New car. Well...old car

[Jarlaxle]

Bought a Duster. 73, originally a 318, 3-speed, BASE model with manual disc brakes and manual steering, no radio, and manual washer pump(!). Now has Magnum 360 and 4-speed. Originally bronze, now bright green.



Needs some tweaks, but I like it.

Edit: might the Dart/Duster/Valiant be the last CAR to use a manual washer pump?

 

[methusaleh]

Absolutely stunning, one of my favorite silhouettes and colors, in one car!

Love the front end treatment in black, the wheels, the Coyote Duster art…just one heck of a find! Nice to see you’re driving it and not a trailer queen.

 

[eljefino]

Interesting they fitted a V8 in that secretary special.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Interesting they fitted a V8 in that secretary special.

Uhh...you DO realize the Duster had a V8 from day one...right? (Indeed: one of the hottest performers in 1976 was the Duster 360.)

 

[slo town]

Uhh...you DO realize the Duster had a V8 from day one...right? (Indeed: one of the hottest performers in 1976 was the Duster 360.)

Those Dusters didn't float my boat back in my youth, but Jaraxle is right, those little Mopars of that era were potent adversaries back then.

Scott

 

[Wrenchturner44]

Another great memory and car.

 

[Nick1994]

Just curious why the air cleaner says 340 Duster?

 

[CleanSump]

My mom had a 340 Duster. Had to carry a spare resister and a wrench for the nut on the firewall.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Just curious why the air cleaner says 340 Duster?

Because the guy that built it put a 340 air cleaner on it. The scoop also has a 340 badge.

 

[Chris142]

I had a 1973,340 duster. A real e55 ,340 car with a 727 and 3.55 gears. The 340 even a low compression one ran hard but wouldn't stay together. I built a 360 for it but it never ran like the 340 did( when it ran).... Something with the bore and stroke is my guess.

 

[CharBaby]

Oh Boy is that going to be fun. Well done.

 

[svtrit]

Jealous here……

 

[01rangerxl]

Nice! Very clean car.

 

[jstert]

Those Dusters didn't float my boat back in my youth, but Jaraxle is right, those little Mopars of that era were potent adversaries back then.

Scott

when “mopar” actually meant something…

 

[dishdude]

when “mopar” actually meant something…

Mopar is back...Mercedes tried to kill it but even they couldn't.