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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
I was working at my first full time job when I first saw a Daytona Charger, and the dealership did not sell Dodges, just Chryslers and Plymouths. $1.45 an hour and I could buy a new 340 Duster for $2875.
I never knew about the 71 version of the Superbird, put a nose cone on a wrecked 1970 model. Always thought the 71 Satellite-Road Runner was the best looking Plymouth ever made. Wish I had picked up the 55 Chrysler (1st year no letter) 300 parked in the lot behind Grafton Garage.
Pop bought a 74 Dodge version of the Duster with a slant 6 and manual transmission brand new for right at $3k, we drove it from Va to the Florida Keys. I think it got close to 30 MPG and it had a very tall rear axle ratio. We he picked the car up they had never put rear axle fluid in it and did not check it when the did the PDI. It almost locked up, they let it cool off and the filled it and he never had a problem with it.
regards
mech
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I have owned 2 71 Plymouth Sebrings and agree about the looks. 20 years ago I bought an airgrabber hood for one. I put it on temporarily but otherwise it sat and sat in the garage, I always looking for a 71 Roadrunner to put under it. Finally sold the hood for almost $1000 to fund my 68 Barracuda project now also sold.
The car Petty ran in 1971 looked pretty good without the winged treatment. I wonder how good it was aero wise to the superbird considering the improvments to the B body from 70 to 71.
