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  Plymouth
Plymouth was the only automaker in the year to show a sales increase over the previous year.
Plymouth’s were often first in races throughout the period, and were often less expensive to equip for racing as Plymouth’s were ready from the factory, where the GM and Ford competitors weren’t.
Plymouth existed for 73 years, built over 20 million automobiles and was once one of the top three automakers in the world.
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  Plymouth Valiant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Plymouth Valiant was an automobile manufactured by the Plymouth division of Chrysler Corporation in the United States from 1960 to 1976.
The 1960–1962 Valiant and Lancer rode on a 106.5 in (2705 mm) wheelbase.
Plymouth's coupe version was oddly badged as simply the Plymouth Brougham, although the very similar sedans carried the Valiant name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plymouth_Valiant   (1476 words)

  
 Plymouth Duster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first Plymouth Duster was a semi-fastback version of the Plymouth Valiant automobile, produced in the US from 1970 to 1976.
The Duster was an instant success for Plymouth, so much so that Dodge insisted to Chrysler management that they receive their own version, the (Dart) Demon, which debuted for 1971.
The 1976 model would be the last, since the successor to the Valiant, the Plymouth Volare, had been introduced and had gained considerable critical acclaim with its more formal look and redesigned front suspensions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plymouth_Duster   (878 words)

  
 Plymouth Valiant Parts: Top-of-the-Line Valiant Auto, Aftermarket, OEM Parts for Sure Performance!
The Plymouth Valiant that was introduced in 1959 as a 1960 model, and quickly gained popularity at the same time reviving the Plymouth Corporation with 146,792 units sold in the first year alone, blowing off Plymouth Fury sales of just a little above eighty thousand.
After a year, the Valiant was transformed into a regular Plymouth, with the release of its twin, the Dodge lancer.
By 1967, Plymouth Valiant still hit high marks is sales output.
www.innerauto.com /Plymouth_Parts/Plymouth_Valiant_Parts   (278 words)

  
 1966 Plymouth Valiant Signet
The Valiant to be its own car line (like Dodge or Plymouth), but it soon belonged to Plymouth.
was introduced to the Valiant lineup late in the model year (April).
The model year marked the end of the Convertible, and the Wagon for the Valiant.
www.angelfire.com /pa/66valiant   (251 words)

  
 The Plymouth Duster and Scamp - cars based on the Plymouth Valiant
With that 1967 restyle, Valiant surrendered its sportier models, the notchback two door hardtop and the convertible body, to the sexier stable mate, the Plymouth Barracuda.
Plymouth was informed that a performance image didn’t fit into the LRP as Plymouth as a family transportation type of vehicle.
The Duster name would outlast the Valiant itself (even if you consider the F and M bodies to essentially be Valiants), being applied later to the Volare, Horizon, and even the Sundance.
www.valiant.org /duster.html   (7581 words)

  
 Co-Brand: Driving Today
Unlike the Mustang, whose exterior design had been drawn up on the proverbial clean sheet of paper, the Barracuda was little more than a Plymouth Valiant two-door with a huge glass fastback grafted onto its hindquarters.
Plymouth also offered Barracuda buyers the choice of two six-cylinder powerplants, the anemic 170 cubic inch version and the 225 cubic inch engine, which had a reputation for absolute reliability.
Most of the Barracuda buyers, though, opted for the V-8, which was derived from the stalwart 318 cubic inch block that was Plymouth's answer to the Chevy small block.
www.drivingtoday.com /cobrand/greatest_cars/barracuda   (1015 words)

  
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The Valiant and Dart station wagons were dropped after 1966, and the Valiant convertible became the Barracuda convertible.
Lancer wagons were available in 1961 and 62; Valiant wagons from 1960 to 1966; Dart wagons from 1963-66; Valiant convertibles from 1963-66; and Dart convertibles from 1963 to 1969.
Plymouth stylists had to be content with very small styling tweaks on the product.
www.lycos.com /info/valiant--plymouth-barracuda.html   (207 words)

  
 Plymouth Valiant Parts - Plymouth Valiant Accessories - Partstrain.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
A year after its introduction, the Valiant was finally assigned to the Plymouth division and named the Plymouth Valiant, while a Dodge version was also introduced and called the Dodge Lancer.
Another new and innovative equipment in the Plymouth Valiant is the AC alternator, an industry first that replaced the conventional DC generator.
All of these models were sold alongside the Plymouth Valiant until the entire line-up was dropped in 1976 and was replaced a year after with the less popular Plymouth Volare and Dodge Aspen pair.
www.partstrain.com /ShopByVehicle/PLYMOUTH/VALIANT   (565 words)

  
 New Wave Motors - Plymouth Scamp History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Seeing the success Dodge was enjoying with the Dart Swinger, Plymouth introduced the Scamp in 1971, which was basically a Swinger with a Plymouth Valiant grille, on a longer wheelbase than the Valiant.
Plymouth model lineup drawings on the back show a drawing of a Dodge Dart.
The Valiant Brougham 2-door was introduced as a more luxurious version of the Scamp.
www.19333.com /kelly/history.kizml   (644 words)

  
 1960 Plymouth Valiant
The Valiant also introduced the alternator to the automotive public, as it was the first car to offer one over a generator.
Valiants also utilized the industry's best automatic transmission at the time, the TorqueFlite, and were the only compact cars to use torsion bars in the front suspension.
Although Valiants were loved by their owners and served them and many used-car buyers very well, time hasn't exactly been kind to the "collectability factor." Few are restoring them and demand doesn't seem to be increasing.
www.secondchancegarage.com /public/606.cfm   (637 words)

  
 Plymouth Valiant 1960-1976 - Virtual Museum / Brief History
Plymouth was created in 1928 by Chrysler Motors Corporation as an outlet for its low-priced models, initially some re-badged Chryslers.
One of the three original compact cars of Detroit (with the Ford Falcon and the Chevrolet Corvair), the Valiant was sold as separate brand in the first year, but subsequently displayed Plymouth badges.
Only survivor of the Detroit compacts, the Valiant lived up to 1976 when it was replaced by the Volare and its Dodge clone the Aspen.
www.virtual-museum.net /plymouth-valiant/GenEnHistory.html   (641 words)

  
 1965 Plymouth Division Line-Up From the Chrysler Sales Booklet
The Plymouth Fury III was available in five body styles: a two or four-door hardtop, a four-door sedan, convertible, and a station wagon.
Plymouth's Fury I and its three body styles: the station wagon and the two or four-door sedan.
Plymouth Valiant 200 showing off its four new body styles: the station wagon, two or four-door sedan and the convertible.
www.imperialclub.com /Yr/1965/ChryslerBooklet/plymouth.htm   (406 words)

  
 Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
As a Valiant, the first Barracuda was an extremely simple car with the Chrysler Corporation's signature torsion bar sprung independent front suspension and a solid rear axle on leaf springs in the back.
The chassis elements were still shared with the Valiant and there were still torsion bars up front and a solid axle on leaf springs in the rear.
Plymouth sold a total of 55,499 Barracudas and 'Cudas during this year while Dodge had 84,032 Challengers hit the road.
www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/Features/articleId=109513   (3578 words)

  
 Plymouth Scamp Parts - Plymouth Scamp Accessories - Partstrain.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
It was actually similar to the coupe version of the Dodge Dart Swinger that Plymouth was given license to copy after allowing Dodge to also replicate the Plymouth Duster with the Dodge Demon.
The other Plymouth Scamp, manufactured and sold from 1982 to 1983, was an entirely different vehicle.
We assure you that each and every Plymouth Scamp part we have for your coupe or truck are made from the finest materials and are guaranteed to function well for your vehicle.
www.partstrain.com /ShopByVehicle/PLYMOUTH/SCAMP   (510 words)

  
 Used Plymouth Valiant Prices | Used Plymouth Valiant Car Retail Pricing & Trade-In Values at Automotive.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Calculate the used Plymouth Valiant car retail price after factoring in mileage and vehicle condition.
Also contrast the used car retail price with the used Plymouth Valiant trade-in value for a guiding estimate of bargaining room.
Researching the used Plymouth Valiant car price of a vehicle and all of the details can save you thousands of dollars when buying a used car.
www.automotive.com /used-cars/pricing/11/plymouth/valiant   (223 words)

  
 1966 Plymouth Valiant
Plymouth has specially designed factory-installed trailer-towing equipment available for most models.
Valiant 200 - 12 solid exterior colors are available for Valiant 200 sedan and wagons.
Valiant 100 - There are 10 exterior solid colors available for the Valiant 100 series.
www.angelfire.com /pa/66valiant/66plyval.html   (1017 words)

  
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The Valiant had the smallest wheelbase of any Plymouth produced since the 1930s' PC, at 106.5 inches, but it...
The Plymouth Valiant is probably Plymouth’s and Chrysler’s most popular and know car.
The Valiant was introduced in 1959 as a 1960 model; the Dodge Lancer followed shortly, only to be replaced by the similar Dodge Dart, a longer-wheelbase Valiant.
www.lycos.com /info/valiant--plymouth-valiant.html   (337 words)

  
 Slant Six in a 1971 Plymouth Valiant equals perfection - Auto Weekend - The Washington Times, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Plymouth Valiants and Dodge Darts of the 1960s and early 1970s were the everyman's car.
In September 2004 he found an unbelievably nice 1971 Plymouth Valiant for sale by the original owner in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The blue four-door sedan was a bare-bones model, one of 42,660 built during that model year and was exactly what Mr.
Masoner soon had his "refreshed" Valiant back home with all of the deteriorated rubber parts replaced and the engine ready to do the job it was designed to do.
www.washingtontimes.com /autoweekend/20061213-112912-6032r.htm   (740 words)

  
 An Insider's Guide to Plymouth: index to Plymouth history articles
Plymouths fly off the lots and into police fleets as Dodges are adopted by highway patrols.
Dodge bids "Plymouth bid minus 10%." Lynn Townsend polls his kids and the dealers and finds a need for more hi-po presence; Sport Fury is the first result.
Ford wins many squad car deals though their performance is not up to Plymouth or Chevrolet standards, with poor brakes, handling, and acceleration.
www.allpar.com /history/inside/index.shtml   (1215 words)

  
 First Car: Mike Marino's Plymouth Valiant
It was a powder blue Plymouth Valiant V-100 four door sedan with a 3 speed manual tranny on the column.
Arnie and his Fury proved that hell hath no fury like a Plymouth scorned and in the movie "Duel" a valiant Valiant did outrun a deranged Peterbilt truck.
In one episode of the X-Files they were chasing a bad guy...he had a Valiant of course and they were discussing that he was some sort of advanced alien race.
www.1stcarmagazine.com /May_firstcar10.html   (801 words)

  
 1968 Plymouth Valiant 100 - Unofficially for sale in California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Valiant gets driven maybe 100 miles a month, and it's going to continue to collect dust.
I made this ghastly connection right about the time my Valiant was pieced back together and my monthly loan payments to my father-in-law were starting.
In hopes of reducing pollution, congestion, and our slowing our dependence on oil, the plan is to only use the Valiant for trips where large items are involved, such as big grocery shopping trips, and when the weather is too inclimate.
www.sugarrocket.com /valiant.html   (962 words)

  
 Plymouth Valiant Radiator > Plymouth Valiant Parts
Plymouth Valiant car Radiator available to all states at Fast Auto Body Parts.
Plymouth Valiant car Radiator are now at the lowest prices ever at Fast Auto Body Parts.
Plymouth Valiant truck Radiator are now at the lowest prices ever at Fast Auto Body Parts.
www.fastbodyparts.com /parts/plymouth/valiant/radiator   (214 words)

  
 A-Bodies - Plymouth/Chrysler Valiant varieties including the Plymouth Duster and Valiant Charger
The Valiant was introduced in 1959 as a 1960 model.
The Valiant was to be European in nature, from its high-revving four-cylinder engine to its curvaceous body.
The Chrysler Valiant continued in Australia through 1980, and in South America through 1982 (as the Dodge Dart, Chrysler 3700, and Dodge Charger).
www.valiant.org   (620 words)

  
 1964 Plymouth Valiant
While we were out there, we saw another dash setup that could be used on the Valiant and took a few pictures of it for fun.
We took pictures of the parts car on the trailer, and as we dismembered it we were sure to capture the fun.
The good news is that we drug the car to Jon's house for the trans yanking/repair/replacement operations because I had wisely and quickly reclaimed the long-occupied spot the Valiant used to take up in my driveway and I had no space to jack it up.
www.rowand.net /Shop/Cars/1964PlymouthValiant/index.htm   (6281 words)

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