History of the Dallas MOPAR Club Informally founded in 1982, the Dallas MOPAR Club was formally organized in January 1983 and published its first newsletter that February. The intent of the founding members (Jerry and Scott Calder, Chris and Mark Cigainero, David Hancock, Scott Graham, and followed soon thereafter by Mark Wilson and Shannon Lilly) was to create a community of MOPAR enthusiasts focused on high performance muscle cars.