Need help identifying a car...

"Jagvar" (Jagvar) 05/17/2016 at 21:38 • Filed to: None

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I was visiting Barboursville Winery this weekend when this white car pulled up. Any idea what it is? By the time I got back down to the parking lot for a closer look, they had left.

xyzabc > Jagvar 05/17/2016 at 21:40

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VW Phaeton and a Dart / Valiant.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > Jagvar 05/17/2016 at 21:46

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1965 Plymouth Valiant

xyzabc > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 05/17/2016 at 21:47

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...which the original Barracuda-fastback was based upon.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Jagvar 05/17/2016 at 21:47

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Looks like a 2nd gen Valiant... mid 1960's possibly a 1966.

daender > xyzabc 05/17/2016 at 21:48

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Ding! 1965 Valiant!

Probenja > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 05/17/2016 at 21:50

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Yes, 1966 Valiant:

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > xyzabc 05/17/2016 at 21:52

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Indeed. Much like the Mustang was based on the Falcon and the Camaro was based on the Nova.

Gone > Jagvar 05/17/2016 at 21:59

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It’s a 65 Valiant. 64 front fender is different. 65 crease is close to parallel to the body lines.

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65: (like OP)

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > xyzabc 05/17/2016 at 22:18

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All original expect paint (was repainted original color). Numbers matching 273 and 4 speed. Factory A/C. Documented ownership from new, two owners.

Source: In-Laws backyard. Hasn’t been driven in at least ten years. I still start it up every month.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > Jagvar 05/17/2016 at 22:21

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Speaking of Valiants. I finally got the brakes and suspension done and it is off the jack stands. I drove it around the yard to check out the brakes. No if I could only get the brake switch to adjust properly, I will be on the road.

glemon > Gone 05/17/2016 at 23:34

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Those are kind of cool looking cars, but my youthful experience with Plymouth Valiant was not so great. Was the family car, a 74, powder blue, 4 door, auto, slant six, no AC. Was tuned so lean to meet emissions that it would die when you goosed it when it was really cold out even when the car was fully warmed up.

But the worst was that it was a granny car in the worst way, and despite all my efforts to kill it, it would not die.