New Member Introduction

[RON REAGLE]

New here to this site Just introducing myself. My name is RON REAGLE I am a lifelong Mopar guy (now 60) I was raised in a Mopar household and grew up with a 65 Barracuda 273 Commando 4 speed car my Dad bought new when I was a few months old. Our next "family" car was a 68 Charger R/T. I guess you could say "it's in my blood" LOL. My Dad was killed in a car accident when I was 13 so I never got to share the love of Mopars with him. I have had a pile of cars over the years and just recently bought a 70 Cuda 440 six pack that really makes me crazy (for now LOL) I've had a little of everything Mopar I'll share a few of my Favorites.
The first one is me 2 years old on the seat of the 65 Barracuda
The second is a 71 Barracuda 6 cyl I bought for $200 in 1983!!
My 71 Cuda 383 I bought in 2014
The 70 Challenger R/T 440 "SURVIVOR" I bought in 2015 featured in Mopar Collectors Guide March of 2020
My 65 Barracuda 360 4 speed
The 68 Barracuda 340-S fastback I restored in 2021
The 68 Barracuda fastback 451 Stroker I just sold in January
The 70 Cuda 440 six pack I just bought.

 

[R4Sedan]

Welcome over here, Ron.

 

[Surfcuda]

New here to this site Just introducing myself. My name is RON REAGLE I am a lifelong Mopar guy (now 60) I was raised in a Mopar household and grew up with a 65 Barracuda 273 Commando 4 speed car my Dad bought new when I was a few months old. Our next "family" car was a 68 Charger R/T. I guess you could say "it's in my blood" LOL. My Dad was killed in a car accident when I was 13 so I never got to share the love of Mopars with him. I have had a pile of cars over the years and just recently bought a 70 Cuda 440 six pack that really makes me crazy (for now LOL) I've had a little of everything Mopar I'll share a few of my Favorites.
The first one is me 2 years old on the seat of the 65 Barracuda
The second is a 71 Barracuda 6 cyl I bought for $200 in 1983!!
My 71 Cuda 383 I bought in 2014
The 70 Challenger R/T 440 "SURVIVOR" I bought in 2015 featured in Mopar Collectors Guide March of 2020
My 65 Barracuda 360 4 speed
The 68 Barracuda 340-S fastback I restored in 2021
The 68 Barracuda fastback 451 Stroker I just sold in January
The 70 Cuda 440 six pack I just bought.

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Welcome to the site 🏝

 

[Challenger RTA]

Welcome to FEBO. You have some nice catches. Good thing you got rid of one your stringer was getting full. Thanks for the fish story.

 

[DetMatt1]

Welcome to the site from the Motor City!

 

[gran coupe john]

Welcome, impressive collection.

 

[Chryco Psycho]

Welcome to the site , nice collection !

 

[fasjac]

Welcome from Arkansas! Very cool

 

[Mopar Nut]

 

[mrmopar340]

Welcome to the site and waving from Virginia.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Howdy and welcome!
That survivor challenger is pretty sweet! Is it an orange interior? Or tan?
Is your cuda an original V code car? I recall seeing that paint scheme elsewhere. I'm curious now. Looks great with the AAR hood on it!

 

[Rapidfire]

Welcome from Nebraska. Nice to have you with us.

 

[moparlee]

Ron, welcome to the site from Michigan! Glad to have you here.

 

[Xcudame]

Welcome to FEBO from the desert! Thanks for joining and sharing your story and Mopars!

 

[RON REAGLE]

Found pictures of my 70 Challenger RT/SE 440 Six Pack clone I built from a basket case from 1999-2002 sold it in 2012 after 10 years of driving it to buy a new 2012 Challenger (mistake)

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Didn't like your new challenger compared to your Older restored challenger?

 

[RON REAGLE]

What I realized after buying the new Challenger is I'M AN OLD CAR GUY. I absolutely hated the new car with all the computerized gadgetry. I had no pride of ownership since all I did was write checks. It was just not for me. I traded it in on a new truck with 1,200 miles. When I bought the 71 Cuda later on it just felt "right"

 

[Challenger RTA]

new car with all the computerized gadgetry

I tried for a decade or more to get my wife into a newer car. If it was $500,$50000 or $50,000 we can pay cash. She just doesn't like the BS all though out the newer cars. Well hers got totaled And I thought we would be getting her newer one. NOPE! She wants it fixed or an other one like it. Her theory is if I can't reach across, or in back to make corrective actions. (The son is all grown up and I'm the other person in the car).

I don't mind driving a beater. I go places like the Fracker Plant close to you and what I drive takes a beating. I did consider getting a newer challenger for her and would be her driver. It would have been mine too instead of my 71. But she shut me down when I told her it would be her driver.
I comply understand and this is why!