how did you get your mopar?

Some pretty cool stories here.

When we got the '69 Sport Satellite, Pop was looking for a reliable daily driver. He drove for a trucking company called Gilchrist/Northeast out of Scranton and was friends with one of the painters who owned a little bondo shop. Discussing Pop's need for a good daily for the family one day, the painter told him that one of his customers had brought in a '69 Plymouth 4 door which needed some body work to pass PA inspection. The owner had decided it was too much and just gave Pop's friend the title and said, here, sell it.

It was a good buy. $300 in cash and a blown 454. The bondo shop owner scratched off the original Q5 and shot it with red oxide primer. It still had it's original Magnum 500's in place. Hell, even the original spare was in the trunk. The car didn't run right for the entire trip home back from PA, but a new set of points and an adjustment on the secondary air door and the 383 ran like new. Once Pop's friend found out that's all it took to get it running right (he was a Chevy guy and not that bright) he offered to buy it back for a $1000. No deal. Pop liked the car too much.

Mom and Pop moved on to other daily drivers and I asked one day if I could have the Sport. He knew I loved that car...still do.