(The link above is a good site for Mopar enthusiasts)

There is no sound like the sound of a muscle car!  That lope sound is just too much.  I have always been into cars since I was young.  My husband and I began attending car shows about 18 months ago and while we were there looking at all the beautiful cars, the hair on the back of my neck would stand up when I heard the start of the cars.  I told James I just can’t stand it any more I need a muscle car!  He wanted one as bad as I so we started searching in town and on the Internet.

James found a car here in San Antonio but we kept looking just in case there was something else out there.  We came across a car on the Internet located in Oklahoma.  It was a 1974 Dodge Challenger.  It looked beautiful in the pictures.  It was white with black interior.  So there we went driving up to Oklahoma with a cashiers check in hand and a U-Haul trailer on hold to bring it back on.  Well we pulled up and you just could not miss all the paint drippings on the car.  It had a poor paint job, the AC did not work, and the gages were not working.  Of course they made it out to be a beautiful car with everything working when we inquired about it on the phone.  Nonetheless we told them thanks but no thanks and headed back home disappointed.  But wait, what about the car back home.  We pulled over in a parking lot in Oklahoma and called the guy back in San Antonio and made him an offer.  We settled on a price right then and there over the phone and ended up paying less for the better car.  We could not get back to San Antonio fast enough so I told my husband move over honey I’m driving! 

I don’t think we slept all night because of the excitement and got up the next morning to go purchase our first muscle car!  Notice I said first.  It is a 1970 Dodge Challenger with a great body and a great paint job.  The AC works, as do all the gages.  There was nothing wrong with this car when we saw it before going to Oklahoma, but I guess we just wanted to compare it to before we made a decision. 

When James drove the car home a guy on the highway leaned all the way out of his car to give James the thumbs up.  That of course felt great and continues to happen, as you all know who own a muscle car.

We put larger tires on the car and are in the process of switching out the motor from a small block to it’s original big block 383 (the more power the better) with a  727 torque flight transmission,  Doug’s headers, Barry Grant carburetor, Edlebrock manifold, and so on.  The exterior is blue with black interior, which is in great shape also. 

We want to thank Wayne Keller for taking on this task of switching out the motors.  He has been very helpful and very patient.  We also want to thank Steve at “Paint Shop 101” for turning us on to the Mopar Club and helping us with technical questions.  Thank you also to all of those that have taken time to answer any questions we have as new members who are just learning about Mopar’s.  You all have made us feel very welcome.  It is so much fun to drive a Mopar.  We are blessed to own a muscle car of our own now.  Finally!

                                                                              - James & Deborah Sherwood