Nov 1, 2001. Unless like James sez, there is a personal attachment to this car, this car has so many more possibilities, than say a Rambler American. Handling inhale and exhale chores are a pair of stock -906 cast heads supporting the factory four-barrel cast intake, which in turn is drinking air/fuel libations from a 700-cfm Holley.
There are 12 1971 to 1973 Plymouth Scamps for sale today on ClassicCars.com. I had a 72 that was almost identical to this one. For Prowler models see "Prowler (Plymouth)" or "Prowler (Chrysler)" listing. If it’s a 4bbl, hope they did a little head work to go along with it. Don't post your car for sale in the comments.

It had a bench seat which I eventually replaced with buckets that I got at a swap meet. Modern Barn Find: 1996 Buick Roadmaster Wagon, Rare 1-Of-20 Y84 SE: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am. Underneath the bonnet is a complete, functional Air Grabber hood from a donor B-Body. A funny story, we took a B5 blue Scamp with a gold vinyl top over a blue interior. the American version was mainly a nameplate used on the body. Looks like aluminim intake. This model has a pretty strong following too. Given the propensity to rust of Mopar cars of this era, finding a rust free original now is not so easy. Crazy 1970 Chevrolet Corvette 396 SportWagon.

To musclecar fans, the diminutive little A-Bodied Scamp was looked upon as something that beat walking, end of statement.
Though that said, I don’t recall any without vinyl tops.

Of course, there's always the mechanically adept and imaginative motorhead who believes he can improve upon the stock platform; this is where Roland Duclos comes into play. hard to believe it was a lifelong Arizona car without A/C Mileage on the car is not stated, so it’s likely to have been well used, but appears to have been maintained and appreciated by its owners through its lifetime. I remember, at one time, stripes were all the rage, and Chrysler seemed to lead the pack. Even though Chrysler never built a '71 Scamp quite like this one, isn't it nice to know if you ever get hungry for something different, all you have to do is mix up a hot-rodder's batch of alphabet soup? Given the propensity to rust of Mopar cars of this era, finding a rust free original now is not so easy. the last we heard about it it had been painted brown and was in Glasgow. 1971 Plymouth Scamp Prices Plymouth was launched by Walter P. Chrysler in 1926 and two years later had its very own model, the 1928 Model Q. Notify me of new comments via email. They would be tape and no sporty stripes were offered as Plymouth considered it a family car like the Valiant. From what I can tell of current Scamp values, the $5,700 asking price of this car in Tucson is reasonable. ® A registered trademark of the National Automobile Dealers Association, under license to J.D. Already deleted. This pinnacle glory year for performance found new, more responsible models tempering the hotter segment. Considering its originality and lack of rust, the very handy rebuilt mill, it will probably sell quickly. Click here to get it featured on the homepage instead. It wasn’t the best car Mom owned, but it sure was one of the most fun! Most definitely not original stripes!……otherwise, I love it! The Duster filled the bill with customers who wanted sporty with the Duster 340 and the ‘tape stripe’ sporty Duster Twister. I would love to find my mothers old one. Many years ago, my mom got tired of being a punching bag and left dad driving a ’63 Chevy Biscayne. LOL, so then, needing a car, she saw a 72 Valiant almost exactly like this, gold, no stripes, gold bench seat, and a 318 under the hood.

By mid-century, Plymouth's forward-looking design language was all the rage and personified the entry-level car for the American middle-class family. However, after many years of low sales and waning interest in the brand, Chrysler Corporation ended Plymouth production in 2001. 1971 Plymouth Scamp - Alphabet Soup Your Mom Couldn't Have Made A Sweeter Concoction Than This '71 Scamp. eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'barnfinds_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_2',134,'0','0'])); According to the seller of this 1971 Scamp for sale here on craigslist in Tucson, Arizona, his car is not only rust-free but has its original paint, is complete and original, and with a freshly rebuilt 318 cid engine runs and drives great. 318s didn’t like a big 4bbl. Power’s industry-leading valuations data drives NADAguides.com? V8 equipped Scamps and Valiants, like Dodge Swingers and Darts, are fun cars to drive and make for driveable, easy-to-maintain and reliable collector cars. Black seats are not original to that interior. Or subscribe without commenting. There’s an excellent chance this car won’t remain like this, as the new owner probably has big plans to resto-mod it, as these A body Chrysler’s are hot today. Perfect example, as compared to the Rambler American of the other day. V8 Valiants usually had small front fender tags that say V-EIGHT.

This Scamp has a beautifully straight body, glossy Red Paint finish, White Vinyl Top, Cream Interior, along with Polished Stainless Steel and Chrome Components all around! eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'barnfinds_com-box-3','ezslot_0',103,'0','0'])); The Scamp was Plymouth’s two door hardtop A-Body built and sold from 1971 to 1976, similar to the Dodge Swinger. eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'barnfinds_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_3',106,'0','0'])); I am not sure about the originality of the stripe on the trunk, which doesn’t look right to me, and I don’t know enough about these cars to know whether the interior is original either. To contrast that lily-white ideal, he also installed black carpet from Year One and a Rim-Blo horn steering wheel from a '70s vintage donor. The interior is pretty clean too. 340ci V8, 904 Torqueflite Automatic, PS, Disc, Documented.

Same color outside /inside and vinyl top. The stripes were not offered by the factory.

1971 Plymouth Scamp. that was my mums daily driver back in the late 70’s early 80’s. I would say the chances are good that the car was sold as a V8 without air conditioning even in Arizona as the Valiant line was aimed at being economy cars. To expel the spent gases, factory exhaust manifolds, one from a '70 B-Body and the other from an E-Body, volunteered their services. Email alerts available. I was laughing to hard and could not follow, but my friend was able to keep describing how ‘horrible’ the car looked. Common place to rust on vinyl top cars like this. The grocery-getter contingency was comprised of Valiants, Darts, and even the lowly Scamp.

The fit and finish is that nice, but whoa, what's this?

That rear stripe is a copy of the Swinger’s that had those and will probably come off. The low-priced division would go on to save the Chrysler Corporation during the great depression offering an alternative to upscale Chrysler and Dodge models. Until then, she was pretty much unbeaten, because she had great reaction times. Both mom and the car are gone quite a few years now, but this post snapped me right back to that time, so thanks for the memory boost! At first glance, if you didn't know any better, you'd think it was a factory-built car. (*) This vehicle was manufactured by Chrysler United Kingdom LTD. and was sold in Great Britian as a Hillman Avenger. Power. My 72 Duster was the same color with a 318 and 3spd it had buckets that looked like these only white. The Scamp was just a 2 door hardtop version of the Valiant.

Just to keep the cross-breeding program interesting, a modified K-member from a '73 318 Dart Sport carries the load in the front with a four-speed from a later F-Body sending the tire-hazing horses to the 8 rear filled with a 4.10-cogged Sure Grip. VIN:VH23C1R144028. The terrible stripes are homemade.

That gold paint looks original. Stripes not original, seats not orginal and probably a bench seat car originally.

This one’s been tampered with just a bit, headers, stripes etc…it’s sad how people mess with good cars over so many years. With mind-boggling power, such as the venerable 225 "leaning tower of power" Slant Six and two-barrel 318, getting to the grocery store may have still been fun, but it took a while. We have to hand it to you, buddy, we were really impressed.

My dad bought it just before I was born ( 1977 ) and my mother drove it until she became terminally ill with cancer which would have been late 84 early 85. it had been imported by the original owner when it was a year old and my dad chased after it from the day he saw it sitting in Edinburgh and then finally got it in 77. most of my memories of my mother involve road trips in a blue scamp. Did you know J.D. Is it a good deal? Top-Rated 2020 Family SUVs in Quality According to Consumers, Top-Rated 2020 Small SUVs in Quality According to Consumers, Top-Rated 2020 Small Cars in Quality According to Consumers, Top-Rated 2020 Luxury SUVs in Quality According to Consumers, Top-Rated 2020 Trucks in Quality According to Consumers, Top-Rated 2020 Luxury Cars in Quality According to Consumers, Top-Rated 2020 Sedans in Quality According to Consumers, 10 Most Popular Midsize SUVs and Crossovers, Most Reliable Crossovers and SUVs in 2017, 2019 Vehicle Dependability: Most Dependable Trucks, 10 Most Popular Luxury SUVs and Crossovers, 10 Most Popular Large SUVs and Crossovers, 2019 Vehicle Dependability: Most Dependable Luxury SUVs. Beneath the lid is a '70 383 that now displaces an extra 6 ci (yeah, as if 383 weren't enough in a Scamp). If the bucket seats were original to this car, the rug and dash would have been black and there would have most likely had a center arm rest. See all 5 photos. One site I found is called Scamp Site and has lots of information about these cars. ALL CLASSIC AUTO AIR KITS ARE MODEL-SPECIFIC DESIGNED…THAT MAKES FOR AN EASIER INSTALLATION AND YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE OPERATION. © 2020 J.D. Original or not, it will need some work to be comfortable to drive around in.

For quality time in the office, Roland reupholstered the interior of the car in white vinyl skins supplied by Legendary. 1971 Plymouth Scamp Air Conditioning System $ 1,549.00. We spotted his little ride at Moroso Motorsports Park during the Hot Rod Power Fest and literally stopped dead in our tracks. Plymouth Scamp! I’d take it and get rid of ALL the mods! All rights reserved. C post looks rusty a couple or three inches up from deck. LOL. Nice find, though. This one's spicy. It did not take me long to find out there is a wealth of information about Scamps online. By 1971, rising insurance costs and federal regulations were starting to leave a permanent mark on the car business; product planners at Chrysler realized this.

The bores are filled with forged 10.5:1 slugs rapidly rotating on the stock rods and crankshaft. She ended up toasting the powerglide drag racing some punk at the stoplight near our house.

RULES: No profanity, politics, or personal attacks. There’s an outside chance it will remain stock, but I doubt it.

The air following them was quite blue as the manager cussed his way back to the wash rack. The factory 318 would have 230 horsepower, pretty good in a lightweight car like this.