The obvious differentiator between a regular muscle car and a Mopar muscle car is that it must be made by a brand tied to Chrysler. You’re never going to hear anyone describe their Ford Mustang as being filled with Mopar, unless something really weird has happened, but you might hear of someone fitting Mopar components to an old Plymouth.
This is because Mopar cars are only made by brands in the original Chrysler Corporation stable, which includes Chrysler (obviously), Dodge, Ram, Plymouth, Imperial, and DeSoto, adds SlashGear. In 1987, the American Motors Corporation was added to the mix, which meant that AMC, Eagle, and Jeep were all added to the lineup.
When it comes to finding which muscle cars are Mopar, you have to look at Plymouth and Dodge. In the Plymouth lineup, the Mopar muscle cars include the Duster (V-8 only), Road Runner, GTX, Superbird, Belvedere, Fury (B-Body only), Barracuda (A-Body), and ‘Cuda (E-Body) models. Dodge, meanwhile, offers up the Demon (V-8 only), Polara, Coronet, Super Bee, Charger, Daytona, Dart (V-8 only), and Challenger as its Mopar contenders.
Today, Mopar services much more than classic muscle cars. Since coming under the Stellantis umbrella in 2021, it has branched out to become the de facto supplier of original equipment and aftermarket accessories for the automaker in North America.Â
