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Originally Posted by bill dedman
Jeff Teuton said, "Anybody anything else while I'm looking?"
Yes.... I have two reference books that specifically state that for the model year, 1972, the 340 could be special-ordered in ANY mopar. Just that one year, only.
I have a '72 Valiant 4 door sedan and wondered if what those books say is true. I've never seen a 340 in a sedan, but then, I haven't seen EVERYTHING.
Is there anything you have that goes baxck to 1972 to see if there's any truth to what these books say?
Shipping weight on a 318 Duster is 2875; 2900 on the 4-door Valiant. The 340 Duster is 3100, so a 340 Valiant 4-door might reasonably assumed to be 3125 (since there is a 25-pound difference in the 318 cars.)
Just some food for thought; my sedan already has a lot of the equipment (8.75" rear, "built" T-flite, good headers, fuel cell, etc.) that a Stocker would need.... all I'd have to do, basically, is drop a '72 "built" 340 Stocker engine in it and go racing... but, it's not in the Classification Guide, so I'd have that hurdle... IF they ever built any.
Guess the next stop would be the Chrysler Historical outfit, IF it's still in existence, with the bankruptcy business...
Just daydreaming, here...
Thanks for any information.
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Bill,
With Chrysler, you can never say never, as my 40 years of being involved with these cars from when they were new, whether for pleasure or for business, has told me. I know that in 72, you could actually order a Duster with a 340, and delete the stripes, as opposed to ordering a 340 Duster, if you catch my drift. As far as a 340 in a sedan, I have never, not once, heard of that scenario. Of course, very few people outside of the hobby have never heard of a 72 440+6 ANYTHING, but some Chargers, GTX's and Road Runners actually do exist, and are real.
Bill Rolik
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