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downtime! 11-16-2013 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JDMLOL (Post 56675)
I'm surprised the car is so light.
It's actually about 10" longer than our cars, but 2" narrower. The weight savings come from less safety and emissions equipment, and an overall lower quality of build. It's an old car. No air bags, smog crap, hardly any sound deadener, cheaper carpet, etc.

STROKD 11-16-2013 11:58 AM
Youre status just went rockstar in my book... yea A bodies never got going resale wise... i love the car though. I always liked Dusters and Darts.

El_Tortuga 11-16-2013 12:02 PM
Nice!!!

Cut my teeth on Moms slant 6, 3 on the tree, 4 door dart. About as sophisticated as an old farm tractor, but easy to fix and keep running.

downtime! 11-16-2013 01:46 PM
Thanks y'all! Just ran the numbers through the calculator and it says it should run 10.1x's at 130. I'd be pretty happy with a 10.50.

downtime! 11-16-2013 03:20 PM
FFW to 3:35 to hear her running.

brembo12 11-16-2013 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by downtime! (Post 56642)
most of ya'll probably won't even know what this is, but i bought this earlier today. I'd been looking for something to replace the '82 capri rs i sold last week and found this up in indianapolis.

1972 plymouth scamp with a built 440, torqueflite 727 trans and a 9" rear end with 3.89's. Car makes 540/600 and it weighs 2900, so it should be pretty fun to drive. Just a weekend cruiser.

Doing the paperwork and bank transfers early next week, it should be on the truck heading towards texas by next friday, so hopefully i'll have her by early the following week.

http://badtexasgt.com/scamp/scamp_001.jpg

http://badtexasgt.com/scamp/scamp_006.jpg

http://badtexasgt.com/scamp/scamp_024.jpg

http://badtexasgt.com/scamp/scamp_040.jpg

http://badtexasgt.com/scamp/scamp_046.jpg

incredible find! 10+

rriddle3 11-16-2013 07:41 PM
Man, do I remember this time in Mopar history! Back when I was driving my 1970 RoadRunner. And if anybody is naïve enough to think that these cars were made for doing anything other than go in a straight line, just look at those seats. Can you imagine trying to flog that around some curves?

downtime! 11-16-2013 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rriddle3 (Post 56719)
Man, do I remember this time in Mopar history! Back when I was driving my 1970 RoadRunner. And if anybody is naïve enough to think that these cars were made for doing anything other than go in a straight line, just look at those seats. Can you imagine trying to flog that around some curves?
Don't I remember! Flat bucket, low consoles and Armorall spray made for some interesting times going around corners, especially in the days well before mandatory seat belts! LOL!

rriddle3 11-16-2013 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by downtime! (Post 56725)
in the days well before mandatory seat belts! LOL!
They had seat belts? :sad72:
Ohhh, right...A lap belt and something that stayed clipped along the healdliner above the door that they called the shoulder belt.

downtime! 11-16-2013 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rriddle3 (Post 56727)
They had seat belts? :sad72:
Ohhh, right...A lap belt and something that stayed clipped along the healdliner above the door that they called the shoulder belt.
LOL! You can just see them above the windows there...

http://badtexasgt.com/scamp/scamp_017.jpg

A302 11-17-2013 11:02 AM
Nice! Old Muscle cars are awesome.


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