Showing posts with label MOPAR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MOPAR. Show all posts

Monday, October 10, 2011

More MOPAR #2, Cars in the Park, Saturday, August 27, 2011

1933 Plymouth PD Convertible Coupe
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1935 Dodge KC Pickup
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From the Internet: Mopar (short for Motor Parts) is the automobile parts and service arm of Chrysler Group LLC. The term was first used by Chrysler in the 1920s and has been in continuous use ever since. Mopar parts are original equipment manufactured parts for Chrysler vehicles. In Canada, these were sold under the Chryco and AutoPar brands until the Mopar brand was phased into that nation's market, starting in the late 1970s.

Mopar has passed into broader usage among car enthusiasts as an unambiguous reference to the Chrysler parent company, as the Chrysler name also refers to a company marque. The term has thus become an inclusive word for any Chrysler-built vehicle—most any Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth, Imperial, or DeSoto, plus Jeeps and sometimes Eagle vehicles built after Chrysler's 1987 buyout of AMC-Jeep. Thus, for example, a car club for owners of any Chrysler Corporation vehicle might describe itself as a club for Mopar enthusiasts.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

More MOPAR #1, Cars in the Park, Saturday, August 27, 2011

MOPAR automotive adornments.

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From the Internet: Mopar (short for Motor Parts) is the automobile parts and service arm of Chrysler Group LLC. The term was first used by Chrysler in the 1920s and has been in continuous use ever since. Mopar parts are original equipment manufactured parts for Chrysler vehicles. In Canada, these were sold under the Chryco and AutoPar brands until the Mopar brand was phased into that nation's market, starting in the late 1970s.

Mopar has passed into broader usage among car enthusiasts as an unambiguous reference to the Chrysler parent company, as the Chrysler name also refers to a company marque. The term has thus become an inclusive word for any Chrysler-built vehicle—most any Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth, Imperial, or DeSoto, plus Jeeps and sometimes Eagle vehicles built after Chrysler's 1987 buyout of AMC-Jeep. Thus, for example, a car club for owners of any Chrysler Corporation vehicle might describe itself as a club for Mopar enthusiasts.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Cars in the Park, Saturday, August 27, MOPAR. We enjoyed ourselves for quite a while.

My favorite paint job of the summer-long Cars in the Park!

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1970 Plymouth Duster 340. This is the original paint job. Smiling broadly, I asked the owner if he would put the hood down so that I could take a photo. He did. Sweet!

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Although the photo is acceptable with the hood up, don't you think it's better to be able to see the entire design of the car? I do.

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Engine by Dick Ott.

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Talk about the perfect interior. Perfect! Look at the design sewn into the seats. Wow. And that steering wheel. Double wow.

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The dash and its painted trim, the center console, the shifter--so fine.

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Now you know the Duster's nickname. It comes from the snakeskin paint job.

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A close-up of the paint job. Wait! Is that a surfboard at the back of the trunk lid?

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Nope. It's a spoiler.