Direct Connection Specialists

[Myrtle]

Hello,

I am looking for a forum member that is well versed in the Mopar Direct Connection parts catalogs from the 70s and early 80s. Possibly even someone that has a collection of these publications.

Im not looking to buy any but rather, I need some help on a documentary Im starting on Mopar Street Racing and could really use some advice as well as possibly some scans of the magazines you may have.

I am happy to pay you for your time, knowledge and materials.

Anyone interested or know of someone that may be interested?

 

[GetX'd]

You might try @Budnicks - I can’t remeber if he had Direct Connection or was it Rapid Transit - one of the two I believe he had some period ads etc.

 

[DeltaV]

I am by no means an expert, but I do have some old items that might be of interest to you. Your "documentary" sounds kind of general in your post, but we would like to hear a few more details. Anyway, here is a sampling of what I could easily lay my hands on this afternoon.

I don't have much from the 1970's when I was a poor high school and college student. However, I do have copies of the Direct Connection "manuals" when they weren't published in bound books. No copyright markings that I can recall seeing.

I have a variety of Mopar specific car magazines from the 1980s.

The above will take me a little bit longer to locate.

 

[64BEL]

There's also "the bible". It's as big as a phone book used to be.

 

[gooser]

i think i might have 5 or 6 dc catalogs and price sheets

 

[Budnicks]

You might try @Budnicks - I can’t remeber if he had Direct Connection or was it Rapid Transit - one of the two I believe he had some period ads etc.

I don't have any anymore,
not for a decade now probably gave all that stuff away

I have saved photos of a few

I think they would/could be copyrighted too
not sure they could be used in a publication without permission

 

[Budnicks]

 

[Budnicks]

stuff like that, mostly stuff off the internet now, easy to find

good luck

 

[Myrtle]

Hey everyone. Thank you for the feedback.

To further elaborate, its just a smaller project I am working on. Nothing big or fancy - just a hobby project. Basically I need some cut aways (pictures or scans of various over the counter parts or pictures in various parts catalogs) to show as I discuss certain parts of street/strip racing. For example, there is a part in the documentary where I will discuss suggested mods for a 12 second bracket and reference to this pic..

 

[Master Gunner]

 

[Budnicks]

 

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[Myrtle]

This is awesome stuff @Budnicks - thank you.

@64BEL - Do you have that actual book?

What about you @DeltaV - are you up to skimming through those magazine and maybe scanning or taking pics of certain pages if they have specific parts listed?

Again, happy to throw some $$ are you way gentlemen. I really appreciate your support.

 

[DeltaV]

This is awesome stuff @Budnicks - thank you.

@64BEL - Do you have that actual book?

What about you @DeltaV - are you up to skimming through those magazine and maybe scanning or taking pics of certain pages if they have specific parts listed?

Again, happy to throw some $$ are you way gentlemen. I really appreciate your support.

Is there anything specific you're looking to find? Give me a general flavor of what you would like to see. What is your documentary going to cover/involve?

 

[Daves69]

If ya' liked watching grass grow, here's a video ya' could have gotten way back..............

 

[64BEL]

@64BEL - Do you have that actual book?

Yes, I do have it. What are you interested in?