What made you drive a MoPar?
Well, this goes back to 1970 for me, about Mopar's.
I was shopping for a new sports coat to wear, at a clothing shop in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, where i grew up.
When leaving the store there was a brand new 1970 Cuda, parked directly in front of the store.
I must have spent 20 minutes looking, walking around that car.
I was all white. Fell in love with it, and that got me started, and involved with Mopars.
Then in 1971 i factory ordered a 71, to the specifications, options that i wanted on it.
A 383, automatic.
Cost me $3,900.00 bucks, back in 1971 dollars.
Back then, i was driving a 65 Chevy Impala, as my first car. (Oh no.)
Kept that Cuda for 42 years before i sold it off.
Had over 300,00 miles on it when i let it go.
But back then i had a 440 6 pack engine in it that i raced at Sacramento Raceway, turning 13.20's at 108 mph, on street tires.
I did save the original 383, so that went, when i sold the car.
I never really liked 1971 "Billboard" decals on the Cuda's, but it was my own personalasation to my car, putting a 70, hockey stripe decal on it, when it was a 383 engined car.
Well, this goes back to 1970 for me, about Mopar's.
I was shopping for a new sports coat to wear, at a clothing shop in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut, where i grew up.
When leaving the store there was a brand new 1970 Cuda, parked directly in front of the store.
I must have spent 20 minutes looking, walking around that car.
I was all white. Fell in love with it, and that got me started, and involved with Mopars.
Then in 1971 i factory ordered a 71, to the specifications, options that i wanted on it.
A 383, automatic.
Cost me $3,900.00 bucks, back in 1971 dollars.
Back then, i was driving a 65 Chevy Impala, as my first car. (Oh no.)
Kept that Cuda for 42 years before i sold it off.
Had over 300,00 miles on it when i let it go.
But back then i had a 440 6 pack engine in it that i raced at Sacramento Raceway, turning 13.20's at 108 mph, on street tires.
I did save the original 383, so that went, when i sold the car.
I never really liked 1971 "Billboard" decals on the Cuda's, but it was my own personalasation to my car, putting a 70, hockey stripe decal on it, when it was a 383 engined car.
