lets talk 66 Valiants
I've had a couple of '66 Valiants and recently got this one but really don't have time for it right now. It hadn't been run for at least two years and it needs some other things corrected. A friend wants it so it'll probably end up with him soon. This car apparently was re-done about 20 years ago and I bet it looked really good then, now the work is showing its age. It was only two miles from my mom's house so I figured I had to get it.
Here's another one that I used to own, I got it as a parts car but it was too nice to part-out so I sold it on eBay and a local guy bought it. He's done a lot of work to it and it looks great now.
I'd like to get a '66 Signet hardtop with a 273 v8, black interior and bucket seats like the one my family had when I was young.
The Valiant should be a good project car. They're nice riding and driving cars; with radial tires, disc brakes and a front sway bar it can be used as a daily driver even in todays agressive traffic. But it's not like having a '66 Mustang or '69 Camaro where there are plenty of reproduction parts and you could order almost anythingfor these cars and it would be a your door in four days. Most of the '66 Valiant body and trim is a one year only design - it can take time to locate things like fenders and quarter panels that are usable, it is unlikely to find these items in mint condition. The doors are the same for 64 and '65 (but I think '63 is different) and are also the same on the Darts and Barracudas.
The internet is the best place that I know of to locate the special parts for my '66 Valiants, this great web-sight and eBay and possibly Moparts are the most likely places to find used parts. Layson's is the only vendor that specializes in Mopar A-bodies and they do have a lot of items, it is highly recommended that you work with Rick@Layson's and he is present on this message baord a lot - I have been really pleased with the service and items I have received from Layson's (but I've only dealt with Rick).
Most of the stuff needed to keep it running can be obtained at your local auto parts store. Most of the things needed for the interior trim is being reproduced by Legendary and others.
There's a Mopar swap meet in Centerline Michigan this Sunday that might not be too far for you to go to.
I've had a couple of '66 Valiants and recently got this one but really don't have time for it right now. It hadn't been run for at least two years and it needs some other things corrected. A friend wants it so it'll probably end up with him soon. This car apparently was re-done about 20 years ago and I bet it looked really good then, now the work is showing its age. It was only two miles from my mom's house so I figured I had to get it.
Here's another one that I used to own, I got it as a parts car but it was too nice to part-out so I sold it on eBay and a local guy bought it. He's done a lot of work to it and it looks great now.
I'd like to get a '66 Signet hardtop with a 273 v8, black interior and bucket seats like the one my family had when I was young.
The Valiant should be a good project car. They're nice riding and driving cars; with radial tires, disc brakes and a front sway bar it can be used as a daily driver even in todays agressive traffic. But it's not like having a '66 Mustang or '69 Camaro where there are plenty of reproduction parts and you could order almost anythingfor these cars and it would be a your door in four days. Most of the '66 Valiant body and trim is a one year only design - it can take time to locate things like fenders and quarter panels that are usable, it is unlikely to find these items in mint condition. The doors are the same for 64 and '65 (but I think '63 is different) and are also the same on the Darts and Barracudas.
The internet is the best place that I know of to locate the special parts for my '66 Valiants, this great web-sight and eBay and possibly Moparts are the most likely places to find used parts. Layson's is the only vendor that specializes in Mopar A-bodies and they do have a lot of items, it is highly recommended that you work with Rick@Layson's and he is present on this message baord a lot - I have been really pleased with the service and items I have received from Layson's (but I've only dealt with Rick).
Most of the stuff needed to keep it running can be obtained at your local auto parts store. Most of the things needed for the interior trim is being reproduced by Legendary and others.
There's a Mopar swap meet in Centerline Michigan this Sunday that might not be too far for you to go to.