Right? Anyone that says that EVERY car came a certain way and there were no exceptions isn't being realistic. Hell there's a member here that said his '70 340 Dart 4 speed had 3 of the 4 torque boxes installed and no braces on one side for the bucket seats it came with.
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Yeah, things were supposed to be a certain way. But it was an assembly line in the 60's/70's, and there are exceptions for every rule. Multiple factories, multiple lines, many years of assembly, sub-par employees, trainees, you name it. Anyone that says that
every car was perfect is insane, it's well documented that many were not.
Could a car have left the factory without an exhaust hanger? I would absolutely bet one could have. Does that mean the car in question did? No idea. But using an exhaust hanger to call a guy a fraud on a 56 year old car that's been restored at least twice? That's more than a stretch, that's just flat out rude. Like I said, facts not in evidence. I'm not saying the car is original, I'm not saying it isn't. But accusing someone of fraud because of a missing exhaust hanger? There's gotta be a hundred legit reasons for a hanger like that not to be original.
And yet there are several members here with 340 cars that were factory automatics and had torque boxes. And a member with a 340 stick car that had 3 torque boxes. And another that says his car had rear torque boxes and no fronts. And without a lot more evidence, I don't have a reason to doubt any of them. Orders were changed on the line, stuff got installed and then things changed. And yeah, **** happens. Monday morning and Friday afternoon cars are a real thing.
TORQUE BOXES ?
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