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  • Today on what it’s like 1972 dodge dart demon, In 1972 dodge dart could be had as special custom demon swinger. Lots of cool information in this episode enjoy
    This car is a survivor car it is currently for sale at Tommy’s toy box Struthers Ohio for more information pricing and pictures be sure to click the link below after the show
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  • @ahoorakia
    @ahoorakia Рік тому +7

    Doctor My Eyes,by Jackson Browne
    it was released on march of 1972

  • @jdgimpa
    @jdgimpa Рік тому +22

    You forgot the 340 engine! The box you opened on the drivers side is a vent, there is one just like it on the passenger side.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +3

      It was only in the demon 340 this was just a demon.. so I left it out because we’re going to cover a 340 with all the crazy stripes taped on

    • @TheMike1731
      @TheMike1731 Рік тому +1

      Also the rubber round thing is a manual pump for the windshield washer fluid. No power sprayer here! My first two cars were a 1971 dart coupe, then a 4 door in this very shade of green. But had a 225 slant 6. Great car but lots of "personality".

    • @michaeltutty1540
      @michaeltutty1540 Рік тому +1

      The windshield washer was foot operated with the standard 2 speed electric wipers. If you opted for the 3 speed electric wipers an electric washer pump was included. Our 72 base sedan had the foot pump. Out 75 Swinger had the electric pump.

  • @hyett1954
    @hyett1954 Рік тому +11

    My mom had a '72 Dart Swinger with a 318 engine and Torqueflite tranny, it was a nice car, fully loaded (for a Dart) and could really move! I'd have to pick the '72 Nova, back then I owned a '71 Nova, 250 6 cylinder, with a three on the tree. The Demon, Maverick and the Nova from this period were nice looking cars, were quite simple and reliable. I wish they still made them today

  • @m.v.5425
    @m.v.5425 Рік тому +3

    I had a brand new ‘73 Basin Street Blue most basic model Duster. No radio. I loved that car. I still miss it. Parents bought me an AM radio for Christmas after I bought the car.

  • @chrisstoddard1144
    @chrisstoddard1144 Рік тому +4

    My dad bought a '72 4-door Custom. Paid extra to avoid the package that would have included a vinyl roof with the auto trans thrown in for free. Same color as this one but with power front disc brakes and the 225 cu in engine. I learned how to drive in this car in 1973. I'd forgotten about the big vent doors.
    He also paid extra to get the limited slip differential. Stock axle ratio was 2.76:1 but we had a friend with the 3.23(?):1 Quicker, but too busy on the highway.
    That's a "fasten seat belt" light below the fuel gauge.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome memories thank you so much for sharing those stories =)
      Thank you so much for pointing out the fasten self belt I was wondering what that was for

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter Рік тому +7

    I’ll go with the Duster again just as I did when I bought one second hand in 1980. Loved the car and also loved that with its vinyl floor, swing out vent windows in the rear and the box vent doors that opened underneath the dashboard I was able to open the back windows and the from vent doors under the dash, speed up to 70mpg and I didn’t have to vacuum a car for three years as all of the dust and sand on the floor flew out the rear vent windows.

  • @briantokar8636
    @briantokar8636 Рік тому +4

    Need to start making simple basic cars like this again!!!

  • @MyHumanWreckage
    @MyHumanWreckage Рік тому +4

    I remember as a little kid back in the early ‘70s, my Grandfather had a friend who bought a brand new Swinger. The car had racing stripes, tie downs, and a Shaker hood that scared the s*** out of me. Those were fun times in the car world.

  • @oscarblom4885
    @oscarblom4885 Рік тому +6

    I had a Gold Duster edition. Loved the slant six engine. The car was balanced front and rear. Mine got totaled by a hit and run driver. I also had a 70 New Yorker. Good work 👍

  • @denislandry7577
    @denislandry7577 Рік тому +2

    Hot dam ! I had a lot of them lol . Dusters , dart sport , Swingers …. 225 , 318, 340 , 360 . Lot’s of fun , light cars . Never own one with 383 and or 440 . My buddy’s did ! They are a hand full . Well done Jay ❤

  • @overshoe6361
    @overshoe6361 Рік тому +6

    I'd take this one every day of the week. Simple, easy to maintain, reliable ... Maybe I'm weird, but l miss 3 speed manuals on the column. Thanks for the video!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Thank you so much for watching if it were up to me I’d have 30s and 50s cars

    • @marthagomez7335
      @marthagomez7335 Рік тому

      You are not weird. I like the. Three speed also

  • @danielcheatham3400
    @danielcheatham3400 Рік тому +4

    I think this is an awesome candidate for sequential tail lights like on the 68 cougar

  • @rogersmith7396
    @rogersmith7396 Рік тому +2

    Friend had a 340 Duster. It was the ultimate street racer. Really hauled ass. Screaming yellow with black hood and top. I remember no arm rests in the back seat.

  • @johnboydTx
    @johnboydTx Рік тому +2

    1972 nova 😉 I had a 1974 Pontiac GTO great car but 350 motor was the biggest you could get ..😢 it rode and handled great 👍 ..
    Another great episode ..

  • @algernon1119
    @algernon1119 Рік тому +1

    The small door under the dashboard is actually a vent box. You would open it to increase airflow in the cabin. There is also another on the passenger side. when I was young I had a 73 Plymouth Valiant with the same configuration. We would stick beers in the space, close the door and drive around for a while(in winter!). and you could enjoy a cold frosty, at home, of course! Great fun car and I miss it much!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      Thank you so much for that correction

    • @algernon1119
      @algernon1119 Рік тому +1

      @@What.its.like. No no not a correction my friend just an old hand clarifying a topic!! GREAT VIDEO!!!

  • @Grumpy-sy7wr
    @Grumpy-sy7wr Рік тому +2

    8:24 is the actual park brake lever, pull out to apply, twist and push in to release. 8:30 is a fresh air vent door.

  • @mikewasfaret9563
    @mikewasfaret9563 Рік тому +2

    I bought a 72 Demon back in 1991 for $80 for the new tires. It had a blown up 225. I wish I would have kept it. Body wasn't too bad.

  • @patrickcavenee2128
    @patrickcavenee2128 Рік тому +1

    loved your review on the 1972 Dodge Demon, I had one of these with the slant six engine i loved the car the motor was so quite and powerful it was red with black interior and plaid black and white seats. It also had black bumpers.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome glad you dig this episode
      What did you like the most about your demon what did you like the least ?

  • @jojohnston4113
    @jojohnston4113 Рік тому +3

    Fun episode on this fun seventies car. For Monday, the slant 6, please.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome glad you dig this episode
      One vote for slant 6

  • @agostinodibella9939
    @agostinodibella9939 Рік тому +4

    Jay, my first car was a ‘71 Plymouth Scamp that had a 225 and a similar interior. At 8:42, if you look above the headlight dimmer switch, you can see the foot operated windshield washer pump. It wasn’t a bad car.

  • @Vegaswill714
    @Vegaswill714 Рік тому +1

    I distinctly remember these cars, had a lot of experience with them. With the 225 6 cyl. engine, they could easily get 17 - 20 highway mpg and had plenty of performance. Even with mediocre maintenance they could go 250 k miles and were rock solid reliable and very comfortable. One of my memories was the ice cold air conditioning. With a 318, the performance was excellent. One of the very best cars Chrysler ever made, IMO.

  • @JamesAllmond
    @JamesAllmond Рік тому +1

    Learned to drive in a '71 Dart Swinger...not a Demon...just a Dart for us...
    Didn't sell the 340 in the US in 1972...lucky Canadians got those...
    8:42, that is your external air vent, not storage. Great air flow...
    First year Dodge and Plymouths shared dash panel...that was just the Plymouth's in the past.
    72 Demon
    Slant 6, the leaning tower of power!

  • @nelsonrodriguez2263
    @nelsonrodriguez2263 Рік тому +1

    a great time for gearheads 🇺🇸👍

  • @kencarnley7101
    @kencarnley7101 Рік тому +1

    It is so GREEN! Love it! I purchased a new 1970 Camaro which was also very Green.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      Yeah they don’t really do green like they used to

  • @hcombs0104
    @hcombs0104 Рік тому +1

    This brings back memories. I drove a 1974 Plymouth Duster for a couple of years, with a Slant Six. Similar colors. It was an automatic. I managed to get close to 40,000 miles out of it...drove it all over.
    Unfortunately whoever owned the car before me did not give it regular oil changes and I had a nasty gunk problem that killed the engine at about 95K.
    It was unfortunate because, had the car gotten good maintenance before I got it, I probably could have kept it going for quite some time. The Slant Six was a reliable engine.
    Anyway, for old times sake I would go for the '72 Dodge. And the '31 Ford Model A.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome memory, I just junked my van 2 years 35,000 miles and still run great (same oil) junked it because it needed too much to keep
      One vote for model A ford

    • @rightlanehog3151
      @rightlanehog3151 Рік тому +1

      Your 1974 Duster service history sounds similar to the '73 Duster Slant 6 we had. Neglect by the first owner severely diminished its lifespan.

  • @gene978
    @gene978 Рік тому +4

    Hey Jay! These cars bring back High School Memories. My BFF drove a 73 340 Duster 4 speed floor shifted first car I rode over 100 mph in on a curvy highway with bias ply tires. Blue with White 340 Striped. I on the other hand had my Fully loaded ‘73 Fleetwood Brougham with a huge chrome extension on the hood with the flying goddess. 2 completely different types of cars.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      Great story thank you so much for sharing that awesome memory yeah the fleetwood would hardly feel like it was moving meanwhile everything is shaking around you in the demon or just feels like that’s all she’s got starts smelling hot yeah totally different 100 mph experience

    • @BuzzLOLOL
      @BuzzLOLOL Рік тому +1

      Had a '69 Dodge Dart company car back then, it would get better than 20+ MPG... then got a '72 of the same, it wouldn't do better than 12 MPG... both Slant 6 engines... what a difference the 1970's emissions crap tuning made...

  • @Radiowild
    @Radiowild Рік тому +3

    I had one of these. It was a 318, 3 speed stick. I changed the cam, and installed 340 heads. About a year later, I moved the shifter to the floor. It was blue like in the photo (I like the green in the video more). Ok, you manage to really test ones tastes in cars! I miss the Demon, but would rather have a 72 Nova (had one of those too). For the second scenario, you just can't beat a slant six in any displacement!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      I try to compare tastes because like if you’re into the demon but I don’t know what Ford and Chevy offered and then you see it you might be interested in a maverick more than a demon or the nova more than the demon or just solidifies your original choice. Your car sounded awesome what ever happened to it

    • @Radiowild
      @Radiowild Рік тому +1

      @@What.its.like. Mavericks are cool! I'd take one with a nice 302 in grabber green with a 4 speed!

  • @justintyme7213
    @justintyme7213 Рік тому

    My sister and her husband had a red ‘72 Duster then a dark brown metallic’74 Duster. To this day I can remember how big that base plastic steering wheel was! I’m glad the trend went to smaller steering wheels.👍

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter Рік тому +2

    I had the sister brand’s Plymouth Duster when I was nineteen years old and loved that car. I was rear ended by a tractor trailer without brakes and totaled out like a flat pancake. That Duster saved my life because it was a unibody design which was rare then and because the position of the spare tire sunken into the trunk floor became an extra barrier between me and the truck.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome memory thank you so much for sharing that story =)
      I’m glad your ok I lost a friend that way they was stoped at an stop light box truck didn’t stop w by right threw their car they didn’t make it glad you made it =)

  • @seed_drill7135
    @seed_drill7135 Рік тому +3

    My uncle bought my great uncle's '71 Dart in the late 80's. It was the darker green. My cousin was so embarrassed by it she ducked below the glass so her classmate couldn't see her when he was driving her to school.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Embarrassed I would have taking it in stride, idk I was never embarrassed by any car anyone in family had

  • @glennstiller7616
    @glennstiller7616 Рік тому +1

    I had a 1971 Demon with a 318 and loved it. Never should let my (ex) wife talk me into selling it to a friend of hers way too cheap. Wish I could find another I could afford.

  • @bc5441
    @bc5441 Рік тому +1

    Oh. My.
    My first car was a ’72 Duster that my parents bought for my sister and me. This takes me back. There was very little differentiation between Dodge and Plymouth compacts apart from wheelbase. The trim on the door panels was identical to what I see in this Demon. The dash was the same, too (including the fake wood), and I remember the plaid upholstery. The door under the dash in the footwell was not for storage but was actually an odd ‘vent,’ and I think there was another one on the passenger side too.
    (Not sure, but this might be just before some Chryslers and every Imperial had “rosewood” across the dash.)
    Our car may have been so bare-bones that it had a rubber carpet. I’m not sure. It was too many years ago.
    The steering wheel looks huge!
    I have no idea which engine our Duster had, but I’ve always assumed that our parents probably picked a car with a slant 6 rather than put anything more powerful into the hands of their young drivers.
    By the time we sold that car there was no love lost for it, at least on my account; I was tired of it and thought it was ugly. Years later I came to appreciate the coolness of the styling that I had overlooked when I drove it. It’s interesting to watch your videos and see the various creases and corners and textures in the cars. I see things I remember and other things I may not have noticed before.
    Scenario #1: Dodge Demon
    Scenario #2: Chrysler Slant 6

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome story thank you so much for sharing it what a great memory great choices too by the way =)

    • @grantr5417
      @grantr5417 3 місяці тому

      😂 That little storage box on the left. We'll, it sort of was one. It stored dried leaves that accumulated from the cowl every fall. Was nothing better than taking it on the highway first time in spring, wearing shorts, and opening it for the first time. Those dang leaves got everywhere 😳

  • @paulomiranda1717
    @paulomiranda1717 Рік тому +2

    I know the video is about the Dart ,but I take the Maverick (specially my 74 Brazilian GT with a non restricted 302 and a FOUR SPEED),though I think the Dart is the most practical of them.Thank you!

  • @user-wy1dl2me2p
    @user-wy1dl2me2p 5 місяців тому +1

    The slant six makes it a great cruiser and about 18 miles per gal.

  • @georgechambless2719
    @georgechambless2719 Рік тому +1

    I've driven many miles behind that dashboard behind slant sixes and 318s. They can be crazy fast, but make sure you have front disc brakes and a proportioning valve that's set up correctly,

  • @warrenjr527
    @warrenjr527 Рік тому +3

    I had the twin to the Demon ,a 72 Plymouth Duster. It was my first new car. Anyway, in the interior the small door you thought was a fuse box or storage , was actually Plymouth/ Dodge's very crude ventilation system . There was no leaver or cable you pulled to let air in. You had to reach down and open the barn door. There was a second one on the passenger side.
    I love your show, especially the long forgotten independent/ orphan makes. However, I must respectfully disagree on the plaid seats. I went for the optional solid color vinyl seats.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Thank you so much that’s a weird ventilation system

    • @rightlanehog3151
      @rightlanehog3151 Рік тому +1

      The first car I drove was a 1973 Duster with dark green vinyl interior to match the exterior colour. My gosh those seats were cold on a Canadian winter morning and frying pan hot on a summer day. I will take cloth over vinyl any day! Whether you like solid colours or patterned upholstery, I hope we can agree the customer not the automaker ought to make the choice . 😁

  • @BobMar1964
    @BobMar1964 Рік тому +2

    I had a '73 Dart with 225. It stalled nearly every day in the fall and winter. Also chewed the dipstick in half at 75,000 miles.

  • @johnwingate8799
    @johnwingate8799 Рік тому +1

    I remember some of the Demons got 360s.

  • @DSP1968
    @DSP1968 Рік тому +3

    LIke you, Jay, I really like that upholstery! What a nice, simple, clean car in wonderful condition. And, I'll take the Maverick and the Model A episode.

  • @captainsidneymicrodot8385
    @captainsidneymicrodot8385 Рік тому +1

    Darts are so cool.

  • @joen7795
    @joen7795 Рік тому +1

    That "storage-fuse box" is actually an air vent. There is another on the other side.

  • @rightlanehog3151
    @rightlanehog3151 Рік тому +2

    When equipped with the Slant 6 engine, the Dart and Valiant were probably the most reliable domestic cars on the market in the early 1970s. I will give a very honorable mention to the Oldsmobile Cutlass with the 350 V8. In an era when many cars were scrapped after 6 or 7 years, these models were often on the road well into the 1980s. Only much more expensive cars like Mercedes and Volvo bettered them. Plaid, checkered and tartan interiors were offered as were many solid colors. Dodge offered TWENTY TWO exterior paint colors in 1972 for their domestically produced models . 22 🤩

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      This car is better than a 76 450sl Mercedes

    • @rightlanehog3151
      @rightlanehog3151 Рік тому +2

      @@What.its.like. The Dart is certainly less complicated. We owned a 73 Duster with a Slant 6 when I got my license and I took drivers ed in a 1980 Dodge Aspen with a Slant 6. As you may know, the problem plagued Aspen and Volare, which replaced the rock solid Dart and Valiant, represent the biggest fall from grace in the history of domestic cars.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      One day I’m going to show how bad the 450sl is that would require me buying one and I don’t know how I feel about that..
      As far as falling from Grace Chrysler has done pretty much that they are a former shell of themselves as a brand

    • @rightlanehog3151
      @rightlanehog3151 Рік тому +2

      @@What.its.like. In terms of early 70s Mercedes, I was thinking of inline six variants. I have owned or regularly driven 3 Chryslers with the Slant 6. They were the aforementioned 73 Duster, 75 Fury and 80 Diplomat. Two of the engines far and away outlasted the rest of the car. For the the last 40 years Chrysler has not even attempted to make a reliable car or engine. They have been reduced to company that sells gimmicks to people who don't know any better. Teaming up with Fiat and Peugeot only adds momentum to that approach.

  • @tedwalker1370
    @tedwalker1370 Рік тому +1

    Interesting take on the little box under the dash with the door on it. It is the air vent to get air from outside the car. I never thought of using it for storage but it sure would have been a good place to stash your dope bag. LOL

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Lol this is a PG show so I didn’t go there.. haha Yeah it was weird it being an air vent and you still had to open it like a box it was just different

    • @johnwingate8799
      @johnwingate8799 Рік тому +1

      Then your dope would have gotten sucked up in the dash and blown out of the heater like confetti like it did me.(hypothetically)

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Wow John I bet you never dig that again.. here is a man that knows from experience =)

  • @jamesglenn6461
    @jamesglenn6461 Рік тому +2

    #1 dodge, bigger for less money. #2 Slant 6 history video.
    I had a 64' dart with 225 S-6. Great car, should have kept it.
    I've had 64' Belvedere, 73' Satellite, 68' Charger, 70' Charger, 87' Fifth Avenue, . Currently have a 06' Town and Country.
    But I still miss that 64' Dart.

  • @michaeltutty1540
    @michaeltutty1540 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful car, but whoever restored it missed one specific item only available, and standard on, the 72 Dart, Valiant, Coronet, Challenger, Barracuda, Charger and Belvedere/, Satellite lines. From the factory 72 cars with that style of side marker light had an argent silver plastic gasket that the light itself sat in. There was just a fine bead of silver visible. It served to give a more finished look to the car. Back in the day those lights cost $2 Canadian. I replaced a few.

  • @m.v.5425
    @m.v.5425 Рік тому +2

    That’s no fuse box or storage. It’s a fresh air vent! There’s one for the passenger on that side too.

  • @MichaelHayward-ym8ht
    @MichaelHayward-ym8ht 2 місяці тому +1

    The Demon is my choice my fav car

  • @killiam2868
    @killiam2868 Рік тому +1

    I had one with a slant 6, it ran perfect but rust took it over

  • @bikabill5182
    @bikabill5182 Рік тому +2

    Even in the 70s the slant 6 was known as bullet proof, would run forever. For Monday's flick, do the Slant Six, please.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Sweet choice I want to drive a product with a slant six I’ve heard nothing but good things about that engine. Super interesting concept

  • @jimosterfeld3371
    @jimosterfeld3371 Рік тому +1

    The box under the dash on the left side, is an air vent. Long before air conditioning, this is one of the ways to get air into the car. There is also one on the right.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      I never saw an air vent like that before where you had to open up an actual box thank you so much for that correction

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER Рік тому +3

    Love the '72 👍👍
    What a cool car and great vid!!

  • @leightonfarms4962
    @leightonfarms4962 Рік тому +1

    Great car!

  • @charlesdalton985
    @charlesdalton985 Рік тому +2

    A Demon with a 666 license plate - somebody went the extra mile for that! Choices: 72 Nova, and can’t go wrong with any of those choices for the next video. Being a Model A appreciator, I’ll pick that but all sound great! Thanks as always ~ Chuck

    • @luisvelasco316
      @luisvelasco316 Рік тому +1

      Didn't catch that. Neat detail!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      Sweet choices =) one vote model A Monday =) we get to ride in that one

  • @johnwingate8799
    @johnwingate8799 Рік тому +1

    U could also get lay down back seat access to the trunk.

  • @saintnificent5532
    @saintnificent5532 Рік тому +5

    1972 Demon and the Mopar slant 6! No idea on the song!

  • @markdubois4882
    @markdubois4882 Рік тому +3

    They came with the 340 as well.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +2

      Yeah that was the demon 340 so going to cover the demon 340 in a different video

  • @joeseeking3572
    @joeseeking3572 Рік тому +3

    These cars never hit those 0-60 times no matter what rear end you bought. The 225 was gutsy enough, but really. Ditto the pre-smog 318 (it got progressively and markedly worse, ending up as a 14+ second car in a Volare) - peppy, but no 8 second car, ever.. The 340? Oh yes, that could do it. I drove a lot of these (starting at 15, license, what license) ; everyone had some variation. Dodge got the Demon b/c the Duster was selling like hotcakes. In return Plymouth was given the Scamp (so now Dodge had a short wheelbase compact and Plymouth got the larger, heretofore Dodge exclusive 111 stretch) These were the 'smily face' Darts before the 73 facelift. Back seat was claustrophobic - making it worse, those flip out quarter windows were an option. Based models were total strippers - had an older relative who was unbalance by her husband's death, walked into a dealer and said give me a car, I don't care - and drove out with a mustard yellow base Dart sedan with, I think, power steering, a radio and that was it. Blackwalls, no chrome and poverty hubcaps. Finally, lest you think the outraged right is a new phenomenon, they had a hissy fit over 'Demon' and in 73 the model became a Dart Sport. Took a couple years, but get that devil out of our parking lots!. WYR - the Demon, properly optioned :)

  • @davevirag5423
    @davevirag5423 Рік тому +1

    Being a Chevy Man, I will take The Nova, Thank You!

  • @automatedelectronics6062
    @automatedelectronics6062 Рік тому +2

    I had a couple of friends which had the Dart Demons, one a 1972 and the other a 1973. Both were equipped with the 225 slant 6, automatic, power steering and A/C. In the 55 mph speed limit days, both of them got close to 30 mpg on the freeway. They really didn't need power brakes.
    The 340 Demons were real pocket rockets with 4-speeds(pre-Mopar O/D 4-speeds). They would run right up with a Nova SS 350.
    I would take a Demon 340 over a Chevy Nova SS(unless 396). In 6cyl. automatic form, I'd again take the Demon over a Nova 250 because the 6 cyl Nova would have a 2-speed PowerGlide automatic .
    Go for the slant 6 feature.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      Awesome memories and great choice one vote for slant six on Monday

    • @automatedelectronics6062
      @automatedelectronics6062 Рік тому +1

      @@What.its.like. Hopefully, you will mention the aluminum version of the slant 6 and how it was a failure. Most, if not all aluminum engines were swapped for traditional cast iron types while the cars were in warranty.
      It was also funny that the original WWII Dodge Power Wagons(made into the 70's) never got the slant six but continued to use the old Mopar flathead six.

  • @ROXSTARCorvette4371
    @ROXSTARCorvette4371 Рік тому +1

    Ill take the Maverick and Bantam. The Demon looks like a fun little entry level car.

  • @danr1920
    @danr1920 Рік тому +1

    Dodge Demon!

  • @SpockvsMcCoy
    @SpockvsMcCoy Рік тому +3

    Interesting backstory to both the 1970 Plymouth Duster and its clone the 1971 Dodge Demon. Money had been allocated by Chrysler management for a major facelift of the 1967 compact car (both Valiant and Dart). However, in secret a few Chrysler designers purposefully spent that money instead on designing the 1970 Plymouth Duster. It was difficult to design the very rounded side glass on the Duster and have enough tolerance to roll those windows down into the doors. Management did not punish the designers and agreed to put the Duster into production. Of course, Dodge dealers wanted a version of the Duster (called Demon which was a controversial nameplate that only lasted a few model years). Later, a fold-down rear seat was added in 1973 and even later a stripped model with aluminium components (Feather Duster). Dodge and Plymouth made almost identical clones of those compact cars in the 1970s. Sales of them were very strong during the Oil Embargo of 1973/1974.

    • @SpockvsMcCoy
      @SpockvsMcCoy Рік тому +1

      @Eric Ruud Thanks for the correction.

    • @SpockvsMcCoy
      @SpockvsMcCoy Рік тому

      @Eric RuudExner got carried away with extreme styling to the point that both the 1962 Plymouth and Dodge Dart were so poorly received by the dealers (and public) that he was fired in late 1961 as head of design.

  • @rogersmith7396
    @rogersmith7396 Рік тому +2

    Acres of vinyl trees were cut down to make the interior of these cars.

  • @Vegaswill714
    @Vegaswill714 Рік тому +1

    I would vote for the video on the Bantam on Monday, but I want to see all three and don't really care what order.

  • @malcolmhamilton5200
    @malcolmhamilton5200 Рік тому +3

    The 340s were giant killers in these. Unfortunately you missed the decent compression by one year. They made millions and millions of these A-bodies. The cresent I lived in, in 1972, had 9 houses, six had A-bodies, one had one each for hubby and wife. Damned good value and reliability. Like a lot of GMs too, I hated the back seat, having size 12 feet. You literally had to turn your feet sideways to get your bell bottoms and striped Addidas in. Trunks were far better than a Nova, with GM wasting their trunk with the way they stored their spare. The space saver, knock down back seat allowed you to sleep in the car. Those front vents would cool your beverages if you stashed them in there. Torsion bar frames rotted away, being right under your salt encrusted feet, causing the bars to unload and break your front suspension, dropping your nose to the ground, wrecking your car. Luckily, unlike Novas their steering boxes didn't detach, causing you to lose steering, as the frame horns rotted away. The number of Novas you'd see going down the road like a crab, was huge. Looking like they were turning left(or right) forever more, from the slightest frame prang. Dusters also had bolt on door hinges where as Novas had them welded on right from the factory, meaning the average owner couldn't change or align the doors.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      340 was in a lot of ways the last gasp so to speak going to do a totally different video on that one when we cover that one because the 340 only one engine came with that car the 340 you couldn’t get a 340 without getting the 340 package.. from my understanding of it going to cover a regular dart (special and custom) and a swinger one day as well =)
      Thank you so much for sharing all the information and insight =)

    • @malcolmhamilton5200
      @malcolmhamilton5200 Рік тому +2

      @@What.its.like. I wish you good luck in covering that. As someone who lived through all that, working at a Plymouth stealership in the 70s, I had a lot of respect for the 340s in a time of big blocks(so did the 400 cube GM intermediates). Be sure to mention that the Mopar high performance engines, didn't drop their pants and bend over, like GM in 70. 340s, 383s, 440s and the King of the street 426 Hemis were available right up to 72'(and some in 72') with high compression.
      Also those"packages" stemmed from Chrysler's police package program. Dodge and Plymouth owned the police market from the late 50s into the 80s because of rock solid suspensions and drivetrains. The 340 benefitted from that in the traction department. A solid lifter 396, 375 hp Nova was helpless on the street or strip because their E70(narrow) tires couldn't hook up in dry or wet to save their lives. 340 A-bodied had semi elliptical Super Stock leaves which didn't require traction bars. Plus a from the factory pinion snubber allowing them to plant and disappear from the competition. The other thing to remember is they lied through their teeth about 275 horsepower on the 340s to appease the insurance companies(who were murdering people with big block intermediates at the time). The NHRA factored them in at 355 horse as they were cleaning their own class and several above it. Lastly one trip to the parts department and you could buy an over the counter manual detailing how to drop them into, as low as, the 11s on the street with factory engineered hot rod parts(with warranties on them) with tested, guaranteed results. The last 3 years of the A-body had the 360 Thermoquad instead of the low compression 340 and if you look up magazine tests the performance actually went up. At the time no one wanted a 360, but several specialty outfits like the 340/360 shop and Ed Hamburger changed that real quick. The real secret was undisclosed power to much less weight(than the full framed competition) ratio. Everyone my age has a 340 giant killing story or five to tell you.

  • @markchandler90
    @markchandler90 Рік тому +3

    The door on left and right is for ventilation.

  • @BeerHunter1953
    @BeerHunter1953 Рік тому +1

    I had a ‘74 Duster I bought brand new. $3900.00 Had so many fisheyes in the paint it had to be completely repainted almost immediately. Ran great on dry days but hard starting on damp days. By 1978 the door skins could be pulled out at the bottom they rusted so bad. Yes they were cheap but they were cheaply built. I didn’t return to Dodge for 25 years when I bought multiple Ram trucks. Much better product quality by then.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Thank you so much for sharing that story and those memories =) Dodge didn’t use quality sheet metal back than I have a friend with a 56 savoy and he said they would rust on dealer lots

  • @bobbates7343
    @bobbates7343 Рік тому

    That box you opened and thought it was a fuse box then a storage box is really a vent . Most cars had floor vents back then

  • @davidnorth9390
    @davidnorth9390 Рік тому +1

    Did you notice the circular indentations inside the glovebox door? --PROTO-CUPHOLDERS!

  • @JefferyHall-ct2tr
    @JefferyHall-ct2tr Рік тому +1

    Hi Jay!: Hate the name. . .really, really, like the car! Nothing wrong with the good old slant 6! LOVE the color combo! My 1969 Fairlane 500 2dht, had the same combo, except for the seats were all vinyl. I always liked the rear end design on these Dodges! The speedo brings back memories for me, as my aunt Kathryn had an early '70's Plymouth station wagon. The speedo on that was very similar to the one in the Dart! Rode around a LOT in that blue bomber! Her previous car wasn't bad either, a 1966 Plymouth Fury III sedan. WYR is easy! As much as I like the Dart gotta go Maverick on this one! A slightly smaller car than the dart, but I always liked the design. Not really a fan of the Nova (at least that body style) My Grandmother had one and she didn't like it! Of course, her previous car had been, GET THIS; a 1967 Camaro with 327!! I would have preferred that over the Nova, too! My Uncle's car had broken down and she GAVE him the Camaro! AAAHHHHH! My LUCKY cousin ended up with that! Of course I was happy with my 1969 Torino GT Fastback! With 351! WYR#2 Has to be the BRC! I LOVE Model "A"'s, though and hope the Deluxe Phaeton is next after the BRC! Can't wait to see the slant 6 episode either!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome memories great choices, mopar pretty risky on Names Scamp swinger Scamp swinger lol demon risky lol

  • @tigre7739
    @tigre7739 Рік тому +1

    I've always thought these were funky cool looking cars, inside and out. I've always really liked the Nova, and rode in a few of them when I was kid, it would be my pick! The slant six would be interesting. 😎 Video

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      One vote for slant 6 for Monday =) totally agree =)

  • @drakbar5957
    @drakbar5957 Рік тому +2

    Exterior styling - awesome. Interior - generic. Somethin’ about a Slant Six that brings a smile. Make my car a Mopar, please.

  • @janfswedane
    @janfswedane Рік тому +2

    Actually, it was impressive that these cars even could drive off the assembly line considering their 2500$ pricetag....

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Adjusted for inflation it was 16,000 but a lot of these cars didn’t have sound detonating no computers no airbags just a machine, they only sell appliances now anytime you can get a software update or software upgrade by changing software that’s an appliance

    • @janfswedane
      @janfswedane Рік тому +1

      @@What.its.like. Thanks...
      I well aware, I'm 66yrs and have driven and collected US muscle cars since the midseventies..
      I do, however have upgraded to a 2015 Hellcat Challenger...

  • @aldenconsolver3428
    @aldenconsolver3428 Рік тому +1

    I seem to be in a weird mood today, I think I would probably take the Nova (but the interiors would swing the deal between that and the Mavrick). I think I would like to see that slant six. These small successful engines are really interesting. Found myself thinking how much fun a late 60s maverick could be with a small V8 or a 300ci 6 (I've had a few ford 300 sixes and its not clear that you can even kill the thing. Put 400,000 miles on one, it had been an oilfield service truck and had been rode hard. But the engine never complained)

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      I would really like to own a vehicle with a slant six I’ve heard nothing but good things only a handful of people I mean a handful of people had issues with that engine I think it would be cool to build one and put it in a really weird looking wagon like a 60 Plymouth valiant wagon and make it a total sleeper

  • @jeffreybrianring6392
    @jeffreybrianring6392 Рік тому +3

    Not storage jay, that is a air vent, there is one on the passenger side also. Jay the demon is a Plymouth duster with a dodge dart front clip and a different tail panel with different taillights. Is it a 198 slant or a 225 slant?

    • @danielulz1640
      @danielulz1640 Рік тому +1

      Looks like the 198 to me. The only option that I can see on this car is the radio.

  • @riverbendtube
    @riverbendtube Рік тому +2

    Mopar all the way! First and worst car I owned was a 70 Maverick . Second and best car I ever owned was a 67 Valiant with the 225 slant six. First car I was cited for exhibition of speed was the 72 Swinger with a 318. Cheapest car I ever owned (and should have kept 😣) was the 67 Dart GT a bit tired in 1983 but still straight (paid $350 and drove for two years)😢

  • @Al-thecarhistorian
    @Al-thecarhistorian Рік тому +1

    In 1972 I would've chosen Nova then Demon. Today that would be reversed!
    Do the Slant Six history please.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Slant six won that episode will be up tomorrow =)

  • @luisvelasco316
    @luisvelasco316 Рік тому +2

    Nova. One of my best friends (shout out to Steve L.) had a white slant 6 2-door like this car. Always felt kinda crude. My eventual wife had a '74 blue Maverick which felt pretty anemic. If you do the Slant 6 story, I hope you comment on the short-lived early high performance version. Great song choice.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome memories I was afraid to use that song figured it would be to easy

  • @rogersmith7396
    @rogersmith7396 Рік тому +1

    They were going to put fuses in it but it was costed out by management.

  • @SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
    @SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman Рік тому +1

    I remember all the cars as my grandpa was a MOPAR salesman from 1946-1977 & I had quite a few of them! My 1st car was a '67 Dart slant 6 & soon after I upgraded to a '73 Plymouth Fury III 2dr sport coupe 360 4bbl! My buddy had a '72 Duster 340 that was damn quick & would outrun a lot of big blocks! My grandpa told me the only reason they stopped with the Demon is because the religious groups were raising hell about the demon name so...! Funny thing is I also had a '72 Nova 350 & my younger brother had a '76 Maverick 302 which was a piece of crap & he traded it for another piece of crap a '78 Chevy Chevette haha! ✌💖☮

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      Hahah thank you so much for sharing those memories =)

  • @danscott3880
    @danscott3880 Рік тому +1

    I had a burgundy 1973 Plymouth Duster

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome thank what did you like the most about it what did you like the least about it

  • @markchandler90
    @markchandler90 Рік тому +2

    1972 Dart
    Slant Six

  • @alanstrong55
    @alanstrong55 Рік тому +1

    The Dart was good. A 318 4bbl would give Danny Dart enough muscle to go places.

  • @andreamills5852
    @andreamills5852 Рік тому +1

    Doobie Brothers --Rockin down the highway ? This is my last guess . Sounds like a Tommy Johnston solo.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Great guess sound one just got it
      Doctor my eyes Jackson brown

  • @bobmccurdy8881
    @bobmccurdy8881 Рік тому +1

    Chevy Nova - leaning tower of power

  • @draggonsgate
    @draggonsgate Рік тому +1

    1) Maverick. 2) 225! 225's, can't lill 'em! I thought you could get a 340 in these too...

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      Demon 340 was a different package or at least that’s how I thought it was going to cover 340 demon when we find one =)

  • @aaronwilliams6989
    @aaronwilliams6989 Рік тому +1

    3 on the tree. Neat!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      I love that style of shifting gears.. and best part is no one from the younger generations know how to drive one

    • @aaronwilliams6989
      @aaronwilliams6989 Рік тому +1

      @What it’s like I'm almost 57 ,and have never driven one. Just floor shifts. I've driven sticks, but never owned one.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      I’m 34 I just drove them for the very first time last year it’s definitely easier won’t have to worry about anybody taking it because they won’t know where first gear is or reverse

  • @captainsidneymicrodot8385
    @captainsidneymicrodot8385 Рік тому +1

    Dodge dodge dodge

  • @jamesluther3506
    @jamesluther3506 Рік тому +1

    I had a 70 Ford Maverick but I would rather have a Demon.😊

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      What did you think of your maverick what did you like about the car what didn’t you like

    • @jamesluther3506
      @jamesluther3506 Рік тому +1

      @@What.its.like. I like everything about the maverick except for the drum brakes. The car would pull to one side trying to yank the steering wheel out of my hands. It had the 170 cid six cylinder. It had good acceleration but poor gas mileage with the 3speed auto trans.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Interesting 🤔
      Thank you so much for sharing your experience with the maverick =)

  • @marthamarlette1193
    @marthamarlette1193 Рік тому +1

    Dodge Dart Lemon.

  • @ahoorakia
    @ahoorakia Рік тому +2

    on 3 speed auto it is 2.76 std or 3.23 or 3.55 optional
    trans gear ratio
    2.45
    1.45
    1
    0-60 12.9 sec
    1/4 mile 19.1 sec with 225 or 3.7 liter eng
    With 3 speed manual 3.23 std or 3.55 optional
    trans gear ratio
    2.95
    1.83
    1
    0-60 11.7 sec
    1/4 mile 18.5 SEC

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Awesome thank you so much for sharing that added information

  • @rogersmith7396
    @rogersmith7396 Рік тому +1

    Its not a Duesenberg is it? I think they were made out of paper mache but they still found a way for them to rust apart. The American Trabant.

  • @charleshunziker7416
    @charleshunziker7416 Рік тому +1

    A friend had a 74 duster with a 170 6 cylinder engine was anemic on Power and with the emissions blocked in the spit

  • @capricetony
    @capricetony Рік тому +1

    I take a 1972 Duster with a 318 👍

  • @57tagger
    @57tagger Рік тому +1

    Love the demon or the maverick. Novas are a dime a dozen, and yes i own two Chevys. The other 3, none.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Sweet choices I never cared too much for that style nova either

  • @sasz2107
    @sasz2107 Рік тому +2

    I know this car seems like a big deal to you. You do realize how commonplace these cars once were, don't you? They were nothing special, just economy cars. That's not to say they weren't good cars. They were absolutely everywhere. Over 1 million Dodge Darts were sold over the years. I've looked at that dashboard so many times, I can't even tell you. To me it's just a normal vehicle.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      It’s just a normal everyday car which I totally get it but the normal every day cars are the ones that are first gone because a lot of people don’t save those like for instance I have never seen in my lifetime a dodge colt in any style I would love to review one and they are basic cars. Come to think of it I’ve never seen a 72 challenger in person either, but have seen that chargers which people loved those and took care of them so there are more of them out there

  • @michaelcoffey7362
    @michaelcoffey7362 Рік тому +1

    Cool 🥰

  • @bobbates7343
    @bobbates7343 Рік тому

    I remember being in auto shop and the first day the teacher asked what is the best engine . I answered the slant six . All the others said the Windsor . i WAS RIGHT. Also that auto shop teacher died that weekend because he went under his car while it was up on cinder blocks. Something he told us on the first day to never do

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому

      Wow crazy story, do as I say not as I do, wow what a way to go

  • @god-came-in-my-body-as-a-body
    @god-came-in-my-body-as-a-body Рік тому +1

    nice

  • @Frank-sf1wh
    @Frank-sf1wh Рік тому +1

    Demon all the way. Even if it is a slant six. I had many of those they last!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  Рік тому +1

      Awesome =) I’ve only heard good things about the slant 6

    • @LlyleHunter
      @LlyleHunter Рік тому +2

      Well… until 1976. After that they omitted the forged crankshaft and switched out the solid valve lifters. The redesigned Slant lost a lot of reliability and durability as a result

    • @Frank-sf1wh
      @Frank-sf1wh Рік тому +1

      I had one as new as an 84 in a pickup, no problems with the crank but it did have trouble staying running with the new emissions controller.