I gotta take an exception to the "no one cares about the inline-6". I got a 1972 Dodge Dart in the late 80s with only 60k on it from some Grandma who just drove it to church. It had the slant-6 in it, and it was awesome. Good power, and the thing lasted for 200k miles, no trouble at all, only oil changes. Course the starter went 5 times, but with the slant-6, there was tons of room to work on it. I once timed myself - 15 minute swap-out. It was a good car, really. For the $600 I paid for it, lasted to 200k, it was freaking awesome.

@Skidtire

5 жыл бұрын

Bet you wish you never got rid of it.

@richardmorgan1588

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I remember the 1967 Valiant 100 we had and my 1970 Duster! Both were Slant Six engines. They were comfortable to drive and dependable! I’m not sure who the target audience is for these videos but it doesn’t seem to be aimed at anyone who actually KNOWS anything!

@billyfran1

4 жыл бұрын

1972 was the cutoff year; the last good year. Then they started the pollution crap and the Dart, as we knew it, was no more.

@brandonshere3

4 жыл бұрын

it's a slant 6, also one of the most bullet proof and dependable motors ever built

@whenwhen2284

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardmorgan1588 what do you mean? He said "No one cares about the Inline 6" not because its a bad engine or makes the car bad, its just not the one thats very special to people like me, who don't like Inline engines

See this is why I like this channel! It's not always the "look at my mustang or 350z/360z/370z even though everyone has one but mine is special" crowd. It's these regular boring cars that I love

@melokix

9 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but what's a 360z? I've never heard of it and my assumption is correct it's like the 350/70z but there's a difference, would you educate me on it please?

@nerdlydood

9 жыл бұрын

Melo Kix i think it was, like, the mid-engined 6 seater minivan model... where they kept the pointy nose and ...yeah that didn't work, so I'm just gonna laugh at him instead. HAHAHA

@SkRo0BEe

9 жыл бұрын

Travis Hill hence "regular car reviews"

@justmechanicthings

9 жыл бұрын

SkRo0BEe Yeah like the Audi R8 V10 right? Or the Ferrari F360 Modena

@dawgmanfat

9 жыл бұрын

Travis Hill my pride has been attacked

Awesome job as always guys!

@MayhemVideosTX

9 жыл бұрын

***** as are yours too.

@RegularCars

9 жыл бұрын

***** Cheers!

@thomasjefferson8205

9 жыл бұрын

RegularCars I love you.

@BakumaZaGreat

9 жыл бұрын

RegularCars would you ever do a ford maverick grabber if you could get your hands on one

@tweack2twek

9 жыл бұрын

***** seems like there will be a collaboration with Mr Regular for a video, Kyle ;)

The Chrysler LA series engines were great. I've had a handful of 318 and 360 powered Mopars and loved them all.

@imaouima

2 жыл бұрын

A 340 in an A body is no joke.

Hey! Be nice to the Slant Six! It was an indestructible, armoured, slug of a motor.

@timallred6789

5 жыл бұрын

Leaning tower of power

@richardmorgan1588

4 жыл бұрын

I owned a 1970 Duster slant six and I LOVED that car! That Scamp in this video is a great looking car! I guess these guys will make fun of ANYTHING.

@homeofthemad3044

4 жыл бұрын

It's shit

@leonardcrabtreeii

4 жыл бұрын

That is the truth

@stevenbaes8228

4 жыл бұрын

Those " leaning tower of power" 6s were sewing machines.

Friend of mine has a major Mopar restoration shop what does he drive of valiant with a 6 cylinder ... million dollar cars go through the shop but he drives a valiant with the slant 6

@j_rivera2007

3 жыл бұрын

what a based man

@errbody2847

2 жыл бұрын

So?your point?

@precesionnoreaster1507

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the Chrysler 170 slant six is arguably the most realizable engine ever made

@1980sSinaloense

2 жыл бұрын

Its not always about the hp. Im a classic car guy and I appreciate a slant 6 70s mopar more than a 2019 hellcat

Hey, the Scamp is an awesome car. Its small, light (2,910lbs with 318ci v8, 904 auto trans, 2 door) and a good looking car all around. Its styling is that of a muscle car, with a hint of class -- plus it makes a great platform to go fast.

That concave rear wind screen @ 7:24 on Scamps ans Darts of that era could under the right circumstances reflect the sun right into the eyes of the driver behind you. I remember when I was a kid my dad complaining about a Dodge Dart in front of him on the highway doing exactly that. Oh the nostalgia that curved rear wind screen instantly brought back. Thank you.

@navywolf1753

7 жыл бұрын

As someone who owns a '71 dart I can confirm that sometimes it does blind the people behind it

The decade old nostalgia still happens in our generation. I remember looking back at the FD RX-7 in 2005 and saying to myself that the golden age of Japanese cars was over. The same could be said about the Supra. This idea may seem foreign to some younger watchers of this video, I'm a 35 year old dinosaur.

@Tarkov.

9 жыл бұрын

eletor Younger people get the same type of nostalgia but for different things. We had technology go from almost nonexistent (I remember playing snake on my mom's nokia) to what it is today in a matter of a decade... But I don't really get nostalgic for 90s cars, they were terrible.

@eletor

9 жыл бұрын

Locutus I agree with you 100%. It doesn't mean that what you are nostalgic for was the best thing. I was playing Oregon Trial and Number Munchers on the Apple IIe when I was in 1st grade. I look back at that 30 years later and think about how incredible it was. Are those great games by today's standards? Nah, not graphically or content wise. I still love them anyway. The car in this video was not the most powerful car available when it came out, that doesn't matter though. The same goes for the RX-7, Supra, Etc. We build nostalgia from our past. I grew up in the 80's and 90's, my tastes were formed in those years. You might be a younger guy that will be a grizzled old bastard like me that says nothing will compare to the cars of the 2000's. Either way, just keep enjoying cars, that's all that matters.

@jdmtoyota7079

9 жыл бұрын

Japanese cars hopefully will have a comeback on their fun to drive and fast two door coupes. I hope that when the ft-1 and nsx come out they will knock away all the German competition and compete with the r35 Gtr.

@ossimjew

9 жыл бұрын

JDM Toyota The hybrid technology in the NSX is the only thing I don't care for. It seems as though they are trying to prevent people from modifying it by putting all these hybrid components into it. Which will I'm sure at some point go bad and cost a ton of money to fix. Honda/Acura should stick to their roots of low displacement high RPM engines that scream at the redline.

@lvcsslacker

9 жыл бұрын

eletor I understand, and I'm the exact same way with the FC RX-7. Though that may be more from Initial D.... That being said, I do have my 2nd choice of 90's Japanese sports cars in my posession: a 95 3000GT VR-4... The nostalgia was strong when I got the car... and you get attached when you mess with them. I could sell it and get something nice, new, shiny, with all the bluetooth things.... But then this woudln't be on the road anymore... It would be really upsetting...

A Duster in work clothes When your girlfriend became a mom

@Threesixtyci

5 жыл бұрын

...the Valiant came first.

Slant---six normal Valiant. Most economical and reliable engine of the era.

This exact car is on Craigslist but it got wrecked. :-( So sad. RIP.

@Aeshir2

6 жыл бұрын

MrEthan520 son of a BITCH

@cubs203

4 жыл бұрын

Did it get chased by a serial killer driving a 1960 peterbilt 281?

@peterdaniel66

4 жыл бұрын

How the fuck do you wreck a car like this.

@lizzyobrien2376

3 жыл бұрын

peterdaniel66 My guess would be with other idiots on the road and having a car with no ABS, brakes that are nonexistent, tires narrower than a pizza cutter and steering more vague than a politician’s promises all had a contributing factor to it...

@thetreblerebel

3 жыл бұрын

Damn..

Jesus Christ I am old! For me at 45, the Chrysler A body with a slant six is the single most reliable vehicle EVER made by anyone anywhere. Other than the ballast resistor, that car has NO fatal flaws or weak spots on reliability. The fact that it was made almost unchanged from 1960-1976, and the engines lived on till the mid 2000s supports this. How does Mr Reg not know that the front suspensions are adjustable? Or that a beer bottle fits perfectly in the air vent boxes? That car is his generation's Honda Civic. It's a previous generations VW Beetle. It's another generation's Model T.

@madfiat8932

9 жыл бұрын

***** You are too right. Sure they swung like a tire hanging from a tree when you tried to corner on the torsion bars, but they always ran. Always. Even if you didn't want them to. About 15 years ago I had a 76 Duster (same platform) with a 225 cid \6. Thing just would not die. Engine ran beautifully and it actually wasn't all that slow. It could keep up with any of the McSedans of 15 years ago. What did it in, was getting Rammed by a Ram Truck.

@kipamore

9 жыл бұрын

I'm with you. I still own a 65 slant six Valiant wagon. I guess I should have expected this; that young people wouldn't understand or appreciate what makes these cars great. And the youngsters are basically correct; a 95 Honda Civic will outperform a 60s car in every metric. So I guess it's just time for me to embrace my inner crumudgeon. Now get off my damn lawn you kids, and NO you can't have your fucking ball back!

@snappy452

9 жыл бұрын

***** Used to have a 78 Plymouth Volare' wagon and I swear that thing could tow an 18 wheeler.

@Seanbethyname

9 жыл бұрын

***** haha, ballast resistor. Only a val owner will know. Leaning tower of power is where it's at.

@snappy452

9 жыл бұрын

Alvin Brinson So youre saying this thing is in the Top Gear Toyota Hilux territory?

I'm sorry, but I couldn't disagree more. The Valiant/Dart were known as incredibly reliable, sturdy cars, and it wasn't uncommon for Slant Six models to run for over 200,000 miles. And the LA series of engines were an excellent design---not only were they tough, but with a few simple mods, they were fast as well. The 70's saw smogged out engines from all manufacturers, not just Chrysler. So why did the nameplate not live on, you ask? Pure marketing. The Valiant had been around since 1960, and catered to older buyers....but they had the new Volare on deck, which they wanted to appeal to younger buyers as well---they didn't want the new car to be associated with the 'old person's car'.

@AtZero138

5 жыл бұрын

I own a Slant6 with Over 350,000 miles on it. Gets 25+MPG .. starts and runs everyday, I know this cause I drove it everyday for 11 years straight until I got it's twin, yet another 68 Dart.. that has a Get to work 318 in it now.. I like this channel cause he's funny sometimes.. but he's a Ford guy.. Chrysler engineers gave us the atom bomb, got us to the moon and back, etc etc.. Ford is well ford. I always ask devoted ford folk if they have ever looked up there founders Books.. there faces drop.. During WW2. Chrysler killed more NAZI scum then anyone.. long Live Mopar. Peace.. just my two cents..

@buffuniballer

2 жыл бұрын

Reliable when measured against their peers of that era. Compared to today, not so much. Don't get me wrong, I like cars like this. Heck, I had a '66 Nova when I was a teen. My mom had a Dodge Demon and then a Dart Swinger before the '75 Cordoba cured her of her desire for Mopar cars. The Dart based machines with the slant 6 were infinitely more reliable than the mid 70s smog controlled cars. But more reliable than today's cars? Only because problematic parts were replaced using knowledge of their faults obtained over the last 50 years.

@justsumguy2u

2 жыл бұрын

@@buffuniballer With nothing more than a switch to electronic ignition, I feel they would be MORE reliable than today's cars. Simplicity = less parts to break

@buffuniballer

2 жыл бұрын

@@justsumguy2u yes and no. The computer does a pretty good job of ensuring as close to as complete of combustion happens. A carbureted engine with a mechanical distributor is going to need a whole lot of attention to get the same sort of reliable usage out of the vehicle. Yeah, you can go too far with all manner of sensors that leave the car immobile. But (at least for me) the happy medium is the ECU controlled engine, with a manual gear box. I don't miss frequent tune ups, rebuilding carburetors, etc. I like changing my oil every 7-10k miles because it's not full of unburnt fuel. I like turning the key (or pushing a start button) and the car starts in -20 to 120 degree temps. No fiddling with setting automatic chokes and having to wait until it gets off the fast idle cam of the carb, etc. I can drive off as soon as the radio is tuned in. Granted, the old cars look better. But give me the tech from the 1990s to say 2010-ish and that's usable reliability. I don't have to carry ballast resistors (looking at you Dodge) or and extra points or condenser because they break down in 10-20k miles.

@buffuniballer

2 жыл бұрын

@@justsumguy2u My anecdote, and I know it's just that. The last two cars we had from new were a 2002 Camry and a 2010 Altima. Took the Camry to 277k miles replacing ONE CoP, a starter, a CV axle and the drivers door latch. Other than the consumables all cars need, brakes, tires, etc. Yeah, boring, but reliable. The 2010 Altima is still running, close to 200k and the only repair has been an A/C compressor. Now I did change the CVT fluid every 60k miles. I'd have tried to get a stick, but I don't think you could. My son now drives it as we passed it on to him when we traded the Camry he was driving for a 2017 RAV4. Again, nothing but consumables. A set of plugs a 100k miles. Oil changes every 5k miles or 6 months. I owned one 1960s car, and a hand full of 1970s personally, not to mention recollections of Mom's '75 Cordoba that spent more time going up and down the lift at the Dodge Boy's shop than it did motoring down the road. The Dart based cars as well as the '78 Fairmont were a bit more reliable, but still needed more attention than a modern car. And the Fairmont 3.3L I6 didn't like cold weather, hence my fond memories of setting the automatic choke and having to wait before driving off or it would stall 6 times before you reached the stop sign at the end of the block.

I love the 318 with the 3 speed Torqueflite automatic, it was an excellent powertrain. I owned quite a few 80s Chrysler Fifth Avenues, and i never had a problem with the 318 or the 3 speed automatic Torqueflite and you could work on them. They were very easy to maintain. I love the older Chryslers

The Scamp nameplate only went on 2-door hardtops, but buyers could order the "Scamp" package on 4-door sedans which added among other things the V8, automatic transmission, power brakes, power steering, vinyl roof, etc. Basically all the most popular options plus the decals.

In the toddler days of Comedy Central, back before South Park and The Daily Show or MST3K's fatal move to the Sci Fi channel, Leo Gallagher had an entire stand-up show (what I then considered to be the "boring part" before he smashed the watermelons, now I just consider it all to be boring) based on the concept that people of his generation spent the entirety of the 70's trying to re-create the 60's and they failed miserably. By the 70's everything that everybody was trying to do in the 60's had been done. The party was over, the drugs had worn off, but nobody wanted to go home.

Ok, now you have to get your facts straight. The 318, 340 and 360ci motors were great motors when done right and, especially the 318 and 340 as the 360 was better for cruising, really packed a serious punch. They are far from an embarrassment and this is especially showed in the use of both the 318 and 340 in Australian built and tuned Valiant Chryslers.

@RegularCars

9 жыл бұрын

likeasomebooodeeee FACT BATTLE!

@snappy452

9 жыл бұрын

RegularCars How dare you not fact check with Wikipedia every word you speak, sir. How dare you.

@Seanbethyname

9 жыл бұрын

RegularCars Mr Regular, Firstly great episode. The ol val copped a roasting, but you hit the nail on the head. Especially describing the driving. If you didnt know. Valiants have a much stronger following/popularity in Australia. It's worth checking out if you're up for some light reading. The early models are near identical to the dodge darts. But post 1970 they became a completely different/unique car until it was bought out by Mitsubishi in 1981. Post 1970 they mostly had big Hemi 6's with optional 318's/340's The E49 spec 265ci Hemi 6 used in the top model Valiant Charger (different to the Dodge Charger) was the fastest 6 cyl engine in Australia for 20 years, it would even beat V8's down the quarter due to a wall of torque. And took on ford's 351's on the race track. (losing at Bathurst but winning in the pacific). The last V8 holden monaro made (the CV8: 2004-2006) was a second slower down the quarter than the 6 banging 1971 E49 Valiant Charger. Im sure the brakes in this scamp will give you a good idea as to why the valiants lost coming downhill on the massive Bathurst straight :P

@misfitx6051

9 жыл бұрын

likeasomebooodeeee Considering that on early LA engines Chrysler couldn't even get the lifter angle and push-rod angles to match I would call them an embarrassment.

@McBlah1976

9 жыл бұрын

Being a 1974 this car would have a terrible smog motor thanks to the gas crisis and emissions restrictions. If this were say a 1970 it would make much more power with the same size engine. Ask anyone that currently races with a mopar small block or did back when they were new, those 340's were built to race. Hell the 1970 AAR Cuda's had a 340 6 pack that was underrated at 290hp for insurance reasons. Bunch of magazines dyno'd them at higher numbers, one even said 325hp.

And remember, yunguns, when driving cars made in the 70s and earlier - no ABS. You must PUMP the brakes!

@Youngsoldier93

6 жыл бұрын

A Keeper Of Odd Knowledge I have a 74, I don't have to pump a damn thing 😂😂😂 the breaks have no give and it feels like I'm pressing my foot against a wall

'Every moment is an experience'.Thank you for perfectly summarising why I still miss my old Herald so perfectly. Modern car drivers/non car people just do not understand the appeal of classics.

@buffuniballer

2 жыл бұрын

When I heard that my thought was not all experiences are good ones. In the vein of nightmares are also dreams :)

Had a bit of a Trevor Phillips vibe at the 2:10 mark.

yo, the Valiant was in Duel! 1971

Cars and coffee!

@Munkenba

9 жыл бұрын

Car show.

@VerboseSlayer

9 жыл бұрын

Alfred Munkenbeck Trackday, bro!

@BluDog35

9 жыл бұрын

Alfred Munkenbeck RARECOLORRARECOLORRARECOLORRARECOLORRARECOLOR

@skurtov

9 жыл бұрын

bimmerbimmerbimmerbimmerbimmerbimmerbimmerbimmerbimmer

@riky95oo

9 жыл бұрын

Connor Zombie .......Nice Civic.

Recovering car guy here (came to terms with my inability to afford expensive hobbies about a decade ago ;) ). My brother hipped me to your videos last night and I've watched a solid dozen since then. EXCELLENT WORK! Very entertaining and even informative! Above all, though, your videos are VERY well written. Keep it up!

I owned a 1977 Plymouth Valarie, I loved that car. It had a slant 6 and made this quit ticking sound. It looked just like this.

I have a 1974 Plymouth Scamp. It's my first car, a project. I don't care what you think about them I love them. I like to be different and that's what it is. If you really hate it that much, I can take it off your hands plenty of parts I saw that I could use. Don't discriminate on a car that was actually one of the top selling cars in America of its day. Yeah, it's old, it has body roll... What did you expect? That's an A/C power steering (probably) and power brake car. That's a piece of automotive history right there. My Scamp is also the same. And people love it. Rant over. Thanks.

@gregorykern9679

2 жыл бұрын

Is your Scamp a 4 door? No, it is not. The Scamp was a 2 door model only. Sticking feathers in your butt does not make you a chicken. Sticking SCAMP letters on a 4 door Valiant doesn't make it a Scamp either.

@kurtsonafelt9124

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregorykern9679 You are absolutely correct! Go's to show you how clueless some folks are. Anyhow great old classic with a fantastic motor!!

I think I may have found my favorite car channel. Seriously the most humorous and down-to-earth reviews I have seen to date.

I enjoy watching your reviews while I'm smoking weed for some reason.

@t1mmy13

9 жыл бұрын

Haha dude I just smoked and am chilling in the sun while watching this

@DavisBrendon29

9 жыл бұрын

Carlos Lol, right..

@anthroism26mc

8 жыл бұрын

+jimreid5 math.

@jackadamson6386

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Campbell true

@JGilbert529

7 жыл бұрын

Arne Hurnik no

That part he said about people in the 70s looking back at the 60s reminds me of people now in the 2010s looking back at 2000-2008 and the 90s

@Phenom98

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think we're there yet with the 2000s.

I have a green 1974 Plymouth Scamp 318 2-door. I thought you would've been a little more kind to the car. Its one of those cars that has a split personality depending on what you do with it. I threw all of the smog-stuff out, added an edelbrock intake and carb and its a real step up from what it was before.

@2bitmarketanarchist337

6 жыл бұрын

VolkswagenGamer I know it's two years later but it's worth noting Mr. Regular is something of a troll, and also that he seems to review the context of a car as much if not more than the car itself. I agree though that LA engines aren't bad and can be built into monsters.

Kinda enjoyed this review. 2nd owner of a '71 Scamp. 78K miles, 318 no air, 8 3/4 rr, and some 4 piston K/H calipers up front. Have had it for the good part of 21 years now. Very conservative and unsuspecting vehicle for those "gutter lane" hot doggers. Kudos to Ms. White for "checking the boxes" you mentioned. ;)

According to Wikipedia, in 1974 a Scamp package was available by customer order on the 4 door Valiant, equipped exactly as this car is. Only a few hundred were sold. So this actually is a pretty rare car today.

I don't know why the fuck the intro song made me laugh so hard

Actually, these cars were quite reliable, despite what the video says. My family had a 1974 Plymouth Duster which is basically the same car (318 V8, Torqueflite, gold/brown vinyl roof if you're curious). My mom bought it new in 1974 and it stayed in the family until 1993 (we were poor). About the only thing MR Regular said that's correct is that it would stall a lot, but this is not so much Chrysler's fault, but something that plagued nearly all American cars in the mid seventies. You see, to comply with new smog regulations, changes were made to the engines to employ emission control equipment that the engines were not originally designed for. Detroit didn't fully know what they were doing but they had to meet new guidelines and as a result many cars would stall out until they were fully warmed up. Drivers from this era know what I'm talking about.

Also, I shed a tear when you said "No one cares about the straight six." I care man. I really do. In fact, I'm restoring my 225 leaning tower of power, my buzzin half dozen, hillside hemi. I can't wait to get that gorgeous 70 Dart back on the road.

Mr.Regular you've never driven the 340 high compression motor from when mopars were in their prime. The 318, and 360 were kinds lame. Drive a late 60's 10.5:1 compression 340. I think it'll change your mind on LA motors.

"The interment camp of power plants." Holy shit I love you.

A scamp was a 2 door hardtop similar to the 2 door dart swinger. This 4 door Valiant has a scamp badge on it.

@eltonjohn3236

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

I owned a non-Scamp 1974 Plymouth Valiant with the 225 "Slant" 6. Got it when it was 14 years old for $225 from the 2nd owner. It ran until 2 years later when I slammed it into a parked trailer at 50 mph (the sun blinded me as I went over the crest of a hill) and walked away without a scratch despite not having a seat belt on and, of course, no air bags. What's funny is that the engine continued to run after the accident so I got back in the car to shut it off, and when I told the tow truck guy it still runs he didn't believe me, so he tried starting it up and managed to drive it off the road so he could come back later with a flat bed. (Sorry if this is long) I then went to the junkyard to get some stuff out of the car after first going home. I arrived at the junkyard at the same time as the flat bed and when the operator stepped out the owner of the junkyard asked him who died, and I said I did. He went huh? A couple of workers then took turns doing some donuts in it before taking it out back. Good times

Re: 4 door Scamp From Wikipedia: '1974 Valiant was also available in a "Scamp Package" which included 318 V8 engine, four door, 3 speed automatic transmission, power steering, power disc brakes, chrome trim, vinyl roof, AC, carpet, split vinyl bucket seat bench, radio, rear window defroster blower, and 120 mph speedometer standard. Production was limited and ordered as customers requested the package, a few hundred were produced.'

I actually managed to evade the cops in one of these once. I wouldn't recommend it, but I'm still free!

Oh god, my grandfather has an exact twin to this as a 2 door, red and all. If your ever in montana and want to review the pinnicle of automotive umreliability, i have a c5 audi allroad that might make it out of the garage if you're lucky.

@SearchEast2069

9 жыл бұрын

Tanner Simonsen Make sure you get the $3,000 timing belt job done first!

@tsimonsen

9 жыл бұрын

Antwon Jenkins yeah, or the $2000 when the bags go out, or the $4000 when the transmission dies, or the $3500 when a turbo shits the bed and you need a match set. All common occourances, oh the perils of loving the c5 platform, tempermental child it may be.

I'm amazed that motor has lasted this long. Great vid!

always love your videos man keep the videos coming!

that was great, a fantastic way with words.. Loved it

The LA Engine was produced from 1964-2003. 39 years.

1974 Valiant was also available in a "Scamp Package" which included 318 V8 engine, four door, 3 speed automatic transmission, power steering, power disc brakes, chrome trim, vinyl roof, AC, carpet, split vinyl bucket seat bench, radio, rear window defroster blower, and 120 mph speedometer standard. Production was limited and ordered as customers requested the package, a few hundred were produced.

YES. finally a Chrysler a body video. That short clip of that 4 door dart in a parking lot got me excited but we never got a review.

The small block LA engine is one of the best in the world. You can make awesome power out of it and it is bulletproof

My sister had a 69 Valient she named it Prince.

@nickrustyson8124

6 жыл бұрын

Was it pink?

@jamessouthworth1699

5 жыл бұрын

I miss my own 69 Valiant

Damn it. It's 5 AM as I write this. I couldn't sleep at all this past night, and just as I was about to call it a night (or in this case, morning), a new car review just got uploaded. Mr. Regular, you're going to be the death of me. You keep doing you.

I'm glad were back to reviewing 'Regular' cars again !!!

But the slant-6 engine is my favourite one..

Wow. I might have taken this over a Dart 4-door. That's 1975 Dart, kids.

Great video btw you guys are the best and have the best humor! Hope to meet you guys one day

I'm too lazy to read through the comments to see if someone mentioned it, but yeah, you're right...someone at some point in time threw some Scamp decals on that car. "Scamp" is simply what Plymouth called the 2-door hardtop version of the Valiant. In 1970, Plymouth got the Duster, which was a smash hit, but Dodge had nothing comparable. So to appease Dodge dealers in 1971, they got the Demon version. But then as a consolation, Plymouth got the Scamp, which was called "Swinger" in the Dart lineup. Mopar tried to make it's compact lineup seem bigger than it really was, by assigning these different names. For instance, they were all really "Valiants", but by calling the fastback the Duster, and the hardtop the Scamp, and the 4-doors just "Valiant", it made it seem like they had three distinct models. I dunno how much the public fell for it, but the Valiant lineup as a whole, was the top selling domestic compact in '74. Most of that, thanks to the Duster. And the Arab oil embargo that made people begrudgingly buy these things.

This would be great to put a modern drive train and suspension in.prefect sleeper.

So, who did our old buddy HAROLD SLOVINSKI have to bury?

My father always talks about this car. Thank you for this.

can't get enough of y'all..the voice overs are killer..mad knowledge..PLEASE DO 1990 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD COUPE video

the owner looks prrrretty nervous lol He doesn't seem to realize that you're a competent driver, doesn't look like your sense of humor registers with him in any significant way. hilarious.

Good cheap reliable transportation car..sorta like vanilla ice cream. These things ran forever, given basic care. the slant 6 was a great engine. Sure-they were slow and pokey-by old ladies loved them.

@winstonelston5743

5 жыл бұрын

Cheap, yeah, but reliable? Reliable if you remembered to prop the choke open with a screwdriver when you started it. Good? Chrysler couldn't build good in those days if they'd had Rolls Royce parts!

@winstonelston5743

5 жыл бұрын

The salesman talks horsepower, but you drive torque.

I remember a commercial for this that Lauren Bacall did for it.

I had the opportunity to drive one after I was assigned it by the GSA motor pool. It was 1974, and I considered it the world's most expensive thermometer, as it refused to start if it got below 32 degrees - rather inconvenient when you work in Buffalo, NY. I got used to travelling with a screwdriver to unstick the butterfly choke (yeah, I'm old). Fortunately this rust colored inconvenience was replaced by a 1976 Hornet, and Detroit had figured out how to integrate emissions controls by that point, and the car always started..

So this is a 318 car, right? Because the Mopar 340 was a beastly engine. You could buy Darts and Valiants with 340s that would eat up SS396 Chevelles. Hell, Chrysler's Trans-Am racers, the Challenger T/A and Barracuda AAR, came with Triple-Carb 340s. Also that comment about classic cars is spot-on. I have a '67 Cougar. That car's reliable, and even then every moment driving it feels a bit precarious. Great car, though. For anyone who's thinking about a classic Mustang, Cougars are a unique alternative.

In Germany, buying a new car still works that way: You could either buy something off the lot (of which there isn't much choices there), but most people fill out an order form where they say what exactly they want. Does it not work any more like that in the states? It would be unimaginable not to buy a car that way here, most people do...

@hyperlogos

9 жыл бұрын

Seegal Galguntijak You can do that, but you often get what's on the lot for less money

@MrMistery101

9 жыл бұрын

Seegal Galguntijak Dealers pretty much dissuade you from doing this, as most things come in packages/ trims. It's like not being to get leather seats without upgrading to a different package that also adds a spoiler and fog lights.

@Seegalgalguntijak

9 жыл бұрын

MrMistery101 Yes, that's what Asian brands often to: If you want the sunroof, you need to get the leather seats (and then, find another buyer/owner without leather seats who will swap seats with you). That's stupid, and I don't like it. And it's the only good thing I have to say about German manufacturers: They offer different trims, where things are packaged together, but most of the times, the second-lowest trim will allow you to add on anything or at least most of the things that are packaged in the higher trims. But still, it's the only good thing I have to say about German car brands... And as long as there are still cars without leather seats (and people who consider cold and/or sticky leather an upgrade), these are first world problems...

@MrMistery101

9 жыл бұрын

Seegal Galguntijak Agreed on the leather seats. I've always been very fond of tiny details and features in german cars, like holding the key in the close position and have all windows roll up.

@Seegalgalguntijak

9 жыл бұрын

MrMistery101 Well, unfortunately, since about the mid 90s, the quality of German cars has taken a turn for the worse. I don't mean build quality, that has been constantly improved, but the longevity and repairability, as well as "sturdiness" in general.

Mentioning how folks in the 1970s were nostalgic for cars in the 1960s was a real phenomenon. You should do reviews of important car years, such as 1961. Back around 1987, I found a car club of enthusiasts who fixed up and drove American cars from 1961, such as the Cadillac, DeSoto, Lincoln Continental, Chrysler Imperial, Plymouth Fury, Dodge Phoenix, Chevrolet Impala SS, Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Galaxie Starliner, Chrysler 300G, Studebaker Hawk, even weird ones like the 1961 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Limousine, Nash Metropolitan, Chevrolet Biscayne and the Buick Invicta.

Came in here not knowing the car, started watching and thought the car just sucked, then left the video really appreciating it. well done.

The Chrysler LA V8 was made until 2003, other than that, good video!

@knote4958

6 жыл бұрын

The official LA 318/5.2L stopped production in 1992, from then until the 2000s it was the magnum 5.2L. Mostly similar, except some redesigns in the intake and upper-end to remove airflow restrictions and return some horsepower

@JP-vf9yb

5 жыл бұрын

@@knote4958 different oiling system as well....

@JP-vf9yb

5 жыл бұрын

magnum engines are still LA based.... so still basically an LA

I love my 75 Valiant! first car and is a real neck breaker haha

@rickciaburri5722

2 жыл бұрын

I had a 75 Valiant from 78-84. Those maliase era v-8s had low compressein to meet emissions requirements of the time. 75 was the first year with a catalic converter. Mine had the slant 6, but it rusted terribly.

My first car was a Plymouth Valiant Scamp, 1974. It was a nice rust color with white leather interior. It was a 2 door, with a large heavy front seat that went forward to get into the large back seat. It had a 318 engine, V-8. The engine was great and had a lot of power back then. I drove it until around 1989. The scamp words on it were never white. It did have the directional lights on the hood.(front). It was longer than this car showing and was not as boxy. It had front end problems, and eventually the frame bore out and the front tires went inward. The engine still ran great.

New Subscriber! I drove a 74 Duster, 318 with AC and buckets for 8 years! Everything you've said is true, but I still loved it! The ballast resister would fail regularly and leave me stranded for about 1 hour before it miraculously started back up! I just kept one in the glove box and became the master of exchange one for the other and back on the road. I had a 70 Fury III back in the day and remember that car as powerful!! Not the Duster...

i have brother who is still SUPER nostalgic for the 60s. a decade that was over when he was only 3 years old. "oh they dont build like they used to" (thank god) "we used to leave the doors unlocked at the house all the time" (not because it was actually safer back then but only because we didnt have as much time to watch the news) "teenage girls werent sluts back then" (uh, they were, they just had shotgun weddings when they were caught.) my grandmas first kid was born 4 months after they got married. (gee, what an unusually short gestation period)

I just want a Plymouth Valiant so I can replicate Homer Simpson’s car. 😂

A scamp was my uncle's college car. There are many stories, including flipping the car, getting 4 buddies and flipping it back, and then driving off. The end of the care came when someone blew an intersection and clipped him. Rather than pay the insurance money, he drove to the hardware store, bought a battery powered angle grinder and a ball peen hammer, drove to some bushes in the woods, ground off all the VIN numbers, and then destroyed the car with the hammer.

What you young people fail to understand is that in 1970 all American cars were detuned. They did that by changing the valves size and cam lift. Some even added a smog pump. All things combined made the cars very sluggish and even caused overheating conditions. that was enough to cause dieseling after turning the engine off. They also took the lead out of the gasoline. A lot of people thought that caused the dieseling but no, it was the detuned engine combined with running it at a higher temperature.

It's a nice car but it's not a Scamp. Swingers and Scamp's were 2dr only.

@rodneyklewis

9 жыл бұрын

my mom owned this car for years. As a boy I would hang my arm out the window and tap the fender well to make her think she had a flat tire. fun times. But nobody cares because the straight 6 lasted through my whole childhood. Canada had different requirements for fuel standards. Perhaps Canada had these. so true about what we owe the valiant!

@Acarson87

5 жыл бұрын

Chrysler was well known for custom options.

@Threesixtyci

5 жыл бұрын

slanted six....

@user-xg8yy7yl1d

5 жыл бұрын

Rodney Lewis I think it actually depended on province To this day some provinces don’t have emissions regulations. You could theoretically build a car totally unhampered by emissions you just couldn’t sell it to anyone else

slant 6 "power"!

@GearheadGarden

8 жыл бұрын

Honestly, In a more pedestrian Chrysler product from this era the Slant 6 was the better option. More than one example hit a million miles in fact a friend of a friend of mine had a Dodge van with a Slant 6 that Chrysler bought back from him because he hit a million miles on it without a rebuild. To be totally honest, however, they really bought it back to see how it was possible. Rare thing for a late 70's car to get past 100K miles let alone a million.

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

4 жыл бұрын

the leaning tower of power

The end song was a fucking emotional rollercoaster. I love it.

Great memories again. In 1985 I was making roughly $600 a month and had just been transferred to Fort Campbell, KY. I was in need of a car and a friend hooked me up with a friend that was selling a car. For $950 I bought a 1975 Dodge Dart Swinger with 112,000 miles on the OD. The slant 6 was a great engine. And, it was a four door. The guy I bought the car off of got the car from his father, the original owner. In the glove box was a note book that had everything ever done to the car. I called the car "Betty" because it looked like a car some old lady named Betty would drive. Even though I remember doing 80 mph on the highway, I never got pulled over in that car. Of all the cars I miss the most, my '75 dart is that car. Lots of memories, lots of stories. Love the reviews on the blue collar cars.

You just trashed the Valiant for being a regular car. If you really think this "economy car" (it was by early 70s standards) should perform like a C3 Corvette, you have completely lost the point of your channel name. The Dart/Valiant were not muscle cars. They were the bottom of the Chrysler line. The Slant 6 (that you say nobody cares about) has a devoted following, because it's absolutely bulletproof, and is capable of really impressive mileage. The LA series lived on well past 1992 in the Viper, which was an aluminum LA V8 with two additional cylinders. The Viper never got the Magnum upgrade, even though the iron block V10 in Ram trucks was a Magnum from the start. The reason was that it worked... Very well. Nobody criticizes GM for having used their small block for 60 years (there was one in your C3) so I'm not sure why Chrysler using the LA for 30 is so unthinkable. The Valiant name went away, but the chassis was the basis of the F, J, and M bodies that made up the entire line, until the switchover to fwd. That includes the Volare, for which you gave a glowing review, back when this channel was about regular cars. The Volare and Valiant don't stack up well against an Aston Martin, Ferrari Audi R8, or the other cars this channel is about now, but they were good cars for regular people, in their time.

@emanyo

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah slant sixes are awesome engines! So are the LA small blocks

@HonestUsedCarReviews

9 жыл бұрын

I could not agree more with you. I am quite surprised of the slant 6 hate since it is what made the Valiant valiant.

@JoeBlow-ec9kf

9 жыл бұрын

drewdane40 My slant 6 got 12 mpg (1973). I think the bulletproofness was directly related to the fact that it made no power. From my perspective, that engine had no redeeming qualities. Had to carry a ballast resistor in the glove box, no power, poor fuel economy, car was ugly as all get out... I guess the cigarette lighter worked the whole time I had the car. I get sick of all the people talking about what a great engine that was.

@emanyo

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah the slant six in 1973 wasn't as good as the 60s to early 70s engines. It was detuned due to strict emissions laws, lowering the engine 40 hp. American cars started getting weaker and uglier in the mid 70s. Mpg is all over the place with the slants, some people get pretty good gas milage. I get 19 hwy

@MicrophonicFool

8 жыл бұрын

eeemanyo I'm currently averaging 21mpg combined hwy/city in a 1966 2-door hardtop Valiant (225). I'm hoping with a good tuning to add 1 or 2 to that. 50 miles per day daily driver and so far so good. I simply wanted more daily adventure in my life, so when last modern car died, I didnt want another grey speed-bump looking POS. I regret nothing. I enjoy Regular Car Reviews a lot, whether I agree with Mr Regular or not. On the topic of the Slant however, he is kinda wrong. Any /6 will outlive a ford |6 even if you stop putting oil in it...

This car is for sale on craigslist lol

I had one as a winter car. It was rotted out in the trunk, but it was peppy and indestructible. I really liked it.

#1, That's not a Scamp. It's a Valiant. The Scamp was Plymouths way of re-entering the 2-door market after the Valiant 2-door was dropped in favour of the Duster. However, Plymouth cried foul when Dodge continued on with the Dart Swinger, so Plymouth eventually got their 2-door back. No, it couldn't be a custom order. Scamp came with 2-doors and that's the end of that argument. The owner is full of it. #2. The 340 was ONLY available in the Duster. It was not, nor was it ever available in a Valiant or a Scamp regardless of what Uncle Darryl sez.

@Tex84

9 жыл бұрын

Harold Lloyd I read that the Scamp package was available for the 4-door '74 model, though not many were made.

@That_AMC_Guy

9 жыл бұрын

Tex84 I would love to see the document that proves that. According to all factory documentation, the Scamp is how a person got a 2-door Valiant, much like how the Swinger was a 2-door Dart. You couldn't get a 4-door Swinger, nor could you get a 4-door Scamp. If you're willing to post the VIN for this car, I can decode it for you and tell you exactly what it is.

@Tex84

9 жыл бұрын

I looked for the site that says that, but I can't find it. Maybe it was inaccurate.

@audiophile6475

5 жыл бұрын

The Scamp Pack was mainly cosmetic wouldn't be shocked it a dealer made a couple 4 door Variants Scamps to move some more units. Remember you could still do shit like that back then

@That_AMC_Guy

4 жыл бұрын

@@audiophile6475 Again, show me documentation that backs this up. No, you couldn't pull cars out of your ass back then. Scamp is a two door, end of story. This car is a Valiant, end of story. You're talking to the guy who wrote the book on A-bodies. "Scamp Pack". Good lord. Next you'll be telling me their were 4-door AMC Gremlins.

It's not a Scamp ...the Scamp was 2 door ONLY ...the 4 door is just a plain old Valiant.. (so someone stuck some scamp stickers on it after the repaint, that don't make it a scamp),and you really need to do some research before your going to put down what is known today as the World's best and most reliable 6 cyl engine (225 slant 6) ever produced by any car manufacturer !!!and if you did some research you would discover that the Valiant is the car that saved Chrysler's ass in the late 60's and Early 70's from going bankrupt.

Awesome cars, all those A body Mopars are a blast to drive, mini land yachts. On this one you get power steering, power disk brakes, factory air. Very sweet ride that has all the stuff and is still easy to work on.

My first car was a tan two door 1976 Plymouth Scamp that I was allowed to buy in 1983 after myfamilycamehome from a tour of duty in Okinawa .The 225 slant six was tough but that's about it. Mine had an olfenhauser 1 barrel carb, it was terribly slow and handled exactly like this video. I had worked two summers for car money. I had enough to buy a challenger but dad wouldn't let me and grandad had found a "safe" car with super low miles. The scamp was a very hard car to get in trouble with! I was 16 and just wanted a car! The first thing I did was buy a really nice Panasonic tape deck and a Panasonic EQ/amp. From the exchange at Parris Island SC. Along with 6x9 speakers for the back. I drove the shit out of that scamp,it was slow but I had the best car stereo in Beaufort SC for a long time. I learned a lot about maintenance and driving with The Scamp! It would let you know real quick if you were going too fast,the drum brakes were not great and when they got wet they were even worse . I

My first car was a 1974 Plymouth valiant 8 cylinder. Dual exhaust. Hijacker shocks. Four doors. Landau roof. Looked more or less like that. Same color except roof was white. Lots of power. But handled terribly. Poor center of gravity. It died in 1988. I sold it not running for $500. It sold the first day. I got offers for the car all the time. But it was a car that had been nickel and diming me to death. It didn’t handle turns well. My next car was a 1977 Toyota Corolla wagon. It was amazing. Hugged the pavement. Didn’t have the same horsepower but it ran forever. Then I got a Corolla 5 speed. That thing had zip. That’s what I have now. On hills on the freeway I leave everyone in the dust in my 4 cyl.

1976 plymouth valiant special edition included v8,, auto a/c power brakes and steering and crushed velour upholstery. It comes with vynil padded roof and burgundy paint , full wheel covers, radial tires and 50 state emissions package, it was awesome

I loved the video of this!! My father had a 1974 viliant with a slant 6 as well; when he got the car had around 180.000 miles on it; when he passed away I got ownership of the car and took great care of it; put another 90 to 100 thousand miles More until I blew the timing chain and said that was it!!

thanks for doing another classic!

I owned a 1975 Plymouth Scamp 2 door hardtop with a 318 V8. One hell of a good car!

Love my 73 225 Slant-six slug Sedan. Greetings from Autobahn Germany 🇩🇪

One of the best videos. In my opinion second to the Miata video, great job!

Awesome video, as usual. I love these. Just want to say, though, it's an interesting theory about the '70s doldrums being why the '60s performance cars are so revered, but I really think the '60s muscle cars could stand on their own, without the following malaise era of the '70s and most of the '80s. The styling alone could do it, even if compression and horsepower never went down (I mean, just look at most '70s cars versus '60s). I get that an enthusiast in (actual) 1976 or '83 would definitely be pining for when 425 hp was available from the factory, but for a guy like me born in 1988 and who is now interested in 455-hp Camaros and 526-hp Mustangs - not to mention 707-hp Challengers - a '69 Camaro Z28 with just 290 gross hp is always awesome to behold, and a 1970 Chevelle with who cares what power to weight is just a beautiful machine. I'm also a fan of '90s Camaros and Mustangs even though there was definitely not a performance decrease in the intervening years. Then again, I love '90s Japanese sports cars and sport compacts, and they've all but disappeared... Just my 2 cents. Thanks again for awesome videos. Now I'm thinking, What if there was no oil embargo (or what if the US itself just took up the slack and overall prevented any ill effects of the Arab embargo)? Would emissions legislation and insurance premiums still have been enough to kill muscle cars, or would they have survived until when SUVs came and killed personal luxury coupes?

I remember some of these were on the lot near the 76 Aspens and Volare’s that replaced them. My dad bought the Aspen 4 door 318. Those cars smelled good new.

I had a bronze 74 Scamp, factory 4sp OD Manual (w/Hurst Shifter) slant 6 , two door. Car had been ordered by an engineer. It had manual steering, manual brakes, manual windows, no AC. There was nothing that could go wrong with this car. Lasted through college until I replaced it with a 280z.

Have a 74 Dart...looks a lot like one in video. Put in a hi-perf ignition module and coil. Have no problems with stalling. Have a kit to rebuild 2 barrel...haven't done yet, cause it's running great! Have plans to port heads, put on headers, and 4 barrel eventually to increase horsepower. Have no problem lighting up the tires any time! It does run great! I got it a year ago...was a one owner car and well taken care of. Btw...don't need to by the wife a vibrator...can satisfy her just fine without one...she's well taken care of too!☺

When I saw "Valiant" I was hoping it was the Mexican Valiant Charger. Yes they do exist, in Mexico, and was arguably faster than any Charger Scat Packs in the US. Anyways great video as always!

I knew a guy that put M3 emblems on a stock 2-door BMW. So maybe they had the SCAMP decals put on this 4-door Valiant.