Normspeed Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Anyone know what year Chrysler Products began using the word Mopar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm's Coupe Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I don't know the answer to that question. However, I've seen old parts boxes from the 30's and up. So they must have been using the Mopar label at least that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Maxwell Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_amos Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Try this link. it explains it all. www.turbinecar.com/mopar-history.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmopar Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Link to Wikipedia Mopar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mopar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric wissing Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Here there is an auto parts supplier called Motor parts Central. They saved their store sign from the 40's that said MOPAR. Cool looking sign. The family at one time had a few Chrysler dealerships around here. Did Chrysler have their own parts distributers? Or franchises? eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Not sure the date MoPar came into being..however it is short for Motor Parts.. ie the combination of capital and little letters.. lile the old saying MoPar to you for Chrysler's sake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm's Coupe Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 According to the site on this link the name Mopar started in 1937 when they wanted to come up with a name for their Anti Freeze. So I guess that's when the Mopar name came to be. http://www.turbinecar.com/mopar-history.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspeed Posted February 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 Great info guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob westphal Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 When I was a kid Chrysler's auto accessory division was called Motor Parts and Equipment. I believe it was actually people like us that coined the acronim MoPar over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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