Snakes Alive! This Plymouth Duster Has A Snake Skin Roof!

"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
11/05/2014 at 17:32 • Filed to: Daily Turismo, Blog

The term barn find is tossed around for any vehicle that has been abandoned or neglected for many years and is then picked up for much cheaper than a nice version. Sometimes, barn find fever strikes buyers and suddenly folks are bidding for the right to restore some pile of parts and the discount associated with buying a pile of parts is suddenly gone.

Today's example hasn't spent much time in a chicken coop, but that hasn't stopped Jesse over at BarnFinds.com from picking it up and now selling it on eBay. Find this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! currently bidding for $7,755 with 4 days to go, located in Boise, ID.

You can read more about this Dusters history and story on the Barnfinds website !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but the short version is that Barnfinds.com's Editor-in-Chief (Jesse) purchased it from another person who had picked it up from a car club member who had purchased it from the original owner. This means, if you buy it, you will be the...hang on...5th owner, which ain't too shabby at all. When you sell it, just say something like "one family" owned, because we are all related to some extent, right?

Let's get to the good stuff — this car has a snake skin top. Snake skin. This really tips the scales from loser to awesome, and you could say that I've been bitten and this car has me all wrapped up. SNAKE SKIN!! The interior also features some awesome 70s era colored stripes in a refurbished interior that the previous owner fixed.

Under the hood is a 225 cubic inch inline-6 that pushes out 145 horsepower mated to a 3-speed manual shifter on the floor. The real draw on this car isn't the powertrain, it is the fact that it appears to be an un-restored, original, survivor. That alone makes it worth the price of admission.

See a better survivor for sale? Send it here: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Originally posted as !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Image credits; Jesse @ Barnfinds.com

DISCUSSION (47)

BPDChief > DailyTurismo
11/05/2014 at 17:43

Plymouth Duster...

DailyTurismo > BPDChief
11/05/2014 at 18:03

You bring up an excellent point...lemme fix that.

ranwhenparked > DailyTurismo
11/05/2014 at 18:33

OK, let's see, Duster, Slant Six, snakeskin roof, awesome '70s interior and tape stripes, amazing condition. Yep, this kicks all kinds of ass.

Jonee > DailyTurismo
11/05/2014 at 21:15

Whoa.

BrainForest > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 10:59

Ooh, Slant Six, four-on-the-floor! My Dad had a '71 Valiant with three-on-the-tree and absolutely hated it. He said they were trying to push people to the automatic by making it a tiny bit more expensive that the 3spd, but the 4spd cost way more than the automatic...

Jim is one of KFCs secret ingredients > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 10:59

I kinda want that.

blendermassacre86 > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 11:01

DEM SEATS. This is rad.

SDouglas > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 11:03

I had a '73 Duster with the faux snake skin vinyl... Loved that car, until my brother totaled it.

GreenN_Gold > BrainForest
11/06/2014 at 11:07

So the four-on-the-floor is really a 3-speed? This is news to me. Or else the eBay ad that states 3-speed is incorrect.

SoullessMonster > SDouglas
11/06/2014 at 11:10

A '72 Gold Duster was my first car. Metallic brown paint with the snakeskin. Rusted-through behind the rear wheels, and the bench seat was shredded. They say you couldn't kill the Slant 6. I beg to differ. Doing triple digits one night I heard a loud "CLONK" and the party was over. I wanted to drop a 340 in it but my Dad wanted his driveway back so I came home from school one day and it was gone.

Vincent Davidson > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 11:10

Want.

SDouglas > SoullessMonster
11/06/2014 at 11:17

I had the same paint job on mine. But I had a 318, which was actually pretty strong after I put a cam and newer heads on it. It went nicely into the '68 Dart GT I replaced it with.

Rustamino > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 11:19

Or... you know more properly, brown vinyl in a snake skin patterned motif. Same thing I guess... Snake skin sounds cooler!

Mark Jacob > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 11:24

That interior is spectacular.

AaronT > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 11:31

I feel like that ride needs to be featured in a '70s porn.

purplekero > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 11:31

I have a great survivor, but it's not for sale

This Believe or not has been my dad's daily driver since it was given to him by his dad it's a 73 Duster he replaced the vinyl roof since it was deteriorated. All the car is completely stock even the paint is the original.

And for car daily driven it still works sooo fine.

Actually I took this phot a month ago .

Please don't leave me in the gray I want to share it hehe

Kinja'd!!!

vailima750 > Rustamino
11/06/2014 at 11:34

No, I'm pretty sure they found a snake that didn't have any patterns that was 5 foot around and 6 foot long so they could make a roof without any seams. That is a thing that exists, right?

BrainForest > GreenN_Gold
11/06/2014 at 11:36

Hmm, it does say 3spd, doesn't it? There are no pics that show the shift knob. I guess I should trust the word of the people who restored the car, but I never heard of a three-on-the-floor. Whatevs.

tr6rtiger > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 11:40

Too bad it is the 3-speed manual, and not the A833 4-speed unit with overdrive.

GreenN_Gold > BrainForest
11/06/2014 at 11:50

Of course you've never heard of it, it doesn't rhyme. ; )

No, I have no idea what's going on here either.

Dr. Strangegun > GreenN_Gold
11/06/2014 at 11:54

You're a year off, you couldn't get a 4 speed behind a 255 until 1975. It's a notable thing because they hadn't done that in 10 years. Chrysler A833OD aluminum case, resurrected for the "feather duster" models and as usual made available everywhere else...

DailyTurismo > SDouglas
11/06/2014 at 11:58

How do you suppose the conversation went at Plymouth HQ when the first person who suggested a faux snake skin roof went?

DailyTurismo > purplekero
11/06/2014 at 11:59

There is something about original paint on a classic, much better than a cheapy respray!

Rustamino > vailima750
11/06/2014 at 12:24

Oh, you mean Titanoboa! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanoboa

SoullessMonster > SDouglas
11/06/2014 at 12:25

My buddy's dad gave him a Cordoba with (I think) a 360 in it; we were gonna drop it in the Duster and see what happened. Never got the chance. My dad junked the Duster, his dad junked the Cordoba. I think they were in cahoots!

EntropicRR > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 12:29

Land sakes alive, The snake's alive, Give him a hug and he drinks and he drives! Intentional Helmet reference?

phDiesel > BrainForest
11/06/2014 at 12:30

Slant-Six wasn't available with a four speed to my knowledge. What I am positive about is that it was available with a floor mounted 3-Speed which is most-likely what this is

PogosRevenge > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 12:31

Al approves.

Kinja'd!!!

The Gray Adder > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 12:57

Kinja'd!!!

That looks like a 3-speed manual tree shifter to me.

DailyTurismo > The Gray Adder
11/06/2014 at 13:07

Kinja'd!!!

BrainForest > phDiesel
11/06/2014 at 13:07

There we have it!

Braking-Dad > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 13:09

That's the car I'd be driving had I been in "Dazed and Confused". Party at the Moon Tower.

The Gray Adder > BrainForest
11/06/2014 at 13:28

The third picture clearly shows a shift knob on the tree.

Argentine jalop in Kosovo > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 13:29

I assume there was a substantial flowing of not-so-legal substances and some Jefferson Airplane as background music. That, or someone told someone "hey, I got these pics of you and your secretary, they look a bit blurry but still... So, are you gonna OK this thing for me?"

Argentine jalop in Kosovo > AaronT
11/06/2014 at 13:30

Will check tonight. It has to be.

green_man_group > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 13:34

Looks like something a hipster would love.

Underpowered? Check.

Ugly vintage upholstery? Check.

Beige (or brown)? Check.

Makes their glasses look period correct? Check.

I think the side stripes might be a deal breaker though. Makes it look sporting.

DailyTurismo > green_man_group
11/06/2014 at 14:17

Straight from the broken hip crowd to the overly hip crowd.

TinfoilHatHead > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 14:22

Buy this, stab it and steer. The snakeskin roof will be a symbol of your individuality, and your belief in personal freedom.

SDouglas > DailyTurismo
11/06/2014 at 16:28

My guess is that the guy that suggested using a Looney Tunes character on the side of a muscle car came up with the idea. I love Road Runners, but seriously???

Kinja'd!!!