Here is the 1974 Plymouth 'Gold Duster' I purchased bought back in May of 2008 for $1,300.00. It is currently located in San Bernardino, CA and I am still trying to get it shipped here.
Anyone coming to the Milwaukee, WI / Chicago, Il / Detroit, MI areas wanna make a $1,000.00???

It is a 1974 Plymouth 'Gold Duster'. It's an original 225 slant car with an automatic transmission, A/C, power disk brakes, power steering, fold down rear seat, 3-speed variable wipers...
A nice rust free California car. Clean, clean, clean. It does have bumps/bruises here and there though.

It isn't perfect but has a nice solid body and runs & drives so it's a great way to start in my eyes.


Here is the fender tag and the codes:



VIN - VL29C4G282XXX

V - Make - Plymouth
L - Price Class - Low
29 - Roof style - 2 Door Sports Hardtop - Duster
C - 225 cu. in. 1-bbl. 6 cylinder engine - 105 horsepower @ 3,600 RPM & 180 lbs./ft. of torque @ 1,600 RPM (net)
4 - Model year - 1974
G - St. Louis, MO, USA
282XXX - Sequence number '282XXX' (Last six digits of the VIN)

E24 - 225 cu. in. 1-bbl. 6 cylinder engine - 105 horsepower @ 3,600 RPM & 180 lbs./ft. of torque @ 1,600 RPM (net)
D34 - TorqueFlite automatic 3-speed transmission
JY9 - Body color - Tahitian Gold
D2Y3 - Interior trim grade / style / color
D - Deluxe
2 - Vinyl bench seat
Y3 - Light Gold
000 - Upper door frame - Full door panels
715 - Build date - July 15, 1974
943717 - Order number - '943717'
V4Y - Roof type OR color - Unknown at this time
U - Built to USA specifications
A64 - 'Gold Duster' special package
B41 - Power front disk brakes
C73 - Fold down rear seat
G54 - Left hand outside mirror - Remote / Chrome
H51 - Air conditioning w/ heater
J25 - 3-Speed variable windshield wipers
J52 - Inside hood release
L31 - Fender mount turn signals
M21 - Roof drip rail moldings
N95 - Nox - Exhaust emission control
R11 - 2-watt Music Master AM radio
V08 - Delete vinyl roof
V8Y - Transverse stripes - Color - Gold
V9Y - Rear tail panel stripe - Color - Gold
Y16 - Sales bank car
END - End of codes

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

I picked up a few itesm so far for the "build".

The engnbldr SS 1.70" intake & 1.44" exhaust valve kit with maganese bronze valve guides:





A factory 8.25" A-body rear out of my 1974 Dodge Dart Sport big block.
It now has 3.55:1 gears and rear disk brakes from a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee.





Strange Engineering / Mopar Performance lightweight aluminum 1-1/8" bore aluminum master cylinder:





4-bolt to 2-bolt aluminum adaptor:

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

A-body O/D 4-speed set-up







Factory aluminum 'Super Six' set-up:





High torque mini starter:

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

A near mint set of original chrome A-body sport mirrors:





A mint original dual snorkel hood scoop:





A rechromed factory A-body bucket seat Hurst shifter handle:





Some reman calipers:

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

A floor shifter steering column collar:





A set of factory 1973-74 A-body bucket seats with tracks:





I also have the original .870" 340 torsion bars out of my 1974 Dart Sport. They should add some more fun factor to the car then the .850" slant six with A/C bars would. Someday I'd like to step up to the .890" bars if I come across them reasonably enough.

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

I also picked up these 15 x 8.5" slotted aluminum mags for the rear from a fellow member who I met in Chicago a couple weekends ago. I am going to run 255/60R-15s on them. These are the correct 5 x 4.5" bolt pattern wheels not the typical uni-lug pieces.

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

Two words...

Very.... Nice....




~THOR~

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1984 D100 Shorty Custom
Certified Auto Appraiser - RevItUp Classic Appraisals
President - Cherry City Bombers CC
Part of Tyrde-Browne Racing

I finally picked up a nice set of 15 x 4.5" front runner slotted aluminum mag wheels. These are only the 5 x 4.5" bolt pattern. They only have a 2-inch backspace, but they'll have to do for now. I'll be running 185/65R-15s on these.

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

I went on eBay this monring and bought this steel rod reinforced ABS reproduction 1970 Go Wing. Only $120.00 shipped brand new I figured had to give one a try.
I used a $160.00 reproduction one with awesome results on our old 1973 Plymouth 'Cuda 318.
It may have been born with a slant, but no reason it can't look like a firebreathing 340 muscle car.
Other then a black 340 style stripe with "225" callouts and small interior bits I beleive I have everything taken care of.

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

I forgot something else I have for the car. I picked up a nice original 'Tuff Wheel' for it, then I picked up a new reproduction piece as well. I will probably put the nice reproduction one in here and use the original in the Dart Sport.

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)

Wow, that's a lot of stuff to buy before you even see the car in person. Any word on a dash pad? I envy you for having all the pieces in place for a fresh project before you even begin.

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No need for envy. It isn't that I planned ahead, just circumstance really.
This is the first car I have been fortunate enough to do this with. Mostly because I am too cheap to give into inflated shipping prices and have a seller who is willing to let the car sit as long as I need it to.

I have had a few A-bodies in the past and have had some of the factory parts laying around taken up space.
I also am working on other A-bodies as well so when I buy one of something I usually purchase 2 or even 3 which I can usually get a small bulk discount on and it saves me on extra shipping too. Some stuff like the starters & master cylinders will fit most mopars so I can get a few of them and use them on whatever I am driving or am building when I come to it.
Same goes for the tuff wheel. I have had those for a few years now, just finally deciding to start using some of this stuff up before it all gets misplaced, stolen, destroyed, or what have you.

If something doesn't work out and I decide not to keep the this Duster, all the bits and pieces will go to putting together another one of my Mopars.

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1969-1/2 Dodge Super Bee A12 (440 Six Pack, 4-spd, Dana 60)
1974 Plymouth Duster 360 (4-spd, 8.75")
1973 Plymouth Duster (225, auto, 8.25")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 QC 2wd (5.9L, auto, Dana 60)