1973 Duster 340 Clone, Whats it Worth
The owner (possibly the modifier) could have used 1972 Only fenders, and had matching front & rear side markers.
'72 Only Fenders have the 72+ style Side Marker Lights, and the necessary brackets/tabs to use a 70-72 Grille, Latch Support, etc.
Sure, but then why bother deleting the marker lights? '72 fenders are harder to find since they're one year only, and the OP said it was a '71 donor car anyway.
Regardless, I'd be worried about how they did it. If they did it right, ie, welded in a small patch and worked it smooth, its no big deal and won't come back to haunt you later. But if they did it wrong, say, chicken wire and bondo :shock: , well, its gonna hurt later. :violent1:
That's the biggest issue with this car. If the work was done well, the fenders patched and smoothed, the tail panel stitched in like factory, etc, then it will be a great driver. I for one think that's great, it doesn't matter if its a '73 /6 car if it looks the way you want it to, drives good, and you're not worried about what the snooty purists think- just drive it and have fun. But since there's visible bondo issues, all of that work was probably done quick and dirty. And that's just trouble. My Challenger is
exactly like that, bondo and a cheap paint job. It looked great for a while, now the clear coat is falling off and the paints cracking. I still drive it daily, but when I decide to fix it up it won't be cheap, there's a lot of work to re-do that was hidden under all that shiny new paint.
