The National Chrysler Products Club (NCPC), created in 1979, is closing down in 2024, on its 45th anniversary. The club was reportedly split from the Walter. P. Chrysler Club, which continues to be active.
Despite its name, the NCPC was mainly active in three states—Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, rotating its annual shows mainly between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The annual shows were quite successful, attracting over a hundred Mopars from the region; as with other clubs, they were part of a multi-day series of events to attract people from far-off lands. Their shows, while open to modern Mopars, also attracted vintage Chryslers (see a 2011 Allpar writeup and a 2014 Allpar writeup). The club also had a regularly published magazine with a glossy color cover.
Other car clubs have reported declining membership and difficulty in finding volunteers for leadership positions, as well. The Plymouth Owners Club, Dodge Brothers Club, and other more specialized Mopar clubs are still around, along with, as noted earlier, the W.P. Chrysler Club. Europeans may be more interested in the European Chrysler club, which is celebrating Chrysler’s hundredth anniversary.
An NCPC representative said refunds were being sent out to anyone who paid their dues recently.
David Zatz started what was to become the world’s biggest, most comprehensive Mopar site in 1994 as he pursued a career in organizational research and change. After a chemo-induced break, during which he wrote car books covering Vipers, minivans, and Jeeps, he returned with Patrick Rall to create StellPower.com for daily news, and to set up MoTales for mo’ tales.
David Zatz has around 30 years of experience in covering Chrysler/Mopar news and history, and most recently wrote Century of Chrysler, a 100-year retrospective on the Chrysler marque.
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