getting an extremely rotted duster ready for the scrap guy- rear frame, quarters,trunk, floors, firewall, rockers all gone- lots of nice bondo in it though
1974 Plymouth Duster
When the Barracuda moved up in size Plymouth decided to spend their restyling budget on a sporty semi fastback coupe to fill the void left by the Cuda. It was a great move as the Duster was separated enough from its Valiant brother that buyers considered it a much more sporty and a great value for the money. But it was the performance variations that we all remember including the hand full of Hemi Dusters that were terrors of the drag strip. The standard slant six was an economy leader and legendary for reliability but it was the range of V8 power options that began with the 318 and went up to 360. But in most experts opinions it was the 340 Dusters and its brother the Dodge Demon that were the street fighters and giant killers. The enthusiast could order a Duster and get the performance package with either an automatic or a 4speed behind the 340. It was the 1971 model of the duster that turned out to be the right combination of compression and the new electronic ignition that made that year special as in 72 Chrysler lowered the compression and made the valve size smaller to meet emission standards.
The 71 340 also had an over the shelf Six Pack that really kicked up the performance when installed with a set of headers.
In 1971 I was at Fort Gordon Georgia waiting to see what the fate of my life would be, I took a trip to town and had an extended road test in an Orange Dodge Demon 340 4 speed with a 410 gear that made for wonderful acceleration put was definitively limited in long distance driving. The engine was wonderful as well as the transmission. The steering and brakes did leave much for this sports car driver to desire. Coming from some very sporty cars it was the engine that I truly loved, and if was into drag racing I would definitely have bought one.
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Datsun Z gets crushed for scrap... :-(
Saw this "gem" getting towed into the junkyard for scrap. Being an avid Zcar enthusiast, I tried my best to prevent them from crushing it. The yard owner shook his head and wouldn't even let me buy it from him. All I could do was watch... and record.
Jay Leno's Garage: 1975 Custom Plymouth Duster
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Jay Leno's Garage: 1975 Custom Plymouth Duster
cars in barns -1975 duster first start since 1989 !!!
this is a car i dragged from the bush in northern BC hasn't been started since 1989 it fired up very easily after i replaced the ballast resistor and added fresh gas
Plymouth Duster Burnout
Here is my buddy Dwayne's Duster doing a burnout. This car is seriously badass. I'll have to remember to ask him what it will do in the quarter mile.
1973 Plymouth Duster 340
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1973 Plymouth Duster 340 Mopar Muscle Car
I thought you'd like a look at this nicely restored 1973 Plymouth Duster. It's packing a 340 under the hood which is backed by the extremely durable 727 Torqueflite automatic. It really looks sharp all the way around. I hope you find it interesting, thanks for taking a look at this awesome piece of Mopar muscle!
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Richard Petty: "Red and Blue"
Richard "The King" Petty tells the story of how the iconic colors of his #43 car nearly didn't come to be.
73 duster 340 SIX PACK
1973 duster 340 sixpack, mild cam, 3:91 gears , full tti Exhaust , heads
old video! UPDATE: car now has rebuilt 340 , j heads, etc etc
Classic Cars In River
This is in Bryson City, North Carolina. In the 1960s in order to prevent riverbank erosion stacks of crushed cars were placed in the riverbank.