Doctor DeSoto - 2011-04-17 7:12 AM

I know a guy who ran factory sponsored Mopars from 1957 to 64. The kicker is, he kept his cars !
Not only that, He bought all his competitors cars when they retired them ! His collection is awesome
and his stories are awesomer !!!!

Sonoramic60 - 2011-04-16 2:25 PM

I didn't do anything on a drag strip until the summer of 1960 a

Doctor DeSoto - 2011-04-17 1:29 PM

Perhaps the earlier ones were not sent from Mother Mopar?

A real recluse, had I not driven up in my Coronet, he would have never even talked to me.

1960fury - 2011-04-17 2:59 PM



so you're in the club. technically (style wise anyway) 1960 belongs to the 1950s since you start counting with 1 and not zero in my book the fifties ended in 1961 when the UGLY, U-G-L-Y mopar B bodys apeared and the REAL rock n roll began to fade...

Doctor DeSoto - 2011-04-18 2:05 AM

While it would not take much detective work to figure out who he is, it was demanded of
me not to use his name or take any photos before I got the tour.

MOPAR-TO-YA - 2011-04-18 2:08 AM

Come on now Sid. You can get away with a little UCLY if you are as fast as those Max Wedge Mopars!! I have a fasination with those 62-65 B bodys. I have two projects going on now. A 64 Dodge and a 64 Plymouth Sport Fury, both B bodys. Welcome back!....................MO

Ron - 2011-04-15 11:35 AM


I started drag racing in 1957, I owned a 56 Plymouth Fury. All my friends had Fords and Chevy's I was the only guy with a Plymouth. What ever they did their cars, I did to my Plymouth Fury. Special tires, rear end change, distributor curve changed, re jetted carburetor, super tune, hotter coil, boosted line pressure in my Powerflight, etc, etc, etc. Before long they stopped making fun of my lonely Plymouth and started respecting it because I was blowing their doors off on the drag strip every single week.
Did any other guys on the list drag race Mopars in the 50's and 60's?????? If you did, let's see some photos not just stories!!!!!

Ron Allyn Swartley

B/G 61 - 2011-04-18 8:05 AM




Sounds fishy . . .

MOPAR-TO-YA - 2011-04-18 2:08 AM

Come on now Sid. You can get away with a little UCLY if you are as fast as those Max Wedge Mopars!! I have two projects going on now. A 64 Dodge and a 64 Plymouth Sport Fury, both B bodys. Welcome back!....................MO

MOPAR-TO-YA - 2011-04-20 12:50 AM

Nooooo----really? ...................................MO

1960fury - 2011-04-21 12:37 PM



thanks mo. yes a LITTLE ugly... i meant the 62-63 b bodys. 64s are better. ugly can be cool. the late 60s fastback mustangs for instance look raw, brutal, aggressive, ugly but kool. the 62/63 b bodys are just ugly. a nerd design. soul/lifeless, uninspired, numb. look at those plump boxy rooflines with fat c posts. no rakish body lines no eager, angry looking front ends with a way too short deck and hood they look european like 60s fiats or eastern block cars ironically chrysler, the master of building well designed big cars, introduced these as new standard sized cars to replace the fullsize. thats another reason i can't stand them. i find it hard to believe they designed these things when they build, for instance, 1960 dodge coupes. to me the epitome of good taste. i wanted to post a 62/63 b body for comparison but i just can't look at em long enough, it almost hurts. the people who designed these things should have been punished :)

Doctor DeSoto - 2011-04-21 8:09 AM



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darn, Sid !!!! A fine presentation of aesthetic reasoning, if I ever heard one. I could not agree more, although I don't think Mother Mopar got back on track until 1966. With bookends like the Forward Look and the muscle car era setting design standards, what came in the middle is pretty much "mush" by comparison.

Doctor DeSoto - 2011-04-22 6:36 AM

Mo,

Thanks, I work out. I'll bet you are pretty incredible too!

What is a "mush" car ?

I do not like the 66 Dodge because I own one. I own it because I like them.

There is a difference.



I COULDN'T GET THINGS IN QUITE THE ORDER I WANTED, but here is my responce:
Incredible--maybe I don;t know how to use the word Incredible. Isn't it correct to say" Yep, that guy is very credible"

From the quote below is where I got the "mush" car term- you coined it ! You otta know what it is!

And then finally--Of course you like 66 Dodges. Why else would you own one??? Whats the difference? I like 66-67 B body Mopars. Best looking box on four wheels IMO........ Amigo MO................... BTW to stay on topic, I started drag raceing in 1962 with a 1950 Dodge.

Doctor DeSoto - 2011-04-22 11:12 PM

If you want to meet this man and prove or disprove any credibility, get your tokus to
Spokane when I am back home and I will personally introduce you, ... and you can hear
the talk for yourself .... if you want to see his sh!t, you'll not go dropping his name or
showing photos of his stuff to anyone. I don't see why this concept is so hard to grasp.
This is far from the first car I guy I've met that wants his privacy.

So there, .. the offer is on the table.

Doctor DeSoto - 2011-04-22 11:12 PM

If you want to meet this man and prove or disprove any credibility, get your tokus to
Spokane when I am back home and I will personally introduce you, ... and you can hear
the talk for yourself .... if you want to see his sh!t, you'll not go dropping his name or
showing photos of his stuff to anyone. I don't see why this concept is so hard to grasp.
This is far from the first car I guy I've met that wants his privacy.

So there, .. the offer is on the table.