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:
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: