Vehicle Sighting - A Pair Of 1971 Challengers

[Number_35]

I stopped and talked with the owner - as interesting as these cars are, he also had a 1967 Valiant or Dart, an old fastback Mustang, and something truly unique - a K-Car-based LeBaron with a 440.

He said it was a body-off conversion. I wish he had volunteered to pop the hood. I imagine the F:R weight distribution might be extreme.

 

[fantastic]

Always fun to see old iron in usable condition. I bet that lebaron scoots!

 

[JeffKeryk]

Nice Ragtops!

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

No Lebaron shots?

 

[HemiBenny]

Nice!

A Lebaron with a 440?! That must have been quite the project. Was his name John Voight?

 

[Number_35]

No Lebaron shots?

I didn't get any, but it looked completely stock from outside.

 

[Number_35]

Nice!

A Lebaron with a 440?! That must have been quite the project. Was his name John Voight?

I had to look this up - my reputation as a pop-culture ignoramus remains intact.

At one time I did own a LeBaron with a 440, but it was not a K-Car derivative!

 

[Astro14]

Always fun to see old iron in usable condition. I bet that lebaron scoots!

Two words I never thought I would see together - LeBaron and scoots!

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

I didn't get any, but it looked completely stock from outside.

Like Jon Voight's?

 

[Number_35]

Two words I never thought I would see together - LeBaron and scoots!

My Imperial was close to 5000 lbs -with the 440 4-bbl, performance was adequate, but not "scooty".

The horrendous fuel consumption meant I didn't often test the car's scoot capability often.

 

[K2K2]

My Imperial was close to 5000 lbs -with the 440 4-bbl, performance was adequate, but not "scooty".

The horrendous fuel consumption meant I didn't often test the car's scoot capability often.

Truth! Watch that gas gauge move...

My brother's 440 could get 20 highway, but only with an ultra light foot.

 

[Number_35]

Truth! Watch that gas gauge move...

My brother's 440 could get 20 highway, but only with an ultra light foot.

Driving very conservatively, I could get 19 mpg (Imperial) on the highway at a steady 90 - 100 kph.

The other extreme was winter city driving - typically 6 mpg (Imperial).

The other frustrating thing was the factory Holley carburetor - the transverse pin supporting the float would come out of one side, causing very rough running. I carried tools and got pretty fast at taking the top off the carb and reinstalling the pin. A rebuild at a carburetor shop (now long defunct) did not help. Now I would probably put a drop off Seal-All in one of the holes.

 

[Number_35]

No Lebaron shots?

Finally!

 

[dfarr67]

My Imperial was close to 5000 lbs -with the 440 4-bbl, performance was adequate, but not "scooty".

The horrendous fuel consumption meant I didn't often test the car's scoot capability often.

I saw one BIG Chrysler boat at the Mission Raceway- that thing was quiet and fast.

 

[Pablo]

Finally!
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The scoop make it a real sleeper. Hahahhaa

Man.........wow..........

 

[Number_35]

The scoop make it a real sleeper. Hahahhaa

Man.........wow..........

With the 440 up front it probably has a perfect 50:50 weight distribution, right?

 

[Pablo]

With the 440 up front it probably has a perfect 50:50 weight distribution, right?

Posi rear

 

[ZeeOSix]

With the 440 up front it probably has a perfect 50:50 weight distribution, right?

Huge meats on the rear to hook-up that light rear end, lol. He must drag race it or terrorize the streets.