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We lost a brother....."Mopar John" Kuster Sunday 1/31

Started by resq302, February 02, 2021, 04:24:18 AM

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resq302

Just learned some devastating news. My friend of 20+ years, John Kuster, has passed away suddenly. Friends in the car hobby better knew him as Mopar John or MPJ.  John had an amazing f6 green 69 charger with a tan vinyl top and factory sunroof named Tennessee.   If you knew him, you knew he drove that thing EVERYWHERE!  The Mopar community has lost a dedicated and devoted Mopar person who would have stopped anything to help someone in need. Rest easy brother.
Brian
1969 Dodge Charger (factory 4 speed, H code 383 engine,  AACA Senior winner, 2008 Concours d'Elegance participant, 2009 Concours d'Elegance award winner)
1970 Challenger Convert. factory #'s matching red inter. w/ white body.  318 car built 9/28/69 (AACA Senior winner)
1969 Plymough GTX convertible - original sheet metal, #'s matching drivetrain, T3 Honey Bronze, 1 of 701 produced, 1 of 362 with 440 4 bbl - auto

LaOtto70Charger

Sorry to hear that. My condolences on losing a friend of so long also. He will be missed.

birdsandbees

Sorry for your loss.  :'(

I read that and thought it was very own "Mopar John" here on DC until I saw the last name.
1970 'Bird RM23UOA170163
1969 'Bee WM21H9A230241
1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
1964 Dodge 440 62422504487

Mike DC


Lennard


tan top

  sorry to hear this about Friend   MPJ  ! 


Quote from: birdsandbees on February 02, 2021, 10:19:48 AM
Sorry for your loss.  :'(

I read that and thought it was very own "Mopar John" here on DC until I saw the last name.

thats what i thought for a second !

Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html


Troy

This is sad news that I somehow missed! He had been around since the original site before I took over. Member 459 here.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=459

Troy
Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

resq302

Wow. Never realized he was that early on the board.
Brian
1969 Dodge Charger (factory 4 speed, H code 383 engine,  AACA Senior winner, 2008 Concours d'Elegance participant, 2009 Concours d'Elegance award winner)
1970 Challenger Convert. factory #'s matching red inter. w/ white body.  318 car built 9/28/69 (AACA Senior winner)
1969 Plymough GTX convertible - original sheet metal, #'s matching drivetrain, T3 Honey Bronze, 1 of 701 produced, 1 of 362 with 440 4 bbl - auto

BrianShaughnessy

RIP.   :engel016:

I recall meeting John at Carlisle awhile back.   

Gone way too young. 
Black Betty:  1969 Charger R/T - X9 440 six pack, TKO600 5 speed, 3.73 Dana 60.
Sinnamon:  1969 Charger R/T - T5 440, 727, 3.23 8 3/4 high school sweetheart.

ACUDANUT

 Sorry to hear another one of us is gone forever. Long live his name !! What was his user name here ?

resq302

Mopar John. He had a picture looking up through his sunroof opening in his avatar.
Brian
1969 Dodge Charger (factory 4 speed, H code 383 engine,  AACA Senior winner, 2008 Concours d'Elegance participant, 2009 Concours d'Elegance award winner)
1970 Challenger Convert. factory #'s matching red inter. w/ white body.  318 car built 9/28/69 (AACA Senior winner)
1969 Plymough GTX convertible - original sheet metal, #'s matching drivetrain, T3 Honey Bronze, 1 of 701 produced, 1 of 362 with 440 4 bbl - auto

Just 6T9 CHGR

This was tough to hear back in February.  John was a real nice guy  RIP brother
Chris' '69 Charger R/T


resq302

Wow. Now that's a pic!  Whatever happened to Hemi Doug?  I know he sold his 69 hemi charger but the new owner never said why he sold it.
Brian
1969 Dodge Charger (factory 4 speed, H code 383 engine,  AACA Senior winner, 2008 Concours d'Elegance participant, 2009 Concours d'Elegance award winner)
1970 Challenger Convert. factory #'s matching red inter. w/ white body.  318 car built 9/28/69 (AACA Senior winner)
1969 Plymough GTX convertible - original sheet metal, #'s matching drivetrain, T3 Honey Bronze, 1 of 701 produced, 1 of 362 with 440 4 bbl - auto

Just 6T9 CHGR

Quote from: resq302 on August 20, 2021, 05:03:20 AM
Wow. Now that's a pic!  Whatever happened to Hemi Doug?  I know he sold his 69 hemi charger but the new owner never said why he sold it.

Doug is still here....he has a post going about his Mr. Norms 6-pack '71 Charger.

The Hemi '69 is still in the hands of the guy he sold it to (his uncle bought the Charger new)   I believe Doug pulled the plug due to the many issues he kept having with the engine....it was time to move on & focus on the '71
Chris' '69 Charger R/T


resq302

From what I remember, Doug wasn't to light or easy on the engine either. Lol
Brian
1969 Dodge Charger (factory 4 speed, H code 383 engine,  AACA Senior winner, 2008 Concours d'Elegance participant, 2009 Concours d'Elegance award winner)
1970 Challenger Convert. factory #'s matching red inter. w/ white body.  318 car built 9/28/69 (AACA Senior winner)
1969 Plymough GTX convertible - original sheet metal, #'s matching drivetrain, T3 Honey Bronze, 1 of 701 produced, 1 of 362 with 440 4 bbl - auto

JimShine

This is sad to hear. John Schneider told me his car was the coolest factory Charger he had ever seen. I don't know if he had ever heard that. He was a huge fan of John, and the guy sees an awful lot of these things, so that is high praise.