Former Car Craft Duster on CraigsListBy Freiburger Posted 01/02/09
I spotted this car advertised on CraigsList a month ago or more, and neither Matt King nor I could tell for sure if this was the car that he and I did a makeover on when we were both at Car Craft magazine. As of today, I've communicated with the seller and it is, in fact, Matt's old car. See the current ad here.
Matt and I sometimes carpooled to work and often passed by this car as it sat for a year or two at a tire shop in Hollywood. Eventually we stopped and asked what the deal was, and with our Obi Wan powers of negotiation, ended up owning the car for $200.
The '71 Duster was super clean, but the cheap repaint was very dry and the Slant Six was locked up. We had Mothers buff out the car, then stuck on the stripes. Matt added a new junkyard motor with a head from Steve Magnante and tossed on some old Rallye wheels from his notchback Cuda.
Eventually, Matt ran this at a SlantSix.com race in Sacramento and actually set an e.t. record, even though the car was bone stock.
The guy who has it now bought it around the year 2000 for around $2,200 and has had it ever since. Not surprisingly, I'm in negotiations to see if he'll trade me for some RB Mopar parts.
Because I really need another car.
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Written by Freiburger
Jan 06 2009
The guy has not answered my emails.
Written by chryco63
Jan 06 2009
Deal? No Deal? I probably shouldn't ask, since you're giving away the Javelin. ;D
Written by chryco63
Jan 03 2009
June '99, pg. 68. That's crazy, since I just asked about this car in the Cheap Thrills Dart thread in the Gen. Disc. forum.
I hope the deal works out, Dave. :)
Written by Freiburger
Jan 03 2009
pretty close
Written by Rebeldryver Jan 03 2009
[quote author=Freiburger link=topic=8606.msg168184#msg168184 date=1230997368]
I do, actually.
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Don't you have a screen saver that includes pics of every car you've owned?
Written by Blazerteam Jan 03 2009
Well,lets see it,or isnt this site big enough ;D
Written by Freiburger
Jan 03 2009
I do, actually.
Written by Blazerteam Jan 03 2009
DF.Do you have some sort of list of ALL the cars you have owned?
Written by Freiburger
Jan 03 2009
[quote author=King Matt link=topic=8606.msg168131#msg168131 date=1230989686]
Dave, you must be getting old because your memory is fading! It was Mothers who did the buff job and the Rally wheels came with that Slant Six notchback Barracuda I had, the one with the solid bondo quarter panel. This was a clean car and one of the few I had that actually turned out somewhat profitable. It looked pretty sharp after the weeekend buff-and-stripe makeover. When I got the car, the motor had 4 or 5 holed pistons from overheating. I pulled a junkyard shortblock and then found out the head was warped and all the valve seats were shot, so I got a used head from Steve Magnante and it ran mint after that. I made the run up to Sacramento for the Slant Six club drag race and there are some shots of me camping out next to it in a sleeping bag. It was a nice around town driver and even my wife drove it once or twice. I think I sold it to that guy for $2200.
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Have you told him that better then 3000 people are awaiting his response?