Smells like the GTX

[mikeyfrano]

We were driving the other day, went past a couple of muscle cars and my 5 year old grandson says ”it smells like the GTX” because they were running turbo blue in their car. I just add a couple of gallons to a full tank to make it run nice. Good to know he knows what it smells like. I think he will be a gear head when he gets older

 

[eldubb440]

I thought you were referring to wet, 50 year old carpet ...... old Mopars all seem to smell the same

 

[Don Frelier]

I thought you were referring to wet, 50 year old carpet ...... old Mopars all seem to smell the same

Kinda like old people

 

[eldubb440]

Kinda like old people

if you say so......

 

[Kern Dog]

We were driving the other day, went past a couple of muscle cars and my 5 year old grandson says ”it smells like the GTX” because they were running turbo blue in their car. I just add a couple of gallons to a full tank to make it run nice. Good to know he knows what it smells like. I think he will be a gear head when he gets older

I thought you were referring to wet, 50 year old carpet ...... old Mopars all seem to smell the same

Cars don't rust out here like they do in other parts of the country. Dry weather allows whatever water that got inside to dry up.
Still, I can close my eyes and stick my head inside a car and know that it is a Mopar. The vinyl and carpet have a distinctive smell.

 

[davek]

 

[Pistol Pete]

I thought you were referring to wet, 50 year old carpet ...... old Mopars all seem to smell the same

How many times have you seen an ad for a car and think "Oof, I can smell it from here".

 

[threewood]

Cars don't rust out here like they do in other parts of the country. Dry weather allows whatever water that got inside to dry up.
Still, I can close my eyes and stick my head inside a car and know that it is a Mopar. The vinyl and carpet have a distinctive smell.

Even with new seats, carpet, cleaned interior, new headliner, etc. it still smells like an original Mopar.

 

[71RRHI]

A couple of weeks ago, I was at a cruise night with one of my cars, this camaro owner walks up sticks his head in the window, takes a deep breath, and then tells me "your cars always smell so good". I told him it's just gas, oil, and horse power

 

[icetech]

I didn't know they still made turbo blue... LOVE that smell... when we would cruise gratiot guys would put a few gallons in to smell nicer

 

[68BabyBlue]

Cars don't rust out here like they do in other parts of the country. Dry weather allows whatever water that got inside to dry up.
Still, I can close my eyes and stick my head inside a car and know that it is a Mopar. The vinyl and carpet have a distinctive smell.

My wife has never liked the smell of any of my GTXs, and it's the smell of the vinyl and carpet that put her off. I mentioned in another thread that she used to like riding in my 1960 Chrysler 300F. That one was a restored desert car, and with a new leather interior, did not have the unique B body scent.

 

[PlymCrazy]

It's amazing the memories that can be recalled from just a smell.

 

[68BabyBlue]

It's amazing the memories that can be recalled from just a smell.

Every time I drive the Demonstrator, the fragrance takes me back to 1970, minus the residue from the original owner’s cigars. Still has the original ashtray, but it was restored.

 

[Pistol Pete]

It's amazing the memories that can be recalled from just a smell.

Yes, and leave her out of this.

 

[Budnicks]

Yep, if I sit in the RR, had it since Dec. 2005
it smells a lot like carbonized fuel/burnt gasoline, no matter how many times it cleaned
the interior even with (new-ish ProCar) 1100 buckets w/adj. headrests, 20 years ago now
in it, still has that old car smell from the carpet, a lil' still from exterior being painted LL1
even the seat belts have a distinctive musky smell
mixed in with like a lil' pine needley, a lil' dirt, a lil' grease, a lil' gear oil,
or the new-ish 'jute' sound deadener too, (the jute has a specific smell to it, smells like 1968),
or a slight smell of the vinyl in the back seat...

 

[guy gadbois]

Cars don't rust out here like they do in other parts of the country. Dry weather allows whatever water that got inside to dry up.
Still, I can close my eyes and stick my head inside a car and know that it is a Mopar. The vinyl and carpet have a distinctive smell.

True. In fact, you can sit me inside of any old American car from the 60s or 70s, and if it has the original interior , I can tell you what it is. Maybe cant tell a Plymouth from a Dodge, but I know its a Mopar. Though I can tell a Chevrolet from a Pontiac for instance. Those that purport to know, claim our sense of smell is the strongest in prompting memories.
To me, very little smells better than 60s Chevrolet vinyl.

[oh...one exception to the above... when I first got a 911, I had a massive flashback... to my dad's Corvair! Draw what conclusions you may from that...]

 

[68BabyBlue]

True. In fact, you can sit me inside of any old American car from the 60s or 70s, and if it has the original interior , I can tell you what it is. Maybe cant tell a Plymouth from a Dodge, but I know its a Mopar. Though I can tell a Chevrolet from a Pontiac for instance. Those that purport to know, claim our sense of smell is the strongest in prompting memories.
To me, very little smells better than 60s Chevrolet vinyl.

[oh...one exception to the above... when I first got a 911, I had a massive flashback... to my dad's Corvair! Draw what conclusions you may from that...]

I’ll never forget my uncle’s new 1960 Olds 98 back in the day. I love my Mopars, but that Olds left a mark…

 

[guy gadbois]

I’ll never forget my uncle’s new 1960 Olds 98 back in the day. I love my Mopars, but that Olds left a mark…

Yes, and Olds vinyl had a different sniff than Chevrolet and Pontiac bitd. back when the Divisions were somewhat independent and had their own Engineering staff as well as Styling studios. 'twas a great time...

 

[PlymCrazy]

Yep, if I sit in the RR, had it since Dec. 2005
it smells a lot like carbonized fuel/burnt gasoline, no matter how many times it cleaned
the interior even with (new-ish ProCar) 1100 buckets w/adj. headrests, 20 years ago now
in it, still has that old car smell from the carpet, a lil' still from exterior being painted LL1
even the seat belts have a distinctive musky smell
mixed in with like a lil' pine needley, a lil' dirt, a lil' grease, a lil' gear oil,
or the new-ish 'jute' sound deadener too, (the jute has a specific smell to it, smells like 1968),
or a slight smell of the vinyl in the back seat...

Maybe suggest this for a new air freshener scent?

 

[PlymCrazy]

True. In fact, you can sit me inside of any old American car from the 60s or 70s, and if it has the original interior , I can tell you what it is. ...

Yes, and Olds vinyl had a different sniff than Chevrolet and Pontiac ...

You bring this to a whole new level John