Compare this car to the previous pile of Dodge parts that we featured -- that was a late 70s Diplomat with big bumpers, unfun smog equipment, and the fetid stink of the malaise era -- but THIS is a sweet early 70s classic with legit street cred. Find this 1974 Plymouth Duster offered for $12,000 in Reno, NV via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
The Plymouth Duster was a short lived (1970-1976) fastbackish variant of the Plymouth Valiant/Dodge Dart A-body sedan by Chrysler. The Duster is a relatively cheap way to get into a piece of classic Mopar that might not have the cachet of the 'Cuda but prices are more reasonable. Find this 1970 Plymouth Duster 340 offered for $8,500 in Lehighton, PA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
Redneckery used to be cheap. It seems like not that long ago, one could buy an original muscle car and start tire fires at every opportunity until something terrible would happen, then you'd just scrap it, buy a case of Schlitz with the cash, and flip through the classifieds. Enter the Barrett-Jackson 'barn find' and Pro-Touring insanity age and there go all of our affordable muscle cars. Find what may be the last 1973 Plymouth Duster 340 that hasn't been shackled up and murdered out here on craigslist in Lancaster, CA for a marginally insane $9,800.
This next feature isn't going to be big if you (a) can't remember the '70s, (b) didn't like the '70s, (c) don't enjoy driving slow/horrible cars, or (d) actually owned one of these cars in the '70s. Not only did the Dodge Aspen/ Plymouth Volaré win the 1976 Motor Trend "Car of the Year" prize, but it was so totally plagued by quality defects (and recalls) that it almost
caused Chrysler to go bankrupt. Find this 1979 Plymouth Volaré Duster offered for $3,900 in San Dimas, CA via craigslist.
The term barn find is tossed around for any vehicle that has been abandoned or neglected for many years and is then picked up for much cheaper than a nice version. Sometimes, barn find fever strikes buyers and suddenly folks are bidding for the right to restore some pile of parts and the discount associated with buying a pile of parts is suddenly gone. Today's example hasn't spent much time in a chicken coop, but that hasn't stopped Jesse over at BarnFinds.com from picking it up and now selling it on eBay. Find this 1974 Plymouth Duster
currently bidding for $7,755 with 4 days to go, located in Boise, ID.
In his classic rendition of the song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (composed by Dominico Moduguno) rat-pack member Dean Martin belts out the stirring chorus "Volaré , oh oh oh, Cantare, oh oh oh oh!", which translates to "Flying, oh oh oh, Singing oh oh oh." To be clear, this was a love song and the man born Dino Paul Crocetti (but reborn as the King of Cool) wouldn't have been caught dead in a Plymouth Volaré or its twin brother the Dodge Aspen. Dean was probably driving a Maserati and greasing his hair with bacon fat when the Aspen/Volaré was being praised by automotive pundits. In the best print media tradition of advertising money = awards the Aspen/Volaré won the 1976 Motor Trend "Car of the Year" prize and then proceeded to be plagued by quality defects and recalls that almost caused Chrysler to go bankrupt. Classic stuff. Find this 1980 Plymouth Volaré Duster for sale in Goehner, NE (population 154 and home of the Chez Bubba Cafe) Tip from Andy L.