lightest a-body??

Longgone said

My 68 Barracuda was originally a 383, 4spd., car and the title listed it as 3109 lbs.. I can tell you that is far from accurate. I`d say closer to 3400 lbs. Now the car has a 440 six pack with a Tremec 5 spd. and a ton of lightweight parts such as fiberglass fenders, hood, header panel, aluminum heads, waterpump/housing, intake, radiator, and a hydraulic clutch. The car still weighs 3450 lbs. with no driver and about a half tank of gas. It does have a complete 3" exhaust system, stereo ,and full interior including a folding rear seat.

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I agree. Arguing shipping weights is pointless. They are always too light.

We need real scale numbers.

The 63-66 post Valiants (not hardtops) would be the lightest that will fit a V-8 easily. I would think the 63 would be the lightest because of the least amount of frills and safety stuff.

It's the safety stuff and the overall size of the Feather Duster makes it lose out. The 5 mph bumpers, steering wheel column with lock, emissions items, padded dash, headrest, back up lights.

You could get a 63 Valiant with an aluminum block. My guess is that would equal the Feather Duster's aluminum intake and hood/trunk under bracing.