![]() ![]() There is one small piece in the front grille that is missing and that may be about it. Special care seems to have been taken to preserve this car over the past 49 years. There are no obvious flaws with the body, vinyl top or interior. We’re told the car has been extremely reliable. The 318 cubic inch V8 with a 2-barrel carburetor and TorqueFlite automatic would have been rated at 150 SAE net horsepower. About a decade ago, the car was treated to a restoration which we assume was cosmetic-only because the drivetrain today is said to have only 69,000 miles on it. The seller offers a completely stock 1972 Twister that is said to be 99.9% original (we don’t what the other. The seller’s Twister has many of these attributes. If you were of a mindset, you could also order a nonfunctional dual hood scoop and rear spoiler appearance group along with high-back bucket seats and dual exhaust. Using Plymouth’s entry level engines, the Twister was an appearance package that included special side stripes, the previously mentioned hood and the 340’s special shark-tooth grille. You could replicate the appeal of the 340 with the Duster Twister. The Duster would bow out with the Valiant after 1976 when their successor, the Plymouth Volare, came along.ġ972 would be the third highest selling year for the Duster at 212,321 fastback coupes and another 15,681 Duster 340s. Big performance on a small budget was how Plymouth would market those cars. They would sell well, including the Duster 340 that had a small-block powerhouse under the hood. Looking to draw more youthful buyers to their compact Valiant line, the engineers went to work and created that Duster by using the Valiant platform and front clip. The Duster was the Plymouth success story of the earlier 1970s. Thanks, MattR, for fielding this tip for us! It can be found in Riverside, California, and is available here on craigslist for $22,500. This 1972 Duster Twister was the recipient of a restoration about 10 years ago and still looks good today. It gave you the stripes, black-matte hood, and Rallye wheels, but with a Slant-Six or 318 V8 instead. Thanks go to Paul J for the tip!įROM 2/6/21 – If you liked the looks of the Duster 340 but didn’t necessarily want its horsepower or torque, you could choose the Twister package instead. We aren’t sure if it’s the same seller or a flip. UPDATE 5/26/21 – This Twister has reappeared here on eBay with no reserve. ![]()
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