So it begins, '71 Duster 340 TX9

Things are moving ahead "brilliantly" (as the Brits would say) on the 71 TX9. It's been little by little, but the bulk of the exhaust is out/off. Having set for so many years, it's just so much of a rust pile. I'll be pulling the stock exhaust soon, and likely have the motor out to next week to get disassembly done and off to a machine shop in San Antonio. That will free things up to continue pulling the goods out in preparation for sheet metal/body work, and eventually paint. I found a guy that does excellent sheet metal/body work, specifically on Mopars. Looking at options on handwork versus panels. I've seen what he's recreated, so I'll be making cost comparisons.

I was happy to see (after clearing more out of the trunk) that the tail panel isn't as bad as I thought, it may be workable. However, it did expose some more holes, nothing too bad though.

Today I found on the Mecum auction site, the line up of the Kissimmee auction, which holds a 71 Duster 340. I was very happy to see the info on this, as my 71 is a factory 340, 4 speed, with a factory Go Wing. On a YT video from a few days ago, I saw that Mecum expects this Duster to go for $60-$82K. It's on tomorrows block, so I'll be very interested to see what it sells for. 1971 Plymouth Duster | T233 | Kissimmee 2023 | Mecum Auctions