Single Best Memory...

[JimsSE]

Not sure if it's already a thread but...

What's your single best memory in your Mopar?

I'll start it off.

I've owned 16 of 'um up to this point but my best memory has to be the first night I took my Plymouth out after just getting my license.

I bought my '69 Sport Satellite when I was 15 for $250 (1981).  This is a scan of the picture of it back in 1981.  I had to wait 6 months to get my driver's license.  Anyway, I received my license and took the car to get it inspected ($15 because I had to put a headlight in it).  Then my buddy and I took it to town that night to cruise.  We had, what we called "The Circuit".  It was about a 10 block one-way (three lane) street and 10 block one-way return.  To make a short story long, I put $25 in gas in it and then I took the car to the circuit that night.  I'll never forget pulling up to the first red light with a Monte Carlo on one side, a Malibu on the other and me and my buddy in my 383 pulling right up in the middle lane.  My legs were shaking I was so excited.  It was freaking awesome!

I guess, as they say, the rest is history.  I spent that $25 in gas that night.  I think I went around the circuit about 10 times!

I'll never forget my single best moment!

How 'bout yours?

[mally69]

haha great story. here's mine
I was pulling out from a gas station in the charger and this little probe with the wing and all came buzzing loudly in front of me with a bunch of fat kids screaming and yelling at me, so i pulls out to go up over the hill which is 3 lanes and i easily catch up with them and get beside them and look over bump it up into nuetral rev it once and they responded with a quick down shift and all smiles  from ear to ear until i engaged my right foot into action and good by to the probe    So i seen the car setting near the edge of our lake one day fishing and  i stopped to talk to them and they said ( what the hell you got in that thing, when you hit the gas it looked like the car just leaped forward and left)  i told them it was a warmed over 318      but it was a warmed over 440 

[hemihead]

Buying my 70 Charger 500 in 78 for $250 ( my first car at 14 ) and changing the trans with my Dad in the driveway . The smell of burnt Trans fluid still brings back memories . Then skipping school and driving it around town and trying not to get caught by my parents or the police .

[BMOTOXSTAR]

All I can say is that it involved a hott female and me in the back seat & Meat Loaf "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" was on the dial. That is all I will say so that this thread does not get locked.

[The70RT]

Here's my best one. I was on lunch at school in like 77 I went by my sisters house and seen my nephew's 70R/T Charger there. He went to a different school and is like 2 months older than me. I pulled in with my 69 GTS Dart and got out and got in the Charger and sat in it. I put my key in the ignition and it fired right up....I thought WTF! So I was backing it out and he came running out saying WTF! He said your not going anywhere get out! I said let me drive it and he said noway. So I had to settle for a ride 6 months later he went in the Army and I bought the car By the way I never could get the Dart key to work again 

[GT]

I remember this like it was yesterday - this was around 1980.  My brother had a 70 Fury III that had a 318.  Wanting a big block, he purchased a 72 Town & Country station wagon with a 440 U motor with trailer towing (3.23 suregrip) as a donor for $300  from the local Chrysler dealer.  They took it in on a trade and couldn't get it start.  He picked me up from high school in it and I was like "Why did you buy a wagon?  What a drag!" 

We drove down a back road and he came to a full stop.  Loaded up on the brakes and nailed it.  It was freaking awesome!  The springs/shocks were shot on it and the rear bumper nearly hit the ground.  The tailgate opened, the glove compartment flew open and dumped the content at my feet and the front end rose.  You basically couldn't see the road due to the horrible shocks/springs and you couldn't hardly hear with that 440 screaming - it was just incredible and hooked me on mopars from that day on.  We named the car Thunder Wagon and put huge 4" defraction grading tape spelling "THUNDER" on the rear quarters.   

That big old wagon would do 0-60 in 6.4 sec.  We had a blast racing around town in it.  We eventually built up the motor even more prior to the transplant into his Fury.  I have many found memories of driving up to Saint Louis in it on the weekends and terriorizing the Trans Ams, cameros & etc.   The expression on peoples faces when that wagon would light up both tires was priceless.  We eventually scrapped it - I always swore if I found another I'd buy it.   

[1st_charger]

After 10 years of working on my charger starting from a striped shell and finally putting it on the road this past summer. I would have to say my best memory is the time I was able to fire it up and pull it out of the garrage under its own power for the first time! I had a grin on my face for a week after that!

[70 Charger RT]

My best memory was in my older brothers 70 RT was when we went for a spin out on the highway (Summer of 1970).  We were cruising along at the speed limit when someone passed us.  So my brother nailed the gas pedal passing him and continued to accelerate.  The power poles were flying by like a picket fence.  I took a quick peek at the speedo and it read 146 MPH.  As you know, they read up to 150 MPH.  What an adrenalin rush

My worst memory was when I was cruising around town in my 70 RT (Burnt Orange) (about 1975) late one night when one of my stunts blew the tranny.  However I discovered I still had reverse, so my logic at the time said drive it home in reverse.  It was 3:00 in the morning and I thought there shouldn't be much traffic on the road.  Keep in mind this is a small town and no freeways.  So about 1 block from my house, the cops happen to spot me and stop me.  OOOOOOOPPPPs.  I wonder why.  So after explaining to them I had just blown my tranny and I was limping the car home (in reverse), they said OK take it straight home.  Funny (or lucky) thing it I was under the influence and they didn't pick up on that.  I had horseshoes on that night (for not getting locked up). 

[PocketThunder]

All I can say is that it involved a hott female and me in the back seat & Meat Loaf "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" was on the dial. That is all I will say so that this thread does not get locked.

Oh C'mon that never happens, its just lyrics in a song...     

[TruckDriver]

My best simply was driving my '74 Rallye. Out of the 3 Chargers I've owned now, it is the only one I been able to drive. And the way prices on them are going, maybe the only one I'll ever drive.

[twenty mike mike]

Leaving out back seat antics, beating a Talledega in my 340 GTS. I don't know who was more surprised, him or me.

[tan top]

19 years ago when i first got my charger , had glass packs on it at the time     cranked the motor , shifted it in to D ,  and stood on the gas  

[terrible one]

When I got my Charger and was on the way home, stopped in Missouri at a hotel, it was snowing and whatnot. I couldn't stop staring at the car from the upper floor window, and couldn't go to sleep. (I had gotten the car that day, it was a dream come true!) I went outside around 2:00 A.M. because I couldn't sleep and got in the car to explore. Found the keys, etc. etc. I had never been in a Charger before. It was beautiful! I guess there aren't any cooler memories that I can have, with the 0.0L engine and all.

[Charger_Fan]

My best Charger memory is from  around 1990. It was a warn summer evening & I was filling it up at a gas station. A guy comes up & said 'nice Charger' & I said thanks. He stood there staring at it for another minute or so, which I thought was sorta odd because it wasn't any beauty queen. He said 'you don't remember me, do ya'? I was gonna say no, then it hit me...he was the previous owner! I had owned it for 4 years by now & had it looking and sounding better than it did when he owned it.
He expressed remorse in selling it & asked if I wanted to sell it back to him...I said nope, I like it too much. He just stood there as I drove away. I made sure to give it a little extra throttle, so the exhaust would bark a little louder...ya know, just to make him kick himself even more. Yep, I love my Charger.

[gers1968rt]

My best memory is going to Mopar Race day in Sparta, Ontario  in the mid 90's. I went 4 rounds before getting beat by a drag car Cuda. I beat a Dart, a Coronet RT and the last win was against another yellow 68 like mine. My car was the last street car left. Gerry

[dads_69]

There are so many memory's that finding only one isn't easy. But this photo of me next to my 2nd charger bought back in 1982, though picture itself is in 1989 in Washington, my dad had this made for me before he passed away,the photo was blown up to 16x24. I didn't open his gift until he passed away, this car here pictured, I had the most *fun* in it than any other charger I've owned. It is now somewhere in Seattle owned by a Mopar Chapter member, but I still have yet to find out who he is about buying car back.

Mark

[Neal_J]

Conceiving twins.



Neal

[Magnumcharger]

I guess my best memory, with regards to my Charger R/T, was back in 1992...
I put a sure-grip Dana 60 (4:10) in it, swapping out the 8 3/4 with 3:23 with peg-leg.  I also installed a complete 6BBL intake on it, that I'd kept off my old Roadrunner. Surprisingly, it fit nicely under the hood.
The 440 was pretty mild before, but after the gears and intake it suddenly became an absolute ANIMAL!! Fun fun fun!

To show my buddy Sean how a Charger SHOULD work, I drove over to his house to show off!
On the road in front of his place, first thing in the morning, I stopped even with his front door, then proceeded to do the biggest burn out I'd ever done!! Nothing sounds like a screamin' sixpack at 5500rpm!
Both Sean and his father came out to see what the rukkus was all about, which was perfect for me...I had an audience!!

The show was short lived however, when I ran out of gas right there...in the middle of a big blue cloud, in the middle of the road.. Oh the laughs I got!!
Anyhow, Sean helped push my Charger into his driveway, and his dad gave me their jug of lawnmower gas, a whole gallon of it! Thankfully, their lawnmower was a four-stroke, and not two!

After we got it fired up, I planned on schlepping it home, (which was only a mile down the road),  but...there was the business of an uncompleted burnout to attend to!

As soon as I got it back out on the road, I stood on the brakes and the gas, and lit all six of those barrels up like a howling banshee!! I finished my burnout, embellishing the road with two twisty momentos of the occasion, and full of restored pride, I blasted down the road to home.

I got about a quarter mile...when I ran out of gas, again.
I ended up walking the 3/4 mile home, getting my OWN gas can, and walking back to the car.

[JimsSE]

Magnumcharger.

That's funny!

Everyone,

There have been alot of good ones posted.  Keep 'um coming.  terrible one made me remember when I would go out in the dead of winter and sit in mine before I could even drive it.  It had a Craig Powerplay AM/FM with Cassette and I would crank the tunes while snow completely covered the Plymouth.

Jim

[Charger1973]

All I can say is that it involved a hott female and me in the back seat & Meat Loaf "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" was on the dial. That is all I will say so that this thread does not get locked.

LOL yeah sounds familiar... I cant tell my story either.   

[terrible one]

Conceiving twins.



Neal

[BMOTOXSTAR]

There are so many memory's that finding only one isn't easy. But this photo of me next to my 2nd charger bought back in 1982, though picture itself is in 1989 in Washington, my dad had this made for me before he passed away,the photo was blown up to 16x24. I didn't open his gift until he passed away, this car here pictured, I had the most *fun* in it than any other charger I've owned. It is now somewhere in Seattle owned by a Mopar Chapter member, but I still have yet to find out who he is about buying car back.

Mark

Where was that pic taken? Man that is a awesome pic.
I noticed all the Motocross banners in the back, Troy Lee Designs and a Glamis sign.
That is awesome, Mopars and Motocross.

[LeeBoy]

Not sure if it's already a thread but...

What's your single best memory in your Mopar?

I'll start it off.

I've owned 16 of 'um up to this point but my best memory has to be the first night I took my Plymouth out after just getting my license.

I bought my '69 Sport Satellite when I was 15 for $250 (1981).  This is a scan of the picture of it back in 1981.  I had to wait 6 months to get my driver's license.  Anyway, I received my license and took the car to get it inspected ($15 because I had to put a headlight in it).  Then my buddy and I took it to town that night to cruise.  We had, what we called "The Circuit".  It was about a 10 block one-way (three lane) street and 10 block one-way return.  To make a short story long, I put $25 in gas in it and then I took the car to the circuit that night.  I'll never forget pulling up to the first red light with a Monte Carlo on one side, a Malibu on the other and me and my buddy in my 383 pulling right up in the middle lane.  My legs were shaking I was so excited.  It was freaking awesome!

I guess, as they say, the rest is history.  I spent that $25 in gas that night.  I think I went around the circuit about 10 times!

I'll never forget my single best moment!

How 'bout yours?

I also cruised "The Circuit" but it was in the early 1990's. This bring's up a Charger memory for me. A friend and I were hanging out in front of Van Campen Dodge one Saturday night with his 70 383 Roadrunner when a friend of his came along in a beautiful green 69 Charger and asked us to go for a ride around the circuit. It was an awesome ride but on the way back around we got stuck in an intersection at a red light because of all the cars in front of us. Wouldn't you know that one of Williamsport's finest was waiting to go through the other direction and busted us  . The Charger owner was so  that after the officer let us go we took a trip up route 15 at 140 mph to blow off some steam. 
On another note we beat up on alot of mustangs on the circuit with that Roadrunner. I'd like to make it back some time it's been many years since I was last there.
 

[1969chargerrtse]

When I was around 18 my friend had a bronze 383 magnum 69 Charger.  It Looked stock, but was built for speed.  We were at a light and another fast car with a bunch of kids came along side us, so at the light my buddy did a brake torque, holding the brakes lightly while he lit up the fat rear tires.  We sat there just smoking the tires, I watched the smoke go up and over the signal light and totally engulf both cars, finally he sped off.  The kids came up along side us yelling, " what do you have in that thing?" and my buddy yelled back "426 Hemi" and took off. That was the car that had me loving 69 Chargers.  It passed through several friends hands, and I remember many years ago seeing it sitting behind another friends house in the woods.  The body was like new, the grille absolutely mint, but I think the rear sock towers had rusted out.   I climbed in the back seat and sat there thinking of good ole times as a kid.  One day it was flat bedded and sold for parts.  I still miss that car , I have many more memories of it, and some invole being pulled over by the cops.

[CaptMarvel]

Back in 83' Some friends from work and high school & I went to the San Joaquin River for an overnight campout. We took some steak and stuff to cook, I was driving my 79 Power Wagon, friends had a 58 rootbeer brown Ford truck and a mid 70's Chevy. The old PDub was the only one who made it out of there in the morning, the other guys got stuck and we had to pull them out. I miss that Power Wagon still...