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valiant Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1965/66 Dodmouth Imperial Edition
Posted on June 4, 2022 | 13 CommentsOnce again, time at CC for more cobbled up pentastar variations. This time, bits of two mid ‘60s ones with more rhinoplasties than Michael Jackson’s wandering ghost. -
Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham
Posted on May 13, 2022 | 103 Comments(First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […] -
Automotive History: The Cars of Canada, Part 1 – An Overview of Canadian Car History, Brands and Models
Posted on March 23, 2022 | 54 CommentsCanada and the United States have long been close neighbors. The large and relatively open border results in many things shared between the two countries from the economy to culture. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Scamp – A Tasty Little Number
Posted on December 5, 2021 | 122 Comments(first posted 11/27/2012) A gastroenterologist once told me that a person’s taste in food changes significantly about every seven years. While that assertion seems odd at first blush, I […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform.
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 85 Comments(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […] -
Automotive History – The Valiant in Australia, Part Two
Posted on February 25, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 2/25/2015) In our last installment, we covered the introduction of the Valiant and the subsequent Australian models based on the US Valiant (and Dart), but beginning in 1971, […] -
CC Realization: The Plymouth Marquis and Mercury Valiant
Posted on May 14, 2020 | 75 CommentsWhile researching for my recent piece on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, I stumbled upon quite a few pictures of the 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis. Other than a nip here […] -
Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact
Posted on July 19, 2019 | 55 Comments(first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […] -
Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Duster 340 – The Tweaker
Posted on February 14, 2019 | 41 Comments(first posted 3/28/2011) You know those anti-meth ads, which graphically show the physiological effects of speed—lots of bad skin and rotten teeth? Well, this car is the automotive equivalent […] -
Neighborhood Outtakes: At Last, Curbside Classics In My Own Neighborhood
Posted on July 23, 2017 | 38 CommentsTen years I’ve lived in this house, and with the enjoyable exception of a 1967 Ford F250 several years ago (see it here), I’ve seen nary a classic parked curbside […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact
Posted on March 8, 2017 | 81 Comments(first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […] -
Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising
Posted on March 21, 2015 | 45 CommentsDespite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […] -
Car Show Photo Album: The April 2014 Jefferson City Car Show – Mopars and Manual Transmissions
Posted on May 1, 2014 | 141 CommentsThis isn’t a website that focuses very much on car shows. All the good stuff is still on the road. However, every once in a while I do enjoy attending […] -
Cohort Sighting: Plymouth Gold Duster – Power Pop
Posted on April 27, 2014 | 68 CommentsThis Duster, captured by Triborough, is a charming reminder of the best Detroit had to offer during the ’70s and that’s no backhanded compliment. Faced with the widening appeal of […] -
eBay Find: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Convertible – By Mopar to the Golden Gate
Posted on April 16, 2014 | 18 CommentsDenny Gibson had a dream: to tour the old Lincoln Highway end to end across the United States in 2013, when it turned 100 years old. Denny loves the old […]

![Curbside Classic: 1976 Plymouth Valiant Brougham – Least Likely Brougham (First posted 5/28/2012) Jason Shafer recently had a post on a 1975-76 Plymouth Valiant, the sturdy, stalwart compact Ma Mopar wisely produced for most of the ’70s, then sadly replaced […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ytfbnn.jpg)
![Automotive History: The Cars of Canada, Part 1 – An Overview of Canadian Car History, Brands and Models Canada and the United States have long been close neighbors. The large and relatively open border results in many things shared between the two countries from the economy to culture. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Cars-of-Canada.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Scamp – A Tasty Little Number (first posted 11/27/2012) A gastroenterologist once told me that a person’s taste in food changes significantly about every seven years. While that assertion seems odd at first blush, I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Plymouth-1972-scamp.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1963 Plymouth Valiant – When The Curious Looking Get Self Conscious And Conform. (first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-val.jpg)
![Automotive History – The Valiant in Australia, Part Two (first posted 2/25/2015) In our last installment, we covered the introduction of the Valiant and the subsequent Australian models based on the US Valiant (and Dart), but beginning in 1971, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CM-GLX-towing-race-car.jpg)
![CC Realization: The Plymouth Marquis and Mercury Valiant While researching for my recent piece on a 1974 Mercury Marquis, I stumbled upon quite a few pictures of the 1975 to 1978 Mercury Marquis. Other than a nip here […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1976_Mercury_Marquis-Cougar-Montego-03.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1961 Falcon – How To Build A Winning Compact (first posted 3/21/2011) That could be me sitting in that barber chair, for two reasons. Well, that is the exact chair I sit in when I get my hair cut. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CC-51-042.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1972 Plymouth Duster 340 – The Tweaker (first posted 3/28/2011) You know those anti-meth ads, which graphically show the physiological effects of speed—lots of bad skin and rotten teeth? Well, this car is the automotive equivalent […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-12-116-800.jpg)
![Neighborhood Outtakes: At Last, Curbside Classics In My Own Neighborhood Ten years I’ve lived in this house, and with the enjoyable exception of a 1967 Ford F250 several years ago (see it here), I’ve seen nary a classic parked curbside […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tbird1.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1968 Plymouth Valiant Two Hundred – One Mean-Looking Compact (first posted 2/24/2013) I know there are some serious Valiant (and Dart) lovers here who can probably spout endless factoids about this car. Have at it, boys – let the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/68Valiant7jg.jpg)
![Cohort Classic: 1961 Ford Falcon – Adventures in Advertising Despite being about 40 years too young to be a target demographic, I enjoyed reading Reader’s Digest a lot as a young boy. My mother had every copy from around […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rsz_1.png)
![Car Show Photo Album: The April 2014 Jefferson City Car Show – Mopars and Manual Transmissions This isn’t a website that focuses very much on car shows. All the good stuff is still on the road. However, every once in a while I do enjoy attending […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_2047.jpg)
![Cohort Sighting: Plymouth Gold Duster – Power Pop This Duster, captured by Triborough, is a charming reminder of the best Detroit had to offer during the ’70s and that’s no backhanded compliment. Faced with the widening appeal of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshot-2014-04-26-19.58.23.png)
![eBay Find: 1963 Plymouth Valiant Convertible – By Mopar to the Golden Gate Denny Gibson had a dream: to tour the old Lincoln Highway end to end across the United States in 2013, when it turned 100 years old. Denny loves the old […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/63Valiant6jg.jpg)


