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• So, now that contest season is upon us, Opinions on if a Jeep Gladiator pickup would be eligible for any "Best Mopar" awards that may be handed out? I'm thinking yes but interested in what everyone else thinks. *NM*
  • Personally as a Mopar Moron, having owned 1940 Dodges since 1969 anything other than Pymouth,Dodge,DeSoto,Chrysler,Imperial or Fargo would not be classed as a Mopar by me....lol.....but as I'm not a contest judge nor contest organiser my thoughts are worth zip......lol. *NM*
  • It probably depends upon the opinions of the people putting on the show.
    • Sorry Mark, I got the name wrong. I was thinking of the Revell Jeep Honcho pickup. They were originally called Gladiator, that's what I was thinking of. *NM*
      • Ah got it. IMHO it would still meet the criteria, though I could also understand opposing arguments. *NM*
        • As a side note,
  • MOPAR by Marriage?? My AMC's are welcome at Mopar meets..... *NM*
    • I don’t associate my cars with the Mopar brand , they acquired what remained of AMC in 1987, the Eagle wagon was still around but it was discontinued in 1988. Mopar as a corp has done nothing to support the original AMC brand other then pit their trademark to AMC branded
      • Agreed.....they wanted JEEP and have sunk it........even sold off AM General, which was a $$ maker.
        • Didn't AMC sell AM General? I thought they had to, due to the high % of Renault involvement in AMC *NM*
          • Possible......old man fuzzy memories are common for me, *NM*
          • And AM General was knocking out Postal Jeeps in parts of the old Studebaker factories in South Bend, IIRC
            • There IS a book on the history of AM General out there. Written by noted military vehicle historian David Doyle, it covers everything from the Studebaker roots, to 2021. *LINK* *PIC*
              • I did see that noted AMC historian Patrick Foster also wrote a book on AM General. *PIC*
        • Nah. Jeep still strong *NM*
          • I know the Fiat based units are junk.......my mechanic HATES seeing one pull in his shop. *NM*
            • Jeep is starting to lose long-time buyers. One guy I used to work with was one of them. I'm seeing a lot of Broncos on the roads, those sales are coming from somewhere *NM*
              • What's Detroit without some Chrysler / Jeep drama?
        • Whole market is down right now,forget your favorite targets *NM*