Mopar Myths and Legends

[RedShadow30]

Are there any myths or legends out there from some of the older crowd?

So far the only one ive herd was that the dodge daytonas and plymouth superbirds didint sell that well initially and alot of dealers took off the aero kits to sell as the standard model. Causing a few daytonas and superbirds to be in hiding, only identified by there vins.

 

[63RedFury]

1964-1966 Barracuda rear glass is worth alot of money $1000.00-$1500.00 MYTH

 

[RustyRatRod]

Roz Howard: LOCAL NASCAR LEGEND. I know the man. Met him and shook his hand on several occasions. See him quite frequently. He lost his wife just recently. He and his two sons still run a family operated machine shop in Milledgeville, Georgia today. He'll be 91 this year.

http://www.macon.com/2012/08/30/2156745/auto-racings-elder-statesman.html

 

[69Coronetrt]

All Mopars are green - myth
Richard Petty - legend

 

[Ron 73]

All Mopars are green - myth
Richard Petty - legend

Good one! Speaks for itself..

 

[70RR]

In Fall of 1971 Mother in Law bought a 1972 Sebring Sun Dance in Concord N.H. salesman told her he had a great deal on a left over car..Took us out back and they had V-C Orange Super Bird in back lot..Since 1972 cars were just coming out they had this for well over a year and could not sell, never got to price as Mother in Law told him car was UGLY..Hate to say this I kinda thought it was too back then...

Are there any myths or legends out there from some of the older crowd?

So far the only one ive herd was that the dodge daytonas and plymouth superbirds didint sell that well initially and alot of dealers took off the aero kits to sell as the standard model. Causing a few daytonas and superbirds to be in hiding, only identified by there vins.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

All Mopars are green - myth
Richard Petty - legend

x2:headbang:

What about that sticker you would sometimes see on a muscle car..."If you can beat me ....You can Eat me.... Where is that Girl now......

 

[bigredbird]

Chevelle SS 396s are better than Chargers and Road Runners = MYTH. :grin:

 

[fatecaptured]

Girlfriends step dad came down from Joliet Il. yesturday. My girlfriend wanted me to show him my charger and coronet in the garage. After showing them to him and telling him what all has been done and what else needs to be done, he tells me he had a mopar.

I believe this to be straight bullshit. He said he had a 1970 Charger SE/RT with a wedge. 426 wedge!!! from the factory... he claimed there was only 500 made. And that it ran mid 11's stock!!.

I said no way and he gave me a dead stare like he was serious. So I closed the garage door and we went to dinner.

Now that sounds like a bullshit myth if i've ever heard one. Thought I would share this story. I've actually heard this max wedge story come out of a few peoples mouths in the past . IDK if people just hear about the max wedge cars and dream up this **** or what..

 

[ws27]

All Mopars are green - myth
Richard Petty - legend

Maybe so, but it sure seems all the neat ones are green!!

 

[RustyRatRod]

Now that sounds like a bullshit myth if i've ever heard one.

You nailed it.

 

[Ron 73]

Chevelle SS 396s are better than Chargers and Road Runners = MYTH. :grin:

UMmm, please include the one heard most now, My Civic is faster then any Mopar or Chevy, this not only a myth but bull crap at its finest!

 

[696pack]

Are there any myths or legends out there from some of the older crowd?

So far the only one ive herd was that the dodge daytonas and plymouth superbirds didint sell that well initially and alot of dealers took off the aero kits to sell as the standard model. Causing a few daytonas and superbirds to be in hiding, only identified by there vins.

True regarding the Superbirds, I have never heard of this taking place qith the Daytonas however they made many more birds than Chargers.

 

[63RedFury]

1964-1966 Chrysler Imperials are C bodies. Myth They are in fact D bodies.

 

[Lowhound]

I myself believe about 99% of the so called "Barn Finds" could possibly be a "Myth" Does anyone remember people advertising a car in the 70s or early 80s as being owned by a friend of theirs that was sent to Vietnam & never made it back & they now own the car? Iv heard a few stories like that. What a pitiful way to try & make a dollar!!!

 

[Pops1967GTX]

Here's another one,Mopar Myths and Legends,The DartCharger.........

 

[terzmo]

everyones friend or brother had a hemi....myth...never heard any "stories" about small blocks

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All Mopars are green - myth
Richard Petty - legend

no way...all 68 GTO's were green

 

[Al K]

MYTH: This is a 10-second car.

LEGEND: This is a 10-seconds-in-the-1/8 mile-car.

So There.

 

[fatecaptured]

Oh. Here's one: the ol 440 hemi. Lol

 

[Bruzilla]

I myself believe about 99% of the so called "Barn Finds" could possibly be a "Myth" Does anyone remember people advertising a car in the 70s or early 80s as being owned by a friend of theirs that was sent to Vietnam & never made it back & they now own the car? Iv heard a few stories like that. What a pitiful way to try & make a dollar!!!

Well, you had 58,000+ casualties, plus another 75,000+ guys who were severely disabled and not likely to be driving once they returned. That's a potential for about 133,000 cars that were bought and left behind. I have the paperwork for my 74 Roadrunner that shows it was bought new by a vet while based overseas and delivered to him upon his return to NY, which was a common thing for a lot of young guys to do with their combat pay during the war. You would buy the car while deployed, and pick it up when you got home. If you didn't make it home, the car went to your beneficiary, so there were a lot of 60/70s cars left stranded after the war.