What One Car (doesn't have to be a Mopar) Turned You Into A Gearhead?

Well, I don't know the exact car that got me and my brother started, but I can pinpoint "what" got us started. Our grandfather was a rep for Kendall Oil, and we went to a lot of drag races, tractor pulls, roundy rounds and anything else he would take us to. Maybe it was sitting in Chris Karamasenes "Chizler", or Big's Swamp Rat, or John Tedders Hemi Cuda!!

If I had to pick one car, it would probably be our Dad's 1970 440-6Pak Roadrunner convertible 4 speed car. Red with a white interior and top, it was a thing of beauty, and we loved going anywhere in that car. He also had a buddy who would come by once a week in his 70 Hemi GTX and they would go out to Telegraph Rd. and race. Bob, his buddy, never beat the RR, and would go home and throw parts at the GTX and come back for a rematch time and again. My bro and I would climb under that car in the drive and look in awe at the underside, not even knowing exactly what we were looking for!!

Maybe my bro will chime in with a pic of Grandpa, and one of the Roadrunner, both timeless classics and I miss them both dearly!!! Geof