73 PLYMOUTH DUSTER, FRESH 340 & 727 TRANS, SOLID CAR, COSMETICALY CHALLANGED

1973 Plymouth Duster DUSTER Description

I AM SELLING THIS CAR FOR A FRIEND,I WILL BE VERY HONEST IN MY DESCRIPTION SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING, I HAVE GOOD FEEDBACK AND INTEND TO KEEP IT THAT WAY, I AM FAMILIAR WITH THIS CAR,I DROVE THIS CAR HOME THE DAY HE BOUGHT IT, AND HAVE HELPED HIM DO ODDS AND ENDS ON IT, PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE I WILL TRY MY BEST TO ANWSER THEM, OR I CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNER FOR A PERSONAL PREVIEW, WITH THAT SAID I WILL DESCRIBE THE POWERPLANT AND THE DUSTER
I WILL LET IT BE KNOWN.
WE DO HAVE A STANDING LOCAL OFFER OF 6,000 ON THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION ALONE, AND THAT WILL BE THE STARTING PRICE OF THIS ENTIRE CAR YOU SEE PICTURED HERE ON EBA, IF IT DOSENT SELL HERE WE WILL OFFER THE ROLLING CAR MINUS DRIVE TRAIN AT A LATER AUCTIO, IF YOUR JUST WANTING THE BODY. IF YOU DONT KNOW WHAT A FRESH 340 CHRYSLER ENGINE IS WORTH NOW DAYS, CHECK OUT CLASSIC INDUSTRYS WEB SITE THEIR LOW COMPRESSION STOCK 340 CI LONGBLOCK ENGINE RETAILS FOR 11,959 GO CHECK.YOU GUYS ALREADT PROBABLY KNOW WHAT A 340 MOTOR ALONE SELL FOR, EVEN ONE THAT NEEDS REBUILT.

THIS IS A 73 PLYMOUTH DUSTER, ORIGINALLY A FACTORY V8 CAR. CAME WITH A FACTORY 318 BUT NOW IT HAS A VERY NASTY FRESH AND CRISP PROFESSIONALY BUILT AND BALANCED 11.01 COMPRESSION RATIO. 340 CI.RACE ENGINE,BELIVED TO BE A 72 DATE BLOCK. WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL BUILD SHEET ON THE MOTOR FROM THE ENGINE BUILDERS PROFESSIONAL SHOP. " SEE PICTURES " FOR ENGINE BUILD DETAILS, AND SHOP RECEIPTS, FROM 200, THIS MOTOR HAS AN ESTIMATED 450 hp. GIVE OR TAKE . MOTOR HAS APPROX 300 MILES ON IT SINCE IT WAS BUILT, ITS JUST GETTING BROKE I, MY FRIEND HAS NEVER LISCENCED THE CAR AND HAS DROVE IT LOCALLY VERY LITTL, IT HOLDS GREAT OIL PRESSURE RUNS COOL,AND HAS BEEN BROKEN IN CORRECTLY, THE ENGINE BUILDER IS VERY WELL KNOWN IN THIS REGION FOR HIS HIGH REVING STOCK CAR RACE ENGINES THAT REVE HIGH AND HOLD TOGETHER, THE TRANSMISSION IS A FRESH OVER BUILT 727 TOURQUEFLITE AND ALSO HAS APPROX 300 MILES SINCE REBUILD,SHIFTS VERY STRONG AND FIRM, WITH A MANUAL VALVE BODY AND A 2,800 STAL L CONVERTER, HAS A FACTORY POSI TRAC REAR END WITH FACTORY HWY GEARS, RATIO UNKNOWN, ITS NOT A LOW GEARED CAR, ALL FRESH FRONT END PARTS,WITH SHOP RECEIPTS FOR THE FRONT END WORK. DRIVES STRAIGHT AND TIGHT,THE BRAKES ARE FIRM AND TIGH, STOPS GOOD.WE NOTICED THAT IF THE CAR IS PARKED ON A INCLINE IT WILL DRIP TRANS FLUID FROM THE TRANSMISSION YOLK, IT NEEDS ASPOT OF SILICONE BETWEEN THE U JOINT AND THE HOLE IN THE YOLK, THEY WERE MADE THAT WAY, THESE HAD A PLASTIC PLUG IN THE CENTER OF THE YOLK, IALSO CAR DOES NOT HAVE A FAN SCHROUD AND IF IT SITS AND IDLES THE TEMPATURE WILL CLIMB ABOVE 190 IF ITS DRIVING IT RUNS COOL AT 190, BUT COULD USE A ELECTRIC FAN OR RADATIOR SHROU, THE COOING FAN IS FAR FROM THE RADATIOR,AND WITHOUT A SCHROUD YOU KNOW THE RESULTS,
THIS CAR WAS A BARN FIND THIS SPRING, MY FRIEND KNEW THE MAN WHO HAD IT BUT TRIED FOR YEARS TO BUY IT, IT WAS NEVER FOR SALE, HE INTENDED TO HAVE THE BODY REFINISHED AGAIN,BUT LOST INTRES, HE FINALLY BROKE DOWN THIS SPRING AND SOLD IT TO MY FRIEND, THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN A DRY BARN FOR 12 YEARS, WITH A FRESH POWERPLANT, THE BATERY WAS DEAD, GAS TANK WAS RUSTED IN BOTTOM AND LEAKING, AND HAD DRAINED THE FUEL, WE SPENT A DAY AT THE BARN, AND PUT IN A FUEL TANK IN THE CA, 5 GALONS OF FRESH PREMIUM FUEL, A FRESH BATTERY, AIRED THE TIRES AND DROVE IT HOME, APROX 10 MILES, IT DRIVES UNBELIVABLY WEL, AND SUPRISINGLY RUNS LIKE A PERFECTLY TUNED RACE CAR. THIS IS A FRESH LOW MILE POWERPLANT AND DOSENT SKIP A BEAT, VERY CRISP TIGHT RESPONSIVE AND IMPRESSIVE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, NO SMOKING TICKING, KNOCKING, VIBRATIONS,OR BLOW BY, A BEAUTIFUL POWERPLANT !
THE MAN THAT BUILT THE CAR HAD PAID THE MOST ATTENTION TO THE ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAI, THATS WHERE THE BIG MONEY WAS SPENT ON THIS CA, HIS MISTAKE WAS LETTING THE LOCAL TECH SCHOOL PAINT AND BODY WORK THE CAR, HE WAS DISSAPOINTED WITH. THE RESULT, THE CAR THEN SAT SINCE 200, HE WASENT IMPRESED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE PAINT WORK THATS WHER HE LOST INTREST,AFTER GETTING ThE CAR HOME MY FRIEND PUT THE ORIGINAL INTERIOR BACK TOGETHER,A FRESH CARPET KIT AND GAVE IT A GOOD ONCE OVER AND HERE IT IS.A DIAMOND IN THE ROUG, IT NEDS A BODY GUY THAT CAN FRESHEN IT U, IT HAD A PRETTY DECENT SOLID BODY TO WORK WITH FROM THE START. IT IS JUST A VICTUM OF AMATURE BODY WORK
I WILL MAKE IT KNOWN THAT THE PAINTWORK IS APPROX 12 YEARS OLD AND IS IN FACT A AMATURE TECH SCHOOL PAINT JOB I WOULD CALL IT A 20 FOOTER, THIS IS WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER PARKED IT IN THE BAR, HE WASENT HAPPY WITH THE PAINT AND BODY WORK, I HAVE SEEN WORSE DONT GET ME WRONG, JUST SO YOU KNOW ITS NO SHOW CAR, AT THIS POINT BUT SEEMS TO BE PRETTY SOLID AND DEFINATLY A CANADATE FOR A FRESH BODY RESTORATION, DOSENT APPEAR TO BE ROTTON LIKE MOST OLD MOPAR, I DO SEE SOME BUBBLES STARTING ON LOWER DRIVER REAR QUARTER PANEL, IT MAY OF HAD RUST THERE, FLOORS ARE SOLID, TRUNK IS SOLI, HOOD NEEDS ALIGHNED ITS NOT RIGHT, CHROME TRIM HAS BLEMISHES HERE AND THERE BUMPERS ARE VERY DECENT, GLASS IS ORIGINAL, FRONT WINDSHIELD IS FOGGING ON EDGES, PAINT FLAKING IN DOOR JAMBS AND TRUNK CORNERS SEE PICS,HAS SAND SCRATCHES AND WAVY PANELS,IF YOU LOOK CLOSE, THIN SPOTS IN PAIN, METAL FLAKE BLUSHES, ITS JUST AMATURE QUALITY IN ITS PRESENT STATE
THE INTERIOR ALSO NEEDS WORK, MISSING HEADLINER, DASH MISSING PAD, DASH NEEDS RESTORED, SPEEDO NOT WORKING, STEREO MISSING, GLOVE BOX DOSENT LATCH RIGHT, MISSING GLOVE BOX INSERT, PAINT RUNS ON DASH, STEERING COLUM NEEDS REFINISHED, DOOR PANELS ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT PERFECT, CARPETS ARE NEW, SEATS ARE DECENT, REAR SEAT HAS BEEN RE DYED AND IS MORE GLOSSY THAN THE FRONT SEATS, SEE PICSALSO TO NOTE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TRY tO WORK BUT WILL NOT MAKE A FULL CYCLE, LIGHTS SEEM TO BE WORKING, I NOTICED BACKUP LIGHT IS OU, NOT SIRE IF BLOWER MOTOR WORKS, I DID NOTICE ITS MISSING ALL CHROME KNOBS, JUST HAS THE FLAT SLIDE BARS
IF THE RIGHT GUY COULD COULD SPEND A LITTLE TIME AND MONEY ON THIS ONE HE COULD END UP WITH A PRETTY DECENT CAR,WOULD MAKE A GREAT DRAG CAR WITH A SET OF LOW GEARS. IF YOUR NOT INTRESTED IN THE BODY IT STILL HAS A VERY HEALTHY FRESH HARD TO FIND 340 POWERPLANT UNDER THE HOOD THAT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR A MORE DESIRABLE BIG MONEY CAR LIKE A CHALLANGER OR OTHER CUDA I HAVE BEEN AROUND HOT RODS AND MUSCLE CARS MY ENTIRE LIFE, I HAVE SEEN IT AL, WHAT I AM TELLING YOU IS ENGINES THIS GOOD ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, THIS ONE IS RIGHT. BID WITH CONFIDENC.
THIS CAR IS LOCATED IN MACKS CREEK MO. AT BEAUTIFUL LAKE OF THE OZARKS, BRING A TRAILER AND MAKE A LAKE VACATION AT THE SAME TIME OR CONTACT YOUR SHIPPER, HONESTLY THE CAR PROBABLY WOULD DRIVE HOME IF YOU WANT TO FLY IN AND DRIVE IT HOM, PACK SOME SIMPLE TOOLS AND BRING A SACK LUNCH AND A CHANGE OF CLOTHES JUST IN CASE, I MAKE NO GUARENTEE, BUT PERSONALLY FEEL IT IS VERY ROAD WORTHY. AND WOULD PROBABLY MAKE A TRIP .ITS JUST COSMETICALLY CHALLANGED.
BUYER IS RESPONSABLE FOR ALL SHIPPING COST AND ARRANGEMENTS CAR IS LOCATED IN CENTRAL MO, ZIP CODE 65786IF YOU NEED PICKED UP AT THE AIRPORT ADD 200.00 FOR MY TIME AND FUEL, I AM 100 MILES FROM SPRINGFIELD MO. OR COLUMBIA MO.
CAR WILL BE SOLD AS IS WHERE IS, WITH A CLEAN AND CLEAR MO. TITLE
PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO HONESTLY DESCRIBE THE CAR SO THERE ARENT ANY SUPRISES OR SOUR FEELINGS OR BUYERS REMORSE, WE ALSO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO END THE AICTION EARLY IF THE CAR SELLS LOCALLY.PLEASE ONLY BID ON THE CAR IF YOU INTEND TO OWN IT, 6,000 IS THE START BID AND THE CAR HAS NO RESERV, LAST BIDDER OWNS IT, UPON FULL PAYMENT THE CAR AND CLEAN MO. TITLE WILL BE RELEASED, WE PREFER CASH ON PERSON, OR PAYPAL, IF USING PAYPAL ADD 3% TO FINAL COST TO COVER THEIR FEES, IF USING ANY FORM OF CHECK THE CAR AND TITLE WILL REMAIN IN HIS POSSESSION UNTIL CHECK CLEARS OUR BANK.
IF YOU HAVE NEG FEEDBACK OR ZERO BID HISTORY CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING SO I KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS