Canada pretty much looked the same as the US versions after the 1965 Canada-US Auto Pact.

 

[moparedtn]

Our Plymouths in Canada pretty much looked the same as the US versions after the 1965 Canada-US Auto Pact.

I'd like to have a Fargo pickup before I'm done.