Vehicle Description
1971 Plymouth Valiant
Chrysler A-bodies... Poor Darts and Valiants, the wallflowers of
their era, slogging along tirelessly for decades with their
super-indestructo slant sixes yet constantly overlooked in favor of
flashier iron. Used by grandmothers going to church on Sundays, and
young families on a budget, The Valiant actually gave birth to the
more sportier Barracuda and Duster.
The coolest thing about the '71 Valiant is that it's the car
Spielberg used in The Greatest Valiant Movie of All Time, DUEL. The
only problem with the '71 was that Chrysler had axed the pushbutton
shifter by that time. One of 229,138 examples of Valiants and
Dusters produced that year, it is neither rare nor sexy, but
certainly holds its charm.
Exterior
With a respray over the original born with Bahama Yellow, now in
Turquoise, paint still shines, however there are several areas of
rust bubbling, invasive edge rust, rocker rust, and fender surround
rust. Gaps are fairly even, and steel has some waviness to it.
Chrome has areas of dulling and pitting, and front bumper has a few
dents. Standard wheel covers have thin white sidewalls wrapped
around them.
Interior
Door panels greet us in brown metal paint, and vertical ribbed
cream vinyl. Original seats have turquoise plaid and smooth seat
covers, and we did not remove them to note what condition the
actual seats are in. Faded gold carpet covers the floors and the
original dash in brown is behind the original steering wheel. A
crack can be seen on the padded dash top, and headliner has
numerous areas of packing tape covering the tears.
Drivetrain
A leaning tower of power is found under the hood in an unrestored
engine bay. The engine is in the form of a 225ci slant 6-cylinder.
A 1-barrel carburetor feeds this known to be indestructible mill,
and a 904 - 3-speed automatic is attached to the back of the car.
The rear measures 7.25 inches and is geared with 3.23 gears.
Undercarriage
Some areas of surface rust, on body hangers, rockers, and frame. A
few repairs have been performed on the frame.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 450 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
