Valiant Sedan Delivery

I got a couple of emails from Bill and he was glad to share this information on his Valiant Sedan Devery:

"My Valiant panel was owned by the "Michigan Consolidated Gas Company" in Detroit, they had a large fleet (about 100) and were all battleship gray in color. I pulled the slant six and the three speed trans and replaced it with a 383 Hi-po, 727 auto and a B body 8 3/4 axle when I was 17 years old. I drove that car everywhere, it was the only car that I owned at the time! The B engine is a very tight fit in the early A body, I had to mount the radiator in front of the core support and cut down the diameter of the stock fan by one inch! It never overheated and ran very well. "


"I am sure it went to the junk yard...I sold it to a guy with a drinking problem,it likely got wrecked. I was told that Chrysler took the order and contracted with either Creative Industries or Amblewagon to have them converted, I never found out for sure! I knew of one other that was stored in a garage in my area, I haven't heard from him in years. I would like to find another for a Hyper Pack conversion or possibly a slant six turbo. I live near Detroit MI, I am now retired from Chrysler Engineering after 35 years. "


"Regards, Bill"


Thanks Bill for sharing the information! Seriously cool A Body!