Misaeus
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Hi there!
I'm Misaeus, 36 old, from Barcelona, Spain, Europe... And the proud owner of a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner.
I aways loved Mopars, specially B-Bodies.
It all started when I was a kid, in Brazil, and the Darts and Chargers ruled the streets and also looked better than the competition...
Brazilian built Dodge Darts (1969-1978 = 1969 American Model, 1979-1981 = 1976 American model. 2 dr hardtop and 4 dr sedan) and Dart based Charger R/Ts (1971-1980. 2 dr hardtop) were not comparable with the American Mopars because the only engine was the 318 ci (205 hp Darts and 215 hp Chargers), but these engines were the biggest and most powerfull and the cars the quickest and fastest...
Competitors were the Ford Maverick GT 302 with 197 hp and the German Opel Rekord based Chevrolet Opala SS with an American GM 250 ci inline 6 engine producing 140 hp (less powerfull but lighter than the Dodges and Fords).
Those were the Brazilian "muscle cars" and I don't know exactly why but I liked the Dodges better...
My dad, influenced by me, bought a red 1979 Dart 2 dr hardtop, 318, console 4 speed, black vinil bucket interior, PS, PB (front discs)... then the Dart was repainted a brighter shade of red with emblems, side markers and some moldings deleted, the front end was lowered and a pair of straight pipes instaled in place of the single exhaust line...
I learned how to drive in that Dart!
By other side, movies like Bullitt, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Vanishing Point and the tv show The Dukes of Hazzard and cars featured in magazines such as Popular Hot Rodding, Hot Rod and Car Craft, attracted me to American Mopars and the beautiful B-Bodies!
Several years later, around late 2005 and now living in Barcelona, Spain, I finally bought my first Mopar, a B-Body!!! A '68 Road Runner I imported from Texas. It was the first Road Runner registered here in my country.
Here some pics, and more can be seen in my gallery.
I'm building it in a late 60s/early 70s street machine/street racer style...
I want to replace the floor shifter with a period correct unit, the Flowmasters with some straight-through mufflers and also replace de induction system with a dual quad setup, maybe even a tunnel ram...
I'm Misaeus, 36 old, from Barcelona, Spain, Europe... And the proud owner of a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner.
I aways loved Mopars, specially B-Bodies.
It all started when I was a kid, in Brazil, and the Darts and Chargers ruled the streets and also looked better than the competition...
Brazilian built Dodge Darts (1969-1978 = 1969 American Model, 1979-1981 = 1976 American model. 2 dr hardtop and 4 dr sedan) and Dart based Charger R/Ts (1971-1980. 2 dr hardtop) were not comparable with the American Mopars because the only engine was the 318 ci (205 hp Darts and 215 hp Chargers), but these engines were the biggest and most powerfull and the cars the quickest and fastest...
Competitors were the Ford Maverick GT 302 with 197 hp and the German Opel Rekord based Chevrolet Opala SS with an American GM 250 ci inline 6 engine producing 140 hp (less powerfull but lighter than the Dodges and Fords).
Those were the Brazilian "muscle cars" and I don't know exactly why but I liked the Dodges better...
My dad, influenced by me, bought a red 1979 Dart 2 dr hardtop, 318, console 4 speed, black vinil bucket interior, PS, PB (front discs)... then the Dart was repainted a brighter shade of red with emblems, side markers and some moldings deleted, the front end was lowered and a pair of straight pipes instaled in place of the single exhaust line...
I learned how to drive in that Dart!
By other side, movies like Bullitt, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, Vanishing Point and the tv show The Dukes of Hazzard and cars featured in magazines such as Popular Hot Rodding, Hot Rod and Car Craft, attracted me to American Mopars and the beautiful B-Bodies!
Several years later, around late 2005 and now living in Barcelona, Spain, I finally bought my first Mopar, a B-Body!!! A '68 Road Runner I imported from Texas. It was the first Road Runner registered here in my country.
Here some pics, and more can be seen in my gallery.
I'm building it in a late 60s/early 70s street machine/street racer style...
I want to replace the floor shifter with a period correct unit, the Flowmasters with some straight-through mufflers and also replace de induction system with a dual quad setup, maybe even a tunnel ram...
