Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Some obscure Mopars I'd like to have.....

Had a few people aske me after the last post if there was any Mopars I'd like to have. Again-I'm going to stay away from the cliche's-'68-70 Chargers, Hemi 'Cudas etc. I like stuff that not everyone else does. Here's my list. # 1. 1966-67 Charger. I like these a lot. The fastback, hidden headlight styling is still cool as is the 4-bucket seat interior. I'd like a 383 model, but I'd settle for an "old" 318 V8 ( not like the '67-91 "LA" engines ). Of course I'd have to swap in a 360 based 410 stroker, but that's not a problem.  #2. 1969-72 Plymouth Sport Fury. Peter Graves drove one on "Mission: Impossible". Ultra-cool styling and 383 or 440 cubes under the hood. Doesn't get much better than that. # 3. 1971-72 Dodge Demon. Much cooler than a Duster with the Go-Wing,and the little grinning Devil holding a pitchfork emblems. And the high-winding 340 V8 helps too. # 4. 1975 Plymouth Road Runner. For this one year only the Road Runner nameplate was on the Sport Fury platform. Hey-like the Bluesmobile-it's got cop tires, cop shocks, a 400 V8 and the famous "Beep-Beep" Horn. Now if I swapped in a 472 crate Hemi..... # 5. 1977-78 D150 "Macho" Pickup. These 1/2 ton 4x4 pickups had cool two-tone graphics, a roll bar in the bed,15X8 wheels with 32" inch tires and up to 440 cubes under the hood. A Macho ride indeed-the biggest engine you could get in a Chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 was a 350 or 400 small-block and the biggest engine you get in a Ford was the anemic 2bbl 351 / 400M.  # 5. 1978-79 Lil Red Express pickup. These 1/2 ton 2wd stepside pickups had a 360 V8, a trick Red and Gold paint job,vertical diesel style exhaust stacks and LR60-15 tires on chrome wheels. Except for an L82 Corvette or a WS6 Trans-Am-this was the fastest American production vehicle in those years. Mastermind  

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