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more about #valiant more comments → coupeZ600: Coolness UDMan! Know of anywhere that has video/film of these races? The persh.org link isn't working for me, but that may be all at my end... Thanks! more » TurboBrick [LIGIER]: So that's why they had the Hyper-Pak option! I had no idea about Volvo participating, looks like they were PV's and not Amazons, though. more » Ralph Wiley Is Poised: I wish I had a Holman Moody prepared Studebaker. more » abgwin: Chrysler seriously needs to resurrect the Plymouth Valiant. more » UDMan: I wish Murilee posted these images, so I will. more » Novaload: It's the Three Mopars of the Apocalypse! Run for your life! more » mechimike: As an alternative to crushing them, this would have been a highly fitting (and very jalop-friendly) use for all those CARS victims. Imagine that poor... more » mechimike: Wow...holy body roll there, Batman! Damn this looks like fun. OK, I'll say it- why isn't NASCAR doing this today? They were so attuned to the publi... more » MOPAR-MAN: /6 FTW! I ran mine with the oil lamp burning for a week and it didn't hurt it. It only topped out at 115mph though. I wrote "HEMI" on the back window ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Frightening to behold. Probably even more frightening to drive. more » LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard: A bloke around where I grew up had three late 50's Plymouth Furys. The same model that appeared in Christine the movie. Now one of these Furys (or is ... more » Graverobber: Stan Freeberg based his Pete Puma voice on that of Frank Fontaine. Mostly from the Crazy Guggenheim character he played on the Jackie Gleason show. Ma... more » Cognitive Friction: Good thing it didn't come with a "man step" or heated steering wheel...two year old Howie Long would've sh*t himself more » clinto: Notice how in a 4 minute commercial, the vehicle being sold is only on screen for 5 seconds? That's because they looked like '62 Plymouths! And I say ... more » leavethegun-takethecannoli: I gotta start bringing my laptop to work, until then, once again, I live vicariously. more » -
#racing
Got Six Cylinders And Uses Them All: NASCAR's Falcons, Valiants, and Corvairs
When we think of NASCAR in the early 60s, we think of big cars. Impalas. Furies. Galaxies. But for two glorious years, Detroit's new compacts took to the tracks in NASCAR-sanctioned events. More » -
#classicadwatch
The 1962 Plymouths Deliver A Kick In The Teeth, Frankie Fontaine Weeps
When Chrysler made the '62 Plymouths get better mileage and require less maintenance, it was really all about crushing the American small businessman. At least, that's the message Frank Fontaine delivers in this ad. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Dodge Valiant, Renault Torino, Jeep Wagoneer, And Much More Classic Iron Still Alive In Argentina
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Here's why Argentina is one of our favorite DOTSBE locales! More » -
#downonthestreet
1971 Plymouth Scamp
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here we go with yet another Chrysler A Body.
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#downonthestreet
1969 Dodge Dart
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Dodge Darts are very common on the Alameda street; we've seen a '64 coupe, a '64 wagon, a '69 convertible, another '69 convertible, a '70 sedan, and a '75 Swinger so far, and that's not even counting the Valiant siblings. By comparison, Falcons and Novas are quite rare. Clearly, that Slant Six is an engine to be reckoned with!
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1961 Plymouth Valiant V-200
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're returning to a block that's given us quite a few DOTS favorites, including the '46 Chevy truck, the Fieroborghini, and the '62 Corvair van. Just around the corner are a couple more: the '87 560SL and the '65 Thunderbird. I see this Valiant all over town, and it's obviously its owner's primary means of transportation. You can't say that about most 47-year-old cars!
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1965 Plymouth Barracuda
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It's been a couple months since we last saw a Chrysler A body in this series, which means we're due. Instead of a Valiant or Dart, however, we're going with the third DOTS Plymouth Barracuda (after this '65 and this '67). More » -
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1975 Dodge Dart Swinger
The '65 Barracuda won our Favorite DOTS Chrysler A-Body Poll back in March, but since that time I've found this '75 Dart Swinger. Would the Swinger, with its name conjuring up images of Malaise Era key parties, have triumphed over the Barracuda? Perhaps I'll have another A-body poll, once we've seen a few more of them; until then, we can only speculate. More » -
#downonthestreet
1970 Dodge Dart, With Bonus A-Body Poll
Is it really possible that it's been two months since our last Mopar A-body in this series? Like air-cooled VWs, Chrysler A-bodies are so plentiful in Alameda that I tend to lose track of when the last time I DOTS-ized one (also like air-cooled VWs, I've owned a few Slant Six A-bodies and feel much affection for them). So here comes a nice solid 4-door Dart, which lives on the same block as the Mercedes-Benz 280SEL that came in second in yesterdays DOTS Benz poll. More »
