Mopar Muscle Association UK

Hello all - new member here, based near Fleet/Hants.

No muscle car, but I have recently acquired a 1980 Dodge RV with a 440. (I'm looking for RV/van-spec exhaust manifolds if anyone has swapped headers etc onto a similar engine?)

I also own a '48 Chrysler Windsor saloon (6 cyl Spitfire engine) in very unrestored condition, which should be back on the road soon-ish...

My first Mopar was a late 1960s Barracuda with a 318 which I bought from a bloke near Tiverton/Devon in the late 1980s with the engine in bits. Couldn't afford to run it as a teenager, so after a few smoky runs around town it stood in a corner of the garden (Taunton/Somerset) for a few years before I sold it. Wish I hadn't, obviously.... it was light blue then, an RHD export model and had a full-length fabric sunroof. Wonder if it's still around?

PS. Not my horse in the pics!

Hello and welcome, that is nice collection you have (including the horse)

Welcome aboard!
There are a few of us in the area.
Also a few local people who can help with work and get parts if needed too

Welcome!

Loving the Boogy RV!!!

Welcome to the mad house, the interior of the RV is a bit of me.

Ooh Velour-a-go-go.
Love the suicide doors on the Chrysler.

I doubt your old RHD Barracuda is still around especially as it had a fabric sunroof, they didn’t need any extra help with rusting. A good few were tucked away for years as was mine, so you might be lucky. Love the motorhome, the Chrysler is a bit early for my tastes.

Blue wrote: Fri Feb 06, 26 2:22 pm I doubt your old RHD Barracuda is still around especially as it had a fabric sunroof, they didn’t need any extra help with rusting. A good few were tucked away for years as was mine, so you might be lucky. Love the motorhome, the Chrysler is a bit early for my tastes.

The guy who collected it on a trailer said he was going to tub the rear wheels - Pro Street was popular back then. Not my thing as I've always liked originality, but he seemed to know what he was doing so it could have survived. It was a terrific car with the full length sunroof with the fastback - had a real 'grand touring' feel. WIsh I could find the few pics I took at the time - I can't remember the reg number.

Same thing happened with my first one, someone started Pro Streeting it and it was never seen again.

I don’t recall seeing a fabric sunroof version over here in recent memory. I suspect that’s long since rotted or been squirrelled away, sadly.

Welcome to the board. The RV is cool, I agree.

Many a classic car was ruined back in the day either by Webasto fabric ones or later glass “moonroofs” I have a photo of a 5 year old Boss 429 at Chelsea with a Webasto sunroof. It had the roof replaced years later during restoration before going back to the states. Sorry, I digress….

Welcome, and love your collection. Im a big fan of originality too. Im not into custom stuff at all. I love the older stuff from the 30s onwards. Im sure your Chrysler will be great when done. They were built like battleships!!

Lovin that RV interior
someone will have the parts you need.... standard cast manifolds get swapped out for headers

welcome

Dave

Dave999 wrote: Thu Feb 12, 26 10:22 am Lovin that RV interior
someone will have the parts you need.... standard cast manifolds get swapped out for headers

welcome

Dave

That's what I thought - but finding that someone is proving tricky!

Dave will know for sure but my guess is that 383 manifolds would fit too?? I know the HP manifolds on my car are the same as the 440 ones. Well, the fit is the same, not sure about the flow etc which may be slightly different If they do fit that may broaden your search options