biginch=bigfun
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New member here although I've been an A body & B bodyonly member for quite some time.
I have been into Mopars my entire life thanks to my cool uncle Jon & his friends. I grew up in all kinds of hotrods including a T/A challenger.
So my daughters also caught the bug from me. My youngest daughter Isabella (Bella) has been in the garage helping & asking questions since she could talk. She has a dream car, a 68 fast back Barracuda. Well we've been looking for a couple years with no luck. She was about to turn 16 this summer & still no fast backs to be had. One night on a family Willys ride i spotted a "more door" Polara. as a joke i suggested we check it out tomorrow. she surprised me & was interested. Bright & early we jumped back in the Willys & went back. I really thought she'd turn her nose up at it! Instead she was smiling. The owner offered her the keys. It fired right up & sounded good! Tranny jumped into gear right away. It was a 26,000 original survivor! 383 auto w/ dealer installed air. The owner told us it just had new brakes installed & we could take it for a spin. After a couple miles floating on the highway Bella had a huge smile & said she REALLY liked it!
We returned the car & acted uninterested. I called the owner later & struck a deal that would allow the car to stay in its same spot until her birthday. We live in a small town, so she'd see it constantly while i kept quizing her if she'd really want a big old 4 door?
Finally right before her birthday I moved the car to a friends shop & cleaned it up. Even put a bow on it! We took her there to feed a dog & surprised her w/ the Polara! She was very excited.
She has gone to the junkyard looking for parts w/ me. & loves giving rides in it. When we gave it to her she requested two things, " can you make it louder & make it faster"? I told her I'll do one of them right away but you have to earn the other one. We installed true duals with Purple Hornies! It sounds great & she loves to "wrap the pipes up"!
I love driving the car too. It cruises like a dream. Its been on a 200 mile round trip running 70 to 80mph. It averaged 16.4 mpg.
It needs the seats recovered. The paint is not great but its original...rust is minimal. It through a fit about a month ago so i had to do some mechanical upgrades but otherwise all is great. Every morning Bella insists on driving it to school no matter how the weather is here in Nebraska!
So here we are. Glad to meet you all & hope to glean some knowledge & make friends!
Louis
I have been into Mopars my entire life thanks to my cool uncle Jon & his friends. I grew up in all kinds of hotrods including a T/A challenger.
So my daughters also caught the bug from me. My youngest daughter Isabella (Bella) has been in the garage helping & asking questions since she could talk. She has a dream car, a 68 fast back Barracuda. Well we've been looking for a couple years with no luck. She was about to turn 16 this summer & still no fast backs to be had. One night on a family Willys ride i spotted a "more door" Polara. as a joke i suggested we check it out tomorrow. she surprised me & was interested. Bright & early we jumped back in the Willys & went back. I really thought she'd turn her nose up at it! Instead she was smiling. The owner offered her the keys. It fired right up & sounded good! Tranny jumped into gear right away. It was a 26,000 original survivor! 383 auto w/ dealer installed air. The owner told us it just had new brakes installed & we could take it for a spin. After a couple miles floating on the highway Bella had a huge smile & said she REALLY liked it!
We returned the car & acted uninterested. I called the owner later & struck a deal that would allow the car to stay in its same spot until her birthday. We live in a small town, so she'd see it constantly while i kept quizing her if she'd really want a big old 4 door?
Finally right before her birthday I moved the car to a friends shop & cleaned it up. Even put a bow on it! We took her there to feed a dog & surprised her w/ the Polara! She was very excited.
She has gone to the junkyard looking for parts w/ me. & loves giving rides in it. When we gave it to her she requested two things, " can you make it louder & make it faster"? I told her I'll do one of them right away but you have to earn the other one. We installed true duals with Purple Hornies! It sounds great & she loves to "wrap the pipes up"!
I love driving the car too. It cruises like a dream. Its been on a 200 mile round trip running 70 to 80mph. It averaged 16.4 mpg.
It needs the seats recovered. The paint is not great but its original...rust is minimal. It through a fit about a month ago so i had to do some mechanical upgrades but otherwise all is great. Every morning Bella insists on driving it to school no matter how the weather is here in Nebraska!
So here we are. Glad to meet you all & hope to glean some knowledge & make friends!
Louis
