Bought a 1974 Plymouth Duster 3 days ago!! (12/30/2016). 318/904, power discs & steering, doug's headers, 2 - 1/2" dual exhaust, looks like an 8 - 1/4" to me, gotta get under and get a better look at it, hurst floor shifter, aftermarket seats, little rust, paid $1300. Trans is supposedly shot, a replacement 904 was included, no radiator, front discs locked up, aftermarket shifter's garbage, other than that, no problem!
This is a for sure project I'll be committed to restoring & keeping for a very long time. Had 2 of these in the past, first one was an early '74 like this one, found out shortly after I bought that one that the floor pans were GONE. So an opportunity showed up on a FB post about a '74 Gold Duster not too far from my place, went to see it, liked it, bought it. Used the first '74 Ruster as a parts car for the '74 Gold Duster, used a slant six drive train out of my '73 Valiant at the time to get it back in action since the previous owner forgot to put oil in one day, threw a rod right through the block next to the starter...
Time passed, the Gold Duster was running good, then had the opportunity to trade it for a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda 273 Commando, so traded it, kept the '66 for a couple years, got it up and running, drove it to work once, and then came along this '74 Duster, so now selling my '66 Barracuda. Funny thing, the previous owner always called it a '73 Duster, and that's all I knew it was till I took a look at the title a little more closely again to see it's a '74, what prompted me to check for that was the noticeable bigger ugly rear bumper design vs the 1970-1973 sleek style that sits flush with the body.
Plan on switching the rear bumper out in favor for the '70-'73 style and whole tail panel out for the '70-'71 tail light style. I'll for sure be keepin' y'all up to date on what happens with this Duster! Mopar or No Car.
This is a for sure project I'll be committed to restoring & keeping for a very long time. Had 2 of these in the past, first one was an early '74 like this one, found out shortly after I bought that one that the floor pans were GONE. So an opportunity showed up on a FB post about a '74 Gold Duster not too far from my place, went to see it, liked it, bought it. Used the first '74 Ruster as a parts car for the '74 Gold Duster, used a slant six drive train out of my '73 Valiant at the time to get it back in action since the previous owner forgot to put oil in one day, threw a rod right through the block next to the starter...
Time passed, the Gold Duster was running good, then had the opportunity to trade it for a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda 273 Commando, so traded it, kept the '66 for a couple years, got it up and running, drove it to work once, and then came along this '74 Duster, so now selling my '66 Barracuda. Funny thing, the previous owner always called it a '73 Duster, and that's all I knew it was till I took a look at the title a little more closely again to see it's a '74, what prompted me to check for that was the noticeable bigger ugly rear bumper design vs the 1970-1973 sleek style that sits flush with the body.
Plan on switching the rear bumper out in favor for the '70-'73 style and whole tail panel out for the '70-'71 tail light style. I'll for sure be keepin' y'all up to date on what happens with this Duster! Mopar or No Car.
