1974 Plymouth Valiant Scamp - Restoration is a strong word
I bought my first Mopar last week, this 1974 Plymouth Valiant Scamp. It's been sitting well over a decade. My plan is to get it running and driving and slowly fix and clean things, but a full on restoration isn't in my plans. Hopefully, this is still the right place to post.
Actually buying loading, unloading and getting the car into my garage was a full day affair with a couple of those hours in the Phoenix summer heat. I borrowed a truck, rented a trailer and drove from the far northwest valley of Phoenix to just outside of Tucson. After looking the car over, we agreed on a price and spent the next hour pushing and pulling the car onto the rented trailer with a hand winch. Not so fun. A 2.5 hour drive back home was followed by putting my 21 year old daughter in the driver seat and pushing the car back off the trailer onto the ramps. "Hopefully the brakes work, but if they don't, you'll probably only roll 40 or 50 feet. Ready?" Thankfully, the brakes did work and we slowly backed it off and then with the help of some very interested neighbor kids, we pushed it into the garage.
Actually buying loading, unloading and getting the car into my garage was a full day affair with a couple of those hours in the Phoenix summer heat. I borrowed a truck, rented a trailer and drove from the far northwest valley of Phoenix to just outside of Tucson. After looking the car over, we agreed on a price and spent the next hour pushing and pulling the car onto the rented trailer with a hand winch. Not so fun. A 2.5 hour drive back home was followed by putting my 21 year old daughter in the driver seat and pushing the car back off the trailer onto the ramps. "Hopefully the brakes work, but if they don't, you'll probably only roll 40 or 50 feet. Ready?" Thankfully, the brakes did work and we slowly backed it off and then with the help of some very interested neighbor kids, we pushed it into the garage.