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"The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123" (mattp123) 05/02/2018 at 13:09 • Filed to: None

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Saw this old 66/67 Mopar. Honestly didn’t even notice the model 3 until posting this. And I’m not a Mopar guy, so for me to notice it but not the Tesla says something about how bland the model 3 is.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 05/02/2018 at 13:17

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The 3 is not horribland, but it is kind of the Magritte version of the Ford Fusion.

WilliamsSW > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 05/02/2018 at 13:31

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Looks like a ‘67 Plymouth Satellite. Doesn’t appear to be a GTX, but a really nice car.

fintail > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 05/02/2018 at 14:19

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Looks like that one has a driver’s door and hood:

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/02/2018 at 14:39

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Yes! This is exactly what the 3 looks like! I’ve been searching for what is so simultaneously familiar and horrifying about this vehicle.

WilliamsSW > fintail 05/02/2018 at 16:37

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Wow - right year and color even! !

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > WilliamsSW 05/02/2018 at 17:56

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Doesn’t really matter what you call it. Mopars were ahead of the curve in badge engineering. At least GM’s of the time had more variation in body panels, interiors, and, most importantly, engines. There were very few interchangeable parts between an Olds, Pontiac, Buick, or Chevy engine of identical or similar displacement, and Cadillac had their own engines. But a Slant 6, 318,383, 440, Hemi... was the same whether it was in the lowly Plymouth or the top tier Chrysler.

WilliamsSW > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 05/02/2018 at 18:02

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True - and variations within GM went a hell of a lot deeper than body panels, interiors and engines, for that matter. Even obvious things like frames and transmissions might appear to be the same, but NOPE! They’re not.

Plymouth just had cheaper interior materials than Dodge, but not by much, along with some different body panels.

fintail > WilliamsSW 05/02/2018 at 21:35

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Maybe it’s something of a movie tribute car. I think people might still “get it”,

WilliamsSW > fintail 05/02/2018 at 23:33

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Could be- and hard to tell, but it looks to have some kind of sporty wheel - maybe Cragar S/S.

pip bip - choose Corrour > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 05/03/2018 at 06:16

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first thing i noticed was the Tesla 3