To say that the kick-off to the Ralph’s Rapid Transit Mopar Cruiz-In was a success would be an understatement.
“This was a very good night. We filled it, as usual. I got here at 5 o’clock and there were already eight cars,” according to Ralph Barbagallo, of Ralph’s Rapid Transit LLC. “By six o’clock, the Berlin Turnpike Burger King parking lot was completely full, and the show didn’t start for another hour. If this is a sign of what’s going to happen for 2010, I think that we’re going to do really well.
“Our last cruise night of every month is our fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We’re excited about that. Between the 2009 Mopar Cruiz-Ins and the Supercar Shootout Drag Racing series, we donated $1,700 to Make-A-Wish,” Barbagallo said.
The night featured a great selection of Mopar products, with late model Challengers and Chargers rubbing shoulders with muscle cars from the 1960s and 1970s. Chevrolet and Ford were well represented. A red GT350 Mustang from the 1960s and a 1955 Chevy Bel Air were real standouts. The evening’s rarity had to be a two-door Plymouth Scamp hardtop coupe. Based on Plymouth’s Valiant, the Scamp had a six-year stint from 1971-1976.
Star of the show was a Dodge Challenger RT. From the huge supercharger jutting through the hood to the molten burnout rubber stuck to the rear fenders, it was every inch the drag strip refugee. Within seconds, the Challenger had an appreciative crowd milling around it.
The next Ralph’s Rapid Transit Mopar Cruiz-In, on April 17th, features a Multi-Carburetor theme.
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