what is the most Desirable A body line

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I keep hearing people say that Dusters are now the "chargers of A bodies"

Some say 67-69 Barracuda is

Some say 67-9 Darts

others might assert that Demons 71/2 are the Holy grail ....

What would you call the "charger of the A bodies" meaning the cars that command the most desire and are recognized by non-car people as being an unmistakable icon?
 
Here is the most desirable A Body Lines > '67 Dart.

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The “S” cars in my opinion, 67-69 Barracuda Formula S and 67-69 Dart GTS. The 71 340 Duster and Demon being close seconds.
 
Hmm...
I like Dusters 70-72's are great 73 and up are still decent looking.
I do like Demons as well, Dart sports are alright.
I do really like the 67-69 Barracuda's, mainly the fastbacks.

That said I've had some people ask me if it's a dart or if that is a demon. There are some that recognize that it's a duster.
But about 60% of the time I hear; "Is that a Nova?" or "Is that a Chevelle , GTO, Cutlass, etc.?" :rolleyes:

But I think the 70-72 Duster is iconic especially to those who grew up in the 80's, my wife (who was a teenager in the late 80's) saw a medium green metallic 71' Duster with the same 340 callout on the hood at a car show years ago, before I had my current Duster. She immediately said "Hey doesn't that look like the car off of The Cars album?" I remember hearing about 4-5 other people mention the same thing while we were there.

*Fun fact she owned & drove a 1975 Dart 4 door w/slant 6 during her high school years. Me I was still in elementary school.*

18 months later I was able to get my own duster, It's a 74, but hey close enough right? And still looks halfway decent IMO.
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MidnightSwinger said:
My Daughter would agree with you.

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Little kids are great, its when girls turn into teenagers they can be a pain.
Enjoy her while she is little.

My two girls are gown, in their 30s now, and me and the wife adopted two girls which are now 9 and14, what were we thinking.
Anyways boys are much easier to raise.
 
In my nearly 20 years of being in this hobby, I have had barracudas, demons, dusters, a multitude of darts but the most challenging car I have ever tried to find is a valiant 2 door.

This was a tough car to find because for me 2 door valiants are just not around. 4 door valiants are even hard to find but the 2 doors are like not quite as rare as hen's teeth but they surely are not around every corner. I feel lucky to have found this one.

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Princess Valiant said:
In my nearly 20 years of being in this hobby, I have had barracudas, demons, dusters, a multitude of darts but the most challenging car I have ever tried to find is a valiant 2 door.

This was a tough car to find because for me 2 door valiants are just not around. 4 door valiants are even hard to find but the 2 doors are like not quite as rare as hen's teeth but they surely are not around every corner. I feel lucky to have found this one.

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Here’s a 71 Valiant (correction, a Scamp) 2dr. that I missed out on. The guy was wanting $8500, he sold it for $6500. It was owned by his grandma.

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I have had close to 30 of them, mostly 67-76 year models.
The Duster was a great looking car for the entire run.
The Demon? I never really warmed up to the front end styling of the 70-72 Darts. The slotted taillights of the Demon are really great. The Demon and Dart Sport had front and rear wheel openings that don't match. The Dart Sports took the good looking Duster taillights and ruined them. Many don't like the pointed front end. I don't mind those. The 75-76 Duster looks better up front due to styling and how the same year Dart and Dart Sport had front bumpers almost designed for demolition derby usage.
I am not much of a fan of the early A. I wouldn't insult someone with one, I just don't like the styling.
The 67-69 Dart is the top of the heap for me. My first car was a 69 Dart 2 door. I currently have a 67 and will soon pick up a 69 FOUR DOOR !
 
I wouldn't mind a 1969 Valiant at all especially 2 door... But they seem to be even harder to find than the 67-69 Barracuda fastbacks.
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Kern Dog said:
I have had close to 30 of them, mostly 67-76 year models.
The Duster was a great looking car for the entire run.
The Demon? I never really warmed up to the front end styling of the 70-72 Darts. The slotted taillights of the Demon are really great. The Demon and Dart Sport had front and rear wheel openings that don't match. The Dart Sports took the good looking Duster taillights and ruined them. Many don't like the pointed front end. I don't mind those. The 75-76 Duster looks better up front due to styling and how the same year Dart and Dart Sport had front bumpers almost designed for demolition derby usage.
I am not much of a fan of the early A. I wouldn't insult someone with one, I just don't like the styling.
The 67-69 Dart is the top of the heap for me. My first car was a 69 Dart 2 door. I currently have a 67 and will soon pick up a 69 FOUR DOOR !
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Scamps also have the wheel-lip mismatch...
 
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