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Dodge gained a version of Plymouth's popular Valiant-based fastback Duster which was to be named the Beaver, [33] but when Chrysler's marketing department learned that "beaver" was CB slang for vagina, [7] the vehicle was renamed the "Dart Demon". As was the case with previous Dodge rebadges of Plymouth Valiants, such as the 1961–1962 Lancer ...
Dodge Demon may refer to Dodge Dart Demon, a 2-door fastback coupe variant of the 1971–1972 Dodge Dart; Dodge Demon (concept car), first shown in 2007;
1971 Plymouth Duster 340 . The Duster was a success for Plymouth, so much so that in 1971 Dodge requested and received their own version, the Demon. In response, Plymouth was given a version of the Dodge Dart Swinger 2-door hardtop named the Plymouth Valiant Scamp. For 1971, only small changes were made to the Duster.
Dodge's early to mid-1970s factory-supported "Kit Car" program for short-track late-model stock car racing offered a choice of Challenger, and a few (less than 12) were made, but in 1974 Dodge ended the Challenger line and they went to the Dodge Dart Sports and Dodge Aspen bodies over a steel-tube chassis.
The 1971 Hemi 'Cuda convertible is now considered one of the most valuable collectible muscle cars. Only thirteen were built, seven of which were sold domestically. The most recent public sale was at the June 2014 Mecum auction in Seattle, where a blue-on-blue 4-speed sold for US$ 3.5 million (plus buyers premium).
The 426 Hemi, in "Street Hemi" form, was produced for consumer automobiles from 1966 through 1971. Hemi-powered Dodge and Plymouth cars produced in the model years of 1966 through 1971 have become collector's items. For example, a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible equipped with the 426 Hemi engine sold at auction for US$3.5 million in 2014. [18]
1971–1972 Dodge Demon; 1971–1978 Valiant Charger; 1969–1970 Valiant VF; 1970–1971 Valiant VG; This list is not complete: A-platform vehicles not included on this list were sold in some countries until 1981. [1] Wheelbases: 106.5 in 1960–1962 Valiant, Chrysler Valiant, and Plymouth Valiant (worldwide) 1961–1962 Dodge Lancer
The Hemi-6 is a pushrod O.H.V. (overhead valve engine), with combustion chambers comprising about 35% of the top of the globe. This creates what is known as a low hemispherical shaped chamber. In this way, the "Hemi" moniker was used for the same kind of marketing cachet as Chrysler's 1950s-1970s Hemi V8 engines.