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Mopar salutes Don Garlits and muscle-car past as it eyes global future

Autoweek - Car News -- Mopar made its name in performance and parts, but Chrysler's aftermarket division is staking its future on practicality.

The brand celebrated its 75th anniversary on Tuesday at the Mopar engineering lab in Center Line, Mich., just north of Detroit. While it rolled out four custom cars with various stages of show-and-go upgrades and drag-racing legend Don Garlits, Mopar officials were decidedly forward-looking. Its products are now sold in 120 countries, and there are more than 500,000 parts and accessories available.

The division also has been creating cars, including the 2012 Mopar 300, which was revealed as part of the anniversary celebration. The 300 was preceded by Mopar-tuned Dodge Chargers and Challengers.

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fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,786 Points:405,300 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 9:44:43 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse Mo power to em.
Van_Halen Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,649 Points:328,430 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 5:45:48 PM Ignore Van_Halen Report Abuse . Big Daddy!
335d1 All-Star Author Virginia Posts:532 Points:401,625 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 10:50:40 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse A well-deserved recognition.
daequitz Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,455 Points:1,016,580 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 9:04:36 AM Ignore daequitz Report Abuse The man....who put that beast hemi motor behind him and made history.
07skydriver Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,430 Points:625,330 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 7:11:13 AM Ignore 07skydriver Report Abuse Mopar's future is it's past.
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:8,123 Points:1,985,695 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 4:24:26 AM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse "BIG DADDY" must be thrilled.
Vetteblu Champion Author Denver Posts:1,637 Points:465,115 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 2:27:32 AM Ignore Vetteblu Report Abuse Nice!
runout9 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,240 Points:978,145 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 1:14:12 AM Ignore runout9 Report Abuse Don Garlits' "Swamp Rat" was the top eliminator in his day. Great to see him again.
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:3,078 Points:683,260 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 10:38:49 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse Great story but I find it rather funny how so many complain of articles that do not relate to energy and they them selves are guilty of the same as they complain of.Love that Dodge Challenger.
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:2,222 Points:430,565 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 10:27:30 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse Boy! Time passes fast. Seems like just yesterday Garlits was racing. Hard to believe he is now 80. Happy Birthday Don.
amoshins All-Star Author Trenton Posts:938 Points:307,150 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 9:31:25 PM Ignore amoshins Report Abuse Garlits looks great - can't believe he's 80 already.
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,097 Points:644,170 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 4:50:24 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse Quite the name
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,779 Points:1,498,345 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 4:40:45 PM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse Charger/300, Challenger & Ram are the last of the GOOD automobiles from the so called Big Three. Too bad Chrysler shut down Most of their good dealers.
LEGION57 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,453 Points:243,300 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 4:37:38 PM Ignore LEGION57 Report Abuse Congrats.
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