I recently purchased a apparent 73 Duster, However the taillights look like a 70 and the side markers resmble that of a roadrunner but they are not quite as deep. The VIN appears to be correct to a 73 340 Duster but the lights and trunk lid (no spine) do not. Any help on figuring out what the hell i've got here?

 

the tail lights should have a production yr on them, look at those, trunk lid spine??

 

lets see some pics 1970-1976 duster parts will all interchange with one another and anything can be done with some body work lets see some pics and we can help

 

Pictures would help...

j

 

 

Thanks for the comments... I have attached some pics

 

i see what your talkin about,, maybe the had left over 72 parts and put them on a 73?? idk? or someone else put those in,?

 

i agree with 1966 maybe somebody didnt like the style and just interchanged the parts over. all the parts will fit on each of duster like mopardrt said.

 

That looks like you have '70-'71 taillights, marker lights, trunk lid, hood bumpers and fenders. I suggest you look on the core support or trunk rail for the REAL V.I.N., it appears that someone swapped #'s on that thing.

 

i thought the 72 had the sames lenses, but they have reverse lights in them

 

1970-1971 did some vin swapping all the body parts on the car are legit for those years, as long as your not going to sell the car anytime your ok drive the hell outa that hottttt A BODY

 

The '72 tails were longer, almost to the center of the body.

 

You must be the Duster guy. I also have a '72 so I can compare the differences between 70-71 and 72-73. Where are the real vin #'s. I'm a dart guy.....with 2 dusters, go figure.

 

I want to make sure the taillights are correct, because that's all anybody's going to see. This thing screams.

 

there right for that car no question about it the vins located in 3 places on the drivers side dash plaq inside the enging compartment on the driver side front rail support and in the back window under the package tray also on the driver side I belive

 

I;ll try and get pics of the VIN locations from my car tomorrow night. mopardrt has them pretty much pegged there. The car you have is a '70 or '71 body.

 

oh man looking at this duster and all the ones down at carlisle gets me in the mood to start cracking back at mine.