"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."
Yup, those cars and especially the '69 Dart had an amazing HP to weight ratio couple with fabulous weight transfer. The 3:23 was nice, but, wished it'd been a tad higher. Of course if it had been I'd have been dead long ago.
"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"
Oh my not like "Mr. Norms'" 426 Darts, only the "Commando" 440 was --IMO-- a lot more reliable, drivable.
"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?"
HA!!
Kind of odd since I STH wouldn't want a car a tanker truck could've caught! LOL
"I always wanted a 1970 Sport Fury but alas, was never able to procure one."
My neighbor (~ a mile away) has one, MK. Yellow, a rag-top. Has a 383 w/ Torqueflite 727. I'm serious. Can't wait to run into him, tell him I met a guy who loves 'em. His head'll swell and that's alright, BIG Harley guy, his head can go any way it wants. ;^)
"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"
Yea, well there was a day when "no" meant no and as kids we disobeyed at our own peril.
If you're a "car guy"? I got a humdinger for my birthday, last March. Ask stephen. :^)
Have a great evening, y'hear?