Maple Grove 2014 – Article Extra

By MOPAR ACTION EDITOR Last updated Jun 11, 2019

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Mega Mopar Action Series – Extra Coverage Maple Grove 14

By Al Dente
Photos by TheBruntBros

One-day Mopar events usually are held on a Saturday, giving racers and the show set time to get home Sunday and prepare for the workweek. So there was some trepidation as to what effect holding the Maple Grove Mega Mopar Action Series event on Sunday would have on turnout. As it played out, attendance for racers and show cars was pretty healthy.

Great Racing is the title of this photo (translated from the Polish) captured by TheBruntczynowskiBros

As in previous events, hard work by the Delaware Valley Mopar Association, now in its 22nd year, went far in making the show a success. Qualified members handled the judging professionally, and since there were no riots when the awards were handed out, we have to assume the car owners were satisfied. We have a group photo of the show winners, and youll find all the results on our website including who didnt win, who shoulda won and who shoulda lost plus who couldnt care one way or the other (those judges are really thorough). Click for Maple Grove Results

Late model Mopes showed up in impressive numbers but didnt outdo the classic iron at the show. Variety is the spice of shows and the Grove didnt disappoint with customs, modifieds, restored stockers and even an original 26,000-mile 1981 Dodge Colt Custom sub-compact model a captive import (from Bitsumishi), along with its sibling Plymouth Champ that was designed to compete with the AMC Gremlin, Ford Pinto and Chevy Vega as well as battling with Honda, Toyota and Datsun econoboxes. This Colt had the twin-stick 4-speed which gave it an EPA rating of 43 MPGnothing to sneeze at (unless you have a cold).

The Grove seems to favor racing action a bit over the show stuff, and there was plenty of action on the well-prepped quarter-mile. Check out the Results sidebar for all the show and race er, results. Also presented here in full colour, are additional photos that we had misplaced when we put together the magazine that you have to pay 8 bucks for instead of reading it here for free.

Be sure to check out the 2015 Mega Mopar Action at Maple Grove coming up May 30. You may want to be there.

In case you missed it in the mag a while back, this is Jon Sippels amazing 68 6.1Hemi Charger that he built for his uncle Dom.

One of the Bruntskis rare in-focus shots. Hard to do with the company-issued 1934 Kodak.

Interior of Earl Hess 59 Plymouth Sport Fury. In addition to the RCA record player, the 25K-mile car also came with the Golden Commando 361 engine, power and swivel seats, auto beam changer, Mirrormatic and power windows, steering and brakes.

Dean Marstellers 67 Belvedere with a crossram Hemi. Nice!

An authentic barn find in Pottsville, PA back in August 13, this 58 Chrysler New Yorker was rescued by Kurt and Sue Colrus. Came with the chickens and goats. Car only had 59K miles. Dont know the mileage on the goats.