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1970 Plymouth 340 Duster - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle...
$15,000
 
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Kind of funny to see a mini van as a collectable. Wonder what Lee Iacocca would think that his legacy from the mustang would include the mini van. I guess the minivan and K car kept Chrysler afloat in the 80s. We had a few of these when we were a young growing family. I had a Blue one exactly like this. Got real good at changing head gaskets on those mitsubishi 3.0 engines; they seemed to go through them every 3-4 years.
 
64 Dart 270 said:
Kind of funny to see a mini van as a collectable. Wonder what Lee Iacocca would think that his legacy from the mustang would include the mini van. I guess the minivan and K car kept Chrysler afloat in the 80s. We had a few of these when we were a young growing family. I had a Blue one exactly like this. Got real good at changing head gaskets on those mitsubishi 3.0 engines; they seemed to go through them every 3-4 years.
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I had one that required a full replacement of the brake master cylinder with less than 20K miles on it. After a trip to Colorado, during which we barely made it up several mountain passes, we sold it.
 
missing linc said:
That looks like the deal of the week!
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That car is a bunch of mismatched parts not original to the car --- it makes anyone who knows what factory 1970 Duster 340s looked like and came equipped with - think about whether the car has a lot of hidden issues. So much wrong with this car just from the limited photos --- the grill (missing turn signal lens - drivers side) is from a later Duster model not a 340, the Plymouth badging missing from the hood, the wrong and cheap looking stripes, the air cleaner is suspect and may be either a modified original 1970/71 air cleaner or from a later 1972+ Duster 340, the trunk lid is from a later model Duster (see center ridge), the front fenders look like 1972 Duster fenders (see the side marker lights), the rear quarters, trunk, weatherstripping and rear marker light on passenger side look very suspect, the exterior mirrors are aftermarket junk, the windshield washer bottle and associated plumbing/squirters are missing - the overall look of everything under the hood makes me wonder what history this car has (fender tag missing?). This car may have a whole front clip off of a 1972 Duster. These issues are probably just the tip of the iceberg as far as what is wrong with the car compared to a factory original 1970 Duster 340. It might take a lot to make the car more original looking. Currently, there is nothing cohesive about the presentation.

A close personal inspection by a knowledgeable Mopar 340 Duster person would be in order before deciding whether this car is a really worth the effort and the asking price.
 
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Vs29H1B said:
That car is a bunch of mismatched parts not original to the car --- it makes anyone who knows what factory 1970 Duster 340s looked like and came equipped with - think about whether the car has a lot of hidden issues. So much wrong with this car just from the limited photos --- the grill (missing turn signal lens - drivers side) is from a later Duster model not a 340, the wrong and cheap looking stripes, the air cleaner is from a later Duster 340, the trunk lid is from a later model Duster, the front fenders look like 1972 Duster fenders (see the side marker lights), the rear quarters, trunk and rear marker light on passenger side look very suspect, the exterior mirrors are aftermarket junk, the windshield washer bottle and associated plumbing/squirters are missing - the overall look of everything under the hood makes me wonder what history this car has (fender tag missing?). This car may have a whole front clip off of a 1972 Duster. These issues are probably just the tip of the iceberg as far as what is wrong with the car compared to a factory original 1970 Duster 340. It might take a lot to make the car more original looking. Currently, there is nothing cohesive about the presentation.

A close personal inspection by a knowledgeable Mopar 340 Duster person would be in order before deciding whether this car is a really worth the effort and the asking price.
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That may be true but if all a person is looking for is a driver and not a concours restoration, it's not a bad looking deal. I am not a Duster expert by any means, and of course the car should be inspected carefully before anyone buys it. The asking price is just that, an asking price. I don't think it could be built for that kind of money. Just my .02.
 
If that 70 duster is in fact a provable h code, a 340 and not even numbers matching, rust free and straight (not a complete Bondo wagon..), and a running driver with not too many issues...
In my opinion 15K is a very fair jumping off point... I've seen fully restored Duster h-code go for 35k... 20K of wiggle room to get it to someone's perfect standards is a nice healthy little budget...
Personally I'd probably just change a few things and drive the wheels off it as it is...
 
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