Plymouth Scamp ?
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Plymouth Scamp ?
So i traded my sportbike for a 1974 Scamp , and was wondering how rare the car is . I have googled it and not too many returns came back . It has been gutted and semi caged for strip use . It came with a 383 stroked to 426 , 727 reverse shift trans , 8 3/4 rear with 4:56 gears . The previous owner claims 1/8 mile times of low 7's , but i havnt got to take it to the track yet . The car is strait with little to no rust and hasnt been hacked up to bad , could still be street run . It needs paint as it is just primered . I found a vin decoder and it was orig a 6 cyl car . The decoder also said it was a high price mark car , although im not sure what that ment . I traded for the car thinking it was worth more than my bike was and maybe i could turn it , since i dont have a car hauler or a track close by . Any info or comment would be welcome .. Oh , also included was another block , crank , pistons , and heads . Was told it was a 69hp block .40 over and the heads were 906 heads . When i ran the #'s on the heads though , there was no difference in valve size for most of the 383,s so im not sure what makes these 906 heads . The crank is supposidly a stroker crank also , i havnt had a chance to run the numbers on it yet . I will probably sale the other motor as it needs work . It was never built and the guy let it set in his shed , but it got wet and the block and heads will need de rusting and probably need a valve job . The crank is clean and has been greased with cosmaline type grease .
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the scamp is not a rare car at all, and fully restored and showroom perfect, depending on were you live, could get 6 to 10 grand for it, but not with the slant six back in it. your better off sticking with the 383 in it. its worth more. ive noticed simple little slant 6 scamps with a peg leg, are a pooor mans mopar, i know, im poor as hell and own a 74. but switch to posi, lift the rear, swap to disc brakes, drop a v-8 in. and you have a muscle car worth somthing....... good luck with the scamp.
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6 to 10 not right at all sir a fully restored a body will fetch upwards of 15 to 20 if its done all the way 6 grand will buy you a really good project car now a days and a plymouth scamp is more rare then a dart becuse less were made 1974 only about 55,000 scamps where built as to the 250,000 darts makes it a much rare car in my books
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first theres nothing wrong with a 1974 the cuda and challenger where still being made in 1974 and in the next five or six years the darts and scamps will be just as valuable. and second off I Know people who have cars way better and worth way more money that HAVE SLANT SIXS in them so no, it dosent make you poor driving a slant six
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post up some pics of the car and we can give you an idea about how much we think it is really worth. Once again though, where you live and how many people are looking for them will have a huge impact on the price.
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really depends on how much it is worth to you. Scamps arent worth that much as the others like darts, dusters and that. But hey i still think scamps are cool if i had money id buy one to fix up their cheap.
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One thing that people need to remember is that Plymouth was the "value line" (best term that would come to mind) of what Chrysler put out. Yes, you could get some, if not all, of the same options as the vehicle's Dodge counterpart, but it was the badging and name that adds the real value to the vehicle (just my option). Of course there are those few vehicles out there where other things added to their value.
If you took my 1968 Plymouth Valiant and put it next to a 1968 Dodge Dart that is the same color, same options, same drivetrain, with no badging on either, the normal person wouldn't be able to tell the difference and the value of them would be the same.
If you took my 1968 Plymouth Valiant and put it next to a 1968 Dodge Dart that is the same color, same options, same drivetrain, with no badging on either, the normal person wouldn't be able to tell the difference and the value of them would be the same.
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[quote=badoldman74;42529]the scamp is not a rare car at all, and fully restored and showroom perfect, depending on were you live, could get 6 to 10 grand for it
Sorry going to diagree with that .... & 10k will get ya 1/2 my engine
Sorry going to diagree with that .... & 10k will get ya 1/2 my engine
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The previous owner claims 1/8 mile times of low 7's , but i havnt got to take it to the track yet.
Sorry I read this over a couple times, and this struck me to be funny, 1/8 of a mile, well 1/4 mile he would do high 14 maybe even a 15. my buddy is laughing behind me, when his 318 stock was in his 74 scamp, he ran in the 14's.
So buddy is telling some fibbs and hiding something, just like the guy I bought my car off of.
Sorry I read this over a couple times, and this struck me to be funny, 1/8 of a mile, well 1/4 mile he would do high 14 maybe even a 15. my buddy is laughing behind me, when his 318 stock was in his 74 scamp, he ran in the 14's.
So buddy is telling some fibbs and hiding something, just like the guy I bought my car off of.
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Thanks. I've heard where they are not worth much due to no one wanting them. 6 to 8k if perfect. Mine is in need of interior ac, everything! And it would cost about $4k or more to get it there. At that point, I would have way more in it than I could possibly ever get out of it. That's my only problem. And the more performance, the more money and the less likely there would ever be a break-even point. Performance does not resell very well...In fact I've lost thousands trying to sell cars off that I've put the performance in. Tens of Thousands!
Thanks again
Thanks again
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Thanks. Maybe you are right. But no one seems to want it. I posted it on Auto Trader for 4k and no one ever sent me a reply about it. And I have 6k in it. No papers on the engine rebuild, but seems no one wants the car even if I give it to them.
And cannot find any interior parts to even add door panels, dash and seats. Nothing out there that isn't just old junk that is of no valve to me. I need some after market brand new parts! Thats what I"m use to anyway. Being able to buy what I need.
Nothing available for this scamp.
Thanks for the posts. Maybe I can paint it for about $1500 and then give that away as a freebie and take offer it for half of what I got in it. Just to get out from under neath the thing. I'd only be losing $3500.
There are options! Thanks for your reply and your advice and your help.
I do appreciate it. The great car you got.
I did buy this car as a project. Fresh build on the motor. New trans. I thought it was worth $4k. Nope. It is only worth what someone is willing to give me, and so far no one has offered to buy it or spit out a number they are willing to pay.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...0319032260692/
And cannot find any interior parts to even add door panels, dash and seats. Nothing out there that isn't just old junk that is of no valve to me. I need some after market brand new parts! Thats what I"m use to anyway. Being able to buy what I need.
Nothing available for this scamp.
Thanks for the posts. Maybe I can paint it for about $1500 and then give that away as a freebie and take offer it for half of what I got in it. Just to get out from under neath the thing. I'd only be losing $3500.
There are options! Thanks for your reply and your advice and your help.
I do appreciate it. The great car you got.
I did buy this car as a project. Fresh build on the motor. New trans. I thought it was worth $4k. Nope. It is only worth what someone is willing to give me, and so far no one has offered to buy it or spit out a number they are willing to pay.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...0319032260692/
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Yes. that is the issue. No one in the area here is interested in the car. Cannot give it away. Seriously. Many have told me it is just too late of a model and it being a scamp does not help anything. Unless if it were the first one that came out in 71. Might be better. When I drive it no one ever even looks at it. Probably because they don't care and don't know what it is.
But what about my ad on Auto Trader? Seems that would help some. Or Facebook Market place. Yes, there are lots of Hispanics here and they are not interested in Mopar Performance.
But what about my ad on Auto Trader? Seems that would help some. Or Facebook Market place. Yes, there are lots of Hispanics here and they are not interested in Mopar Performance.
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Yes, the Plymouth valiant is the value car of the decade. It was what kept Chrysler afloat through the down periods. If it had not been for it they would have went under.
Like you say. They made the same car over and over and over again with different names and different options added to it.
It saved their bacon but now we have lots of these cars no one wants, either. Nothing that says valiantly. Anyway.
You have some good information. Thank you.
Like you say. They made the same car over and over and over again with different names and different options added to it.
It saved their bacon but now we have lots of these cars no one wants, either. Nothing that says valiantly. Anyway.
You have some good information. Thank you.
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Double check the bolt pattern... But if I recall that's what i got them off of.... So I would say yes.
If I recall, the tire size was P225/70R16.. They will only fit the rear... May have a slight rub when you load up the trunk and have passengers in the back seat.
These wheels will not fit up front, they have the wrong offset and will tear the wheel opening moldings and lip of the finders off when making turns. That's why I left the 14" up front for the time being.
If I recall, the tire size was P225/70R16.. They will only fit the rear... May have a slight rub when you load up the trunk and have passengers in the back seat.
These wheels will not fit up front, they have the wrong offset and will tear the wheel opening moldings and lip of the finders off when making turns. That's why I left the 14" up front for the time being.
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Sadly to say.... I dont Have the Scamp anylong.... Some A-Hole decided to fall asleep while driving home from work and decided to use the car as a parking Stop !!!!!! Took out the whole left side of the car, Front to Back
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