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I love your idea and i think its great cause the younger ones are whats gonna keep this going with the new generation. Keeping these cars availible for years to come.
My name is Chad Gobbell and I am 17 and I guess i will start with what first got me into cars and stuck on mopar. For as long as I could remember my dad has had plenty of old mopars. My favorites were his 72 challenger and his 72 charger. The challenger was built with a mild 440 an abody 8 3/4 with huge drag slicks in the back. No minitub no roll cage. Along with a 70 grill. This was the car he always took drag racing and he was running low 11's. This car was in beutifull shape and was supposed to be given to me when i was 18. But when i was 15 he had moved to wyoming. He came up to me and asked me if it was ok him to sell the challenger and the charger in order to buy some land that he could build a house on in wyoming. I agreed as thats what was best for him and he sold the two cars on ebay and brought in enough money to buy 40 acers right next to yellowstone and he will soon be building a house. (my parents devoriced before i turned 1)
My dad wasnt the only person that kept me into cars his whole side of the family was a bunch of drag racers. So when i was to go see my dad all of the family and family friends when out to the strip for the day and always had a good time. My uncle buys and sells cars constantly but he is a mopar or no car guy. He has owned just about every mopar and is now driving a 72 duster just like my cousin. My dads side of the family only has mopar.
My cousin was also one of the people that i really look up to. I watched him buy his first car and own a few other mopars. He still has his first car but now it is equipped with a crate 360 magnum. This is his drag car and he is now running high 10's. But he also has no roll cage or minitub.
My grandpa has also been sucked into the drag racing thing and he purchase a dodge a-100 that he has built for dragracing. He dropped in a crate 360 magnum and is running low 13's at the track.
I have nothing but support from my dads side of the family. But i live with my mom and step dad. They put a roof over my head and feed me. Dont get me wrong i am very thankfull for what they do for me but when it comes to cars i dont have much support from them. My stepdad, Ken, is a master mechanic and used to be a huge car guy. He hates his job and is pretty much out of the car thing. The problem here is that if i want to do anything to my car it has to be stock. He acts like my car is his and he has controll over everything i do to it. I cant work on my car at home, i cant open my hood at home, the only thing i can do is wash and wax it. Anything else i do also comes along with an opinion and how i cant do it. I do everything at my grandpas or my school. I would kill to be able to do it with my dad but i am in california and he is in wyoming.
But right now i am in high school and the school has a great auto shop with a great teacher. This has allowed me to buy my last car (74 dart sport) for $600 and sell it for $2300. I bought the dart sport and my goal with that car was to make it a great driver and look good. I did just that and i sold the car and bought my 72 swinger. I paid $2300 for my dart and it was equipped with alot of goodies. I have power disc brakes, power steering, huge sway bars, v8, 8 3/4, perfect interior and a 4bbl set up. The only problem with this car is rust.
I just recently got ahold of a 67 firebird convertable that i am restoring to sell it and fund my mopar. I am hiding this at my auto shop and i am working on it everychance i get at school. I have 3 hours mon-fri to work on the car and i have already got alot done. The plan is to sell this and get a demon or sell this and my dart and get a challenger. Once i get either of those cars i am gonna keep it and build it the way i want to and really do a full restoration that i can pass down to my kid.
I am currently working at a hot rod shop in my small town. Buisness has been slow and i am now looking for a second job. Untill i get that job my builds are at a hault.
Thanks for listening
Chad
I love your idea and i think its great cause the younger ones are whats gonna keep this going with the new generation. Keeping these cars availible for years to come.
My name is Chad Gobbell and I am 17 and I guess i will start with what first got me into cars and stuck on mopar. For as long as I could remember my dad has had plenty of old mopars. My favorites were his 72 challenger and his 72 charger. The challenger was built with a mild 440 an abody 8 3/4 with huge drag slicks in the back. No minitub no roll cage. Along with a 70 grill. This was the car he always took drag racing and he was running low 11's. This car was in beutifull shape and was supposed to be given to me when i was 18. But when i was 15 he had moved to wyoming. He came up to me and asked me if it was ok him to sell the challenger and the charger in order to buy some land that he could build a house on in wyoming. I agreed as thats what was best for him and he sold the two cars on ebay and brought in enough money to buy 40 acers right next to yellowstone and he will soon be building a house. (my parents devoriced before i turned 1)
My dad wasnt the only person that kept me into cars his whole side of the family was a bunch of drag racers. So when i was to go see my dad all of the family and family friends when out to the strip for the day and always had a good time. My uncle buys and sells cars constantly but he is a mopar or no car guy. He has owned just about every mopar and is now driving a 72 duster just like my cousin. My dads side of the family only has mopar.
My cousin was also one of the people that i really look up to. I watched him buy his first car and own a few other mopars. He still has his first car but now it is equipped with a crate 360 magnum. This is his drag car and he is now running high 10's. But he also has no roll cage or minitub.
My grandpa has also been sucked into the drag racing thing and he purchase a dodge a-100 that he has built for dragracing. He dropped in a crate 360 magnum and is running low 13's at the track.
I have nothing but support from my dads side of the family. But i live with my mom and step dad. They put a roof over my head and feed me. Dont get me wrong i am very thankfull for what they do for me but when it comes to cars i dont have much support from them. My stepdad, Ken, is a master mechanic and used to be a huge car guy. He hates his job and is pretty much out of the car thing. The problem here is that if i want to do anything to my car it has to be stock. He acts like my car is his and he has controll over everything i do to it. I cant work on my car at home, i cant open my hood at home, the only thing i can do is wash and wax it. Anything else i do also comes along with an opinion and how i cant do it. I do everything at my grandpas or my school. I would kill to be able to do it with my dad but i am in california and he is in wyoming.
But right now i am in high school and the school has a great auto shop with a great teacher. This has allowed me to buy my last car (74 dart sport) for $600 and sell it for $2300. I bought the dart sport and my goal with that car was to make it a great driver and look good. I did just that and i sold the car and bought my 72 swinger. I paid $2300 for my dart and it was equipped with alot of goodies. I have power disc brakes, power steering, huge sway bars, v8, 8 3/4, perfect interior and a 4bbl set up. The only problem with this car is rust.
I just recently got ahold of a 67 firebird convertable that i am restoring to sell it and fund my mopar. I am hiding this at my auto shop and i am working on it everychance i get at school. I have 3 hours mon-fri to work on the car and i have already got alot done. The plan is to sell this and get a demon or sell this and my dart and get a challenger. Once i get either of those cars i am gonna keep it and build it the way i want to and really do a full restoration that i can pass down to my kid.
I am currently working at a hot rod shop in my small town. Buisness has been slow and i am now looking for a second job. Untill i get that job my builds are at a hault.
Thanks for listening
Chad
