With 37 years under its belt, the Mopar Nationals continues to be one of the premiere events to showcase the eclectic mix of cars that rolled out from Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth and AMC. Held at National Trail Raceway near Hebron, Ohio, the three-day show has become one of the biggest Chrysler-themed gatherings, with plenty of racing, a huge swap meet area with a wide range of parts, and rows and rows of top-quality restored and modified Mopars as the main attractions. With such a wide variety of cars, it gave us an opportunity to ride around and pick out some of what we liked. While tastes are always subjective, we selected some cars that most will agree on, and some of which you may not, but all represent a point in Chrysler’s history.
While many gravitate towards the performance cars of the late ’60s and early ’70s as the benchmark of collectability, there are some enthusiasts who have expanded their horizons and are now looking at the bookends of that time frame. Let’s face it, not everyone has deep pockets lined with cash to drop on a Hemi car. As a result, late ’50s and early ’60s models have quickly climbed up the cool meter and have come into their own as genuine trendy objects of desire.
At the opposite end, you have the cars from the late ’70s and early ’80s which have also gained traction simply because they were such an important part of the lives of a younger, newer Mopar generation. In many instances, they were produced in low numbers and also had a high mortality rate. Finding a nice example can be like finding a unicorn, but the good news is that even with this rarity, the prices are still relatively low.
We don’t want you to think we’ve gone completely off the rails with some of these cars; rest assured we also gravitated towards the usual suspects. Some of us have a soft spot for E-Bodies, so those were high on our favorites list.
In the more budget-oriented category, we also looked at a number of nice A-Bodies on display. The prices on these cars have slowly climbed up, and as with many of the other Chrysler products from this era, finding nice examples are often difficult.
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