Any more "frankenstien" A bodies out there? (Varts, Daliants, etc.)

[valianator]

Hello!
Been Readin' on here for a while, this is my first time postin'.

I've got a few A bodies- A nice driver '65 Valiant 100 2 door sedan, a couple of future projects and parts cars and my current project- a '68 Dart 4 door with a '75 Valiant front clip, which leads me to the Subject of this post:

Any body else on here like to mix 'n' match sheetmetal to come up with combinations the factory never built?

Demons and Scamps are kinda "factory Frankenstiens" along with the '63-'64 Canadian Valiants.

There was a guy in the local car club that had a '67 Dart front clip on his Dart Sport; it Looked Great!

I've seen a couple of '70-'71 Swinger convertibles and '64-'66 Cudas with Dart front clips.

How 'bout a '67-'69 "Scamp"?

A '67-'69 Duster ?

A '70-'76 Dart 2 door Sedan? Either by splicing the the newer tail section onto '67-'69 sedan- Or... splicing the front quarters, door posts, rear window frames, and doors from a '67-'69 2 door post into a '70-'76 4 door Dart.

A Duster Convertible? That one would be a bit more involved- You'd start
with a '67-'69 Cuda convert unibody, Duster front clip, Dart doors, and Duster quarters/tail panel/deck lid. It'd take some good custom bodywork skills to make it all work together at the top well area.

Some international versions:
Australian VG Valiant front clip and RHD setup on a Duster- A "Proto-Charger".

Or the other way: U.S. '67-'69 Valiant front clip and LHD setup on a an Aussie VE/VG/VH wagon or ute.

I must be off my meds, LOL!

 

[slantsixdan]

here's a quick paste-together of the two facing pages in the '70 South African Valiant brochure. It's not perfect, because the scans aren't perfect, but it gives a fairly good idea of what a '70 A-body wagon with '70 Dart front sheetmetal looks like:

Mike R's '63-'66 Valcuda is here

Doug D's '64 Dacuda is here.


I've always thought a '67-'69 Baccaruda front clip would look especially good on an Australian VE Valiant sedan or wagon, badged up front to rear as a Barracuda. The VE Valiant's Baccaruda-lookin' taillamps would make the overall package believable:

The front fenders would have to be reworked to line up and match the body lines, but if the job were done very neatly, perhaps a certain self-proclaimed GGuru would issue a pronouncement about when and where it was built. :twisted:

 

[RustyRatRod]

A 70 340 4 speed dart wagon wouldda rocked.

 

[pettybludart]

This car is one of my all-time favoriteshere on FABO.The old boy sure has got some skills.It would be nice to see this car completed with paint.Enjoy!!
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=95141

 

[slantsixdan]

And how can we forget Waggin's fantastic creation?

 

[cjh]

Here is a link to an Australian site for Valiants that were made there.....may give you some ideas.
http://www.chargerclubofwa.asn.au/production.asp

 

[Mr2.4]

Here is a 72 swinger with a 69 front clip. Not mine btw
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/2263163974.html

 

[RedFish]

I want one of these trailers. Click the thumbnail

 

[Burntorange70]

Here is my DustDemon. 75 Duster with a Demon front end.

 

[The_night_rider]

All I did was add a valiant grill to my barracuda. Nothing special.

 

[valianator]

Cool stuff, all! Looks like I ain't the only one who's crazy:toothy10:

Keep 'em comin'

 

[brewil]

Heres one that actually came from the factory:

http://www.africanmusclecars.com/ValiantCharger.html

 

[67valiant 100]

Alwas wondered what a '67-'69 Valiant hard top & convertible would look like. I think a convertible would look pretty cool not to mention the god like construction it would take rayer:

Heres a rough image as to what a hard top Valiant would look like.

 

[daliant]

You could get a non post 2dr 67-69 valiant south of the border:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=120829&highlight=mexican+valiant

 

[slant6/4speed]

All I did was add a valiant grill to my barracuda. Nothing special.

All I did was put a Barracuda grill on my 64 Valiant conv.

 

[PanGasket]

I've always wondered what a demon/duster would look like with a 67-69 Dart front clip. Ive seen a 70 Dart with a 67-69 Dart tail end. was pretty sweet looking

 

[bad440]

here's a quick paste-together of the two facing pages in the '70 South African Valiant brochure. It's not perfect, because the scans aren't perfect, but it gives a fairly good idea of what a '70 A-body wagon with '70 Dart front sheetmetal looks like:

Mike R's '63-'66 Valcuda is here

Doug D's '64 Dacuda is here.


I've always thought a '67-'69 Baccaruda front clip would look especially good on an Australian VE Valiant sedan or wagon, badged up front to rear as a Barracuda. The VE Valiant's Baccaruda-lookin' taillamps would make the overall package believable:

The front fenders would have to be reworked to line up and match the body lines, but if the job were done very neatly, perhaps a certain self-proclaimed GGuru would issue a pronouncement about when and where it was built. :twisted:

a swinger wagon would be awesome