mousehousemoparman
New Member
Hello everyone. My name is Gregg and I live in Lakeland Florida which is 40 miles east of Tampa and 40 miles west of Orlando. I am employed at the Walt Disney World Resort hense the mouse house in my user name. I just found this site so I decided to join. I am not new to the mopar hobby as I have owned many mopars over the last 30 years. I can't believe it has been that long. In that time I have owned only two C-bodies which is shameful because the 65 Fury III is my all time favorite and I have yet to own one. When I was in high school I owned a 67 Fury III 4 door hardtop that I traded off for a 76 Dodge Aspen 2 door slant six car and I owned a 68 Sport Fury that I traded for a 76 Volare 2 door slant six car. Both Fury's had 318 and the F-bodies were a little better on gas and were much newer considering that I made those trades in the early 80's when I was young and foolish but also needed to stretch every dollar as far as I could. I regretted both trades soon after they were done. I had one 70 Challenger that was a bucket of rust and a magnet for the local police department. It had a habit of going around corner sideways and smoking the rear tires. I have had more A-bodies and F-bodies than I can count. I lived in Vermont and Massachusetts where the salt monster had his way with all of my former modes of transportation. I also own a 74 Dodge Charger Rallye that is a 318, 3 spd. std. on the column that I have been told is a one of one. I am waiting for the aftermarket to repop rear quarters so that I can restore that one. I have owned that one for close to 20 years but the northern climate has not been kind to her either. It is amazing that with how far we go in life that sometimes we come full circle. I had thought my days of owning A-bodies was over because they have gotten expensive. As Forrest Gump would say Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates, You Never Know What Your Gonna Get. I was searching for fenders for my 78 Dodge Aspen wagon when I came across a deal on 4 A-bodies that was just to good to pass up. While researching those I found the sister site of For A Bodies Only which led me to the FMJ site and then here. I am hoping to find a C-body or two to add to my collection. When I lived up north I worked many years in dealerships and also salvage yards. I am always glad to share the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences and regret all the mopars and mopar parts that I put in the crusher and some how let slip thru my hands. Gregg