Re: Whats your 1st Mopar show ever?
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My first all-Mopar show was the first Mopar Nats - Chelsea, MI. I believe this was 1981. Same. The club I was a member of was the host/sponsor for the that meet. I volunteered to work a gate. Those of us "working" went up the day before for an orientation of sorts and was given a ride on the big track by the site engineer/manager in a full-sized van. We're on the straight accelerating and he is spending half the time looking back at us talking. We're coming up to the first bank at about 90 mph and he's still jabbering away, and my butt is starting to pucker. At 90 mph, that bank looks like a 90° left hand turn that we'd never navigate at 90 mph. We hit that thing and you could feel the force shoving you into the seat. He's still looking back and jabbering. Then he says, you guys look a little nervous, and the passenger in the front seats says yep. The driver says no big deal, "watch", and he lets go of the steering wheel. We were about 1/2 way up into the top lane when he did that.
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Re: Whats your 1st Mopar show ever?
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Mid 80s Father's day show at Brad Rook's farm in PA
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Re: Whats your 1st Mopar show ever?
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Debbie Clarks Hemi Bee has always been one of my favorite cars and I believe they were married to each other at one time?? Her Superbee was one of the early restorations that was done pretty correct and I believe it sold several years ago. Car was a nice original car out of Lexington, KY solid with a rash of door dings when it was bought.
Debbie and Allen Clark divorced several years ago and the Bee was sold. Tom James bought it ( general mgr of the former Joe Kidd Dodge ,,,dealership is now closed btw ) I heard a rumor a couple years ago he has since sold it . As far as my 1st All Mopar show I think it was the 1st Mopar Nats in Chelsea MI. I'd been to a few local shows and even a trip to the Car Craft Street Machine Nats the prior year I think in Indy
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Re: Whats your 1st Mopar show ever?
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Does Rick speak with a New York accent? Of course!! I'll tell you, if you've never met him, he is a REAL CHARACTER! I wish he was my neighbor - we'd be doing stuff together all the time. As Don Cherry would say, he's a "real beauty." OMG he can get me laughing........
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Re: Whats your 1st Mopar show ever?
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Mopar Mania - Lockport, Illinois - held on the grounds of someone’s farm. This show I believe was the predecessor to the Chicagoland Mopar Connection show held in Oakbrook Terrace and then later held at the Chrysler plant in Belvedere, IL. Just by luck someone saw a Facebook post about my TA being at the Mopar Nats in 1984 in Indy. The guy was nice enough to send me pics of my car at Mopar Mania; probably around 85’or 86’. Long before I owned it. Pretty cool!!
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Re: Whats your 1st Mopar show ever?
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Mine was 1989 Power at the point at Sears point raceway in California.Brout my 1978 triple black ttop E58 360 4Brl Dodge Magnum.A fun car ,there was a guy with a 70 Hemi Cuda there very cool!Great Mopar memories! That was my first all mopar show as well. particularly nice was the side by side ss racing. A lot of unrestored brutes doing what they were made to do.
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Re: Whats your 1st Mopar show ever?
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Mopar Nationals 1991, have only missed one since (for health reasons)...not counting this year
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Re: Whats your 1st Mopar show ever?
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Monster Mopar @ Gateway in the early 90s.
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