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My father, born in the 50's and a teenager in the 70's, was always a hardcore Mopar fan; his family always used Chevy or GM machines for farm vehicles, excluding the tractors. He had a few GMs back in the day; El Camino, Nova, Catalina, C20, etc, but he mostly used them for transportation; his heart melted for Mopar...

As long as I can remember, he was forever buying junk Mopars; He had a Duster or two, Imperial, Newport, Cordoba, Fury, Scamp, Valiant, and his pride and joy; the 1970 Roadrunner.

It was from him that I inherited his blue eyes, his love for tinkering, his perfectionistic ways, his love for Mopars as play cars, and his love for flying... When he died, I inherited the '70 Roadrunner.

Once I got to the (legal) age of driving and car ownership, my first was a '93 Dakota. I HAD to have a Mopar! After that was an '83 Omni, a '94 Laser, an '80 Omni, a '90 Shadow, and most recently, a '76 Duster.

I never touched the Roadrunner, because she needs much more work than my current skill level, or at least that's my excuse for not ripping into it just yet. Still, that has not stopped me from developing a game plan... B7 Blue, black details, black interior. Already has the 440 Supercommando swapped (original 383 was f'd, so Dad said "Why not 440 it!? :D), 6-pack carb, Air-Grabber(tm) scoop, Keystone Klassics with fatties in the back, etc...

The Duster is mostly practice for the Roadrunner, but it doesn't mean it's not some sort of special project; it's my first Mopar muscle car, and I absolutely cannot WAIT to slap some mud on the Duster! :D


- CK