Project Riddler's Ride - 1976 Plymouth Duster

Riddler said
The car was built in St. Louis. As for it being rare? I'm not sure. I know 1976's were the least built year but in the eyes of many it's not a collector. HAs no rare factory options.

The car was an A/C car when it was built, just someone used a set of torches and cut the bracket down so it looks like non-A/C brackets.

Riddler

I meant "rare" in the capacity of "less were made than the 225-equipped versions" , and not in terms of being collectible .
Now , if it were an original 360 car ( talk about rare ! The 360 wasn't a seperate model in '76 ; it was an engine option on all models except the Feather Duster / Dart Lite ) , that would be another story :toothy10: .

After looking at the pics of the engine again , I recognised that the alt bracket didn't look *correct* ; but seeing it that the car isn't from the south west U.S. , the lack of a/c formed my assumption .

1976 "A" bodies are a truly unique animal amongst their own :

- Foot-operated parking brake ;
- Ambre-coloured parking lamp lenses ;
- Interior rear view mirror mounts on the windshield ;
- Aluminum-case 4 speed o.d. trans ;
- Dash v.i.n. was transposed , with the i.d. itself being stamped above the "Chrysler Corporation" screening ( at least the Newerk-built car were that way ... ) ;
- 360 was an option on all models , and not itself a seperate model as in year prior ( VS29L & LM29L ) .

That "Gen 3" Hemi swap should turn out GREAT !