70 Polara

[polara71]

Out for a ride today with my better half. Took a cruise to a distant diner for breakfast and to the local Record / CD / DVD store. In between the two while coming to a stop at a traffic light I glanced over and saw familiar tail lights. Of course I pulled in.

The car was in for service , apparently his deceased father's car, the customer wants to keep the car going. A white two door, vinyl top, blue interior, cruise control, tilt wheel, AC, AM/FM 318. I've never seen the car before and he's five miles from me.
This is why I say, you never know what's out there

 

[azblackhemi]

Very cool. Amazing what is in our own backyards. Good and bad!

 

[Zymurgy]

I was going to ask you if you knew of any white 71 Polara convertibles in central Ohio. I passed him 2 miles from my house on old national road 40, last summer. I almost turned around and chased him down, in Goldie.

He had Ohio tags, never have seen him before or since. Not even at Nats in Columbus.

 

[Moparwilks]

Is anyone familiar with Charles Bronson in mr. majestyk movie. There’s a nice black one in it quite a bit but not sure which year tho.

 

[Moparwilks]

Sorry for the memory pain polara71 it sucks that it does get wrecked pretty good

 

[LocuMob]

What luck!

 

[JC68vert300]

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Out for a ride today with my better half. Took a cruise to a distant diner for breakfast and to the local Record / CD / DVD store. In between the two while coming to a stop at a traffic light I glanced over and saw familiar tail lights. Of course I pulled in.

The car was in for service , apparently his deceased father's car, the customer wants to keep the car going. A white two door, vinyl top, blue interior, cruise control, tilt wheel, AC, AM/FM 318. I've never seen the car before and he's five miles from me.
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Nice pics of that '71 coupe. I took some nice pics of a '71 myself when I took a ride to Seaside for the evening of 8/8 for the all Mopar show. Never saw you by the car,but obviously I was right there. Maybe if I was better at math I would have put 2+2 together and recognized the car.

 

[LocuMob]

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Nice pics of that '71 coupe. I took some nice pics of a '71 myself when I took a ride to Seaside for the evening of 8/8 for the all Mopar show. Never saw you by the car,but obviously I was right there. Maybe if I was better at math I would have put 2+2 together and recognized the car.

That car is etched in my memory, hope to see it in person someday.

 

[polara71]

I was going to ask you if you knew of any white 71 Polara convertibles in central Ohio. I passed him 2 miles from my house on old national road 40, last summer. I almost turned around and chased him down, in Goldie.

He had Ohio tags, never have seen him before or since. Not even at Nats in Columbus.

Remember , 1970 was the last year so it would be a 70 ....

I once drove to Wakeman Ohio to see this car around 1999 or 2000. Cash was in my pocket, I even put insurance on it so I could drive it home . My inexperience kept me from buying her, could have been fate, not sure which. I never heard of the car again .

 

[polara71]

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Nice pics of that '71 coupe. I took some nice pics of a '71 myself when I took a ride to Seaside for the evening of 8/8 for the all Mopar show. Never saw you by the car,but obviously I was right there. Maybe if I was better at math I would have put 2+2 together and recognized the car.

She's a 70, no 71 convertibles. Did you have your 68 with you? I found the people at the show to be rude (except one helper /club member) even the Stewarts people werent nice. My wife and I sat on the dock over the water for 1 hour, then we headed out. Good thing too, I beat the rain to my garage by 10 minutes

 

[JC68vert300]

She's a 70, no 71 convertibles. Did you have your 68 with you? I found the people at the show to be rude (except one helper /club member) even the Stewarts people werent nice. My wife and I sat on the dock over the water for 1 hour, then we headed out. Good thing too, I beat the rain to my garage by 10 minutes

You would think at this late stage of my life, I would remember '70 was the last year for c-body verts. I think I was putting 71 because it is part of your forum name. I feel like a numbskull. I have to agree, that the people were a little rude(hmmmm....funny we were in South Jersey) but the actual club members seemed extremely elderly (80ish)and were having trouble organizing the parking. I think they were overwhelmed by the turnout. There were so many modern Challengers/Chargers owners who I found to be elitist and condescending to the classic owners. I didn't bring the '68 because of the weather forecast, and it was a good thing ,I got slammed with rain/lightning most of the way home, which was 96 miles. I had the Red Durango R/T.

 

[polara71]

You would think at this late stage of my life, I would remember '70 was the last year for c-body verts. I think I was putting 71 because it is part of your forum name. I feel like a numbskull. I have to agree, that the people were a little rude(hmmmm....funny we were in South Jersey) but the actual club members seemed extremely elderly (80ish)and were having trouble organizing the parking. I think they were overwhelmed by the turnout. There were so many modern Challengers/Chargers owners who I found to be elitist and condescending to the classic owners. I didn't bring the '68 because of the weather forecast, and it was a good thing ,I got slammed with rain/lightning most of the way home, which was 96 miles. I had the Red Durango R/T.

And I thought I was the long distance runner . I agree, the Metric owners were mostly J/Os which seemed to be most of what filled the parking lot . They had a full house by the time I left, I guess 7 or just after .

Funny, I consider that North Jersey, every bit of it.

 

[Zymurgy]

Remember , 1970 was the last year so it would be a 70 ....

I once drove to Wakeman Ohio to see this car around 1999 or 2000. Cash was in my pocket, I even put insurance on it so I could drive it home . My inexperience kept me from buying her, could have been fate, not sure which. I never heard of the car again . View attachment 206911

Who knows it might have stayed in state. You can bet if I see it again, I will chase it down this time.

Thanks for the correction I forgot 70 was the last year for the convertibles, I was even debating from my memory of it was a 70 or 71.

 

[69monaco]

Is anyone familiar with Charles Bronson in mr. majestyk movie. There’s a nice black one in it quite a bit but not sure which year tho.

1970 polara……..

 

[Xenon]

There is also a 70/71 full size Plymouth at 1.25......
And at 2.02 the Ply can be seen turning around...

 

[cm23uoc]

Time to rewatch after a couple of years once again.

 

[commando1]

You would think at this late stage of my life, I would remember '70 was the last year for c-body verts

Heh-heh.
No that's alright. It happens to the best of us.

 

[Moparwilks]

1970 polara……..

 

[Moparwilks]

Thanks! That was awesome edited like that! Gotta love that sky high stance when they were new!

 

[cm23uoc]

Couldn't find the Mr. Majestyk movie in free media in English or German, just French and English with one single Russian translator talking into the whole English conversations. So I found this Little gem with quite some Mopar iron, not always treated very nicely.