Steve wrote:
> Nate Nagel wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > spotted a bright green Duster with a hood scoop sitting at the side of
> > the road with a for sale sign in the window, so of course I had to
stop
> > and check it out. Actually looked pretty solid, a little evidence of
> > rust repair in the quarters but overall not bad. Turned out to have
> > Demon 340 badges on it. Two things that make me wonder if it's a
"real"
> > Demon though - it had a column ****ft automatic and front drum brakes.
> > Also front seat upholstery did not match rear making me wonder if the
> > buckets were swapped in. So the questions - is this possibly still an
> > original Demon? What would be a fair price to offer? I'd call it a
#3
> > condition car, although it apparently passed safety inspection a year
> > and a half ago. Excellent 20-footer with only a few minor issues up
> > close, and headliner was missing and dash a little cracked, other than
> > that looked to be a solid driver (although I have no way of knowing if
> > there are any mechanical issues or not.)
> >
> > thanks for any advice,
> >
> > nate
> >
> > (haven't had an A-body in something like 12 years now)
> >
>
> I SERIOUSLY doubt that its a real Demon, but I no longer remember what
> the VIN and fendertag codes for a Demon should be. Amazing, back in the
> early 90s I remembered all the "im****tant" codes for genuine Mopar
> muscle. I'm gettin' old :-(
>
> But I do remember that there weren't a great number of Demons built, so
> today real Demons are one of the higher-priced A-bodies. If its a solid
> car (how do the rear stub-frame rails and the spring perches look?) then
> it might still be worth snagging, if the asking price isn't astronomical
> even if its just a 318 Dart. I may be getting REALLY outdated, but I
> still believe that no "20-footer" A-body should be worth more than $5k.
>
> You might drop the question over in alt.hi-po.mopars (aw hell, I'll just
> crosspost it myself.)
The Demon was produced for '71 and '72 model years. The sheetmetal of the
rear pan had vertical slots for the tail lights, whereas the Duster (for
'70
thru '72) had horizontal slots. The Demon shared the Dart front
sheetmetal.
It could've been ordered w/ other-than a HP engine, including the Slant 6
(a
friend had a 318 w/ floor****ft 3-speed).
Some reading: http://www.valiant.org/duster.html
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Dart.
A magazine ad showing standard & optional equipment:
http://www.uawdcx.com/images/demon.jpg
Some photos here, showing the rear pan of a Demon:
http://www.ralphsrapidtransit.com/demonpage1.html
Bryan
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