Proving My Mopar Street Cred... now prove yours

[Krooser]

Ok... so I understand many of you have been Mopar guys ( and gals) for years.

Some are more recent converts having seen the light after years of wandering aimlessly thru your automotive past seeking the true meaning of pure mechanical pleasure.

Some, (gasp!), may even have come from the camps of The General, or Henry F. or, God forbid, the Land of the Rising Sun.

Today is the day that I have chosen to show my true lineage back to the days when I was just a budding car guy in search of the truth.

I give you.... me.... and my '56 Belvedere crew cab in 1962! A 14 year old soon-to-be phenom in the annals of automotive history making a critical carburetor adjustment with one of the only tools available in my tool box.

I now challenge everyone reading this to do the same... give us proof of your loyalty to the Pentastar...





OK... so I was bored tonight!!!!

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Is this legit enough? I could probably dig up older stuff but this didn't require going into the attic...

1977 Nice sideburns! In the Navy, home on leave, out at the local street racing hangout....

Old 440 ran pretty good..

 

[64BEL]

My very first car. I bought in when I was in high school, and it was my daily driver for 4 years (except when stored for the winters). It had a 440 6bbl and a 4-speed out of a '69 A-12 RR.

 

[SteveSS]

I have all brands of cars and trucks. The farthest Mopar love I can think back to

is watching Vanishing Point in 1971 at the drive-in and saying I'll own a Challenger one someday. Bought one in 2008 for $5000. It was a non-running 318 3 speed manual. It's been finished for a long time. Now a 408 stroker 4 speed. It was a metallic bronze with a purplish velour interior. Now it's Sublime with a white interior. After that, a '69 Charger and a '70 Coronet.

 

[RemCharger]

 

[Kern Dog]

1996 was almost 30 years ago ??

 

[1967coronet]

Late 70s early 80s

 

[Hwy145]

My B3 69. Point of reference- my dad’s brand new 86 bronco in the background.

 

[Runcharger]

Dads 53 NY Deluxe, I was brought home in it. I brought my son home when he was born in my Hemi Challenger.

 

[Curiousyellow71]

Driving to high school the last day of my freshman year in 1987. I'm behind the wheel. A few years later in the 90s racing the Cuda while going to college.

 

[71RRHI]

1985 my first car, a 68 charger. Had to rebuild the front suspension, rebuild the 318, and buy new tires. Got it done and on the road a few months before graduation In 1987. I have had at least 1 classic Mopar ever since.

 

[33 IMP]

The only bonafidies I have of my mopar origins are on vhs tape, of my Savoy at LACR in the late 80s/early 90s.
I somehow have misplaced (I think it was on my tablet that died) the pic of my A12 at riverside in 87. (Riverside closed at the end of 1988 season.)

 

[OneWheelPeel]

I got nothing, didn’t get my first V8 RWD classic Mopar until 2024. I don’t think modern Challengers count for this conversation.

 

[Kern Dog]

Anyone else jump their old Mopar?

Bent leaf springs upon landing....

Some front end work will be needed too....

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Anyone else jump their old Mopar?

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Bent leaf springs upon landing....

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Some front end work will be needed too....

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So now we gotta be slightly touched in order to fit in???? Think I'm gonna find a nice nudist colony to join... Or not!!!!!

 

[Kern Dog]

This was a mild jump, 65 feet between the jump ramp and touchdown.

Maybe 6 feet of air under the car. NO roll bar, no safety harness just a 3 point stock seat belt and a helmet.
THIS is the aftermath after the last of 6 jumps I did with the car. The hood flew open as I hit the ramp. I could not see where the car was going or where it would land.

The car was at least 10 feet in the air since I placed the ramp next to a hill, it dropped into a bowl allowing the car to appear higher for the shot. It landed on the right front despite having over 600 lbs of concrete in the trunk. 80 + feet of distance cleared. Not huge by Hollywood standards but still fun. I had three cameras on the stunt, the battery died on one camera so I only got 2 angles of it.

The battery flew out mid jump. I was still able to drive it up and onto a car dolly to tow it back home. I drove it into the driveway here too.
Cars take a lot of abuse from jumps...

I poured concrete in the spare tire well and in 5 gallon buckets strapped to the inside of the trunk.
The frame rails were a bit flexible after the 3rd jump. I actually rolled it on this jump...

I hit the ramp off center, punching through the plywood. The right side didn't get the proper amount of lift which is why the right side is low. I hit the ground right front first, bending the lower control arm enough to dramatically toe-out the steering. I had a camera guy straight ahead so I cut hard LEFT, sending the RF tire digging into the soil. I softly rolled up on to the roof in total amazement. NO roll bar, NO fuel cell. The 318 was still running upside down too.
The added weight to the trunk resulted in the rear frame rails flexing and buckling as seen here:

 

[1 Wild R/T]

This was a mild jump, 65 feet between the jump ramp and touchdown.

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Maybe 6 feet of air under the car. NO roll bar, no safety harness just a 3 point stock seat belt and a helmet.
THIS is the aftermath after the last of 6 jumps I did with the car. The hood flew open as I hit the ramp.

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The car was at least 10 feet in the air since I placed the ramp next to a hill, it dropped into a bowl allowing the car to appear higher for the shot. It landed on the right front despite having over 600 lbs of concrete in the trunk. 77 feet of distance cleared. Not huge by Hollywood standards but still fun.

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The battery flew out mid jump. I was still able to drive it up and onto a car dolly to tow it back home.

But, would you do it again? How's your spine?

 

[Kern Dog]

Spine is fine.....sort of.
I do have a bulged disc that sometimes flares up but otherwise, no lasting effects. Years of work doing wood framing was probably as much responsible for the back strain as anything else.

I would LOVE to do it again but it is funny how as we get older, we actually DO think of how it could go wrong.....as a 30-35 year old, the thought of the fun I'd have outweighs the risks!

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Spine is fine.....sort of.
I do have a bulged disc that sometimes flares up but otherwise, no lasting effects. Years of work doing wood framing was probably as much responsible for the back strain as anything else.

I would LOVE to do it again but it is funny how as we get older, we actually DO think of how it could go wrong.....as a 30-35 year old, the thought of the fun I'd have outweighs the risks!

I can 100% confirm as the years go by I'm less inclined to do crazy ****.... I never jumped a car higher than 2 feet & that was over a railroad crossing... But dirt bikes yeah.. It was probably only 5-6 feet but at the time it felt like 10+... Today? Not a chance...

 

[Krooser]

This is fun... carry on!