Lightest A Body

[Bill Dedman]

Here is some information taken from the Standard Catalog of American Cars about shipping weights of Early '60s A Bodies.

1960 Valiant 4-door (there was no 2-door that year) 2635
1961 Valiant 2-door.......................................................2565
1961 Valiant 4-door.......................................................2590
1962 Valiant 4-door.......................................................2500
1962 Valiant 2-door.......................................................2480
1963 Valiant 4-door.......................................................2535
1963 Valiant 2-door.......................................................2515
1964 Valiant 4-door.......................................................2575 (our project car)
1964 Valiant 2-door........................................................2540
1965 Valiant 4-door........................................................2590
1965 Valiant 2-door........................................................2560
1966 Valiant 4-door........................................................2630
1966 Valiant 2-door........................................................2600
1967 Valiant 4-door........................................................2675
1967 Valiant 2-door........................................................2655
1968 Valiant 4-door........................................................2695
1968 Valiant 2-door........................................................2675
1969 Valiant 4-door........................................................2676
1969 Valiant 2-door........................................................2656

1963 Dart 4-door...........................................................2634
1963 Dart 2-door...........................................................2614

1961 Lancer 4-door........................................................2595
1961 Lancer 2-door........................................................2585
1962 Lancer 4-door........................................................2525
1962 Lancer 4-door........................................................2495

I can't vouch for the accuracy of any of this; Those are just the numbers in the book.

All are sedans, no hadrtop numbers given... and all are the lightest /6 models; no V8 weights given.

Remember... these are SHIPPING weights, and probably don't include the weight of any fluids. I am not sure about that, either.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Wow Bill. Thanks. I bet they are pretty close!

 

[memike]

I bet they are to SS, I drove my 66 on three scales and with gas, small tool kit and cooler 2.70??. Two seed co. scales and one sanitation scale and they was with in 15lbs of each other.

 

[VDART]

isn't member moto-- guzzi adding weight to his toad?

 

[6pakattack]

isn't member moto-- guzzi adding weight to his toad?

Isn't that just to try and set the C-class record ?

 

[jhdeval]

Just gonna put this here. A few more weights.
http://www.mymopar.com/vehicleweights.htm

 

[64X2]

sounds about right for a 64 Valiant..... 2540. Mine weighed in at about 2675 with my fat *** driving.... Either way with enough power they are lite and will scoot....

 

[72BBSwinger]

Man id love a 65 2door or wagon to build into a giant killer......

 

[ValiantRacing]

All those weights seem a little lite to me, NHRA has the 65 Valiant at 2800#

 

[Bill Dedman]

All those weights seem a little lite to me, NHRA has the 65 Valiant at 2800#

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The formatting for this page got completely out of control, so I am deleting it. Sorry

 

[805moparkid]

All those weights seem a little lite to me, NHRA has the 65 Valiant at 2800#

seems very light to me...

cuz i know mark has more than 300lbs out of his car from stock...

 

[Bill Dedman]

seems very light to me...

cuz i know mark has more than 300lbs out of his car from stock...

My '64 Valiant V-100 2-door sedan with a cast-iron 4-speed and an 8.75" rear end weighed 3,105 on three different scales (without me in it.)


I can't imagine what it would have taken to get it down to what they (NHRA) say the shipping weight was (2,740.)

Factory shipping weights have ALWAYS been "light."

But, that's what NHRA goes by when they assign classes to Stockers and Super Stockers.

I didn't weigh those cars; I just reported the numbers from the book (Standard Cataolg of American Cars 1946-1964.)

Believe what you want to believe. I think they're light, too.:?