Long Island Mopars
This channel primarily contains content focused on the Long Island Mopars car club which is based in Long Island, New York. From time-to-time I will include other transportation-related content to celebrate how mobility has transformed our lives. Find the club on Facebook @Long Island Mopars.
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Going back further in time, I took these pics at the 1994 NY International Auto Show. Pictured are:
The all new Dodge Ram pickup
Dodge Ram SST (towing the new Viper GTS)
The Dodge Viper GTS
The new Dodge Stratus
The Dodge Venom concept car
I remember all the comments about the Venom having the taillights of a 1972-74 Cuda. Too bad it never saw production. Which do you like the most?
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I took these pics at the 1997 New York International Auto Show. Pictured are:
Dodge Ram 6x6 TRex
Dodge Viper GTS-R
Dodge Copperhead
Chrysler Phaeton
Do you remember when these concept vehicles came out (with the exception of the Viper GTS-R which was the racecar-only version of the Viper GTS and was produced for racecar teams)?
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How's this for a hotrod C-body? Back in 2009, when my buddy's Newport was 40 years old, we drove it to Chryslers at Carlisle for the day and then had dinner in Lancaster (Amish Country). These pics were taken before the car went into the bodyshop for metal and paint. Love this car.
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How about this 1972 "Cannonball" Challenger for a change of pace? This beast was prepared by the legendary Cotton Owens for Brock Yates to drive cross-country with another legend, Dan Gurney. I took these pics at the Daytona Speedway museum back in 2018. Wish I could have heard its small block screaming across our great country. 🏁🌅
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Who remembers the Discovery Channel TV show "Monster Garage"? I used to watch this show weekly and in 2003, some of the vehicles were featured at the New York International Auto Show. I went to the auto show and took these pics. Which is your favorite?
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Stepping back in time to Cadillac again. This one belonged to my cousin back in the early 80s. Its a 1968 Eldorado that he picked up for cheap. 472 cubic inches of front tire-burning fury. And, as you can imagine, it didn't last long before its CV joints were roasted and it was sold to a local mechanic. It was fun while it lasted.
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Thank @UnfinishedProjectDartSport for sharing this on his channel. Check him out! youtube.com/post/Ugkx2UeQ1YNw4amWK62rK7f2RjPQw14aD…
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Sticking with the Mopar theme, how about this beautiful 1974 Dodge Monaco. This beast belonged to friends of my parents. The pics were taken sometime in the early 1980s in the Poconos. It had a 400 with a thermoquad and a blue vinyl interior. It was the Bluesmobile before I ever saw the movie. How I wish I had this car today.
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Well, here's the one that got away from me. This was my godfather's 1972 Dodge Charger that he purchased brand new. It was a 318 2bbl automatic with a beige interior. It's pictured in front of my parents house in Queens, NY sometime in the late 70s/early 80s.
When my godparents retired to Florida, they took it with them and ultimately sold it to a cousin down there. As I unfortunately came to learn, she totaled it. Around a decade later is when I found my 74 Charger and still have it 28 years later.
I will always regret not having the opportunity to own that 72, though.
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Going back to Cadillac pictured is a 1980 Eldorado Biarritz that also belonged to Fat George. It followed a very brief stint with an early Panther platform Mercury Grand Marquis 4 door sedan in black saddled with the 4.2L (255 cubic inch) V8 and 2bbl variable venturi carburetor. I don't have any pics of that Mercury and he didn't have it long because he couldn't fit through the front door easily.
The Eldorado was purchased from his son-in-law who had owned it from new. It was in mint condition when he got it. It had a gray, button-tufted leather interior and the non-variable displacement 368 V8. Being a Biarritz, it had the stainless steel top.
As expected, the Eldorado suffered from some abuse, but none to the point where it was rendered inoperable (his wife really liked being paraded around in that car). It had the electric pull-down trunk latch which of course he always forgot about and would slam the trunk down hard. Eventually, like everything else, he broke it and the trunk never closed correctly again. It also suffered an engine computer problem that cost a small fortune to replace, and I seem to remember that at one point the radio no longer displayed its LEDs.
Fat George moved to New Jersey around the mid-1980s along with the Caddy. I never saw it or him again.
This is the end of the Fat George cars.
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