Dad always drove Chryslers, big land yachts, and although he also had Buicks (Electra 225 Limited, beautiful yacht) and various Olds and Lincoln oil tankers, the Chrysler New Yorker was always it top shape, hardly ever needed work, and was obviously a much finer car. That New Yorker outlasted all those other yachts, and on those seldom occasions when a mechanic was under the hood, he'd usually come out wiping his hands, saying, "That's a fine car, fine car. Just needed a tune-up".
Then, of course, there was 20-year-old guy that still hung out with highschool kids and sold weed out of his bashed-up little house three blocks over, with the dark red 71 Cuda convertible out front. That freakin' car was as bad-azz as this burnt-out dudes lifestyle. Hi-Jackers, Cherry Bombs, chrome cover on the Dana, slots on the back only, you know the 1973 drill. That car was always parked sideways on the lawn, and it looked like it arrived there by skidding to a stop at the end of a high-speed chase.
Cut to: Years later, behind a body shop in Huntington Beach, a mexican guy pulls back a tarp covering a 70 Charger RT.
What a great moment! In primer, no engine, no interior, but I would have crawled over a row of cars to get to that one. What can I say? "It spoke to me..." Loud and clear!
Clearly, the Mopars are bigger, badder, more out-of-their-minds cars than any of the others. I love sitting next to a Chivvy or Phord at the light. In a Mopar, you got everything over these guys! Longer, lower, meaner, louder, faster, brighter, tougher, man, this car is just plain MORE than yours, dude, and that is all there is to it. Muscle Mopars are the most extreme example of Detroit TRYING to give us what we want. Come on, a factory car pupose-built for street racing (a69), with the only lift-off hood ever shipped on a street car from Detroit? Amazing! Ridiculous! What were they thinking?
Now, we have the SRT series (Street Racing Technology), and Mopar basically says, "Street racing is illegal and dangerous. Meet me on route 110 at midnight."
Phords and Chibbys are like hamburgers and hotdogs. They are everywhere, and if you're hungry and don't have time, you can just grab one and get fed.
Mopars are like elaborate barbecues. Takes more preparation, money, and time, but the meal is so much more delicious!
