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My
love (some might say obsession) for Mopar musclecars dates back to about
1982, my senior year of high school in Massachusetts. Up the street from
a good friend was a bright yellow car, the likes of which I had never
seen before. As it turns out, it was a 73 Roadrunner, lemon twist
in color with the black strobe stripe and hood stripe. Over a
period of 6 months or so, I would take every opportunity to drive by
that car just to look at it. Then one day when I drove by, there was a
For Sale sign in the window! I couldn't believe it - my chance to
own this baby. A mere $2500 later in 1983 dollars, it was mine.
This was a 318, 3 speed
manual car, but the owner gave me an A833 4 speed with it, and with the
help of some friends we swapped in the 4 speed without too much
difficulty. Now, at that time I really didn't know much about cars,
nevermind Mopars. All I knew was I liked working on it and that I would
never go back to Chevy's again. My friends were either into Mustangs or
various GM products, nobody else had a Mopar. Finally, my brother Matt
was bitten by the bug and bought a 72 340 Duster with a 4speed. That car
was FAST.
Eventually, I saved the
money to have the bodywork done and a new coat of Lemon Twist put on. It
took nearly an entire winter, but when it was done, it looked
fabulous! Along the way, I learned that the little 318 had 340
heads. I installed an Edelbrock manifold, headers, lots of chrome
goodies and aluminum wheels. The interior was a stock black bench seat,
and in great shape. I swapped the cracked dash for a mint one I
found in a junkyard (those were the days!!)
At that point, I was
entering local shows and usually winning 2nd place trophies (damn that
71 orange Roadrunner I was always up against). I was fully into
Mopars by then and knew what they all were. I remained partial to B
Bodies, although there were many E and A Bodies I look a liking to as
well.
Sadly, as many of us have
done, I sold my car after 11 years of ownership. I had moved to Texas
and had noplace to park it. It was sitting unused at my parents house
for over a year before I decided to sell it. |
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Through
many of lifes changes (getting married, having kids, moving) I remained
a Mopar musclecar fan, but didn't have the space or the financial
freedom to fulfill my desire to own one again.
Then.... my wife and I
decided to move out of the congested California Bay Area into the open
space of the Colorado Springs area. We bought a big house on 40 acres,
and we had more garages/storage buildings than we knew what to do with.
At this point, I started
looking for another 73 Roadrunner.... |
