1965 Plymouth Valiant Project Car - Slant Six - A Body Mopar
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2020
- Scored a two owner 1965 Plymouth Valiant two door off Facebook Marketplace. It’s a base model with no options, a 170 Slant Six, and a three on the tree. Watch as I get this Mopar classic home and get it running. This should be a fun project.
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The Plymouth Valiant Slant six where's the first car I ever had back in the 70s. That thing ran like a top and got excellent gas mileage. Seeing it again brought tears to my eyes!
You,re not the only one. I feel very sad and dumb for selling my valiant signet ,cause i moved away from cali and didn't want to haul those 3 vehicles i had. 1) '65 Valiant signet. 2) '64 nova 3)'65 chevelle ss
My first car! Bought it for $385. Three on the tree, 2 door, slant six. Drove it for 240,000 miles and under-maintained it all the way. Very reliable.
mine too.
I love these.
Got a 63 4 door, a 64 2 door, same color and all to this!
Will be an aluminium sl6/ 4 speed.
And a 65 convertible.
Also got a 70 4 door and a 70 Dart swinger, a 70 4 door and a 74 4 door ...
I had a 65 in high school in 1982 and it was easy to work on! I pulled the passenger fender off to bang out a dent and I used my fathers tools. I was 17 and never worked on a car before!
I've daily driven a 77 Buick Skylark with a 307 and 3 speed auto trans in it for the last 15 years. I bought it for $800 from from the lady that bought it new in 76 and lived next door when she got too old to drive with 57k original miles on it. Originally I intended to "build it into a cruise-in/Car Show" car but after giving it a once over I realized it was in MUCH better shape than I thought, the body was really solid and it only had 1 rust spot that had eaten through, after fixing that and using some touch up spray paint I just decided to sell my daily driver, a 99 Dodge Avenger that I was paid off and put that money into cleaning up the rest of the Skylark and just daily drive it. after a new headliner, having the interior detailed, paint on the engine, and pulling off the factory hubcaps and repainting the original steel and putting Baby Moons on it it was done. This summer my son, grandson and I are going to pull the engine and transmission and completely rebuild them both because it's just time to do it and i've flirted with the idea of repainting it a burnt copper color instead of the Gold that is now. I absolutely LOVE my car and have saved a BUNCH of money.
Keep it running and hang onto it for a long time. Upgrade the brake system, and I recommend as you overhaul that, a dual master cylinder replacing the original single unit. It's well worn, and you don't have to fuss about the cosmetics, but ANY rust you encounter, at the miniscule amount, you fix right away! Rust on the Valiants and Darts has ALWAYS been a nightmare left to itself. And for a long while at least, you want to keep Prince Valiant alive.
Sweet ride. Remember to check the oil. Dirty oil is like sand paper to the engine. No oil is terminal to the engine.
The oil looked like it had just been changed. Going to change it anyway.
Love it!! You gotta love those old oddball basic survivor cars!
Paul Bradway I’ve had a few Ford Falcons before that are as base as this Valiant. There’s less to break.
@@MikeFrankovich Yup. And really the 6 cyl with 3 speed is really hard to beat!!!
Awesome! I have a 1965 Valiant convertible. Great cars. Cheers from Canada!
That Valiant can be dependable transportation. I have three Valiants : '64 2-door sedan with 170 , '65 Signet with 225 and '66 Signet convertible with 273. The 170 is very smooth but not good for climbing steep hills but can get 25+ mpg
The former owner used it for daily transportation up to about five years ago.
Its a 2 door sedan which is more collectible. There wasn't a lot of extra trim on the V-200 models anyway. They have a lot of charm and they're tough cars - especially when rust free like that car. I think they needed a four speed transmission because the torque curve on the 170 is more narrow. Its a very smooth motor, but needed multiple carbs like were used on the Datsun 240Z There is performance potential in these motors - keeping up with modern traffic is sometimes a problem with the 170 but they' won't leave your broken down on the side of the road. Hardly anyone builds the 170 for performance because of the extra 55 inches of the 225, but the 170 is capable of making decent power, but I think it needs better gearing as its a higher RPM motor than the 225.
Nice. You got a nice one. I am slowly doing body work on mine i have some rust to tend to. I will look forward to see more videos on your Valliant.
I would love to find one like that!! all rusted out here
Mike I literally just got a 1965 Valiant with the 225 much like yours. Traded it for a snowmobile. Looking forward to more videos!
Sold the Valiant to a friend who’s wife fell in love with it. It was a solid project and he’s already started restoring it.
When you said you were going to pull the spare out of the trunk, I thought it came with a second engine. No joke, those are cool old cars.
I got my 65 Valiant 200 Series with the 273 V8 about 7months ago. Runs like a top with a new carb. It’s stock, but I do work in a garage, so it won’t be for long haha you have a nice ride!
A great sideline and weekend car.
Hey - enjoyed this. I have a 1961 Valiant V100 - 38000 miles with a 170 and automatic. I live up in Palmdale.
Sweet classic car
Congratulations
Lalofelix73 Thanks
Love Variants!!! Lucky. 👍
a good find Mike...give the ol girl some TLC!
Nice ride
Spartan VALIANT
The best optioned way the car could have been ordered
This guy got a radio tv voice forshore
I've done radio before.
My first car in 1980 was that exact car except mine had red interior. Bulletproof. Bought it for $60 CAD.
My 1st car was a 4dr 65 Plymouth valiant. Would love to have another one
Love this car. I have a 68 Plymouth Valiant 100.
Love it we had one when I was a kid
Great car and excellent video but please keep in mind there are a lot of us newbies out here who don't know much about cars so any information is appreciated
sweet machine dream car for me
😉225...leaning Tower of Power👍
Got the same car, same color too in Whittier 562. I wish I could post pics
I owned a Valiant Barracuda for my second car, and wouldn't say no to a '64 Signet Hardtop, or any '64 sedan if there's one to buy out there.
i have a 64 slant 6 225 thats all original that we know of. is there anyway of making it highway driveable without getting rid of the 3 on three. possible overdrive? different rear end? id love to keep its og as possible i just dont have the knowledge.
How much do you pay for that car?
How Much Did You Get It For !
My pops got a 65 valiant 200 2 door in very good condition how much can I get out of it we trying to sell it
Is that Lucky Costas brother
I would love to own it //////////
Very cool! The temp and gas gauge most likely don't work due to a bad voltage limiter in the back of the gauge cluster. I recommend getting a new solid state one like this one www.rt-eng.com/index.php/RTE_limiter.html . You can also make one yourself from radio shack parts for 10 bucks - you can find instructions online. Also, a '64 radiator won't fit a '65, which I had to find out the hard way... You can find a lot of useful information on www.forabodiesonly.com/, www.earlycuda.org/ and www.slantsix.org/.
I had the same issue on the ‘83 Dodge van. It burned out all the gauges except for the oil pressure.
My boss in Australia has that car
From what I understand, they sold many of these there.
@@MikeFrankovich Sure did they were the first compact V8 assembled in OZ before Ford or GMH .
My father came home in 1965 after 3 chevs with an AP5 , meaning Australian production and sold as a Chrysler Valiant with the 273 V8 , bucket seats , floor shifter auto .
He traded it in 1969 with a 318 fireball , twin to the Valiant in the movie Duel , column shifter bah not as sexy as the floor shifter , also in that year we had a 2 door coupe on sale
Chrysler built a state of art new factory in the late 60's in Adelaide , they sold it to Mitsubishi in 1980 and disappeared from OZ .
Mint condition 65 valiant V8'S bring up to $60,000 au plus very collectable .
I can’t open my hood. 65 valiant
Did you sell this one
Sold it to a friend
Very inspiring presentation, especially since I own a 1965 Plymouth Valiant convertible and inherited it from the original owner, my parents. If anyone has an interest in purchasing it from me, feel free to give me a call at (408) 280-7417. I live in San Jose, CA. It has a fairly low mileage remanufactured engine I purchased from Cherokee Sales, a fairly new gas tank, the transmission was replaced with a used 3-speed automatic transmission, it has 14” wheels with new looking white wall tires I pulled off a 1974 Valiant, though I also still have the original 13” rims, which look like new and I painted with glossy black Krylon paint. I converted the single well brake master cylinder to a dual master cylinder system, replaced the brake line that goes across the fire wall and am halfway through doing a complete break job, including new 9” drums, wheel cylinders, brake kit parts and pads. The engine is designed for lead-free gas. The cherry red with white convertible top car mainly needs new seats, carpets, dashboard, some body work and for someone to figure out how to install the new convertible top I purchased awhile back. I’m open to a selling price of $3,500 or best offer. I can also send pics via email or phone messaging. My email address is rwduba@gmail.com. The car was originally purchased by my parents in 1965 at Normandin Chrysler Plymouth car dealership in San Jose, CA. My dad used it as a commute vehicle to drive from Saratoga to IBM on Cottle Road in San Jose over part of the 27 years he worked there.