My 1974 Plymouth Duster 360
Well. It has finally come time to start this thread. This past weekend...I drove 1301 miles roundtrip to the DFW metro and picked up this 1974 Duster. My very first vehicle I ever owned/drove....was a 74 Duster I found down the street from my cousins house in 1996, (sold it in ninety-eight). I joined the military and with my tax return in 2000 I bought a 1973 Dart Sport to replace the lost love....I got it running and the transmission went out...sold it...bought a 1972 Challenger Rallye 340....drove the crap out of the Chally....2001-2002...sold it for 3x what I bought it for. Bought a 1969 Dart when I got back from germany, it had been whacked in the passenger door post area....traded it for a DirtBike and $1000....
Feb 2008. I bought my last mopar...my 1970 Dart....and I was stoked to build that...it was really solid....complete....it Ran...I had just put a Paint Job on it....and lost my job....regrettably I sold it...fed the family, kept the bills rolling and buckled down and found a good job and here I am AGAIN....
But this time I lucked out and found a really good deal....I have always wanted another Duster like my 1st one...Bucket Seats, Console, Automatic...Disc Brakes....this car fit the ticket to a tee.
1974 Duster 360, 727, 8.25
Factory AC car.
very tiny amount of cancerous rust
95% complete
This is how it was when I picked it up:
and here it is in my Driveway:
I am so happy to have found a solid project within a reasonable haul (1300 miles) and a decent price (<2000).
Stay tuned...I am already rolling with repairs...I just have not had a spare second to sit down and write this down and get this out there!!
:cheers:
Well. It has finally come time to start this thread. This past weekend...I drove 1301 miles roundtrip to the DFW metro and picked up this 1974 Duster. My very first vehicle I ever owned/drove....was a 74 Duster I found down the street from my cousins house in 1996, (sold it in ninety-eight). I joined the military and with my tax return in 2000 I bought a 1973 Dart Sport to replace the lost love....I got it running and the transmission went out...sold it...bought a 1972 Challenger Rallye 340....drove the crap out of the Chally....2001-2002...sold it for 3x what I bought it for. Bought a 1969 Dart when I got back from germany, it had been whacked in the passenger door post area....traded it for a DirtBike and $1000....
Feb 2008. I bought my last mopar...my 1970 Dart....and I was stoked to build that...it was really solid....complete....it Ran...I had just put a Paint Job on it....and lost my job....regrettably I sold it...fed the family, kept the bills rolling and buckled down and found a good job and here I am AGAIN....
But this time I lucked out and found a really good deal....I have always wanted another Duster like my 1st one...Bucket Seats, Console, Automatic...Disc Brakes....this car fit the ticket to a tee.
1974 Duster 360, 727, 8.25
Factory AC car.
very tiny amount of cancerous rust
95% complete
This is how it was when I picked it up:
and here it is in my Driveway:
I am so happy to have found a solid project within a reasonable haul (1300 miles) and a decent price (<2000).
Stay tuned...I am already rolling with repairs...I just have not had a spare second to sit down and write this down and get this out there!!
:cheers:
