TV/Movie stars and their love for Mopars

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No TV actor but Showman and road tester that had some recorded on film, Uncle Tom was reportedly owner and admirer of the Forward Look Imperials, not sure about the 55-56 models but I think he did some Speed Trials with the early 300s IIRC.

Road Test of the 58 cars, Uncle Tom hammin it out at its best. ;) ..




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Love Uncle Tom... "corners as flat as a book keeper's chest"... I wonder what expressions he'd have to settle for today...

A high-resolution photo of that Polara can be found on Hagerty. The good news is that its current owner has been (I) enjoying his "Banana Boat" a lot since he bought it 6+ years ago and (II) posting about it on another forum.

Thank you for exhuming this thread...

 

[MarPar]

Kenny Wayne Shepard. Big Mopar guy.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/celebrity-drive-kenny-wayne-shepherd/

 

[Greg Mahley]

If I remember correctly Carroll O'Connor, whom we all probably best remember as Archie Bunker, was a Mopar fan. I remember reading in a magazine article about Carroll O'Connor's classic car collection. When he was asked what he drove while playing Archie Bunker I believe his answer was a Dodge Challenger.

 

[1978 NYB]

Richard Carpenter from the Carpenters had a huge collection of classic Mopars including a lot of rare Hemi cars.

 

[shooter65]

A lot of people don't know that Richard Carpenter (yes...THAT Richard Carpenter) has a very nice collection with some 300 letter cars, 440-6bbl 'Cuda, 71 Hemi RR and some other Mopars

Richard Carpenter Car Collection, Classic Cars Index

My favorite of his collection is his 60 Polara.