I've become an old guy who many years ago developed a passion for the short wheelbase, solid post 66 Valiant as the lightest, cleanest styled and "sleepiest" performer in the A-Body camp. I've had a lot of them, 273s, 340s, 360's, road race brakes/suspension etc.
For the last few years I've been on a quest for a solid foundation to build a current expression of this car. Thinking generally of a stroked high content aluminum small block, 5spd, big brake/Ehrenberg suspension etc sleeper at under 3000 lbs.
Anyone familiar with these cars knows they are the rarest ever. A 66 V100 only came with a full pan rubber molded mat, over jute. The least amount of moisture getting into the jute will rot out the pan even as the car looks mint and clean.
So I went on a quest. I found one in Kingman AZ, it is a lifetime high desert car that spent the last 15 yr abandoned in a shed. Total hulk but intact unit body. Bonus is radio delete with undrilled fender and dash plate. I next found one in Pahrump NV, equally of desert history, great S6 225 driver that looks great but has the hidden secret of rotted floor with crappy patching.
Cars are in SW Colorado. I'm retiring and tired. I'll consider passing on this collected potential for no less then $7K. If you care you know this is rare stuff.
Asked for pictures, yes. I'll get em soon, my retirement shop where they're at is 350 miles away. I can emphasize that both cars are clean clean clean like you never see.
Picture just loaded is the AZ car. Solid unit body but especially floor pans. NV car looks better, is great driver, but has patched pans. Quarters, trunk, etc... no rot in either
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