PLEASURE CRUISE
THE All Chrysler Day at the former factory was only part of the festivities, with an informal cruise, lunch and drinks (in that order) on Friday and the ever-popular Mopar Mega-cruise on Saturday night. Photographer Alastair and I got amongst it, driving an AP6 sedan borrowed from Simon and Emily Cole (thanks guys). It was amazing to get in there and chat to Chrysler fanatics from all over the country, then take to the streets in a machine built right here in Adelaide. Pacers and Chargers lined up against customs and projects, restoration queens shining next to survivor-spec patina monsters. US tin is always a favourite; surely the ’Cuda (far left) must rate as one of the toughest muscle cars on the planet, with their wide stance and hockey-stripe signage giving away everything, 340 or 383 proudly emblazoned on the side. Sleepers they ain’t! The old jiggers were thin on the ground, but a 1934 Plymouth roadster stood out, bright red over yellow wheels, and we also spotted a 1938 Desoto (top left), sitting proudly at stock height, with zero mods aside from blinkers and peep mirrors. The same couldn’t be said for Alison Purdie’s Maxwell (left); the rare 1925 pick-up was rodded by her uncle John in 1966 and purchased by her dad in as-is condition in 1993. Running 1959 Chrysler Royal running gear, it has to be one of the older surviving rods in SA.