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SMOKY MT. MOPARS 2008 and 2009 ?????

2008 and 2009 ????, what’s going on? In 2008 I did a fairly good job of covering their show. In 2009 because a competing situation with a Pontiac show and I was not able to give the MOPAR show the time it deserved. So what to do? I combined the two years. Hopefully 2010 will bring better planning from the management of AmericanCarsAmericanGirls.com

The 2008 and 2009  SMOKY MT. MOPAR CLUB’S show was held at the Tennessee Smoky’s stadium parking lot. The stadium is located in the Sevierville/Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge tourist area. The turnout was unexpectedly good as many out of state MOPAR clubs and the Charger Forum people made this their destination for their outing.  There was a great representation of every kind of Mopar ever made, even a Dodge ’03 mini-van. The mini-van was mine.

The members of the Smokey Mt. MOPAR Club worked extremely hard and put on a great show, all of the proceeds going to the Wears Valley Ranch ‘’A place to call home for children from families in crisis’’.

The lead picture is of Ailys from the 2009 show. For more pictures of Ailys plus commentary check for her section further down in the story.

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TRISHA, FAMILY and the SURVIVOR 2008 Show

Trisha is one of the more glamorous ladies I’ve had the privilege of photographing. In addition to the glamour Trisha is a mom to three children, Maegan, Richmond, Macey and wife to husband Scott. Scott was one of the hard working club members making sure the show was running smoothly. Their car is a ’76 Aspen R/T and is and will remain a survivor car.  A survivor car is a car that is totally original as it came off of the assembly line and has had no restoration work done. For 2009 pictures of Trisha check further down in the article.

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Shawn, Tanya and 70 BARRACUDA 2008 Show

It was a hot, east Tennessee day at the show and Shawn and Tanya may have been the only comfortable people there. You see they run a sod farm in south central Florida. They were at the show to sell their numbers matching ’70 Barracuda Grand Coupe.  According to Shawn there were less than 700 of this style car made. The Grande Coupe came standard with leather interior and air conditioning. This particular car has a 383 and a 727 torqueflite transmission.

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RANDY, BRANDI, and PLUM CRAZY 2008 Show

Brandi was with her dad Randy at the car show. Randy was trying to sell his numbers matching, ’71 Plum Crazy Dodge Challenger. For non Mopar people Plum Crazy signifies a very important Dodge color.  Brandi was so sweet, so cute, and so photogenic. Brandi is a student from Sevierville, Tn..

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AILYS and her ’07 SRT DODGE CHARGER 2009 Show

Ailys brought the mean looking black SRT Charger in from her home in Knoxville. Actually she was with her husband but he didn’t count because he was so sick he shouldn’t have been there. It was a brutally hot day and Ailys was a real trooper and hit some incredible poses and extraordinary smiles Ailys didn’t list her occupations but I’m sure it was something glamorous. The SRT is totally stock

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BRANDON HODGE and his Tricked-Out DODGE MAGNUM 2009 Show

In his picture Brandon looks like a bad ass dude. In reality Brandon is a super nice guy in a big imposing body. Branda wasn’t at the show to show his Magnum but to promote is business, BMF Kustoms, located in Morristown Tn. Check out the pictures to see some of the stuff he’s done to his Magnum so far.