Re: old mopars drying up?

[Gary Futrell <gary.futrell@xxxxxxxxx>]

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There's still quite a few old Mopars that pop up in this neck of the
woods ( Oklahoma ), but I'm sure it's slowly drying up.  I'm still
amazed what can be found. There's also some old savage yards to hunt
for cars around here too. I've taken a few laps through one old
salvage yard here in Oklahoma that still has about 5000 cars. I bought
my Savoy out of there and it's still cool to see what's left. Speaking
of cruising, there's a facebook group for this area called I cruised
Air Depot. I think at one time it was one of the largest cruise routes
in the USA. This route was cruised about late 70's and early 80's,
even though we cruised a different route that was close in the early
70's. Back to the old cars that can be found, I've got to watch myself
around here, a 63 Ply wagon and 63 post car just popped up for sale
this week. It's hard not to load up the trailer and go look.


     Gary F.



On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Dooner Funderburk
<doonerfunderburk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks for sharing that Dave. That is awesome. Do it to make you happy.
>
> It's so cool to hear other people like looking at the old cars in the junk
> yards/fields. When I go looking, it is a different experience for me.
> Instead of thinking about where it came from, I enjoy the lines and styling.
> It is so great that two people can go up to an old car and come away from it
> with two totally different experiences. And we both walk away with a smile.
>
> Dooner
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Dave64" <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 11:54 PM
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: old mopars drying up?
>
>> I also love the history of these cars.  I even like to look at old cars in
>> junk yards, fields, whatever -  and wonder what their path was like to end
>> up there.  But I'm also in it for my own enjoyment and to further the bond I
>> have with my daughter.  When we bought our '64 Belvedere 15 months ago, I
>> was glad to have a basic 318 car to work on after 25 years away from old
>> cars (not really by choice - just circumstance).  We don't feel the burden
>> of originality - like I had with my '70 GTX back in the day.  We just picked
>> up an affordable car that we could nurture as a driver.  We are on a path of
>> tribute to the '60s super stock era, but it's slow and methodical - as funds
>> and time allow (we recently aquired a cheap 440 that's now in a corner of
>> the garage).
>>
>> My daughter will be off to college in the fall, and it'll be tough for me.
>> She's our only, and she's my buddy.  She and I have worked on our car a lot
>> together.  She isn't a natural gearhead like I was at her age - a lot of the
>> time she's mostly changing the radio to her tunes and hanging out. But she
>> loves our car and spending time in the garage with her dad - and she does
>> get her hands dirty from time to time.  She definitely knows Mopars, and
>> also the sound of a second generation Cummins vs other diesels.  So she has
>> an appreciation for these things.  This car will be special to both of us
>> forever because we bought it, worked on it, and drove it together.  I'm
>> assuming it'll be all hers one day - I don't see just selling it.
>>
>> One more quick illustraion of the younger generation today.  I hired a 16
>> year old guy 3 years ago - nice kid.  When he bought his first vehicle - you
>> know what it was?  It was a '66 Ranchero - he drove it daily.  He is
>> definitely into old cars - more the '50s era cars even.  So I think there is
>> hope for some of the younger generation to pick up where we leave off.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Sun, 6/27/10, Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: RE: old mopars drying up?
>>> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 1:02 PM
>>>
>>> I liked your response Dooner... pretty clever at the end.
>>> I've always
>>> looked at my Polara as a piece of history, wondered where
>>> it has been,
>>> how many family vacations, etc. Sometimes I think it sure
>>> would be
>>> easier and cheaper to build a late model muscle car, but
>>> then I think it
>>> would look just like a lot of other cars on the road. Every
>>> time I drive
>>> mine, I either get a thumbs up or looks from people on the
>>> street. I see
>>> myself as just the current caretake of the car (as
>>> mentioned here
>>> before) and someday when I can no longer drive it, I hope
>>> the next owner
>>> will look at it the same way. I agree that for the most
>>> part we are the
>>> last generation to look at these cars the way we do, and
>>> that's a shame.
>>> The more of these old cars we pull from the weeds and save,
>>> the more of
>>> them on the street, and hopefully the odds of getting some
>>> younger
>>> people's attention will go up. But even if that's not the
>>> case, we have
>>> saved some history, shared, and enjoyed it through OUR
>>> lives, and that's
>>> made the whole trip worthwhile to me! Fell off my soapbox,
>>> so I guess
>>> I'm done now.
>>>
>>> Harold Dooner Funderburk wrote:
>>> >
>>> > This is just my opinion on ALL old cars dying out.
>>> >
>>> > Everybody always seems to go the show car or original
>>> (worth more $$$)
>>> > route. Not too many people build drivers. I want mine
>>> for driving, not
>>> > for
>>> > show or resale.
>>> > Also, I feel that the original route is bad. Let's
>>> just say, that one of
>>> > you
>>> > guys come up with a bad heart. The doctor says he can
>>> easily fix/replace
>>> > it.
>>> > You can either choose one of the same year model (same
>>> age as you, just
>>> > taken care of a little better), or you can get a
>>> younger, more powerful
>>> > one,
>>> > that will last a long time. Which would you choose?
>>> Don't you think, if
>>> > that
>>> > old car could talk, she would choose the younger more
>>> powerful one?
>>> > Then after the doctor fixes you, do you want to go
>>> home and have a great
>>> >
>>> > life, OR do you want to be put in a nursing home where
>>> you and your
>>> > fixes
>>> > can just sit there and wither away. I don't think that
>>> old car would
>>> > just
>>> > choose to be locked in the garage.
>>> >
>>> > I LOVE old cars. Not for the history, but for the
>>> style. New cars just
>>> > don't
>>> > have the style that old cars have (why do you think
>>> they are trying to
>>> > make
>>> > Challengers and Camaros look so much like the old
>>> ones). But the old
>>> > cars
>>> > don't have the technology that new cars do. So take an
>>> old stylish car
>>> > and
>>> > modernize it. Go with fuel injection, six speed
>>> automatic, four wheel
>>> > disc
>>> > brakes, electric fan and fuel pump, and any other
>>> modern device you can
>>> > get
>>> > on her. Then drive her every chance you get. Drive her
>>> around the world
>>> > if
>>> > you can. Show her that you really love her.
>>> > And you can be some old wrinkly camel smokin' fart,
>>> some fat young
>>> > pimple
>>> > faced kid, OR anything in between,...... but if you
>>> are driving an old
>>> > car,
>>> > you got style.
>>> >
>>> > This announcement has been brought to you by the Just
>>> My Opinion
>>> > Foundation.
>>> > All opinions are sole property of me and are there for
>>> sharing, to
>>> > entertain
>>> > you, OR to get you to thinking for yourself.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you for listening,
>>> > Dooner
>>> >
>>> > --------------------------------------------------
>>> > From: <chymar01@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 9:39 PM
>>> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Subject: Re: old mopars drying up?
>>> >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Yeah, I've noticed that as well. Especially the
>>> last two years or so.
>>> > > I used to find stuff on a pretty regular
>>> basis(I'm in NJ), but the finds
>>> > >
>>> > > have dropped dramatically. I think we lost quite
>>> a few rebuildables when
>>> > >
>>> > > the scrap prices shot up two years ago. Here it
>>> was over $16/100lbs. I
>>> > > picked up an '87 Ramcharger, tok off the bumpers,
>>> radiator, A/C
>>> > > compressor
>>> > > and evaporator, wheels and a bunch of other stuff
>>> and still got nearly
>>> > > $500 for scrap. One of the local junkyards closed
>>> to daily business and
>>> > > started clearing out the old stuff and anything
>>> heavily picked over.
>>> > > They
>>> > > made 35k in a month.
>>> > > Seems all I can find now are really nice,
>>> expensive cars or completely
>>> > > trashed projects not worth resurrecting.
>>> > >
>>> > > Mark
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Neal"
>>> > > <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> > > To: "1962to1965mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 10:19:26 PM GMT
>>> -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>>> > > Subject: old mopars drying up?
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Hi all, I have been noticing that here locally
>>> there just doesnt seem
>>> > > to be that many old mopars ( or musclecars
>>> period) advertised as much
>>> > > or as often as five years ago. Seems like the
>>> various craigslists
>>> > > cities here in oregon used to offer up all sorts
>>> of mopars, but
>>> > > lately over the last couple years, u just don't
>>> see that much
>>> > > advertised. Can we assume that all the old Mopars
>>> have been harvested
>>> > > or is the economy making people play their cards
>>> close to the chest
>>> > > and hold out on selling hoping for a better day?
>>> > > You guys used to tease me aBOUT HOW MANY mOPARS i
>>> WOULD FIND IN
>>> > > OREGON HERE FOR SALE, some of which I bought, but
>>> now its a rare day.
>>> > > Just wondering if you guys see this drying up in
>>> other parts of
>>> > > the country as well
>>> > > neal zimmerman, eugene oregon
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest
>>> to only one person --
>>> > > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car
>>> transactions and
>>> > > negotiations as well as other personal messages
>>> only to the intended
>>> > > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address.
>>> This practice will
>>> > > protect
>>> > > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and
>>> fine tune the content
>>> > > signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!
>>> > >
>>> > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion
>>> Guidelines:
>>> > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
>>>
>>> > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been
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>>> > >
>>> > >
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>>> > > directly to that person.  I.e., send
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>>> > > negotiations as well as other personal messages
>>> only to the intended
>>> > > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address.
>>> This practice will
>>> > > protect
>>> > > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and
>>> fine tune the content
>>> > > signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
>>> > >
>>> > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion
>>> Guidelines:
>>> > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
>>>
>>> > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff Adams
>>> 64 Polara
>>>
>>>
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>>> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one
>>> person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send
>>> parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other
>>> personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the
>>> Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your
>>> privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the
>>> content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
>>>
>>> 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
>>> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
>>> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
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> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --
> directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations
> as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
> the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
> reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
> topic.  Thanks!
>
> 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
>
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