If Dodge had never made the Charger would you still be a Mopar fan?

[Ghoste]

Just looking at the rain pounding the window and daydreaming about cars so I started to wonder if I would still have been a Mopar fan if there had never been a Dodge Charger.
I like to think yes!  

And forgive me if this one has already been done.

[BananaDan]

Yep.  I was born into it.  My entire family has only ever owned Chrysler products.  My grandfather used to work for them.

[tan top]

 hmmm
considering it was seeing DMCL , Bullit  then DOH  yeah course  !!  no charger made !    i would have a challenger  , 70 white   or
prolly a roadrunner  68 /69  or 71 

[bull]

Yes, but not as much so. I would have liked the other Mopars about as much as I like classic Mustangs, Camaros, Chevelles, etc., now, which is a lot, but not enough to make me want to buy one instead of a Charger. That said I'm so used to Mopar now I still don't think I'd buy a Ford or Chevy before I'd buy a Barracuda or GTX if Chrysler had never built the Charger. But had they never built the Charger I can't say for certain that I'd be much of a Mopar guy.

I was just telling my boss the other day that if Chevy had built the Charger my life would have been much easier. I have to admit I'm rather envious of Chevy guys who can pick up a crate 350 along with a bag of chips and a Coke down at the nearest 7-11.

[tan top]

Yes, but not as much so. I would have liked the other Mopars about as much as I like classic Mustangs, Camaros, Chevelles, etc., now, which is a lot, but not enough to make me want to buy one instead of a Charger. That said I'm so used to Mopar now I still don't think I'd buy a Ford or Chevy before I'd buy a Barracuda or GTX if Chrysler had never built the Charger. But had they never built the Charger I can't say for certain that I'd be much of a Mopar guy.

I was just telling my boss the other day that if Chevy had built the Charger my life would have been much easier. I have to admit I'm rather envious of Chevy guys who can pick up a crate 350 along with a bag of chips and a Coke down at the nearest 7-11.

yeah thats true  ,  all the parts &  crate motors the chebby guys have 
to be honset i'm a secret Chevelle fan 

[Brock Samson]

 Now,.. assuming they never built a '69 Charger R/T SE or second Gen. Charger for that matter... There'd be a '69 tripple black GTX in the garage.   it was a turbine bronze '66 GTX HEMI that made me fall in love with MOPAR period.

[Tilar]

I'm rather envious of Chevy guys who can pick up a crate 350 along with a bag of chips and a Coke down at the nearest 7-11.

 I agree. I like the Chevelles and Camaros and I like the 66 - early 70's GTO's too. But I would still be a Mopar man because I love the Dusters and the E bodies alike.

[70charginglizard]

First mopar ever owned was a 70 cuda 

Bad ass car.   Miss it dearly

[TruckDriver]

I grew up with Chevy's and Ford's.The family has always been pure GM products, and all the family friends were mostly all Ford people. I only got into Chrysler products cause I lost my driver's licence with my '74 Nova, and I wanted something slower ('78 Aspen R/T with a 318 that I thought looked cool). Did a even up trade for it.  So, I most likely would be a hardcore Mustang or Camaro guy as I love Mustang's and Camaro's now as much as I love Charger's. Although, since I am not a one brand of car guy, I like a little of everything including a few imports like Nissan's GT-R's & some Ferrari's and a few others. But that said, when it comes to trucks, I am a diehard Dodge truck guy, and only had 2 Chevy S10 Blazers, and a Ford Aerostar mini van that were not bad, but nothing like a Dodge truck. So that said, if I go back to Chevy's or Ford's (which may come true soon cause Mopar's are to expensive to fix up), I will ALWAYS be a Dodge truck guy.

[68X426]

Hell Yeah, if only because of the legendary Hemi (first and second gen).

Like the Miss Mopar says: we were Mopar before it was cool.

[BrianShaughnessy]

Probably...     but part of me would still like a Torino Cobra like my cousin gave me my first muscle car ride in way back when tearing around St. Clair Shores.

[Troy]

My first car was a 70 Challenger but my second car - a 68 Charger - was the one that I really fell in love with. At the time I had the only Mopars out of everyone I hung out with so if it weren't for the Charger I'd have bought a Mustang (and I did a few years later). However, I like a lot of different cars and I'm not necessarily brand loyal in the first place.

Troy

[TXcharger70]

I was into to mopar since a kid always loved the Cuda though

[moparstuart]

my first mopar was a 70 charger R/T , but at the time I bought it I really wanted a Road Runner so i settled   

[GPULLER]

Always been a Mopar fan, always will be.  The thought of driving anything else makes me want to 

[Mikesmoparperformance]

offcourse I love mopar ! it would be then a 70 Challenger  or 71 cuda

[John_Kunkel]

I was a Mopar fan before the Charger was even a concept.

[Darkman]

I was into Aussie Mopars from as long as I could remember. I was 2 when the first mopar came into our life. A brand new 1976 Valiant Regal and I was 26 when it departed (sad day that was). When I found out hoe much Dad sold it for, I flipped because at double the price, it was still a bargain and I wasn't even asked if I wanted to buy it!

[bakerhillpins]

I'd have to say yes. My second favorite car is the 70 Cuda, and then we get into the Road Runners and Challengers.  Great looking cars. The late 60s and early 70s are really the Mopar iron I fell in love with. There are a few bow-ties in there that I like too but the Mops are still my fav!

[Back N Black]

I love Mopar's,chevys and Fords. I have a charger and would love to have a 67 Mustang fast back and a 69 Chevelle parked in the garage.

[pipeliner]

Hell yes!Would give almost anything to have a 69 A12 Superbee.

[chargerjy9]

Mopar has been putting bread on my table for 50 years. I bleed Mopar Blue. I love Chargers,and if it ain't Mopar, it's no car. I tend not to look at other makes the way I do Chyrsler. there is plenty about Mopar to enjoy besides our beloved B body.

[RallyeMike]

Chargers got me started, but then came Superbee's and Roadrunners, so it was inevitable.

I wasn't influenced by any family members or friends.... it was just pretty obvious who made the best.

[greenpigs]

Well for some reason I LOVE the 1970 Sport Fury GT so I would have one of those if not for the Charger.

I would be an Oldsmobile guy if not for the Charger with Mopar second.

[67440chrg]

 I would like to think yes. If not a charger it would be a 62 or 63 max wedge car or at least clone.

[PocketThunder]

rode home from the hospital when i was born in a 1973 Road Runner...   

[E5 Charger]

Yes! Except for a 70 Chevelle, I've only owned Chrysler products.

[Dans 68]

Nope. The Charger is what did it (introduced me to this site and Mopars) for me.

Dan

[69bronzeT5]

Hard to say really. I got into Mopars because of the Dukes of Hazzard and the '69 Charger. So like I said, it's really hard for me to say

[Kern Dog]

Absolutely.
I've owned  One E body, One C body and One B body but.....23 A body cars. I love the Charger, I thank the Dukes for that. I had several Darts and Dusters before I was able to finally get my b body.

[F8-4life]

Even without chargers I'd still probably be into mopars... but honestly the Charger is the cream of the crop and without it a significant part of the mopar lust would be gone/missing.

[TiMopar]

Ghoste, that is a really good question, and my honest answer would be no.

[SRT-68]

For me it was the engines and the the early drag cars that made me Mopar. I built plastic models as a kid and would make them altered wheelbase with 392 hemis out of dragster models.  When I was 16 I was going to buy a '67 El Camino from the bike shop where I worked. I tried to get it running and I remember that the distributor had been taken out and the manifold removed. I suffered for weeks on this car and then the owner sold it to another guy for parts. At that very same time a '70 Road Runner was for sale by my house and I bought it. It was a 383 4 speed car and till this day I remember thinking how smart it was to have the distributor up front and angled towards the side. Within a few weeks I had the car running and although it was a POS it was the simple, functional design of the car that made me a fan for life.

I will drive a pink K-car before I would ever drive a Chevy.

[Polygon]

Yes, because I got to drive a 70 RoadRunner, back in the day.....and what a fun ride it was......

[mpdlawdog]

I hate to say this but I was always a chevy fan....(68 camaro convertible and a 69 ss).  I lost the convertible in a divorce.  I finally got back on my feet and could afford another muscle car.  I met a friend who has a 71 challenger 6 pack car.  He ownes a muscle car/repair shop called wilkerson auto here in marysville.  He had a 68 charger (black with black interior and white stripes) he was working on.  I drove by it everyday while he was working on it...it was love at first site.  He finally took me for a ride (my first in a charger).  Loved every second..then took me for a ride in the lambo.  By far the fastest car I have ever been in....when we got back I wanted another ride in the charger!!  I guess you could say I hooked from that point!

[ODZKing]

Without a hesitation ... yes.   

[resq302]

Its hard to say.  My favorite, dream car, was the 1969 Charger but there were also a lot of other body designs I like too.  My moms 70 Chally vert, the dodge Rampage, Chrysler Conquest TSi, etc.

[WHITE AND RED 69]

I will always be a mopar fan, if there was no charger my next choice would be a 70 challenger or 70 roadrunner. I still like other chevys and fords but my top 5 cars are all mopars.

[69charger2002]

Very interesting question. My family was all chevy growing up. I bleed all mopar now, so the answer now would be obvious for 2011. I think back to 1997 when i got my first charger... chargers got me into mopars, thanks to DOH and DMCL etc. In 1997 i didn't even look at other mopars much or know anything about them. i knew 69 superbees looked "kinda like a 68-70 charger" but that was the extent of it. seemed like a wanna-bee car.. Even 70 chargers looked weird to me at first. If it hadn't been for a 69 charger being produced, i can't honestly say if i would have still eventually gotten into mopars. Sadly i don't think i would have.. don't get me wrong,  i would still think challengers and cudas and roadrunners were cool, just like i currently think 69 mustang fastbacks, 69 camaros, and 70 chevelles are cool. but i don't own them.

[vancamp]

yeah i have been a road runner junkie since i was a kid had 3 69s and a 71 before ended up with my current charger.

[BIGBLCK11]

Definitely.    I almost bought a 69 Superbee instead of my Charger.  May have, if it wasn't 21hrs away, the Charger was only 14.  Would love a 69 Road Runner or Barracuda too.  The Charger is still my favorite, so I made the right purchase.

[68 RT]

If you are basing being a Mopar fan on one car, then you are not a Mopar fan anyways. Kinda like the guys that wear mopar or no car shirts on the  weekend, but then hop into there toyota on Monday morning to go to work. 

[Al]

68 Charger, the stuff dreams are made off, other mopars come far behind (well 70 'cuda is quite a car too)

[Silver R/T]

There's many great Mopars: Challengers, Cudas, Road Runners, Satellites, etc.

[LUMI]

no whitout Bullit i would still be an Opel man 

[challenger70]

Probably, the Challenger is what got me fascinated with Mopars to begin with.

[DustinSimmonds]

I probably wouldn't be as passionate as I am now. I would have just admired Mopar from a far, the Charger was what got me interested in cars in the first place.

[russg]

For sure.  Love my current Hemi, much faster than my old 383... at least as good as I could ever get the old one tuned anyway

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[mopar0166]

My second choice has always been a cuda, and maybe one day but for now im extremely happy with my charger and all its corks that it sometimes presents.  For thats part of the fun of owning a classic car, to turn those wrenches and relax .   

[PrisonHack]

   The 2nd generation Charger is it for me, don't own one but it's why I hang around you guys that do and drool over your restoration threads LOL Always been into Mustangs, but I fell in love with the big orange car on TV long before I knew what Mopar even was.  Still dream of owning a 68-69 charger (not really interested in one wearing the GL uniform anymore) I really don't care for the 70 models, that big chrome grill surround doesn't do it for me.  Who knows what time will bring though, I remember thinking the 1st generation Chargers were hideously ugly but now I am kinda fond of them.

[Wicked72]

damn right I would! gimme a coronet or a 73 road runner Id still be in the game 

[ACUDANUT]

 No Charger ....No Dodge Charger.com