Geri
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in case there are new "B"s in here my father started with a '37 Chrysler airflow,I got my first Mopar in 1962? Been thataway ever since, 2nd gen mopar.
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I know of a '69 Dodge Charger 500 that was bought in the mid 70's for the sum of $1800, minus the Hemi and 4 speed. I wish I knew the whereabouts now, however I know I couldn't afford it. 
Geri
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I paid $1200.00 for it with a bad rod bearing. took theengine out put a 440 in, put the hemi in my drag race willys.I know of a '69 Dodge Charger 500 that was bought in the mid 70's for the sum of $1800, minus the Hemi and 4 speed. I wish I knew the whereabouts now, however I know I couldn't afford it.
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The longer I wait to post my reply, the more experience I'll have. 
Geri
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I should be president of the procrastinators club,I'm over qualified,I've never bothered to join~~The longer I wait to post my reply, the more experience I'll have.
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50 years and counting.
My two brothers, my mother & I, in September 1968, ordered a new 1969 R6 Scorch Red GTX, black interior, black vinyl top, buckets, console, 440-4 speed, stagger-stacked rear leaf-springs axle package with a 3.54 Sure Grip Dana 60. We took delivery 3 January 1969. I had the GTX when I sold it in the Spring 1977 so the wife & I could make a trip to Hawaii. I miss the GTX dearly. I've always had a MOPAR parked in front of my house every day since.
In 1969 I was in college working part time at a 3-stall Standard Oil gas station. The gas station owner's friend Dean owned an A4 silver 1969 RR 2-dr coupe with a Hemi automatic. The Hemi coupe had the factory black hood stripes and American Racing Torq Thrust wheels. A beautiful car with which I still have day-dreams.
Late one early-Spring 1969 afternoon, while I was on duty, Dean brought the coupe in and we put it on the lift. Dean had a box of headers and two Coast-to-Coast glass-pack flow-through mufflers. Dean asked for some used motor oil which he poured inside each glass pack. Dean set the treated mufflers outside next to the building and lit them on fire. Dean called this the break-in period!
The headers were installed in short order and the blackened mufflers were slid into place. It was after closing time by then so Dean, his buddy who helped and I went for a test spin. It was impressive feeling the Hemi work past 60 mph in the dark at full-throttle.
Dean later spun a rod bearing at 8,500 miles while the Hemi was still under the 12 month/12,000 mile warranty. Dean got concerned and traded the broken Road Runner in while the Hemi still had some warranty left. I am sure Dean truly regrets losing the car.
My two brothers, my mother & I, in September 1968, ordered a new 1969 R6 Scorch Red GTX, black interior, black vinyl top, buckets, console, 440-4 speed, stagger-stacked rear leaf-springs axle package with a 3.54 Sure Grip Dana 60. We took delivery 3 January 1969. I had the GTX when I sold it in the Spring 1977 so the wife & I could make a trip to Hawaii. I miss the GTX dearly. I've always had a MOPAR parked in front of my house every day since.
In 1969 I was in college working part time at a 3-stall Standard Oil gas station. The gas station owner's friend Dean owned an A4 silver 1969 RR 2-dr coupe with a Hemi automatic. The Hemi coupe had the factory black hood stripes and American Racing Torq Thrust wheels. A beautiful car with which I still have day-dreams.
Late one early-Spring 1969 afternoon, while I was on duty, Dean brought the coupe in and we put it on the lift. Dean had a box of headers and two Coast-to-Coast glass-pack flow-through mufflers. Dean asked for some used motor oil which he poured inside each glass pack. Dean set the treated mufflers outside next to the building and lit them on fire. Dean called this the break-in period!
The headers were installed in short order and the blackened mufflers were slid into place. It was after closing time by then so Dean, his buddy who helped and I went for a test spin. It was impressive feeling the Hemi work past 60 mph in the dark at full-throttle.
Dean later spun a rod bearing at 8,500 miles while the Hemi was still under the 12 month/12,000 mile warranty. Dean got concerned and traded the broken Road Runner in while the Hemi still had some warranty left. I am sure Dean truly regrets losing the car.
Maybe we could get this one kick-started again...? 
For those who haven't pitched their 2 cents worth.
For those who haven't pitched their 2 cents worth.
55 years for me. Sorry, no time to backread to see if I posted before or what the total was. I'm busy! 
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I bought a 1962 Dart ex-police cruiser in 1967, and swapped the tired 313 (Canadian) Poly, 3-speed manual, for a 383, 4-barrel, 4-speed. I have been at it ever since. That makes it 57+ years. In addition to the 1967 R/T and 1964 Polara that I still have, I restored a 1964 Polara 500 convertible with dual carbed 426 Street Wedge, and built a 1 of 0 1967 Coronet R/T 3-seat station wagon, complete with 440, 4-speed, and bucket seat interior. In between, I converted my EFI 318 1981 Imperial to a carbed 360, and did the same thing to my 1988 Dakota pickup. My side gig through all this was rebuilding Torqueflites for friends and others; likely over 100 of them over the years. I have a pushbutton 727 in my shop now, to go through for a friend.
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40 solid...... sorry, I'm just not as old as some of you guys
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I was 3 in 1955 when I started without permission, my first Chrysler 194X? 9 Passenger Woody Town & Country SW which my family used to move to So Fla pulling a tandem axle U haul box trailer. My dad sold it in Florida to a local private school to transport school children.
Our next family car was 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook 6 with OD.
My Dad bought a 1959 Chrysler Windsor SW with a RB 383 with dual Air to drive from So Florida to the 1962 Seattle World's Fair pre-Interstates. Because my Mom would not make the trip without AC, which probably was a bluff because she did not go anyway, and my parents were divorced about a year later.
My Mom soon bought a 1962 Valiant and not long after she bought a 1964 Gold Barracuda, both /6's.
My dad bought a red one owner 1962 Polara 500, which I borrowed to take my DL test with, on my 16th birthday, and I never returned it.
My Dad bought a 1960 300F, that was a fun/fast car for road trips up to the Daytona races.
He soon bought a 1964 Chrysler SW, that had a suregrip much to my surprise, but it didn't for long, car was good for hauling my go karts.
When I was in HS my dad and I would swap out for the weekend the Polara 500 for the 64 Chrysler wagon, since the AC in the SW worked so well and it was a lot less noticeable when I was parking, to my fellow classmates. On Mondays at school, I would hear all the stories about driving stunts "I" pulled over the weekend in the Red Polara 500.
When I took off for college out of state, and personal cars were not allowed on campus for under classmen, I removed the Long Ram 2x4 Intakes I installed and my custom FG hood, installed a 4bbl and parked it on my Dad's farm in the Ozarks, and the car was lost in a flood while at college. I still have the Long Rams and hood today.
My dad bought a 1965 Fury 3, his last car, the size of a battleship.
While married I bought trucks, Semi's, BMW's etc and one day decided I could not pass up a rust free very original plain 318 1972 Barracuda listed in the Bargain Trader for $600, and I was back in action.
My wife never let me hear the end of that. A divorce followed a decade later. Since then, I have owned up to 14? 60-70's Mopars at one time.
Currently I have cut back to 3 62 Darts/Polara 500's, 1 62 GT Lancer, 1 72 Dodge Coronet SW, 1 72 Swinger, and still have the original 72 Barracuda, of which I sold the very pristine white interior for the same amount as the car cost me, a month after I bought it.
I am rather fond of 1962 and 1972 Mopar's for some reason.
Our next family car was 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook 6 with OD.
My Dad bought a 1959 Chrysler Windsor SW with a RB 383 with dual Air to drive from So Florida to the 1962 Seattle World's Fair pre-Interstates. Because my Mom would not make the trip without AC, which probably was a bluff because she did not go anyway, and my parents were divorced about a year later.
My Mom soon bought a 1962 Valiant and not long after she bought a 1964 Gold Barracuda, both /6's.
My dad bought a red one owner 1962 Polara 500, which I borrowed to take my DL test with, on my 16th birthday, and I never returned it.
My Dad bought a 1960 300F, that was a fun/fast car for road trips up to the Daytona races.
He soon bought a 1964 Chrysler SW, that had a suregrip much to my surprise, but it didn't for long, car was good for hauling my go karts.
When I was in HS my dad and I would swap out for the weekend the Polara 500 for the 64 Chrysler wagon, since the AC in the SW worked so well and it was a lot less noticeable when I was parking, to my fellow classmates. On Mondays at school, I would hear all the stories about driving stunts "I" pulled over the weekend in the Red Polara 500.
When I took off for college out of state, and personal cars were not allowed on campus for under classmen, I removed the Long Ram 2x4 Intakes I installed and my custom FG hood, installed a 4bbl and parked it on my Dad's farm in the Ozarks, and the car was lost in a flood while at college. I still have the Long Rams and hood today.
My dad bought a 1965 Fury 3, his last car, the size of a battleship.
While married I bought trucks, Semi's, BMW's etc and one day decided I could not pass up a rust free very original plain 318 1972 Barracuda listed in the Bargain Trader for $600, and I was back in action.
My wife never let me hear the end of that. A divorce followed a decade later. Since then, I have owned up to 14? 60-70's Mopars at one time.
Currently I have cut back to 3 62 Darts/Polara 500's, 1 62 GT Lancer, 1 72 Dodge Coronet SW, 1 72 Swinger, and still have the original 72 Barracuda, of which I sold the very pristine white interior for the same amount as the car cost me, a month after I bought it.
I am rather fond of 1962 and 1972 Mopar's for some reason.
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My parents bought the 70 Charger R/T SE when I was six years old, that sparked my interest in Mopars. In 1974 my older sister started dating my future brother in law. He had a 65 Pontiac Catalina 389 coupe. He bought a 70 Challenger R/T 440 Sixpack, automatic car,and sold the Catalina to my neighbor across the street. He beat the Pontiac to death,and it was taken away by a local junkyard. I went on my first 140 mph ride in the Challenger, and I was totally hooked on Mopars. I bought my first Charger a 69 318 car in 1980 and never looked back! I have owned over 200 Mopars! I have about twenty or so right now.
Update to 2025 "68" Dad always had Mopars. Mostly C body's. His last was a 63 Chrysler 300.
1968 He brought home a Coronet R/T. He was still driving a Plymouth Neon when he passed at 89 years old.
Born and raised Mopar for me.
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Ha, ha. I was brought home in this Hemi, I did the same for my son. Active wrenching for me, probably 55 years I guess.
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I got my driver's license in 1969, and started doing maintenance on my dad's 1960 Valiant the same year, moving up from the small engines I started with when I mowed lawns, using my own equipment. My mom's car was still under warranty, so it was serviced at the local Plymouth dealership. The first time I saw the owner's new '69 GTX, I was hooked. Drove and maintained slant six Valiants until I bought my first GTX in 1977. Transitioned to big Mopars during my corporate tour, with two 1960s Imperials for daily drivers, and a 1960 Chrysler 300F for weekends.
After my corporate career ended, I went through a seven year dry spell, where my only vehicles were two used Toyotas. Not the best time in my life. Still followed the hobby, plotting how I was going to get back in. In 2007, I made the jump to late model, special ordered a brand new Chrysler 300. Ironically, it was the last one sold by the local dealer, the family sold the dealership two weeks after I took delivery.
A few years later, I started making up for lost time, and bought five GTXs in the span of 12 years. I finished that chapter in 2022, when I bought the one that started it all, the "Demonstrator" my first love from 1969. So if I count my period where I didn't own any, it's now 56 years. I had a warm up period, starting in 1954, when I rode in four of dad's Mopars before I started driving.
After my corporate career ended, I went through a seven year dry spell, where my only vehicles were two used Toyotas. Not the best time in my life. Still followed the hobby, plotting how I was going to get back in. In 2007, I made the jump to late model, special ordered a brand new Chrysler 300. Ironically, it was the last one sold by the local dealer, the family sold the dealership two weeks after I took delivery.
A few years later, I started making up for lost time, and bought five GTXs in the span of 12 years. I finished that chapter in 2022, when I bought the one that started it all, the "Demonstrator" my first love from 1969. So if I count my period where I didn't own any, it's now 56 years. I had a warm up period, starting in 1954, when I rode in four of dad's Mopars before I started driving.
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