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Thanks everyone - the 61 Lancer 770 sold this afternoon on ebay right at reserve USD$5500. Seen several auctions asking for more have recently fallen flat in the $8000-9000 range. They just aren't that valued as an investment, more so a car that you love and enjoy. Take care from NC. If I...

Just wanted to give the FABO community a heads-up that my black Lancer 770 is up for auction. At 70,300 mi, I feel my reserve is reasonable at the $5K-6K range. We'll see. Posted all the details on ebay this afternoon. Outstanding solid and correct weekly driver. Thanks for all the...

While I have a 61 4-door daily driver, I have always wanted a 62 just to have one from both years. Problem is I have too many other cars and not enough driveway space..... In nearby Denton, NC there is a nice, straight 62 2-door post (non-GT) with p/b auto that needs interior and brakes but...

My Lancer 770 is a very basic example, with few if any options that I can see: 3-spd manual, no radio, no windshield washers, etc. Zero power options. I'm guessing this is why my fender tag is so empty. Could someone explain under the alphabet string what the two entries might mean? The tag...

Like some in the US and Canada, my first car was an air-cooled VW. I went on into my 30's to have owned more than 10, all of them daily drivers. I remember VW and many other European builders having a wood-slatted roof as an option, given that their trunks were so small to begin with. While...

Kanter Auto Products in Boonton, NJ is an excellent source for all suspension parts - the early A-bodies included. The strut rod bushing they offer is the original style, which works fine just a trick to install. Good luck on the project.

For most of us with the early Valiant Lancers, the mylar-coated rubber lockstrip trim that sits in (and fills out) our windshield rubber is probably looking less than terrific. The mylar by now has peeled off or is thinking about it....leaving the ugly grey rubber lockstrip behind. This was a...

While these are available in Australia for the Series R and Series S Valiants, has anyone found a source for these cool blinds in North America...

The new and original strut bushings are shown here, for those interested in this ridiculously mundane part in a mundane car...... The original part was tapered at the rearmost end so that it could be twisted through the K-member from the front. It is clearly smaller than the later 2-piece...

And a very similar one - a 770 - from North Carolina, sold originally in Massachusetts....

Finally got the crud off to see the part number - 2071167. Sure enough on the part number guide on "mymopar.com" it comes up as a true part and later referenced as 2071443 as a strut bush all the way from 60 to 72. What Kanter and JC Whitney and others shows as the only bushing available...

Why the 170? - with this odd plain jane car and wonderful Exner styling, I appreciated that it had the lowest of the low in terms of options: rubber flooring, radio delete, etc. I have always admired cars that stayed below the popularity line - if anyone has a 50-66 Nash/Rambler wagon they...

Hmmmm....didn't know there was a French unit at that time - this one has the A903 out of Hamtramck that I know of.

Would have loved a Valiant in this 1st generation as well - this Lancer luckily came up for auction last year. What I loved about it is that it has the 170 (not 225) and has the one-year only 3-spd on the floor. In 62 it moved up to the column, and in 63 - well, there wasn't another Lancer until...

Thanks Bill for the reply. Ordered the MOOG K7040 kit as it also listed it as an alternative for the 61-62 Lancer so we'll see how it works. Indeed, the heavy washers the kit comes with are embossed with "this side to rubber" on the convex side. While I have all the bushings, tie-rod ends...

Wanting to replace the steering strut rubber bushings on my 1961 Lancer 770 4-door, all stock condition. This is the strut from the bottom of the lower control arm through the K-member. The question I have is the replacement parts from Kanter (and Moog, etc) appear to be a small conical...

New member here from NC, USA. Have a 61 Lancer 770 4-door stock, wanting to replace the steering (knuckle-to-K-Member) strut bushings but not sure that I have the right parts. Kanter, NAPA, etc offer the small conical rubber bushings, one per side and I ordered some recently (photo). These are...