According to Allpar they used both 1971 and 1972 Valiants make the 1971 Spielberg film Duel. In some scenes they even used Darts. If you haven’t seen it before, this is a great movie, and I have it in its entirety after the jump! Peterbilt vs. A-body! Who will win?
Today’s reader’s ride is a burly 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger built and owned by Mike Moreck from Akron, Ohio. Here’s the word from Mike:
The older pics are up until 2008, when we won the Chryler Classic series Pro Class. The later pics are body work and paint in the body shop, the next ones are in the shop at work covering overspray and blacking out anything in the wheel wells, and the last ones are the finishing touches. All the body and paint work was performed at my place of employment, Ohio Technical College, by students, and the engine assembly was performed by myself and several students in the High Performance course over the last year. The mechanicals include a 360 block .060 over bored with a 4″ stroke crank making 414 cid.A 727 reverse manual valve body transmission and a Mopar 8.75 rear end with 4:56 gears. If you need more info, send me a message.
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If you like beer and Mopars it probably doesn’t get a whole lot better than this! More at BreckBrew.com Via Moparts
Check out this awesome reader’s ride, owned by Frank Mehler from Pennsylvania.
The car was repainted the original color about 5 years ago. The dash is original and everything works but the clock. Seat and carpet redone with Legendary Interiors for a perfect match.138,950 actual miles.
Engine and interior pics after the jump!
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I saw this in the theaters when it came out back in the early 90s. Kind of a Tarantino ripoff type thing, before Renée Zellweger got famous. But the real star of the movie is the blue ’72 Road Runner. Check out the movie trailer after the jump! If you haven’t seen it you can stream it on Netflix!
This thing has all the goodies from modern 6.1 Hemi power to big Willwood brakes. Wheels are custom Boze Alloy with Yokohama Advan STs–235/55R18 front and 305/45R20 rear. External mods include a ’72 Road Runner grille and a tucked ’71 Road Runner bumper. I dig the fiberglass hood with the old school Air Grabber. See more pics after the jump and check out the auction at eBay!
Update: it got bid up to $35,300 but reserve not met. Is the pro touring thing played out?
