1970 Duster 340 :The legend lives on...

A lot of truth describing the giant killer that the properly setup and tuned 1970 Duster 340 was, back in the day! I saved up my nickels and dimes and factory ordered a 1970 Duster 340, 727 and 3:55 Sure Grip ( I wanted the 4 speed but a 18 years old male living in an urban area could not afford the car insurance for a 340 4 speed - even with the 727, my car insurance monthly payment was higher than my car payment!) - Jamaica Blue Metallic, bench seat with center arm rest, 727, 3:55 Sure Grip, rallye road wheels, AM thumbwheel radio. Stripes delete, body side molding. Miss that car!

My next door neighbor was one year older, and had purchased new a B5 1969 340 Dart Swinger, 727, 3:23 Sure Grip and we used to cruise together back in the day.

The AVS carb - at least on my car - was a bit of challenge to keep tuned especially curb idle.

Once setup properly, the car responded very well to an Accel dual point distributor, Doug's headers, and M+H drag slicks at the strip. 13.7x was where my car ran - in good air.

Those were the days!