how lame is this

[mally69]

ok i was going to walmart so i parked my 69 charger up front  taking 2 parking places so no one would park beside me kinda ignorant but then that way people wouldnt mess with it but any way  and as i started walking in ,   out cam a man and his son which was probably 15 or so       anyway his son said hey dad theres that orange chevelle again   i just bit my lip but didnt say anything   then his dad said no son that not a chevelle thats a superbee  again i cringed  haha  i thought it was funny though  i never did say anything to them  ohh well sompeople just dont know

[Magnumcharger]

It could be worse...
They could have said "Hey! There's the General Lee!" and proceeded to slide across the hood....or climb in the window...

[mally69]

 

ive had people yell out the window at me goingthrough town  ( its the general lee)   

[Troy]

He probably doesn't want to admit to his kid that he doesn't know. Dads are like that sometimes...

I was at the Muscle Car museum near Gatlinburg TN with my nephew when three guys walked past. One asked "is that a Road Runner?" and another answered "no, it's a Charger". At least the second one got the brand right since they were looking at a 68 SuperBee. The funniest part of the whole ordeal was that, since it's a museum, the cars have signs describing them! I spoke up and said it was a SuperBee and they looked at me like I was insane.

I was working on my Barracuda last summer at my garage when some guy came up and said "is that a Mustang or a Camaro?" I figured out pretty quickly that he knew nothing about cars and was just trying to start a conversation so I gave him some history on musclecars. I have people come up to me all the time and say "that's a cool car, what is it?" and I just figure it's an opportunity to introduce them to something new. Believe it or not, I doubt if 90% of the normal people I meet could tell me details about their own car - let alone any cars that are almost 40 years old. I'm sure there are many buyers who have no idea that a new "Charger" has a recycled name, that "Hemi" existed way before those commercials came out, or that there was once a car company named "Plymouth" that made some pretty cool cars.

Just take every opportunity to inform people. The styling, sound, and attitude/outrageousness of these cars tends to attract people who may not normally be car fans. It's an amazing thing really.

Troy

[ds440]

Once at a stoplight I got, "hey nice 442!"

And then another time I had someone knock on my door to see if the "GTO was for sale."

[Brock Samson]

two different folks have thought the Road Runner was a Cougar..
i think it's the belt line that fools them or maybe the rear view... i dunno, most folks think it's a big deal they know their honda is a civic and it's a car.

[Shakey]

Like the lady in Beverly Hills, CA that had her car stolen and when the police asked her what kind of car it was she said "blue"!

[moparguy01]

a kid at the college i went to for automotive restoration once told me "thats a damn nice GTO you got there" when looking at my 74 charger. i just laughed. then proceeded to give him shit for the remainder of the 2 years.

[dkn1997]

it could have been worse, they could have done what a lot of people do to guys who take up two spots....get out the keys and give you some custom pinstriping. 

you want to hear really lame?  I have vanity plates that say "68CHARGR" and you know what the #1 question I get asked it?  you guessed it..."what year is that"  just for fun, I tell them it's a '82, 

[bordin34]

I dont like it when my friend ask why dont I make a general lee out of my 74. I dont een bother answering anymore.
Moparguy01 what college did u go to.

[Charger_Fan]

Believe it or not, I doubt if 90% of the normal people I meet could tell me details about their own car - let alone any cars that are almost 40 years old.

That's COMPLETELY true! I worked in an auto parts store for quite a while & at least once a day, we'd get some customer in there who had no clue what he had. A lot of them couldn't even say what make it was...I'd have to ask "what does it say on your steering wheel or dash board"? Most of the time they couldn't say, so I'd have to follow them to the parking lot, where they'd point at their car 50 feet away.
From there, I'd just say "that's  Nissan Stanza" (or whatever) & abruptly u-turn back into the building, with them in tow.

To a car guy, it's amazing they can tie their own shoes in the morning.

[jasonfromIKILLYA]

I can't believe how many guys out here have no clue what they drive.  Several of my girlfriends coworkers drive BMW's and the like and so I try and be nice and talk cars.  They NEVER even know how many cylinders their engine has.

[bookedbydano]

Well for a lot of guys, cars are not their thing.  Which is okay by me.  I admit I don't know a lot about cars...my thing is real estate but I do own a restored charger and love it...Not everyone is a gear head.

[Judhudson]

I dont like it when my friend ask why dont I make a general lee out of my 74. I dont een bother answering anymore.
Moparguy01 what college did u go to.

Why won't you, huh...huh???  It looks coooolllll 

Just kidding, I like your Charger the way it is.  If I ever get another one - their body style grew on me, I love the look! - I'd do a triple black

[mopar_madman]

I had a guy ask me when my charger was tore down, what kind of car is this? I said its a dodge charger, he looked at it some more and said "are you sure"? 

[ChargerSG]

The worst one i got in my face was "Ehh nice Camaro" i just couldent speak i just stod there looking at him....

[Charger1973]

Kids seem to think anything with a Charger logo should be made into a General Lee.  I have no problem with one done up right, but 68 and 70 Chargers dont look right  as a GL and 71-74 cars arent even the same body style...     This is just my opinion of course. 

Everyone seems to know my car is a Charger and I dont even have 1 emblem on the whole car right now.  I have people stop and ask all the time when its sitting out in the driveway "Do you want to sell your Charger?"  No one has ever really got it confused with any other car but most of the time they cant tell me what year it is.  A few people have thought it was a 71 but most of the time they guess 68 or 69.      Oh well at least I know it doesnt look like a Camaro   

[Silver R/T]

at least he didn't call it a nova

[DodgeChargerNeeded]

My favorite one was at the gas station one time with my last charger with torq thrust ii's on it. The guy came up and said man these cars look great with those Cragars. I just nodded and went back to pumping gas. I swear people think every single charger and superbird is called a Superbee

[Blakcharger440]

It could be worse...
They could have said "Hey! There's the General Lee!" and proceeded to slide across the hood....or climb in the window...

LOL! That would have been just wrong. 

[dads_69]

Must be related to my neighbors down the street. Had my charger out in the drive way last summer,the roof emblems were even on the car, guys walk by and say,what year chevelle '66? * coming along great* I said WHAT chevelle? They smiled and kept walking, I let them know that they were idiots. Thank god they don't walk by or wave anymore as they drive by in the mini-van.
Mark

[Shakey]

Well for a lot of guys, cars are not their thing.  Which is okay by me.  I admit I don't know a lot about cars...my thing is real estate but I do own a restored charger and love it...Not everyone is a gear head.

Can you imagine a world where everyone was knowledgeable on everything?   

[bill440rt]

I remember an old friend of mine having his Superbird at a show. You know, with the big gargantuan "PLYMOUTH" decals on the quarters. I can still hear the little old lady asking, "What is that, a PONTIAC??" 

And, I just can't imagine leaving my Charger in a Wal-Mart parking lot, no matter how many spaces I'd take up. 

[PocketThunder]

I had a guy ask me when my charger was tore down, what kind of car is this? I said its a dodge charger, he looked at it some more and said "are you sure"? 

C'mon!! Are you serious!   That is the second funniest thing i've read on here so far today..

[19Charger68]

Well, mine doesnt involve our Charger but inane just the same.  In addition to our Charger, we own a 1967 SS427 Chevrolet Impala - totally factory stock.  As we are pulling into a show, someone says "look, there is a low rider!" &#*@@($#.

[mopar_madman]

I had a guy ask me when my charger was tore down, what kind of car is this? I said its a dodge charger, he looked at it some more and said "are you sure"? 

C'mon!! Are you serious!   That is the second funniest thing i've read on here so far today..

I wish I was joking, it was a neighbors father that wondered over (drunk) and wouldn't leave.