I owned a 70 Dart 340 Swinger that I bought from Harbor Dodge in Costa Mesa in 1974- just a wonderful car. I hit 140 out in New Mexico on a long straight highway. I routinely blew off Malibus and Mustangs and Road Runners. I loved that dash panel- just great memories.
I had a new ‘71 Duster 340 with auto transmission. It had 3:23 sure grip diff and E70x14 poly glass tires. I ran it bone stock at the strip and turned 14.02@100 m.p.h. in the 1/4 mile. I did have the speedometer reading 140 once but there is slippage in the tranny so it may have been optimistic. NHRA rated the 275 h.p. 340 @ 325 h.p. If memory serves me right. Lots of fun and beat lots of cars with bigger engines and more power on the street.
I had a 1970 340 Duster 4 speed that I purchased years ago from the original owner. He purchased it in 1969. It was the first shipment of Dusters into Hawaii. He mentioned that guys constantly stopped him asking what kind of car it was. It was all original and untouched when I got it. I had trouble with the registration because it was registered as a 1969 model. Front fenders had Valiant emblems with Duster 340 decals with the same treatment as yours on the rear. I attempted to add a Sharktooth grille but the radiator support wouldn't clear the turn signals. Probably had early production Valiant radiator support. Good thing because I no longer have the car but still have a spare grille for my 1971 Duster. Now they make repo's. BTW, you have a absolutely beautiful car!
I have the '70 Duster that my mom ad dad bought new. Most people bought Dusters were "heater and key" specials with a 225 and 3 speed. Not my dad. 318 with column shifted auto, light group, Rallye wheels, A/C, and disc brakes. EF8 Ivy Green Metallic with a green interior and black vinyl top. My mom drove it for probably 2 years without changing the oil, and the original 318 was really tired, so it now has a 360 that my dad built for it after he bought it back from my mom. Now that original cars are getting hard to find , E bodies are commanding stupid money, and B bodies aren't far behind, the A bodies are getting their due. In February of '70, Car and Driver got a 1/4 mile time of 14.39 testing it against a 289 Cobra that ran a 13.73 and a Chevelle SS 454 that ran a 13.81. And they bitched about how bad the shifter was.
My first car was Identical to this car. Except mine was a 72 and had little orange stripes going up the middle of the hood. Also mine was a 318 with a three speed manual and an 8 3/4 3:23 gears. I put all 340 stuff on it and ran a cam dynamics cam. Double roller timing chain. Cyclone headers and 2 1/2” exhaust into the chrome Duster tail tips. I bought it at the age of 17 in 1976. Also my grill was a valiant grill. I did so much street racing in that car. I sure wish I had it back.
I had this identical car. Actual 1971. Had a great time with it. Only difference is my exhaust came off the headers in 2 1/2” into flowmasters and came out a couple inches in front of the back tires. Was my first car I bought and owned at 14 as we could get a restricted drivers license and would have been year 1983. I tore up the road and raced anyone who challenged me. Had a positive rearend with 410’s. I didn’t get beat very often and especially by kids that were in my age group. Thanks for spurring some great memories!
@Brian Cabral I don’t appreciate your thoughts. The vin number says it is a 1970. If you watched the video you would have heard me say the owner cloned a 1971 v24 car. But nice try
I bought a 70 Duster 340 in 1978 from the original owner. It had 63000 miles on it. He kept a record of every qt of oil and gallon of gas. It had a front bench seat with a somewhat rare 3speed on the floor. I hate to bust the bubble but the car with the black hood and 340 marking is actually a 1971. The hood gives it away and the grill was different. Still it brings back memories Mine was orange with a black k interior and top. By the way the first car in the video with the white interior was a 1970.
340 mopars and 327 chevys would and could embarass big block 383' and 396's. I had a 318 70 duster that would give 350 chevys trouble in my day. Always wanted a 340 but got a wife and daughters instead. Happy with that. Brian
My best friend in hi skool had an orange/black interior '72 Duster 340 4sp, sweet car! My grandpa was a Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge salesman from 1946-1977 down here in Georgia so I grew up loving those & for me it has always been MOPAR OR NO CAR! After my grandpa died in '83 I inherited his '74 Chrysler Newport 400 4bb then my dad in '89 left me his '72 Plymouth Fury II 318 2bbl l! My 1st car that I bought at 15 was a '72 red with black vinyl interior & vinyl top Plymouth Fury Grand Sport with the hideaway headlights & 360 4bbl, was in pretty good shape with just some oxidized paint that buffed out & I only paid $300 for it & drove it my sophomore year until a drunk driver ran a red light & T boned me & totaled it ✌💖☮
A little note here. The word "Wedge" on the V24 hood decal was actually white from the factory. Aftermarket decals could be white or red. An original Duster commercial for 1971 showed the decal as red, yet it was only white from the factory...strange but true!
The 70 was Known as a Valiant Duster 340, I've owned a Vitamin C 340 4spd since 1987. That car is a 71,and the V24 and Matte Black hood,and Hood Call-out wasn't Available in 70, but quite a few Dealers Dolled-Up leftover 70s to look like 71s.🤫🤷
@@ManderscheidMedia My 70 had a Dump Truck go down the Right Side at about 8mons old. Original owner had it repaired and done in the 71Matte too, but Added a Blk Vinyl Top,but left the 70grille. It's been a Great Car Over the years.👍👍
You take a 1970 or 1971 Duster 340 and go with the optional factory 3.91 rear end gear ratio, and the car would fly out of the hole like a bat out of hell.
Yes you are correct on the grille that was my mistake. Thanks for that. Some old boys have said it’s been done lol. I’m not trying anytime soon so it’s just a story lol
@@ManderscheidMedia I’ve owned many 340 Duster’s none would go 150 even with 276 gears. The only factory car I’ve been in that pinned the 150 was a V code 70 Superbird.
I have a 71 340 duster that I've owned since I was 17. I am now 60 years old. It has the shark tooth grill and it has 55 00 miles on the body. I got married bought a house and had a daughter so it has been sitting because I'm broke raising a family the wife wants me to get rid of it but if my daughter marries the rite man I will make their dreams come true couse I don't listen to the wife😁
Amen. Who is good? E55 is definitely my favourite budget Giant Killer. The stock A833 equipped 1970 engine without headers could make 340 HP gross at 5500 rpm. The best Six Pack is line ball with it. Nick's Garage found something like 330 HP + gross from a 6 pack. With normal Hooker headers and a 4bbl carb change, and the good cam, in such light cars, pretty much the ultimate econo bash. Bye Bye heavier Boss Cleveland and " Whatever" Munitions Grade Big Block killer on a shoe string. But there were always some Really Stout sub 13 second Big Blocks available in 69 and 70.
I owned a 70 Dart 340 Swinger that I bought from Harbor Dodge in Costa Mesa in 1974- just a wonderful car. I hit 140 out in New Mexico on a long straight highway. I routinely blew off Malibus and Mustangs and Road Runners. I loved that dash panel- just great memories.
Glad it brings back great memories. 340 Swinger's are great cars also!
Had 3 of them back in the day . Just love these Dusters !
MOPAR OR NO CAR!!
Thanks so much for the comment!
The Plymouth Duster/Dodge Demon/Dodge Dart was one of the sweetest cars Mopar ever made. One of the cleanest body styles I've ever seen.
70 was the Valiant Duster.. 👍
Love this cars. Had a basic 72 Duster but always dreamed of this one
I had a new ‘71 Duster 340 with auto transmission. It had 3:23 sure grip diff and E70x14 poly glass tires. I ran it bone stock at the strip and turned 14.02@100 m.p.h. in the 1/4 mile. I did have the speedometer reading 140 once but there is slippage in the tranny so it may have been optimistic. NHRA rated the 275 h.p. 340 @ 325 h.p. If memory serves me right. Lots of fun and beat lots of cars with bigger engines and more power on the street.
I had a green one with black interior..miss it!!👍
I had a 1970 340 Duster 4 speed that I purchased years ago from the original owner. He purchased it in 1969. It was the first shipment of Dusters into Hawaii. He mentioned that guys constantly stopped him asking what kind of car it was. It was all original and untouched when I got it. I had trouble with the registration because it was registered as a 1969 model. Front fenders had Valiant emblems with Duster 340 decals with the same treatment as yours on the rear. I attempted to add a Sharktooth grille but the radiator support wouldn't clear the turn signals. Probably had early production Valiant radiator support. Good thing because I no longer have the car but still have a spare grille for my 1971 Duster. Now they make repo's. BTW, you have a absolutely beautiful car!
Awesome story! Thank you very much!
Here is my Duster ,1970 no,s match 340 4 speed car.
Verry cool car for sure
I have the '70 Duster that my mom ad dad bought new. Most people bought Dusters were "heater and key" specials with a 225 and 3 speed. Not my dad. 318 with column shifted auto, light group, Rallye wheels, A/C, and disc brakes. EF8 Ivy Green Metallic with a green interior and black vinyl top.
My mom drove it for probably 2 years without changing the oil, and the original 318 was really tired, so it now has a 360 that my dad built for it after he bought it back from my mom.
Now that original cars are getting hard to find , E bodies are commanding stupid money, and B bodies aren't far behind, the A bodies are getting their due. In February of '70, Car and Driver got a 1/4 mile time of 14.39 testing it against a 289 Cobra that ran a 13.73 and a Chevelle SS 454 that ran a 13.81. And they bitched about how bad the shifter was.
They were underated on purpose by the factory to give them an advantage at the Nsra Drags actual hp was 325 .
Sweet, like my own
My first car was Identical to this car. Except mine was a 72 and had little orange stripes going up the middle of the hood. Also mine was a 318 with a three speed manual and an 8 3/4 3:23 gears. I put all 340 stuff on it and ran a cam dynamics cam. Double roller timing chain. Cyclone headers and 2 1/2” exhaust into the chrome Duster tail tips. I bought it at the age of 17 in 1976. Also my grill was a valiant grill. I did so much street racing in that car. I sure wish I had it back.
Sounds awesome! Thanks for watching
@@ManderscheidMedia Thank you for the memories. Nice car and nice video.
I had this identical car. Actual 1971. Had a great time with it. Only difference is my exhaust came off the headers in 2 1/2” into flowmasters and came out a couple inches in front of the back tires. Was my first car I bought and owned at 14 as we could get a restricted drivers license and would have been year 1983. I tore up the road and raced anyone who challenged me. Had a positive rearend with 410’s. I didn’t get beat very often and especially by kids that were in my age group. Thanks for spurring some great memories!
Thanks for the comment! This is the reason why I love sharing these with everyone. All the great memories!!
@Brian Cabral I don’t appreciate your thoughts. The vin number says it is a 1970. If you watched the video you would have heard me say the owner cloned a 1971 v24 car. But nice try
I bought a 70 Duster 340 in 1978 from the original owner. It had 63000 miles on it. He kept a record of every qt of oil and gallon of gas. It had a front bench seat with a somewhat rare 3speed on the floor.
I hate to bust the bubble but the car with the black hood and 340 marking is actually a 1971. The hood gives it away and the grill was different. Still it brings back memories
Mine was orange with a black k interior and top.
By the way the first car in the video with the white interior was a 1970.
340 mopars and 327 chevys would and could embarass big block 383' and 396's. I had a 318 70 duster that would give 350 chevys trouble in my day. Always wanted a 340 but got a wife and daughters instead. Happy with that. Brian
BEAUTIFUL CAR, CONGRATULATIONS👍✌️🥇
Great car!
My best friend in hi skool had an orange/black interior '72 Duster 340 4sp, sweet car! My grandpa was a Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge salesman from 1946-1977 down here in Georgia so I grew up loving those & for me it has always been MOPAR OR NO CAR! After my grandpa died in '83 I inherited his '74 Chrysler Newport 400 4bb then my dad in '89 left me his '72 Plymouth Fury II 318 2bbl l! My 1st car that I bought at 15 was a '72 red with black vinyl interior & vinyl top Plymouth Fury Grand Sport with the hideaway headlights & 360 4bbl, was in pretty good shape with just some oxidized paint that buffed out & I only paid $300 for it & drove it my sophomore year until a drunk driver ran a red light & T boned me & totaled it ✌💖☮
Cool story! Thank you for the comment! Mopar or no car baby!
A little note here. The word "Wedge" on the V24 hood decal was actually white from the factory. Aftermarket decals could be white or red. An original Duster commercial for 1971 showed the decal as red, yet it was only white from the factory...strange but true!
Nice car & nicely done video. Very informative.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Take care
The 70 was Known as a Valiant Duster 340, I've owned a Vitamin C 340 4spd since 1987. That car is a 71,and the V24 and Matte Black hood,and Hood Call-out wasn't Available in 70, but quite a few Dealers Dolled-Up leftover 70s to look like 71s.🤫🤷
Yes I 100% agree but it is a real 1970 cloned to a 71 V24 car
@@ManderscheidMedia My 70 had a Dump Truck go down the Right Side at about 8mons old. Original owner had it repaired and done in the 71Matte too, but Added a Blk Vinyl Top,but left the 70grille. It's been a Great Car Over the years.👍👍
I believe the shark tooth grill was available in 72 as well.
Yes you are correct it was my mistake. Thanks
@@ManderscheidMedia no big deal. I own a Duster . I did really enjoy looking that 70 over! Clean as a pin. Thx
You take a 1970 or 1971 Duster 340 and go with the optional factory 3.91 rear end gear ratio, and the car would fly out of the hole like a bat out of hell.
VS29 is Valiant Special.
The shark tooth grill was available in 72 as well! And they could not do 150 regardless of gearing!
Yes you are correct on the grille that was my mistake. Thanks for that. Some old boys have said it’s been done lol. I’m not trying anytime soon so it’s just a story lol
@@ManderscheidMedia I’ve owned many 340 Duster’s none would go 150 even with 276 gears. The only factory car I’ve been in that pinned the 150 was a V code 70 Superbird.
I have a 71 340 duster that I've owned since I was 17. I am now 60 years old. It has the shark tooth grill and it has 55
00 miles on the body. I got married bought a house and had a daughter so it has been sitting because I'm broke raising a family the wife wants me to get rid of it but if my daughter marries the rite man I will make their dreams come true couse I don't listen to the wife😁
Amen. Who is good? E55 is definitely my favourite budget Giant Killer. The stock A833 equipped 1970 engine without headers could make 340 HP gross at 5500 rpm. The best Six Pack is line ball with it. Nick's Garage found something like 330 HP + gross from a 6 pack. With normal Hooker headers and a 4bbl carb change, and the good cam, in such light cars, pretty much the ultimate econo bash. Bye Bye heavier Boss Cleveland and " Whatever" Munitions Grade Big Block killer on a shoe string. But there were always some Really Stout sub 13 second Big Blocks available in 69 and 70.
Plymouth called this color Tor-Red. Dodge called it Hemi Orange
Nice walk around , would have been nicer if you took it out for a drive
Is the Burgermeister doing the narrating?
Not as sporty as a Challenger, it was a more affordable option and insurance was cheaper because it wasn’t classified as a “performance” car.
I have duster 73.. but i want put 6.0 ls
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Is this for sale? What's it worth?
Sorry not for sale
Too bad he didn’t go for the polyglas raised white letter repros
1971 only what????? Well, gotta go......
Ha!
I’m only human. Sorry I made a mistake
Its a 70 duster 340 made to look like a 71 but they still left the 70 taillight decals on back panel . Oops lol