Well put Neil! As usual, you have a way with words that says it all. Of course
being the owner of an all original 61 Dodge and watching all the chebie and furd
owners take home the iron at the local car shows I am pre-judas-ed ;-)
eastern sierra Adj Services wrote:
> This is kind of an open-letter to Larry Jett, whom I've
> corresponded-with, previously, but who I met, @ Spring Fling, this past
> Week end, in L.A. .
>
> Mopar Collector's guide was giving out free, their current issue
> (4/03), @ their booth. I was beginning to read it, today, & immediately
> noticed, in Galen Govier's "column" , that he had been invited to
> present his "own" "original-car" trophy, @ a Chrysler 'show', near
> Frisco, this past fall.
>
> Anyway, Ol Galen clearly 'described' Larry's 61 4-dr sedan D500 Rammie
> (which, BTW, is in Factory-new condition) , and an original-owner(!!!!)
> 1949 Chrysler as being 'finalists' in his trophy-consideration.
>
> So , to what did G.G. award "his' award ? A "Plum-Crazy" colored1970
> RT/SE challenger, that happened to have (are you ready for this??) :
>
> Rear seat shoulder-belts !
>
> G.G. does go on to mention that 'one' of the reasons for granting "his"
> award was due to his familiarity with Muscle cars, & how RARE the rear
> seat shoulder-belts were/are.
>
> Anyway (II) , the moral of this 'story' is that MoPar people are just as
> guilty of brand/marque myopia/prejudice as are the good-people who only
> "see" Chebbies, @ car shows .
>
> G.G. thought that rear seat shoulder belts are more -rare than
> (original!) 1961 4-dr Rammies,
> and/or original-owner 1949 Chryslers!
>
> Larry, your car is awesome (even tho its 'only' all-white, with a brown
> interior--compared to a Plumb Crazy RT/SE [w/rear seat shoulder-belts!]
>
> Neil Vedder
> Red/white D-5
>
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