I think it's time we got a little respect.
I sent this to the editor of Mopar Action.
We'll see if I get a response...
Hello Mr. Gromer,
My name is Ed and I'm from Toronto, Canada....the great white north. I've been a steady reader of your magazine for a good five years now. I love the articles....especially the tech.
However.....I have to say I am getting a little fatigued at seeing nothing but the usual A, B and E body over the top restoration cars that have been a mainstay in your magazine ever since I've been reading it. As a guy who is into ALL the classic Mopars I was thinking to myself maybe it's time to expand a little.
Believe it or not there are OTHER letter cars that have a pretty decent following.
I myself daily drive an 87 Fifth Avenue and also own a 1978 Plymouth Caravelle and a 1980 Plymouth Volare. I'm also a moderator on the For F,M,J Bodies Only forum. By last count we have well over 1000 members. This has led me to my suggestion(s).
My first suggestion is why not throw guys like us a bone once on a while? Hey...I'll drool over a full blown B body resto with a blown out hemi like anyone else....but there's a lot of us Mopar lunatics who live in the real Mopar world. If I won the lottery then sure....maybe I'd build a monster Cuda or something but I haven't won yet....so I slowly but surely work on the lowly F and M's that I own. And you know what? I'm more than happy doing this. I personally think that Ma Mopar made some beautiful cars during that era.....for me Mopar didn't stop at 1972.
On our forum there are beautiful examples of this. Volare, Aspen, Mirada, Cordoba...my Caravelle is a rare one of kind (in my opinion) gorgeous M body. 78 LeBaron's look pretty damn nice too. The Volare Road Runner and Aspen R/T's are undeniably gaining in popularity to Mopar guys getting in on the ground floor who don't have $10,000 to fork out on a junked rolling shell B body. The hobby IS changing.
My other suggestion is something like "Still in service" or "Doing their duty" or something like that.....sort of like your reader's rides section but devoted to the die hard Mopars that are still out there doing their daily duties....like my Fifth Avenue which has performed flawlessly day after day, spring, summer, fall and winter with it's bone stock lean burn saddled 318.....and my Volare with the indestructible Super Six.....easily one of the greatest engines Ma has ever built. Just a little homage to the real world Mopars that are still out there doing their job.
For the record....I've always enjoyed your magazine....but maybe it's time to expand a little. I for one am one of the biggest Mopar junkies around....ask my friends. But even I am getting tired of seeing $100,000 restos on the same cars over and over.
It's called Mopar Action....how bout a little action for the rest of us guys?
Thank you for reading my ramblings Sir.
I leave it with you.
Regards,
I sent this to the editor of Mopar Action.
We'll see if I get a response...
Hello Mr. Gromer,
My name is Ed and I'm from Toronto, Canada....the great white north. I've been a steady reader of your magazine for a good five years now. I love the articles....especially the tech.
However.....I have to say I am getting a little fatigued at seeing nothing but the usual A, B and E body over the top restoration cars that have been a mainstay in your magazine ever since I've been reading it. As a guy who is into ALL the classic Mopars I was thinking to myself maybe it's time to expand a little.
Believe it or not there are OTHER letter cars that have a pretty decent following.
I myself daily drive an 87 Fifth Avenue and also own a 1978 Plymouth Caravelle and a 1980 Plymouth Volare. I'm also a moderator on the For F,M,J Bodies Only forum. By last count we have well over 1000 members. This has led me to my suggestion(s).
My first suggestion is why not throw guys like us a bone once on a while? Hey...I'll drool over a full blown B body resto with a blown out hemi like anyone else....but there's a lot of us Mopar lunatics who live in the real Mopar world. If I won the lottery then sure....maybe I'd build a monster Cuda or something but I haven't won yet....so I slowly but surely work on the lowly F and M's that I own. And you know what? I'm more than happy doing this. I personally think that Ma Mopar made some beautiful cars during that era.....for me Mopar didn't stop at 1972.
On our forum there are beautiful examples of this. Volare, Aspen, Mirada, Cordoba...my Caravelle is a rare one of kind (in my opinion) gorgeous M body. 78 LeBaron's look pretty damn nice too. The Volare Road Runner and Aspen R/T's are undeniably gaining in popularity to Mopar guys getting in on the ground floor who don't have $10,000 to fork out on a junked rolling shell B body. The hobby IS changing.
My other suggestion is something like "Still in service" or "Doing their duty" or something like that.....sort of like your reader's rides section but devoted to the die hard Mopars that are still out there doing their daily duties....like my Fifth Avenue which has performed flawlessly day after day, spring, summer, fall and winter with it's bone stock lean burn saddled 318.....and my Volare with the indestructible Super Six.....easily one of the greatest engines Ma has ever built. Just a little homage to the real world Mopars that are still out there doing their job.
For the record....I've always enjoyed your magazine....but maybe it's time to expand a little. I for one am one of the biggest Mopar junkies around....ask my friends. But even I am getting tired of seeing $100,000 restos on the same cars over and over.
It's called Mopar Action....how bout a little action for the rest of us guys?
Thank you for reading my ramblings Sir.
I leave it with you.
Regards,
