Vehicle Description
1972 Plymouth Duster 340 Tribute
After a successful partnership with Warner Bros. studios to use the
Roadrunner cartoon, (and sound), on the now legendary muscle car,
Plymouth thought the Tasmanian Devil would be the perfect
complement to the Duster line and had hoped to use his image on the
car. But negotiations didn't work out, so they created the
cartoonish twister logo inhouse, and it has become the recognizable
image associated with the car.
For consignment, a 1972 Plymouth Duster 340 tribute. Here is a car
with many performance, cosmetic, and functional upgrades or
freshening and a long list of Mopar awards, including three times
at Chryslers at Carlisle, a feature article in Mopar Collectors
Guide, a Mopar Nationals class win, 8 Mopar Atlantic Nationals
wins, a Chryslers at Carlisle T-building invitational participant,
3 National Chrysler Products Clubs Nationals wins including 1 Best
Of Show and 1 Prestige award, 3 AACA regional show wins, and 4
Mopar Heritage Society regional wins alongs with a slew of other
awards and show wins to illustrate it's excellence and reward the
fine work that went into building this Duster. Let's delve into the
inner workings of this A-body out of the Mopar Rapid Transit System
that is now racing through our Hallowed Halls.
Exterior
Two stage Electric Blue, (a 1993 Chrysler color), covers the car
and is sportified by a body length white stripe on the shoulder
line, terminating with the 340 decal. This miles deep paint has
been applied over a mix of both new and and the finest donor sheet
metal that was sourced both locally and nationally and things are
looking fine and dandy. A snorkel type functional hood scoop tops
the hood which is held in place with hood pins. The shark's tooth
grille is original and not a reproduction according to the
consignor, and the marker lights creatively fill three of the teeth
on each side. The epic stacked slit taillights are surrounded by
white stripes augmented by the Duster logo decal. 14-inch Mopar
rally wheels, (14x6 up front and 14x9 in the rear), occupy each
corner, all looking good.
Interior
The outside meets the inside with vivid white vinyl door panels
surrounded by body colored top and bottom. The split bench seats in
white vinyl, are in excellent condition and front passengers are
secured with 3-inch racing lap harnesses. The rear bench, which
also includes the nickel inlay detail, looks untouched. A Grant GT
steering wheel veers from the color scheme with its wood rim and
triple spokes and shares the column with a large Autogage
tachometer. The wood trimmed dash is relatively basic and
surrounded by a body color blue dash surround. Liquid filled
AutoMeter Water temp and oil pressure gauges have been added and
are mounted under the dash. A Blaupunkt head unit provides the tune
with AM/FM/Cassette. On the floor we find a Hurst Quarter Stick
shifter surrounded by blue loop style carpet while the blue
perforated headliner looks great. The trunk is lined with a gray
carpet mat and is clean.
Drivetrain
A period correct 340ci V8 is under the pins and is equipped with
11.:1 compression TRW pistons with Speed Pro rings and a Mopar
Performance .484 lift cam. The Holley 750cfm 4-barrel sits on an
Edlebrock Torker II intake manifold and gases escape through
Jet-Hot coated Hooker headers. The 340 cylinder heads have been
rebuilt with newvalves, hardened seats and a 3 angle valve job was
performed. An A727 Torqueflite 3-speed automatic transmission with
an external cooler, deep sump pan, and B&M shift kit sends
power to the 8.75" rear with 3.23 SureGrip gears and Mark Williams
axles, (a 489 carrier with 3.91 gears and SureGrip is included).
Disc brakes with single piston calipers occupy the front while
11x2.5" drums are in the rear. The engine bay of course is show
quality, incredibly clean and showing lots of polished metal and
our consignor notes that the drivetrain has logged 10,000 trouble
free miles. Other detailed notes on the drivetrain include
information that this potent combo was rebuilt and installed by
noted Mopar Super Stock factory backed racer Ken Montgomery Sr.
Undercarriage
Not unexpectedly, the underside is spotless. The 2.5" exhaust flows
from the headers to meet a cross pipe and then two Flowmaster
mufflers before exiting in the back via chrome oval exhaust tips.
Mopar Performance torsion bars are up front with Mopar Performance
Super Stock springs in the rear. The undercarriage is clean and dry
and includes powder coated frame connectors that undoubtedly add
some stiffness.
Drive-Ability
It's not everyday you get to drive a 3-time Chrysler at Carlisle
winner so naturally we babied it out of the garage and gently eased
the throttle pedal forward. Melodic sounds came from the exhaust
and the engine had plenty of power. No issues with the ride, the
brakes, or the functional items. We did note, however, that the
horn didn't toot nor did the heater blower blow.
Here's a wonderful showcase of a Mopar tribute done right.
Fantastically clean and of course, well sorted, this is one that
would be more than welcome to Mopar only events as well as just
about anywhere where the audience appreciates clean, well built
cars. Stem to stern, this car has been improved. It's only missing
a new home.
VL29C2B463448
V-Plymouth Duster
L-Low Price Class
29-2 Door Sport Hardtop
C-225ci 1bbl Slant 6
2-1972
B-Hamtramck, MI Assy Plant
463448-Sequential Unit Number
FENDER TAG
VL29:Plymouth Valiant,Duster
Low Price Class 2 Door Sports Hardtop
C2B: 225ci 1bbl Slant 6 Cylinder, 1972, Hamtramck, MI, USA
463448: Sequence number
E24:225 cid 1 barrel 6 Cylinder 145hp
D34:Light Duty Automatic Transmission
GB5:True Blue Metallic Exterior Color
D2B5:Trim-Luxury Vinyl Bench Seat, Blue
GB5:True Blue Metallic Int. Door Frames
530:Build Date: May 30
483127Order number
GB5:True Blue Metallic Top Color
U:USA Specifications
B51:Power Brakes
C15:Deluxe Seat Belts
G33:LH Remote Racing Mirror
J25:3 Speed Wipers
M21:Roof drip rail moldings
M25:Wide sill moldings
R11:Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
V6W:Longitudinal Stripes, White
V8W:Transverse Stripes, White
END:End of Sales Codes
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