Janet0312 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Just now, Moe Howard said: Didn't I see that in Death Race 2000? Or was it Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry..... Just now, Moe Howard said: Didn't I see that in Death Race 2000? Or was it Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry..... No. I think it was the movie where Dennis Weaver is trying to outrun a tractor trailer. Link to post Share on other sites
Moe Howard Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 minutes ago, Janet0312 said: No. I think it was the movie where Dennis Weaver is trying to outrun a tractor trailer. Yes> It occurred to me, and it's close. That was the Plymouth version . Link to post Share on other sites
Janet0312 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 It's funny how a bunch of the cars looked the same, but had different names. Plymouth Valiant perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites
Janet0312 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I think the poor car throws a rod in the end... Link to post Share on other sites
Moe Howard Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 6 minutes ago, Janet0312 said: It's funny how a bunch of the cars looked the same, but had different names. Plymouth Valiant perhaps? It's Mopar. So Chrysler Dodge and Plymouth all probably had a version. Supposed to be a 1971 Plymouth Valiant De Luxe. Link to post Share on other sites
Janet0312 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 4 minutes ago, Moe Howard said: It's Mopar. So Chrysler Dodge and Plymouth all probably had a version. Supposed to be a 1971 Plymouth Valiant De Luxe. Never heard of a Valiant De Luxe. Must have been for the semi rich. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Janet0312 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 17 hours ago, Dargo said: I hear they'll do 0-60 in .00000003 seconds. (...when the dilithium crystals are set in "sport" mode) As far as a garbage scow can go. Link to post Share on other sites
Janet0312 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 23 minutes ago, Moe Howard said: Yes> It occurred to me, and it's close. That was the Plymouth version . Duel directed by Stephen Spielberg. Link to post Share on other sites
Moe Howard Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 15 minutes ago, Janet0312 said: Never heard of a Valiant De Luxe. Must have been for the semi rich. Absolutely. In 1971 the choice for performance minded drivers was the Lamborghini Miura or the Valiant De Luxe. Obvious choice is the De Luxe. Link to post Share on other sites
slaytonf Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Darts in movies: It's a Mad . . . . .World (1965) Palm Springs Weekend (1963) Night of the Demons (1988) Co-Ed Call Girl (1996) Le Deuxieme Souffle (1966) The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) Coffy (1973) The Brother From Another Planet (1974) Silkwood (1983) Y Tu Mamá Tambien (2001) The Van (1977) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Je Suis une Nymphomane (1971) A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 2: Freedy's Revenge (1985) The Black Godfather (1974) Fireball 500 (1966) This is not a Test (1962) The Jerk (1979) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Dargo Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 hours ago, Janet0312 said: As far as a garbage scow can go. So, can you say this in the original Klingon language, Janet? (...somethin's tellin' me you can) Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 18 hours ago, Janet0312 said: My Dart. I drove this car daily. Got many comments on it. I'd be stopped at a light and people would yell over to me how they loved it and how they had one and also how you couldn't kill the engine as long as you fed it oil. How I miss it. Had to get a Jeep for the winter travel tho... The last time I drove her in the winter was when I almost smashed into a phone pole during a surprise snow squall. Many cars were off the road and I came around a corner. Was I scared for my own safety? Hell, no. All I could vision was a smashed grill. I made it tho. Phwew! My father had a 65 Dart and was so impressed with it that he "helped" my sister purchase a 67 Dart. She drove it for a decade or more and well into six digit mileage - with minimal care. 17 hours ago, Janet0312 said: Never heard of a Valiant De Luxe. Must have been for the semi rich. Many cars going back to the 30's had different levels which are confusing. Custom, DeLuxe, etc. for example. The Plymouth Valiant and Dodge Dart were very similar Chrysler Corp. vehicles. Got more similar as they aged and Chrysler looked to cut costs. Link to post Share on other sites
Moe Howard Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 2 hours ago, ElCid said: My father had a 65 Dart and was so impressed with it that he "helped" my sister purchase a 67 Dart. She drove it for a decade or more and well into six digit mileage - with minimal care. 66 Dodge Dart Wagon for my Mom. Complete with hippy flower decals liberally placed. Slant six one of the best motors ever. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Sepiatone Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 21 hours ago, Moe Howard said: It's Mopar. So Chrysler Dodge and Plymouth all probably had a version. Supposed to be a 1971 Plymouth Valiant De Luxe. Yep. In the late '70's there was the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon, both built at the same Illinois assembly plant. What was funny was a buddy of mine had one(a '78) that had the OMNI script on one side, but the HORIZON script on the other. 3 hours ago, ElCid said: My father had a 65 Dart and was so impressed with it that he "helped" my sister purchase a 67 Dart. She drove it for a decade or more and well into six digit mileage - with minimal care. I had a '64 Dart. That "slant 6" was able to take a lot of punishment. More than the car's differential, which went flooey and was the reason I had to junk it. I took a lot of ribbing about that push-button "shifter" on the dash. Like friends asking if they should leave some change in the ashtray fro me to use in case I needed to change gears or whatever. I owned it from Oct. '71 to March '72, and it never did look as nice as the one here----- Sepiatone 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Janet0312 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, Sepiatone said: Yep. In the late '70's there was the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon, both built at the same Illinois assembly plant. What was funny was a buddy of mine had one(a '78) that had the OMNI script on one side, but the HORIZON script on the other. I had a '64 Dart. That "slant 6" was able to take a lot of punishment. More than the car's differential, which went flooey and was the reason I had to junk it. I took a lot of ribbing about that push-button "shifter" on the dash. Like friends asking if they should leave some change in the ashtray fro me to use in case I needed to change gears or whatever. I owned it from Oct. '71 to March '72, and it never did look as nice as the one here----- Sepiatone Oh, I got a lot of ribbing about the button on the floor that made high beams. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Janet0312 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Those engines were so easy to work on. I had to replace a water pump once and when you opened the hood, everything is right there. No pollution devices or contraptions. I wanted heart and soul to be a mechanic when I was a youth. A mechanic friend told me to forget it because eventually everything was going to be computerized. The man I was dating at the time had several brothers, all mechanics. It was a wonderful learning experience, since I used to play with my brother's plastic motor in the 60's. I lucked out too that when I have to bring my vehicle in for service, nobody can snowball me into a false set of "What's wrong with it?" 2 Link to post Share on other sites
txfilmfan Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, Janet0312 said: Oh, I got a lot of ribbing about the button on the floor that made high beams. As I remember, most cars (at least American ones) had the floor button for high beams at that time. I don't think I saw any headlight controls on a steering column until the 80s. Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 3 hours ago, Janet0312 said: Oh, I got a lot of ribbing about the button on the floor that made high beams. Error Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Forgot the year, but prior to the compact Dodge Dart, the Dodge Dart was a full-size, but cheaper Dodge. Link to post Share on other sites
Sepiatone Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 22 hours ago, Janet0312 said: Oh, I got a lot of ribbing about the button on the floor that made high beams. My old '60 Ford Falcon had that feature. But, for a long while I couldn't find the windshield washers until one night, when tapping my left foot hunting for the high beam button, hit another floor button that sent fluid squirting onto my windshield! Sepiatone 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ElCid Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 6 hours ago, Sepiatone said: My old '60 Ford Falcon had that feature. But, for a long while I couldn't find the windshield washers until one night, when tapping my left foot hunting for the high beam button, hit another floor button that sent fluid squirting onto my windshield! Sepiatone My 71 Dodge Challenger had the floor button for the windshield wiper fluid. Actually it was better because you could squirt a lot of water onto the windshield and then turn on the wipers. You didn't drag the wipers across the dry, dirty windshield before the water started flowing. Also had some control over the amount of water based on hard you pressed the "button." 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sepiatone Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 That was a nice thing about that set-up. Sepiatone 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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