What car got you into Mopars?
My Dad was a Ford guy and tried hard to get me going in that direction. My first car was a '63 Fairlane with a 289 swapped in. When I had some motor problems with it, we found a nice '69 Fairlane 2 door coupe with a 302.
But it was my brother's 71 340 Duster that got me going. I used to go to every show I could with him, and just loved how the motor looked under the hood. Seemed like the Ford engine compartments always made the motor look like it was in a box and hidden, but the Mopar engine compartment put the motor on display. Never did get over that car. He sold it several years ago and it went to Canada, then to Barret Jackson (I think) and now some famous baseball player owns it (last I heard).
He even put a functional Airbrabber hood on it. Mopar missed a golden opporunity when they didn't built that hood from the factory, I'm sure they would have sold a 1/4 million more Dusters if they had.
Only got to drive it twice (that I remember), but those stories are too long and better saved for later.
My Dad was a Ford guy and tried hard to get me going in that direction. My first car was a '63 Fairlane with a 289 swapped in. When I had some motor problems with it, we found a nice '69 Fairlane 2 door coupe with a 302.
But it was my brother's 71 340 Duster that got me going. I used to go to every show I could with him, and just loved how the motor looked under the hood. Seemed like the Ford engine compartments always made the motor look like it was in a box and hidden, but the Mopar engine compartment put the motor on display. Never did get over that car. He sold it several years ago and it went to Canada, then to Barret Jackson (I think) and now some famous baseball player owns it (last I heard).
He even put a functional Airbrabber hood on it. Mopar missed a golden opporunity when they didn't built that hood from the factory, I'm sure they would have sold a 1/4 million more Dusters if they had.
Only got to drive it twice (that I remember), but those stories are too long and better saved for later.
