1963 Plymouth Valiant Info Needed

KOZ45 said
I am looking at a 1963, 2 door Plymouth Valiant...….

According to the VIN, its a 1962...…….but the owner says is a 1962-1/2, so it is titled as 1963

Has a 440/727 combo with an 8-3/4 rear with a 3.91 posi……...I assume they are all non-factory and swapped in.

The front and rear are drums, with both ends having the small (5x4?) bolt pattern

What are some quick ins and outs of this year Valiant? Any problematic areas to inspect?

Need a carpet kit, headliner, rear seats, and interior door panels...….and some small gauge work on the dash. How much to finish the interior...….maybe $1,000?

Thanks again for any and all information

As others have mentioned - For 63, Vin should be 1_3. Vin located on spot welded tag on driver door A pillar. First two numbers hand stamped. In my case, the second number is a 4, for premium. The four numbers on the bottom line of the fender tag should match the four numbers on the rad support.

As you say, 440/727/8.75 are all added. These cars came with slant 6 only.

I would be curious how this car stops and steers with 440 weight, original small drums and manual steering. 5x4 pattern limits your wheel choices.

Parts for these cars are nowhere near as common as later valiants or barracudas. Check all chrome and trim as hard to find and expensive when you do. Especially the soft pieces - headlight trim and tail lights. Looks like it was debadged. Not a lot of trim is interchangeable with later years. Check down the rear fenderwells from the trunk as these areas collect a lot of crap and rust from inside. Also firewall area under brake cylinder. Then the usual underbody areas - floors, frame sections and torsion bar mounts.

Some interior parts also hard to find but many interchangeable with 64+.

Value? Can't really help there, not in tune really with US market. I suspect there is much more money in it than what its worth on the market. Personally, VIN issue would have me looking elsewhere.