Hello everybody
I live in Italy, and since 1985 I have had E bodies in my garage. My firts was a 71 Cuda 383 4 speed, found with 19.000 miles in an italian junkyard, but running and in good shape. Still have the car, with 21.000 miles now. Second one was found a year later, in 86, and was a 70 Hemicuda 4 speed, export built for Italy. Engine was in very bad shape, but have rebuilt it and still driving and enjoying it, with 20.000 km on the odometer. Third find was a 70 Challenger 440 six pack auto, Go Mango with SE interior in burnt orange. Car was found in Switzerland in 2000, and was very rusty and without engine. Have put it back to new condition, and still have it today. In 2010 found a 71 Cuda 383 conv B5 in France, completely disassembled but almost complete, so had to get it. And last one is a 71 Challenger 440 six pack four speed that I bought off an ebay auction some months ago. It is in bad shape, and am starting resto now.If I can figure how to post pics, will put something on this post.
Thank you
Hemicuda
71 Cuda 383 4 speed
70 Challenger 440 six pack
71 Cuda conv
:wave: WOW! That is quite a collection of E-Bodies! Welcome to the site from Buffalo, New York.
71 Challenger 440 six pack 4 speed project
:welcome: :rubeyes: :wowzers:
Nice! Welcome from Orland Park, IL.
Where in Italy are you located?
I assume you can't drive those cars in Rome? :o
Welcome to the best E Body website in the world....That's one heck of a collection of cars. :drooling:
Benvenuto,
Nice cars you have. Where are you from in Italy. My family is from Southern Italy. I have been to all parts of Italy. Will be going again once this pandemic is over.
Bob
WoW
Great cars man.
Hell of an Introduction.
Welcome to the forum.
Matt
Welcome! Wow great collection! "Found in a junkyard" wow that's crazy!
Welcome from Canada. Great collection, especially considering where you are.
Welcome to the mopar family very nice collection of cars chow :australia:
Welcome.
Sweet cars you have.
Mama Mia
Thank you for the warm welcome. I live in Milano, northern part of Italy. All of my cars were found as needing full restoration, a good way to ensure work is done correctly, and also a good way of having fun. The 71 Cuda was literally found in a junkyard, its american owner had gone back to the US, and left the car to a mechanic. The car had no paperwork, so driving was very dangerous. When I heard about the car, took the license plates of my 69 Camaro, slapped them on and drove home. Drove with them until I could have correct plates via the historic car club.it was 1985, I was 27 years old. Save for some dents and scrapes, the car drove really well. B5, A31, stereo with cassette and mic...matching numbers and two broadcast sheet.
Welcome from California. My wife is from Pistoia in Tuscany.
Welcome from Sweden! :sweden:
Nice cars! Must be rare in Italy, been there a few times, love it, always on the lookout for Mopars,
but I never seen one in Italy.
What's amazing to me is you found all of those rare cars in Europe. Even more that you found all the parts to restore them. I guess you spent a lot of time getting parts from the US. Or do they have a parts supply over in Europe?
:welcome: from Sweden, you got your own Mopar museum! What a bunch of nice cars, can you post a picture with the 71 convertibles fender tag, have one myself
Thank you for the warm welcome....
Here is pic of fender tag of 71 conv
Quote from: Fastmark on October 04, 2020, 03:09:17 AM
What's amazing to me is you found all of those rare cars in Europe. Even more that you found all the parts to restore them.
No doubt!! Being in Italy I would think that it would be more common to find a Ferrari in the scrap yard than a Mopar?? :notsure:
Welcome! That is an awesome collection in an area where they can be very hard to find. I was stationed in Vicenza for 3 1/2 years in the 1990s and don't recall seeing a single classic Mopar. I had a 69 Dart in storage back home and would have stopped and talked to any Mopar enthusiast I ran across. Guess I should have went into Milan more :D
:welcome: Paisan :handshake:
Blucuda, if you came to Milano, I could have shown you the Hemi, the 71 Cuda, and something else that I have since sold.
In Vicenza form a US mechanic by name mr Clifton I bought a 69 GTO and the 440 that is now in my 70 Challenger six pack ...there were a lot of cars belonging to US serivcemen.
As for parts, I get everything form the US, ebay is my best friend, and a couple of Fedex airplanes now belong to me...with all the noney I paid on shipping....
:welcome: from Riverside, California
Welcome on D forum ! i didn't knew you had so many cars ! only the Hemi from FB , well done !!!
Ciao e benvenuto dall'Olanda! :bigthumb: :welcome: from Netherlands! :twothumbsup:
What a great Mopar collection! I worked in Chioggia, Italy for two years. Nice country w/delicious food and beautiful women. ;)
I remember seeing a B5 Cuda on the SS309 highway. One of yours? :)
Welcome and a great collections of cars. I live in South Carolina US. My Dads family is originally from Campania and my Mon's Father was from Genoa and her Mom was from Venice.
JS27
Welcoem to the best E Body site and thank you for sharing your cars and stories.
I spent some time in Italy last Summer. Definitely some interesting driving experiences. LOL
Mopsquad, I have been in Palm SPrings many times, love the place. Many classic cars there.
Driving in Italy is very different from the US, you have to be really brave to survive....
Soon will start making questions about the 71 six pack I am restoring....
more pics
A little late welcome to the site from Ontario, :canada: and, as mentioned, what a fabulous collection of E bodies it is that you have. I'm so envious! :wave:
Welcome to the site from Panama :wave:
Great job locating & restoring all of those E bodies !
Thanks for the pix also , looks like you have a shaker hood beside the 6 pack Challenger in the one shot .
:welcome: aboard. Excellent collection of Mopar Muscle. Takes $$$$ I am glad to be able to help you with your door hinges. :wrenching:
https://www.forebodiesonly.com/forum/threads/mopar-door-hinge-restoration-service.21225/
Quote from: antonellomopar on October 06, 2020, 03:18:55 PM
Mopsquad, I have been in Palm SPrings many times, love the place. Many classic cars there.
Driving in Italy is very different from the US, you have to be really brave to survive....
I know what you mean. My wife becomes a different driver when we go to Tuscany to visit her family. I'm like "who are you!?"
Yes, I bought a shaker hood. Not on the broadcast sheet, but love it. The standard hood is kept in storage.
As for driving in Italy, yes, we are always racing....
Welcome from Mechanicsburg, PA You will find this site the best :wave:
Thank you for the warm welcome. Really like this site, easy to use and easy to post pics.
Quote from: antonellomopar on October 12, 2020, 12:00:45 PM
Thank you for the warm welcome. Really like this site, easy to use and easy to post pics.
Hey Antonello ... with all of the fine Italian cars to collect do your Italian friends find it a little weird that you prefer American muscle cars?? :notsure:
I only have friends who collect american cars....nobody is interested in european stuff....
Welcome, from little Italy in Ontario, Canada :welcome: