Trying to help a total stranger!
Last night after a long day at work, I stopped at the truck stop up the road for a healthy grease burger.I noticed a beautiful 69 super bee at one of the gas pumps. At the next pump was a 61? 300. Beautiful bright red. Not a muscle car right? Well just wait! I was telling them they had a couple nice looking cars, and have to admit I was more interested in the warmed up Bee, with the 4 speed. U,til the other fellow opened the good on that big red Chrysler that I figured was an old greasy 361 or something! Holy crap!!! Polished long ram intake, shiny Carter's and a very stout 440 with2" headers!!!! Anyway, turns out these guys were from Manitoba CANADA and were DRIVING their prized possesions to Colombus for the Mopar Nats!!!! They had stickers from Carlisle, and other big events they've driven too. Unfortunately as they were leaving, the starter crapped on the Chrysler and it wouldn't spin. I drove him to all the shops and parts stores I could think of since I didn't have a working starter to give them. And changing a starter on that big block with those big tube headers at night in a parking lot looked like it wasn't going to happen. I showed them to the nearest parts store and a motel. Heading down there now to take some jackstands and a big block header gasket to get them going again. These guys are a long way from home, but it shows the passion they have for the mopar culture. Wish them luck in their trip, and I'm going to go do what I can to get them on the road. They were more then happy to let me take pics of their machines until my phone went dead. Seemed like great guys, and I wish them a safe journey with no more problems
Last night after a long day at work, I stopped at the truck stop up the road for a healthy grease burger.I noticed a beautiful 69 super bee at one of the gas pumps. At the next pump was a 61? 300. Beautiful bright red. Not a muscle car right? Well just wait! I was telling them they had a couple nice looking cars, and have to admit I was more interested in the warmed up Bee, with the 4 speed. U,til the other fellow opened the good on that big red Chrysler that I figured was an old greasy 361 or something! Holy crap!!! Polished long ram intake, shiny Carter's and a very stout 440 with2" headers!!!! Anyway, turns out these guys were from Manitoba CANADA and were DRIVING their prized possesions to Colombus for the Mopar Nats!!!! They had stickers from Carlisle, and other big events they've driven too. Unfortunately as they were leaving, the starter crapped on the Chrysler and it wouldn't spin. I drove him to all the shops and parts stores I could think of since I didn't have a working starter to give them. And changing a starter on that big block with those big tube headers at night in a parking lot looked like it wasn't going to happen. I showed them to the nearest parts store and a motel. Heading down there now to take some jackstands and a big block header gasket to get them going again. These guys are a long way from home, but it shows the passion they have for the mopar culture. Wish them luck in their trip, and I'm going to go do what I can to get them on the road. They were more then happy to let me take pics of their machines until my phone went dead. Seemed like great guys, and I wish them a safe journey with no more problems
