Look, two of the old man's Darts were 225s and maybe that rickety ol' rig w/could catch 'em, who knows. It did in Hollyweird, but... :o)
The 340 wedge w/ the 727 OTOH, no way Jose'.
That car flew, was a real rocketship.
Until the neighborhood cop came over one evening, told my old man he'd best get a handle on me else he was going to have lawyer fees. Never drove the car again from that point, forward.
Of course those were the days when IF a cop, neighbor, teacher, hell's bells ANYONE came & complained to my pa about me? It was simply understood I'd be in a world of hurt. And in that last instance? Walking. LOL
Oh I know all about those 340 Mopar engines, a good friend of mine laid his hands on an almost new (it was a demo) 1970 Duster 340 and for a bare bones muscle car, it had plenty of muscle.
I discovered years later that with a swap of the ‘K’ frame that it was actually possible to transplant a 440 into one of those Duster/Dart bodies and the only comparison I can think of would be a Saturn V on a roller skate, LOL
Regarding Dennis Weaver, I seem to remember that after ‘Duel’ aired on ABC way back then, that Chrysler sold more Darts and Valiants with the Slant Six the following week than they had sold in MONTHS, and why wouldn’t they? lol
I always wanted a 1970 Sport Fury but alas, was never able to procure one.
I think your old man must have known mine, because if I had pushed my luck too much further I would have been taking the shoe leather express too, lol