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So, I've seen this topic come up from time to time regarding which A-bodies got which type of carpet, why and when. Some people attribute it to where the car was built, a year time-frame, the alignment of the stars...whatever. I'm happy to share that after researching 100's of Plymouth Valiants...

Howdy: I thought I'd post a topic that doesn't exactly have a certain answer...more along the lines of opinion gathering for the fun of it. I have 2 A-bodies of the same style, different years. Each has it's strengths and weaknesses. I will describe each without writing a book and you tell me...

Hey guys: I recently bought my brother's 1983 318/4spd swb D150. I'm needing to get some wheels and tires on it. For the past 15 years or so it's had a set of those chrome "bullethole" wheels...probably 15x9. Two of them disappeared, and the remaining pair are shabby and rusting. The...

Hey everyone: My 1969 Dart sedan has an ancient dealer-promo window graphic in the rear window that I would like to have reproduced if possible because it is so neat. I am guessing this was some type of decal transfer. I didn't know that stuff existed back then and this is the only car I've...

Good evening: Let's see if anyone knows or pretends to know the answer to a question I will include near the end of this post. First, some factual information- At least as far back as 1962 and lasting through most of the 1969 model year, Chrysler equipped vehicles that had automatic...

So i've been building a couple 4-door 67-69 sedans because I wanted practice before doing my Swinger and Scamp. Both needed windshields, so I ordered the first one from somebody that carried Precision gaskets, because they were CHEAP. Well here's a warning to those cooler than I who might...

I recently rescued a '75 Swinger almost sight-unseen that turned out to be a really decent car underneath the dirt and rat poop. What is mildly interesting is that it was built at the VERY end of production for that model year. The Scheduled Build Date and the tag is is 919, which would have...

Hey guys: What is the purpose of the small rubber plug on the inside upper door frame just aft of the remote mirror control, other than to generate questions about it's purpose. Both doors have it and I've seen them as far back as on a 1967 Dart GT. My guess is that there is a screw behind...

Just curious if anyone has spotted one of these in recent years. Granted, Valiants aren't first on the radar when looking at old Mopars, but this is an uncommon paint shade that was originally used on the Chrysler Turbine car, then as a spring '66 color, then as a regular option for 1967 and...

I know what it is, since I pulled it, but I never knew it existed and haven't seen one in person until now. This one probably wouldn't exist if it hadn't been on a '71 Demon that got t-boned 30+ years ago and put away. On a Slant but I'm confident it could be found on V8's as well.

Wow. So the first thread I read here after a long time was the Shady Dell thread. What a mistake that was. Also, I edited this post to remove those links to products that i didn't intend to be in this thread. If you pay me...I'll advertise stuff for you. Otherwise don't put them in my posts...

I have this monster waiting on me to clean it out tomorrow. It stretches all the way across to the instrument cluster. It's in a '69 Dart I bought a while back. I knew it was there and I wanted to pull the glovebox liner out anyway because Dodge Main taped a build sheet to the back of it...

I am. A lot of the enjoyment of installing new parts to replace old, unusable pieces has been diluted because of the extra effort needed to make something fit, when it should just drop right in or on. 1. Reproduction '67-69 A-body washer bottle for non-electric washers. It looks nice, made...

Gonna make this a short, embarrassing confession. I wasted several people's time and made a fool of myself looking for a "correct" '68 slant kickdown rod based on believing the Haynes manual rather than the FSM. Not only was the haynes manual flat out WRONG, but they take pictures from the FSM...

Hey guys: I always find it very rewarding to find out which dealership sold any Mopar I buy. I struck out a few times at first with no paper trails, but the last 3 cars I've bought, I had either a decal, voluminous paperwork, or both. My '66 300 coupe came with every paper it ever had...

Hey guys: I got a dude offering to trade me a '78 Aspen Super Coupe roller for what's left of my old '68 Fury convertible. The Aspen is ratty and doesn't T-Tops, so it's not of interest to me(I know there were only 531 made). What I AM interested in is the rearend and suspension, because...

As a big fan of self-service junkyards, I maintain access to the inventories of the chains around here(Pull-A-Part, LKQ) plus I also use Row52.com. I'm pretty certain I have not seen a '67-76 A-body in the yard in at least 8 years. I still find an occasional F-body and the M-bodies are still...

Hey guys: Back at the first of the year I loaned a friend who is an older person (65) my '73 Valiant to keep at his place and drive since I was too loaded up on vehicles and wasn't driving that one but maybe 50 miles a month. He's a car guy who does not abuse vehicles, so this story isn't...

Ok, you guys older than me(44), step up: Back in the mid-late '70's, what was the most common, popular tach you would see in cars? What did you see more often..am/fm converters or underdash 8-track players? Also, if you had to pick ONE vintage sticker from that time period to have, what...

The setting: 1973, in a small town in North Alabama. The story: My parents, who were car buffs, were coming out of a '71 Datsun 510 and looking for something with V8 power for a change "for my mother". There was already a '68 Vette and a '64 Beetle in the stable, so economy and performance...

Hi again. So occasionally these lost car or mystery car threads pop up and I find them interesting, so I decided to do one. This is my brother's '73 Dart Sport that he bought in March 2009. There's no paper trail with it aside from legal documents, but it obviously was restored within the...

Hey guys: How good are you at identifying a cam by sound?:D When I put the exhaust on my Dart a few months ago, I made a video of its first actual drive. I realized I had a pretty good exhaust clip in the bargain. So, I'll post my YT video and see if it's something recognizable. This...

Hey guys: I'd like to enlist some help from anyone located around Bellefonte/ State College PA. to have some fun with a mystery. You see in my signature I have a '73 Valiant. I won this on an eBay whim a couple years ago. It's a low-mileage but somewhat rusty PA car. I got it from a...

Since I own a car similar to this , I guess I know how I'll fund my retirement. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plymouth-Duster-2-DR-HARDTOP-/141624333961?forcerrptr=true&hash=item20f977d689&item=141624333961 Here's what I see: 1. Upper rad hose is a flex hose. For 12K there better be a molded hose...

I have hardly driven my '73 Valiant in the last 18 months because the thing is such a chore to drive. Not only is it a 3-speed on the column, but for whatever reason Ma Mopar decided to install a trans with an non-synchonized low gear. So, you either have to lug second or come almost to a...

Don't know how many others are into this, but over the last couple of years I've started buying only NORS parts for use on my Mopars, with a couple exceptions. For instance, I have bought the old style metal wiper blades in their original packaging from 1977, I bought a NOS neutral safety...

Just curious if anyone has physically seen two vehicles that were next to each other in the VIN sequence? Barring that...confirmed to have been built in the same plant on the same day.

Hey guys: As you can see from my signature, I have 2 A-bodies. Both '73's but totally opposite. The first is a Dart Sport which is V8 powered, AC, automatic, bucket seats, console, etc, built 4/73 at Dodge main. The second is a base model Valiant 4-door which is a Slant-powered column-shift...

How would you guys do it aside from hiring a security guard or never taking it out of the garage?

Stuff like this makes me wonder whether other folks are braver than I am or just partially crazy. I was heading to a work location the other day, traveling north on I-75 about halfway between Chattanooga and Knoxville. Traffic was fairly heavy, and the right lane was traveling somewhat slower...