Re: IML: Mopar Acronym

[<50scars@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, MOPAR came from the brand name Chrysler used for their factdory
parts--MOtor PARts.

John



> Funny, I thought it was: Mostly Old Parts And Rust.(MOPAR) Dave, Vero
> Beach, Fl. 81 Imp. 87,88 ,90 Ramchargers 93 Diesel, 98 MK 8 LSC.
>
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> From: <pnkmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I took my '69 Bu-ck Electra ragtop to a local car show tonight and among
> the 60 or 70 cars I saw one Mopar.  It was a Dodge Charger, I think.
> Usually there are 3 or 4, but it's always pretty spare.  There were 4
> Packards, which I didnt' expect, but mostly it was GM, a lot of Ford and
> GM muscle cars and newer Jap cars souped up with crap I don't even
> understand.
>
> Anyway, a kid was talking to me about my car later in the evening.  He
> was about 20 with tatoos all over, a cigarette dangling out of his
> mouth, a bottle of beer in his hand and a skinny girlfriend simpering
> nearby.  He confessed that he was first and foremost a Mopar fan, and
> after I told him I had a '58 Imp project car at home he drawled: "Yeah,
> my daddy picks on me for lovin' Chryslers.  He says Mopar stands for
> 'Move Over, People Are Racing.'"
>
> I hadn't heard that one yet, or if I did I'd forgotten it.
>
> Patrick
> Covington, Louisiana
> '58 Southampton
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: The Thomas'
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 9:42 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: speedometer needed
>
>
> Hello, I had a 76 New Yorker that started to do that, the needle would
> stick on 60 mph or so but if you tapped on the face hard enough it would
> fall back to 0. I took it apart and the needle or the face warped
> slightly so I took a piece of sand paper and slid it behind the needle
> and worked the needle back and forth to sand it down slightly, that took
> care of it. Also sometimes you can bend out on the needle alittle (be
> gentle). ----- Original Message -----
> From: Woolf,Richard T(Contractor)
> To: 'mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 7:14 AM
> Subject: IML: speedometer needed
>
>
> Hello Gang,
>  Would anybody on the list have a speedometer for a '75 Imperial? My
> speedometer needle bounces back and forth when driving, and sometimes
> is on 60-80 mph when stopped. The previous owner told me the gear ratio
> in the speedometer is all messed up. So I would like the entire
> speedometer face. If anybody has one to sell please contact me off list
> with a price.
>
> Rich W.
> '66 Crown
> '73 LeBaron
> '75 LeBaron
>
>
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