Street Racer Special

With its tidy 108-inch wheelbase, the 1969 Plymouth Valiant was shorter and lighter than the compact Dodge Dart, making Valiant 2-door sedans a favorite among 440 swappers looking for maximum go. That was then. Now, is this Slant Six relic worthy of salvation? Watch and discover!

[@FRANKBURNSONE]

Get well soon, Steve. Prayers for a speedy recovery.

[@TheGeorgiaMediaGroup]

Steve is a national treasure. God heal this man

[@gregbenwell6173]

Steve in the 1980s I lucked out and happened across a 1974 Oldsmobile Omega with a Rocket 350 in it right from the factory!! It already had a factory installed Rochester 4 barrel carb, and I swapped out the cam to a hotter camshaft and added a pair of headers!! I had a friend of mine massage the heads as well, to make them flow better also!! The car became a monster and I beat more than my share of brand new IROC Z28 Camaros and mid 1980s Trans Am Pontiacs in that car!!

[@tint661]

When I see one of these cars, I think of the movie Dual with Dennis Weaver. He drove a 4 door Plymouth Valiant though. The body style is sort of the same. There aren't many Valiants around any longer due to the good old rust belt I live in.

[@oldrustycars]

David Mann's red Valiant had the V8 emblems. It would easily outrun the Peterbilt, but then the movie would be over in 5 minutes.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-1983]

I bet your dentist wishes he had a VA in that car. I watch you again in a year ago Peterbilt was wicked looking to when I was a kid in first watched a movie. You know I like small blocks friend of mine at 318 and one for no particular reason as and that's what he had. He needs some transportation. We were 16 maybe. You know one thing Ford guys and a Chevy guys could agree upon you really had to be down on your left to drive a Mopar product of course back then we just call him Dodge Chrysler Plymouth. Well the first time I lined up against one and I actually saw his tail lights pulling away from me, had new respect. But when he crossed finish line he saw tail lights of my old Chevy truck. I kid you not he asked me what I had and I told nothing it's just an old farm truck. I tell that to the police when I get pulled over quite frequently. I hear some other guys making a lot of money off of them t-shirts. Go figure that was back in 1982 ish. Always did want barracuda and cuda parrot wouldn't mind having a Challenger. Got an old Coronet and a charger. Just picked them up and they were cheap 30 years ago. So it's nice to see these cars too bad that people aren't coming in behind them and fixing them. But at least the parts are there to fix others

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I can't recall seeing a driver type of one in probably 20-25yrs around upstate NY here on the roads. Seen 1-2 at a show here and there but that's about it.

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

@oldrustycars Great Movie You never saw the face off the TruckDriver Classic,

[@oldrustycars]

I love that Steve is so excited by everything in this (or any) yard. And while many collectors keep old magazines and brochures in plastic for display, Steve flings his on rusty sheet metal or moldy seats.

[@googleusergp]

He could read the Manhattan phone book and he'd have a following. His presentation style is light, easy and interesting.

[@jeffclark2725]

@@googleusergp Well said, he could talk about the different seat upolstery, would watch that also

[@googleusergp]

@@jeffclark2725 True. Or else, we would not be here, right? LOL.

[@ripvanrevs]

My classmate '83 had a duster in high school.

[@ripvanrevs]

His name is Jeff Clark

[@allegory7638]

I really like that Steve reviews everyday cars instead of always focusing on the glory cars like so many do. Without the bread and butter cars there never would have been the over-attentioned Hemis, Bosses, LSs, etc.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

All classic cars like this should be in 'no crush' Junkyards. We need to save them all

[@madmike2624]

Only Steve would look at grandma's little grocery getter and say, "Lets drop a hemi in that and go chasing 12's"Awesome stuff Steve!! You (and Shane) are truly appreciated!!!

[@mindeloman]

Uh.....Uncle Tony would like to have a word with you.

[@ripvanrevs]

Tony loves the slant 6.

[@gteefxr3094]

Uncle Tony🙄

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

These were strictly Grandma cars in my day , And you could hear and feel every crack on the road !

[@Flammable281]

My very first car was a two door 1970 Valiant/duster I bought back in 1980. It had a 225 slant 6 with a spun rod bearing. Knocked like it was going to blow any time. My brother rebuilt the engine and repainted it for me in original Y1 yellow color.

[@richardschaefer3889]

My first car was a 69 Valiant. Got it in 97, miss it everyday.

[@ZebsterP43]

Look at how bald that tire is. Brings back memories

[@keithdmaust1854]

One night in 1977, at a curb service diner named Jimmy Paul's, the huge local street racing crowd was gathered. Way off in the distance we heard a hell of a car coming. Rumor had it that the quickest car in the mountains was coming down to the valley looking to run our baddest car. Into the parking lot pulls a 1962 four-door Dodge Lancer with no hood, open headers and monster slicks. In the engine bay set a 440 with a huge tunnel ram and two fours. It ended up that the thing was so wicked intimidating that nobody would race them. Those crazy guys from the mountains loved their push-button shifters!

[@mikerosetta9140]

i had an a body dodge dart with the 375 hp 440 from a big dodge sw most fun car i have ever owned

[@musclecarmitch908]

I've had 3 of them through the years, a 68, 273 V8, and 2 different 69's with slant 6's, great little cars!👍

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Enjoyed!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@SteveMagnante]

Glad you enjoyed

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@SteveMagnante 🙂

[@DeWittPotts]

My parents had a 1967 Valiant Signet. The thing that I remember about it was that the 13 inch wheels would wear out the tires much quicker. Back then all you had was bias ply tires. My very first car was a 1971 Plymouth Scamp which was a budget version of the Valiant. It was a very basic car. One interesting thing on these cars were the air vents. While higher model cars would have a cable operated vent located hear the kick panel under the dash, the 'A' body cars just had a little door under the dash that you would open for the vent. With this setup you could easily stash a '6 pack' in the vents and the air flow would keep it cool for you.

[@SteveMagnante]

YESSSSS! The "summer doors" The passenger side was open to the heater box and could take a few "road sodas" while the driver side was smaller and only good for two - if I remember correctly. The good thing is how The Law never knew to peek inside during a traffic stop! Just Say No kids! Thanks for writing, Steve Magnante

[@DeWittPotts]

@A - EH ! I remember when I first got my Scamp. I bought it used for $1900 in 1975. When I first got it home I was cleaning it. While using my shop vac behind the brake pedal I noticed the button just above the dimmer switch. I was 16 at the time. I had no idea what it was for. I turned the key on and pressed it with my hand a bunch of times but nothing seemed to happen. When I got out from under the dash I noticed that the windshield was all wet and figured it out. 🙂

[@stevevice9863]

Would love to see a "MOPAR JEOPARDY" with Mark Worman, Tony D'Agostino and Steve Magnante. Worman did this with Tony on one of the episodes of Graveyard Cars, but you really need three contestants to make it a match. You could get Galen Govier to write up the "answers" for the quiz, since he is the undisputed MOPAR MAESTRO. Maybe Nick Panaritis from Nick's Garage, or Tony DeFeo from Uncle Tony's Garage, or David Fryberger and Steve Dulcich from Road Kill could also be contestants in a MOPAR JEOPARDY Championship tournament. I think this could crown the ultimate MOPAR NERD. You could put it on KZbin and raise money for charity like Celebrity Jeopardy. Maybe Dodge could sponser it and have the tournament at SEMA. Just a thought. I think it could be a lot of fun...and raise some money for charity. Maybe Jay Leno could be the host...he would add a bit of humor to the whole thing. If you use this Idea, I want a free ticket to SEMA for a week...you heard it here first.

[@proskills2168]

Hell yeah. Let it be said. Let it be done.

[@jamesblair9614]

That’s exactly what I built in the mid 70’s, a 69 2dr sedan Valiant. Mine was the 225 with the automatic. I intended to go the 340 route, but plans changed. I swapped in a 4 speed, and all the springs and brakes from the 340, but kept the six, with headers and 4 barrel. With the 2.66 first gear, I had to go to 3.91 ring and pinion. It was a fun daily driver and I got lots of street light action from imports of the era, oh how I beat that car! The clutch was the weak link in the combo, just a stock 9 1/4” as I remember.

[@albertgaspar627]

oh yeah, remember street racing in Springfield MA, Danbury Fair and Berlin Turnpike...would have loved this post model with an early 360 bored out to 379 cid and a built 904/999 or a 400 low deck with a 440 crank cut in. that "terminal rust" just means room for mini tubs :)

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Great example of one of these is uncle Tony’s slag hammer, which started as a 4 door post and he converted to a 2 door post with the help of others

[@billkerstein1637]

I worked with a guy in the early 80's in Dearborn MI named Ken and he built one just like Steve suggested. Big block, fenderwell headers, hemi 4 speed trans and 8 3/4 rear end. Set up the spings, shocks and torsion bars and with slicks it was gonna pull the front wheels next when he got it hooked up and dialed in. Unfortunately he got MS and never quite finished it and couldn't race it. Somebody ended up with a really quick Valient later on I suppose.

[@tony66au]

Man oh Man im seeing so much sheetmetal used in the Aussie A bodies, even the Dash, door cards etc and that engine bay is identical to the Aussie made A bodies. Part of what made the Aussie Valiant king of the road downunder I believe was the design and Chrysler Australia's use of the US parts bins from all the Mopar brands. Helluva Education here, Love it!

[@johnharris3362]

Every one I remember back in the day had their torsion bars sticking out of the front end and the bumper two inches off the ground.

[@locotrucker46]

The slant 6 leaning tower of power

[@daynadiggle8169]

Ahhh, the old locking gas cap . Seems we're back to those times again with these high gas prices . Just bought one the other day at Discount Auto for the 42 gallon Suburban . $ 20.00 and made out of plastic , not $ 5.00 and made out of metal 50 years ago . Thanks for the road trip down Memory Lane , Steve !

[@richsackett3423]

No "we' haven't. That's nonsense. You can't siphon gas out of modern cars, obviating the need for a locking cap. Who's supposed to feel sorry for you for driving an old POS that gets terrible mileage? It's always somebody else's fault with you. "Boo hoo! Gas is expensive!" Crybaby.

[@googleusergp]

What's old is new again.

[@scootergeorge7089]

The thing about the '67 and later Valiant/Dart was it was essentially an E body under the skin. That's the 'Cuda/Challenger which offered the B and RB Big Block wedge. Chrysler even ran off a small number of Hemi Darts strictly for racing. Oh, and Hot Rod Magazine built a 440 Dart they called "Cheap Thrills."

[@phillipanderson2607]

My brother back in the early 1970s bought one like this same motor but with a standard shif on the column. Neat little car. The motor was quite and smooth running. I always thought the post looked strange .

[@phillipanderson2607]

This would make a excellent gasser with the straight front axle.

[@tundramanq]

This is how Vegas would get a twisted body. One of the body designs that couldn't handle big torque engines without body reinforcing modifications.

[@jameswilson9368]

Hi steve love your vids!!!! I know we're looking at a mopar, but I'm a74 yr old gearhead, I just wanted to share a thought I've had since '67. When the '67 mustang denied I was saddened because of how much it had grown. I was of course a minority of one. I thought they made a mistake, and i have predicted that Ford ruined their pony car. I therefore was not surprised when Ford dropped the monster stangs in '74. I was however, disappointed that they used a rehashed pinto and called it a mustang. If hoped they'd have redesigned the mustang, made it a true pony car. I lost interest in the car all together. I bought only used '65, '66 mustangs. I changed engines in mine, a 302, and several '351 Windsor v8 in my cars. 4-speed granny and they would romp. I kept one robins egg blue '66 for my daily driver, for years.

[@JP-vf9yb]

proud owner of a 69 signet 2 door post with a built 360

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you Steve Get well soon

[@billyfoster3223]

Maverick/Nova/Duster: cheap 1970's speed machines!😁🛠️

[@kman-mi7su]

Now I'm thinking, "would a Hellcat motor be able to be shoehorned into a Valiant?". I'd love to see Steve build one on this channel.

[@ExilefromCrownHill]

The most important factor to consider is whether this boneyard Valiant still has a title somewhere. It is probably the most single deciding factor on whether this car gets pulled out and eventually put back on the road, or remains mired in the mud where it sits. Or option 3, built for the quarter mile only if no title exists.

[@magicmikeinc]

Winters coming you may as well snag that and build it Steve . We would love to see you do an old school 12 sec. Mopar . Thanks for all your hard work you do making these great videos.

[@TheRocco28]

Mags still has his big stroker engine cop car to build. How about an update on that Steve?

[@clutchkicker392ison5]

YES !!!@@TheRocco28

[@seed_drill7135]

No sense buying rot buckets up North when you can find much more solid cars in the South or Southwest.

[@felixlafuente9714]

Thankbyou, Steve!

[@shorestyle17]

440 with a 7" rear = BOOM

[@bertgrau3934]

He is wrong about the 170, it was available until 1970. I had a 69 Valiant with the 170 and 3 speed manual transmission. It was 2 door post. Had single speed wipers, AM radio, heater, bench seat. Probably one of the cheapest cars Plymouth built in 1969. At 55 MPH I got 22 MPG.

[@googleusergp]

It was used through 1969 in the US market and 1971 for export markets.

[@MrGtxconv68]

Yes my mom had a 2 door 69 Valiant 100 it was a 170 with a 3 on the tree. That was the vehicle I used for my drivers road test in 1973 when I was 16

[@googleusergp]

@@MrGtxconv68 A good car to start with.

[@mjg263]

Yep, that info is wrong. I drove a ‘69 Dart with a 170 slant six for years and it was a dog, I was wishing it was a 225! In 1970 they replaced the 170 with the 198 slant six as the smaller option but you always had the choice.

[@earlfreimuth5799]

my brother and I put a 429 in a 72 Celica. welded 3rd member.full cage

[@BobBob-je9hs]

First 2 door valiant I think I’ve ever seen 😎👍

[@southerncross3638]

I had a 72 Plymouth Scamp, 318 it was pretty quick, with electronic ignition.

[@davidhouse3683]

I remember the 1971 Valiant in the movie Duel.

[@joeparson9967]

Back in the 80’s I had a 78’ Grand Prix, I added a 455 out of a Bonneville. Car looked completely stock, I had the engine looking as close to a stock 301 as I could get it, pretty quick little car.

[@robertlyman9789]

I had a 79’ never thought of a engine transplant. Sleeper!

[@nstooge]

I enjoy your videos immensely. I often like to think… if I had gob-smacks amount of money… I could get that rusty bucket that you say is too far gone and get it fixed up like new…

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

Those old Valiants etc were so common and now so rare.

[@artjones2498]

My dad had a valaint signate 4dr sdn....and a dart 2dr ht...both slant 6 auto..

[@DanEBoyd]

It doesn't eat... It's gone from being the eater, to being the eaten...

[@danielsweeney6742]

I owned a 71 Dodge Dart with the 225. I sold it at 324,000 miles. The 225 you could not kill unless you ran it out of oil. Yes it leaked from everywhere. But if you kept up on the oil she would always run.

[@jamespn]

That plastic washer bottle is a hard to find item.

[@McChuckD]

I haven’t forgot Steve! I’ve got two Valiants. Both 1972 one in four door full trim slant six and the other is the Scamp!! Two door no post with 318! 🤘🏼🔧 MOPAR

[@randyauer7303]

Another good video Steve get well soon

[@markusa5521]

Love them I own 3 to this day

[@jeremymurphy7320]

Was a guy in the small town I lived in that had a hopped up Granada back in the early 80's. I'm not sure what he had in it, may have even been a small block Ford (he was a die-hard Ford guy so no Brand X stuff for him) but it was a violently fast car.

[@marcpoirier5095]

My father and i built a 69 10 years ago with a junkyard motorhome 360 what a fun car, makes for some great Saturday nights! thanks for featuring this rare car !

[@MH-rb7lp]

Absolutely right, A body with a B or RB engine and you are off to the races.

[@zzzoo2]

Thanks Steve! I never knew the Valiant was smaller than the Dart. We had at least one in the family when I was young. Those wonderful Slants! If only the bodies were better at resisting the northeast weather...

[@rightlanehog3151]

They both shared the same wheelbase with the1970s redesign.

[@tanyanickles6917]

You should show a riviera. That would be a pretty cool video if they have one at the yard

[@spamanator666]

1:35 Gotta love those tires! Just to think someone was driving on those up to the car's very last days. "Only actually tires in the academic sense. They were round and had once been made of rubber."

[@jamesstuart3346]

I miss the days when you could order one single option without moving up to a "trim package" with a whole bunch of crap you don't want

[@adamthomas9829]

I had a 63 valiant

[@zdogg4207]

Had some great molars looking for something

[@czechmate6916]

I learned something new today I always thought the Valiant was only available with the slant six. All the ones I ever saw had the slant six.

[@jamesviehmann4291]

W had a distant Aunt/Family friend who had a 68 Signet 2 dr post, it had light blue metallic paint with a black vinyl top and a black interior. It was a V8 auto trans. She bought it new and remember seeing it around 1973 as a 10 year old kid and thinking "That's a cool car!" It was garage kept and was pristine! God... I remember it smelled like an old ladies pocketbook inside complete with a requisite tissue dispenser. When she passed away in the early 80's, remembering her at her funeral we all talked about her life and that old Signet she had! Great content Steve!

[@jamesviehmann4291]

@Jason We all asked, and the rumor at the time was she had given it to one of the younger ladies in her neighborhood who had taken care of her for the last year or so of her life.

[@vettekid3326]

Back in the day my second car I bought when I was a senior in high school (1973) was a '68 Dodge Dart. Most people back then looked at Plymouth Valiants as stoggie grandma & grandpa cars. I don't think even Sox & Martin used the Valiant platform for one of their cars.

[@dartdude4084]

Yep valiants granny cars. Corvettes fat bald white guy cars

[@rupe53]

@@dartdude4084 ... funny you should mention the "Vette" demographic. A Corvette guy I know, who is now 75, was a fat, bald, white guy, 50 years ago.

[@googleusergp]

Everyone's grandparents (it seemed) had them. Or you had an uncle (and aunt) that had one. Perfect retirement/getting on in years car for folks of that era.

[@rupe53]

@@googleusergp ... the next level up was the Belvedere. It was only about $400+ more and came standard with PS and PB in a 4 door. Most also came with a V-8 and auto trans for that money. Quite a bargain when you think about it... and gas was in the mid 20 cent range so who cared about that?

[@googleusergp]

@@rupe53 All true, but remember $400 was a lot of money back then (about $3200 today), so that was a big step for some folks.

[@ScottDLR]

I had 2 Slant 6's in my youth. While it was a smooth reliable engine, it wasn't very fuel efficient. I'd bet that the small V8 would get within 1 MPG or so.

[@88SC]

My dad and I picked up a similar ‘67 with this trim level. Slant six was a basket case in the trunk. We had another on hand to drop in and flipped it. Cute little sucker! I remember the rear glass was oddly shaped, perhaps adapted from another model of Plymouth.

[@brendangeraghty8865]

The mold on the roof almost looks like a Mod Top. A Mold Top?

[@Tomcat71]

I am not a dodge guy, but for some reason I have the itch to build a 440 and find something to stick it in.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

A buddy’s girl friend had a signet 4 door with the 225 automatic back in the 1980s. It was good transportation.

[@ericwilson2585]

Oh my god Steve, if I had a driver's license I'd be half tempted to go there and get that Valiant, I love them so much. So really, 108 inches you say?

[@MicrophonicFool]

Depending in what area youy live in, you can find a running/driving valiant or dart. My wife and I daily drive a 66 2-door valiant

[@ericwilson2585]

@@MicrophonicFool Well I live way up here in da Nordern Mitchigan eh? Lol. Actually, 15 miles south of the Mackinaw bridge. But no really, I haven't seen a "restorable/affordable" car like that one around here in 30+ or more years or so. I literally hate it here....

[@MicrophonicFool]

@@ericwilson2585 Well you're in the rust-belt eh?Almost Canadian. I happen to be on the left-coast of Canada, so our winters are not much. That does help a lot. There are still classics in MI. Keep your eyes out and ears to the ground

[@rhigh100]

Mom had a 4 door 225 Valiant and drove it for several years. Dad traded cars a lot back then for no reason there was nothing wrong with it. They guy who bought it used it as a taxi for at least 10 years.

[@jasonstarnes3838]

I had a 69 valiant was working on mini tubs and had a 440 solid mounted in the front. Then someone decided they wanted it alot more than me. Was a great build.

[@sombra6153]

I would say that the slant six in that car will be around long after the rest of the car has turned to rust and dust.

[@garymckee448]

I had a 69 four door Valiant Slant Six and it was good on fuel consumption unlike the other Slant Sixes I had in other vehicles.

[@jefffixesit60]

Love that thing! I immediately conjured up a mini-pro-tour build, with a badass six-popper for the unique factor

[@jeffclark2725]

I saw that, and remembered the dodge Scamp, same basic body, Great video

[@jamespetersen3933]

Love those Mopars. Keep on crawling!

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

If I won the lottery tomorrow I would call up Steve and ask him to roam the Junkyards with me to buy up a bunch of rusty gems. I'd pay him of course. He knows what's worth buying and what's not. And who would be more fun to roam Junkyards with than Steve Mags!

[@frankjones4094]

Back in the 70's my Dad nicknamed the Darts and Valiants " Darvs". And the people that owned them would pull some of the most unpredictable and dangerous moves you could ever imagine. We always eyed them with caution.

[@jamesboardman8859]

Steve, the wheel cover that you made mention of at the top of this piece is for the 1969 Plymouth Valiant, not the Dodge Dart as you stated. Yes, I know the Valiant and the Dart were virtual twins under the skin, but you did make the distinction that they rode on different sized wheelbases, and their bodies were unique to their respective brands of Plymouth, and Dodge.

[@my1vice]

A "no kill" junkyard...... LoL Love it.

[@lilmike2710]

At least not until their kids or grandkids get ahold of it.

[@mexicanspec]

In Mexico the Signet name wasn't used. Mexico used the name Acapulco in place of it. The 1965 Acapulco valiant could be had with the Barracuda front end treatment. It really dresses up the Valiant.

[@bobriekki3444]

My 68, went low 10s with a hot 440 727 dana 60. North Van street racer built in the mid 70s.

[@barberjeff67]

Great looking car.

[@ExilefromCrownHill]

I've had a few Darts and Valiants, but after watching the movie "Duel" starring Dennis Weaver, where a possessed evil truck chases him while driving his '71 Valiant, I opted for more durable vehicles ever after.

[@scootergeorge7089]

Just make sure you have quality radiator hoses and you will be fine. A burst upper hose is what crippled Weaver's Valiant. And even a 273 V8 should outrun an old Peterbilt or Kenworth.

[@my1vice]

Pretty stylish. I like it.

[@TEN-TIMES-HARDER]

what was that hot rod issue, stock Valient with poly bushings, better shocks, and newer tires and thats all it took to out corner a civic in g force

[@SteveMagnante]

That was Richard Ehrenberg's "Green Brick" from Mopar Action magazine! Thanks for writing, Steve Magnante

[@johnhicks1969]

I had a 68 Plymouth valiant until my parents wreck it

[@johnharris3362]

Every one I remember back in the day had their torsion bars sticking out of the front end and the bumper two inches off the ground.

[@scootergeorge7089]

- I never once saw that.

[@MicrophonicFool]

In 1970 only The Duster was badged as Valiant Duster.

[@bjr2379]

Always great video’s! Can’t wait for more Remcharger content.

[@CR7659]

That tire is almost as bald as Telly Savalas. A 4-door Valiant appeared in the movie Duel.

[@MrSwinger1]

That was a good movie. Truck grills in the mirror are scary to this day.

[@mangomcpoo475]

2 door valiants here in Australia are HUGE money!!! I could never afford one.

[@ccg1171]

Dennis Weaver DUEL.

[@norcal715]

In the movie "DUEL" the temperature light flashed, I attribute that to Hollywood effects. Did the temp light flash on these cars, or did Hollywood add a flasher to it?

[@bertgrau3934]

@@norcal715 I think Hollywood added a flasher, and at the very end when the car went up in flames, that was probably Hollywood as well. I have seen a lot of crashes, and not many cars would go up in flames. Possible, because it got hit in front, a fuel line could have broke and sprayed gas on the hot exhaust

[@SteveMagnante]

I always got a spooky ghost chill when the scene closed with the big rig Peterbilt's front tire slowly turning and the electric fan in the cab still running......Also, for the most part the driver of the Pete wasn't shown...as if the truck was demonic. One heck of a movie. I also recall that Dennis Weaver's Valiant had those small discrete V-Eight front fender emblems. Sooooo, it really should have been able to quickly outdistance the evil big rig so O'l Denny could reach the next pay phone (remember those?) and call the fuzz. but again, Hollywood never let reality get in the way of a good story! Thanks for writing, Steve Magnante

[@shwngbr]

People were putting 440’s in these.

[@kmath50]

Wouldn't a special "K" member be required for a 440 installation? Plymouth was offering the Barracuda, GTX, and Roadrunner at the time, so I am not surprised that they didn't offer a high peformance Valiant. Also, isn't this like the one that Dennis Weaver drove in "Duel?" This would be a cool car even with a 273.

[@theinsaneshecklador6598]

A factory big block K member from a Dart or Barracuda is one way to do it. The Schumacher conversion mounts is another option.

[@bikingD]

I have this sudden urge to put on the movie Duel!!!!!

[@dougackerman4182]

Great video Steve

[@jlsracing997]

The Valiant that Mopar Action built up with mother mopar running gear for the one lap deserves mention as they kicked some high dollar exotic machine a## all over the country. Their driver wan't too shabby either. The car really didn't get alot of mention since it was just a Valiant that was doing all the kicking and those exotic boys couldn't stand it.