Help me value a car (70's mopar content)

Rob_Mopar wrote: You might have some luck advertising it on For F-M-J Bodies Only That's a forum dedicated to the Volare/Aspen twins and their spin-offs.

Proving that you can, in fact, find anything on the interwebz.

That car needs a pro touring suspension and something wacky under the hood. I'm guessing a 3.6 penta star with a 6 speed as backup.

I work with a guy who has a late 1960s Valiant with a slant six. He turbocharged it and put a Megasquirt fuel injection system in - I think I'd do something similar with this one.

Curmudgeon wrote:

Appleseed wrote: A hipster would pay top dollar for that.

... but only ironically.

And after attempting to trade you for his craft-brewed fair traded organic ale.

Ian F wrote:

Rob_Mopar wrote: If it were a wagon I'd probably be on my way down now. (Mom had one.)

Ding! This is the sort of person you're after: The "My mom had one and I want to relive my childhood" Gen-X'ers. "I remember those, my mom/dad/uncle/grandparent had one..."

My grandmother had one. It was grey, with red vinyl interior, because grandpa was too cheap to spring for cloth. AM radio that never worked. My dad got it stuck in the front yard while trying to move it in a snowstorm. Eventually the frame rotted in half and my grandmother sold it to the son of a local restaurant owner who they were friends with. He welded the frame back together and drove it for a couple more years.

It was a terrible, terrible car.

My first car was my parent's 77 Aspen wagon with the 318. I would love to find another one, sadly a sedan with a slant 6 does nothing for me, though the color combo is great. I've seen hot rodded coupes listed at $4k, sedans are about 1/2 that.

Here's a hint: When referring to that engine, use the word "Slant". Yes, it's an inline, so I6 isn't wrong. But some of us do searches based on the engine. "slant six", "slant 6", etc. Also, check to see if it's a two-barrel (Carter BBD). The "Super Six" two-barrel setup is more desireable. The "Lean Burn" system is not.

Add the Slant Six Forum to your list of places to advertise.

volvoclearinghouse wrote: It was a terrible, terrible car.

Of course they were, but that doesn't matter. Nostalgia has a way of glossing over such short-comings. Spitfires were terrible cars too, but we still love them. Most classic cars were/are pretty bad at being cars by modern (or even then-current) standards.

I know it goes against the grain of this group, but not every car needs or deserves to be modified. Hopefully, the buyer I'm thinking of will get this car and none of you guys...

stuart in mn wrote: I work with a guy who has a late 1960s Valiant with a slant six. He turbocharged it and put a Megasquirt fuel injection system in - I think I'd do something similar with this one.

This sounds like what I've been after for a few months. Is he here or would he mind me asking questions about his car? Or, I can always use you as the middle-man I suppose.

(sounds like he belongs here regardless...)

thanks, Stan

If that were a GM product the boys from the hood would be lining up to pay obscene money so they could lift it on 26s.

If you're not particular who it goes to put on CL with "box""dubs"rat rod" etc. in the keywords.

It's also a perfect first car for a Mopar lover's kid. I sold my similar 2 door Granada to a Ford guy's kid at a local cruise night. He put wheels on it and drove it through high school with the 6 cylinder and cold A/C.

The thing that is really shocking is that I saw claim somewhere on the interwebs that this though might possibly get better than 25mpg on the highway!

Not too sure how much I believe that though.

Next order of business is cleanup and better photos and photos of the problem spots as well as investigating which carb it has.

When the time comes I will no doubt post it here as well as the other suggested outlets, but feel free to PM me if any of you guys are interested. (as stated, located near Hagarstown, MD. )

That's very believable. They had an A body Duster in 76 with an EPA rating of 24 city/ 36 hwy

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/car-show-classic/car-show-classic-a-light-weight-1976-plymouth-feather-duster/

Now you could probably walk about as fast as it went but that is another story.

Had a '64 Dart convertible with that drivetrain; it averaged 20 mpg or so but one time, doing a steady 40-45 mph, I did eek out 24.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnWHQCgByWg

lulz

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NawvzEGeadk