GM? I hear many car enthusiasts refer to Chrysler (the cars) as Mopar, which is the parts and service arm of Chrysler Corporation. Example: "I have a few Mopar's, a 73 Challenger , 73 Barracuda , 68 Charger and I am currently working on a 68 Coronet." Ford Motor Company's is Motorcraft, and GM's is Goodwrench. No one ever refers to a Ford as a Motorcraft nor does anyone refer to GM as a Goodwrench. Why is this?
@Rex Kwondo - Are you sure about that? Mopar parts are all original parts made by Chrysler for servicing your car and are not necessarily performance enchancing - just stock replacement. The same goes for Motorcraft and Goodwrench.
@ Ed Fox - I have already read that from Wikipedia - which merely explains that this phenomenon exists, but does not explain why. The logic of it referring to a company marque is weak, as it is also the case with Ford (Mercury, Lincoln) and GM (Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile). Where both of the latter have vehicles that are branded as the primary name (Ford and GM).
I getting the feeling that the use of the word Mopar is about two things, and goes something like this - 1. The structure of the word itself is 'catchy'; Two syllables, simple with minimal consonants. So it is easy to say, remember, and can be spoken with force. 2. Those enthusiasts, during the early years of muscle cars, whom were servicing their cars, probably used the word so frequent
@Rex Kwondo - Are you sure about that? Mopar parts are all original parts made by Chrysler for servicing your car and are not necessarily performance enchancing - just stock replacement. The same goes for Motorcraft and Goodwrench.
@ Ed Fox - I have already read that from Wikipedia - which merely explains that this phenomenon exists, but does not explain why. The logic of it referring to a company marque is weak, as it is also the case with Ford (Mercury, Lincoln) and GM (Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile). Where both of the latter have vehicles that are branded as the primary name (Ford and GM).
I getting the feeling that the use of the word Mopar is about two things, and goes something like this - 1. The structure of the word itself is 'catchy'; Two syllables, simple with minimal consonants. So it is easy to say, remember, and can be spoken with force. 2. Those enthusiasts, during the early years of muscle cars, whom were servicing their cars, probably used the word so frequent