My son bought his first car !

[pl8man]

I just had to post this ! My son Carson has saved money since 6th grade to buy a muscle car ! Well on his 15th birthday he got one . It's a 1971 Plymouth Duster . It only has a 225 slant 6 motor but it's not stock ! Here are some pictures from the big day !
Glen

 

[PaDirtDigger]

Thats a treasure of its own kind.... Tell him Congrats.... Awesome car!!!
My dad acted like that when i bought my first SRT-10.
MOPAR OR NOCAR... I'm a dodge guy too

 

[worldtalker]

Can't kill that motor! I was always partial to mopar.

Nice lookin machine.



GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Peyton Manning]

heck of a car for a 15 yearold!!

 

[JrMack]

That's nice for sure! happy crusin Carson! lots of fun going to the local cruise-ins. He might even get a trophy once in a while! super that he is into a real car and not a throwaway like the new ones!!!

 

[Army of 1]

Cool buy for the young fella , beats the hell out of any riceburner and anyone with basic mechanical skills can work on it and repair it cheaply , good one ..cheers Mick

 

[Loco-Digger]

The kid has good taste, I had an 1971 duster back in the early 80's. Was a fun car.

 

[pong12211]

Very cool congrats to your son on his saving and his sweet new ride.

 

[newtector]

Very nice, my uncle has a '68 gtx

 

[tamrock]

Sweet! That'll hold it's value over an old high mileage 10 year old Toyota, for sure. Friend of mine in HS had a 340 Duster. That little car scooted along pretty well. You can bolt on some go parts to those slant sixes and it looks like it already has a 4 barrel on it. Their pretty snappy little engines. Nice buy on a well preserved car.

 

[rginn]

I'm lookin at these pics and I don't even know the young man, and then I realize the grin on my face is just as big as his in that first pic! Yeah buddy. Thanks for posting this and tell that young man always drive safe. Pretty cool.

 

[Oregon Viking]

That is sweet!! Those cars are hard to find. So...is there a 340 in the car's future?

 

[pl8man]

That is sweet!! Those cars are hard to find. So...is there a 340 in the car's future?

I told him for now it's going to stay a slant 6 . When I was 19 I owned a 340 Dodge Demon . I did some stupid stuff in that car , way too fast ! I sold it when we had my daughter , I was 29 years old and a lot safer !
Glen

 

[fyrffytr1]

Your son has good taste and a good head on his shoulders for not buying the biggest motor he could get. That car will last him as long as he wants it to and when he gets some experience and the wisdom that goes with it he can upgrade if he chooses to. My brother was a big Mopar fan but I went the Pontiac route. Right now I have a 67 GTO convertible and am looking at a first generation Firebird. But, if the right Mopar came along I wouldn't turn my nose up at it.

 

[tamrock]

That is sweet!! Those cars are hard to find. So...is there a 340 in the car's future?

Better yet, Build it up like a Sox & Martin Duster. Wouldn't that be fun to hit the road with. I'll bet ya money he'd think the same. Sorry dad, just kidding.

 

[McKinney_5900]

Do you run unleaded gas or have to add lead?

 

[Peachy]

Heck of a beard for 15 !LOL I am proud of any young person who can save the money for a major purchase. Not to much of that left. Sweet Demon! 225 cu. in. runs forever.

 

[DizzyDigger]

You tell Carson that I think he has incredibly good taste in cars...

In 1976 I bought my first car...a 1972 Duster, slant-six and 3-speed on the
floor. Same hood and everything...looks fast, but ain't. It was a great car,
and it makes me happy to see that the Dusters are still out there.

Only difference I can see is that mine was orange.

Brings back a ton of good memories...thanks for making it possible..

 

[vpnavy]

Nice photographs. But dang - I can remember when they were new!

 

[pl8man]

Do you run unleaded gas or have to add lead?

Unleaded gas . The motor is out of a 1976 Dart .
Glen