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The "Valiant" fender badges and "Plymouth" grille logotype were deleted. A new trim package was released, called the Duster Twister. The Twister package presented the aggressive appearance of the Duster , but came only with insurance-friendly Slant Six I6 or power. The Twister's appearance package included special side stripes that mimicked the Duster Wedge stripes, a matte-black hood and the 's special shark-tooth grille. A nonfunctional dual hood scoop and rear spoiler appearance package was available, as were high-back bucket seats and dual exhaust.
The Duster was not changed significantly for New surface-mount sidemarker lights replaced the previous flush-mount items, the taillamps became larger, one-piece units. The V8's power rating was reduced from bhp kW to hp kW due in part to a reduction in compression ratio from Like the Valiant, the Duster was given a new hood, grille, and taillamps for The taillights on previous years mounted from the inside and had a flush appearance.
Starting in , the taillights were mounted from the outside and were trimmed in chrome. These remained unchanged through In the midst of the first oil crisis, would be the Duster's best sales year, with over , units produced [ citation needed ]. The Feather Duster was an engineering success, featuring many lightweight parts including the intake manifold, bumper brackets, hood and trunk bracing, and manual transmission housing. It had a Slant Six calibrated for economy, a low-restriction exhaust system, an extra-high rear axle ratio and was offered with either the Torqueflite 3-speed automatic or AOD overdrive 4-speed manual transmission.
It was, by far, the most fuel-efficient car in its size class along with a similar Dodge model, the Dart Lite [ citation needed ]. There was also a version called the Space Duster that had fold-down rear seats, and along with the huge trunk had over 50 cu. That same year, the Duster was one of a select few cars remaining on the market that had a relatively large engine-size to-vehicle-weight ratio. The model would be the last for the original Valiant based Duster, yet had two little-known changes: parking brake activated by a floor pedal, and windshield-mounted rear-view mirror.
The Duster name was first revived for a trim package available on the Plymouth Volare coupe, then on the front wheel drive Plymouth Turismo , and finally, from to V6-powered Plymouth Sundance coupes and hatchbacks. Additional information is available in the Valiant article on which the Duster was based.
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Navigation menu Personal tools Log in. Namespaces Page Discussion. Views Read View source View history. Main page Recent changes Random page Help. Plymouth Duster. Engine options were cu in 3. At midyear, a Gold Duster trim package was added. The Gold Duster package came with gold badging, gold stripes on the sides and rear, wall-to-wall carpeting, pleated, all-vinyl seats, whitewalls, wheel covers, a deluxe insulation package, and a canopy vinyl roof.
The Gold Duster was offered through of which 24, were equipped with the engine. The Duster was a success for Plymouth, so much so that in Dodge requested and received their own version, the Demon. For , only small changes were made to the Duster.
The "Valiant" fender badges and "Plymouth" grille logotype were deleted. A new trim package was released, called the Duster Twister. The Twister package presented the appearance of the Duster , but came only with the base I6 or V8. The Twister's appearance package included special side stripes that mimicked the Duster Wedge stripes, a matte-black hood, and the 's special shark-tooth grille.
A nonfunctional dual hood scoop and rear spoiler appearance package were available, as were high-back bucket seats and dual exhaust. A new electronic "breakerless" ignition became optional on the V8 late in model year. In , , Plymouth Dusters were built, with 12, equipped with the higher horsepower cubic inch engines.
The Duster was not changed significantly for New surface-mount sidemarker lights replaced the previous flush-mount items, the taillamps became larger, one-piece units. The power rating of the V8 was reduced from bhp kW to bhp kW due in part to a reduction in compression ratio from Chrysler's electronic ignition became standard on the models in Also, there was a 1-year only air cleaner that had a vacuum-operated door at the bottom to allow for additional airflow when the throttle is depressed.
Following the design changes on the Valiant models, the Duster also received a new hood, grille, front fenders, bumpers, and taillights for The taillights on previous years mounted from the inside and had a flush appearance.
Starting in , the taillights were mounted from the outside and were trimmed in chrome. These remained unchanged through The Dodge version, the Demon, was rebranded "Dart Sport" in response to church groups opposition to the word, "Demon. Other changes were in store for the Plymouth Duster. Simpler single-piston slider-type disc brake calipers were introduced for standard on powered cars and with power-assist on models , replacing the Kelsey Hayes four-piston calipers. Disc brake-equipped Dusters now had the more-common 5-lugs on a 4.
All and some engine-equipped cars received the simplified 8. This axle assembly replaced the 8. The powered cars retained the 5-lugs on a 4-inch pattern on vehicles with the standard drum brakes. A three-speed Torque Flight automatic along with a manual transmission was offered with the slant six. All models received larger front wheel bearings and increased spindle diameter.
Electronic ignition became standard across the board. Also, a Space Duster package was offered. This allowed the back bench seat to be folded down, allowing more space to carry cargo. There is also a security flap to hide cargo from outside view. A new, metal sunroof was optional for For , Plymouth replaced the with a cu in 5. The new for "E58" engine produced bhp kW by utilizing the camshaft, heads, intake manifold, carburetor, and dual-exhaust set up from the past engine.
New retractable front seat belts were added. In the midst of the first oil crisis, would be the Duster's best sales year, with a total of , Duster-bodied cars produced, the majority of which being the six-cylinder and V8 models. Plymouth built 3, of these models and most came with automatic transmissions. Duster options included Goodyear raised white letter tires on rally wheels.
Air conditioning, fold-back sunroof, and flip-down rear seat were also available. The models were mostly unchanged from the previous two years, with some exceptions: a new grille with a return of the Plymouth 3-pointed-'spear' affixed to the grille's center; catalytic converters were added to Slant Six and V8 models the was not equipped with a converter and its power was now bhp kW , due to the addition of a secondary air injection system, commonly referred to as a "smog pump".
Fewer than of the model Dusters left the factory equipped with the engine. The grille-mounted park and turn signal lenses were amber; prior years had colorless lenses with amber bulbs. The interior rearview mirror was mounted directly to the windshield rather than to the previous double-pivot roof bracket, and the parking brake was now foot- rather than hand-operated. Disc brakes became standard equipment on cars built after 1 January
For , only small changes were made to the Duster. The "Valiant" fender badges and "Plymouth" grille logotype were deleted. A new trim package was released, called the Duster Twister. The Twister package presented the aggressive appearance of the Duster , but came only with insurance-friendly Slant Six I6 or power. The Twister's appearance package included special side stripes that mimicked the Duster Wedge stripes, a matte-black hood and the 's special shark-tooth grille.
A nonfunctional dual hood scoop and rear spoiler appearance package was available, as were high-back bucket seats and dual exhaust. The Duster was not changed significantly for New surface-mount sidemarker lights replaced the previous flush-mount items, the taillamps became larger, one-piece units. The V8's power rating was reduced from bhp kW to hp kW due in part to a reduction in compression ratio from Like the Valiant, the Duster was given a new hood, grille, and taillamps for The taillights on previous years mounted from the inside and had a flush appearance.
Starting in , the taillights were mounted from the outside and were trimmed in chrome. These remained unchanged through In the midst of the first oil crisis, would be the Duster's best sales year, with over , units produced [ citation needed ]. The Feather Duster was an engineering success, featuring many lightweight parts including the intake manifold, bumper brackets, hood and trunk bracing, and manual transmission housing. It had a Slant Six calibrated for economy, a low-restriction exhaust system, an extra-high rear axle ratio and was offered with either the Torqueflite 3-speed automatic or AOD overdrive 4-speed manual transmission.
It was, by far, the most fuel-efficient car in its size class along with a similar Dodge model, the Dart Lite [ citation needed ]. There was also a version called the Space Duster that had fold-down rear seats, and along with the huge trunk had over 50 cu. That same year, the Duster was one of a select few cars remaining on the market that had a relatively large engine-size to-vehicle-weight ratio.
The model would be the last for the original Valiant based Duster, yet had two little-known changes: parking brake activated by a floor pedal, and windshield-mounted rear-view mirror. The Duster name was first revived for a trim package available on the Plymouth Volare coupe, then on the front wheel drive Plymouth Turismo , and finally, from to V6-powered Plymouth Sundance coupes and hatchbacks. Additional information is available in the Valiant article on which the Duster was based.
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Navigation menu Personal tools Log in. Namespaces Page Discussion. Views Read View source View history. Main page Recent changes Random page Help. Other changes were in store for the Plymouth Duster. Simpler single-piston slider-type disc brake calipers were introduced for standard on powered cars and with power-assist on models , replacing the Kelsey Hayes four-piston calipers.
Disc brake-equipped Dusters now had the more-common 5-lugs on a 4. All and some engine-equipped cars received the simplified 8. This axle assembly replaced the 8. The powered cars retained the 5-lugs on a 4-inch pattern on vehicles with the standard drum brakes. A three-speed Torque Flight automatic along with a manual transmission was offered with the slant six.
All models received larger front wheel bearings and increased spindle diameter. Electronic ignition became standard across the board. Also, a Space Duster package was offered. This allowed the back bench seat to be folded down, allowing more space to carry cargo. There is also a security flap to hide cargo from outside view. A new, metal sunroof was optional for For , Plymouth replaced the with a cu in 5. The new for "E58" engine produced bhp kW by utilizing the camshaft, heads, intake manifold, carburetor, and dual-exhaust set up from the past engine.
New retractable front seat belts were added. In the midst of the first oil crisis, would be the Duster's best sales year, with a total of , Duster-bodied cars produced, the majority of which being the six-cylinder and V8 models. Plymouth built 3, of these models and most came with automatic transmissions. Duster options included Goodyear raised white letter tires on rally wheels. Air conditioning, fold-back sunroof, and flip-down rear seat were also available.
The models were mostly unchanged from the previous two years, with some exceptions: a new grille with a return of the Plymouth 3-pointed-'spear' affixed to the grille's center; catalytic converters were added to Slant Six and V8 models the was not equipped with a converter and its power was now bhp kW , due to the addition of a secondary air injection system, commonly referred to as a "smog pump".
Fewer than of the model Dusters left the factory equipped with the engine. The grille-mounted park and turn signal lenses were amber; prior years had colorless lenses with amber bulbs. The interior rearview mirror was mounted directly to the windshield rather than to the previous double-pivot roof bracket, and the parking brake was now foot- rather than hand-operated.
Disc brakes became standard equipment on cars built after 1 January The Duster option was deleted as a separate model as the engine became an option on any trim level Duster, and about 1, cars were equipped with it. The powered Duster and Dart Sport was still without a catalytic converter, and while its power was down to bhp kW , the car could still manage mph in 7.
In mid the Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare twins replaced the Dodge Dart and Plymouth Duster, which were still based on bodies originally sold in The fastback coupes featured a solid B-pillar with fixed rear glass. These new models were introduced to compete with the more upscale Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch. From to , actress Judy Strangis was a TV pitchwoman for the Plymouth Duster in the role of "Mean Mary Jean," wearing a football jersey and short denim hot-pants.
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