The Demon was also some 155 pounds lighter and four inches shorter. Demon and Dart shared front end sheet metal, but the Demon rode a 108-inch wheelbase, three-inches smaller than the Dart’s. Dreamed up from an experimental prototype built in 1970 by Chrysler Canada and, thankfully, rejecting the original model name choice of ‘Dodge Beaver,’ the Demon was a near twin to the Duster other than in the tail-lights and grille. Launched in 1971 as part of the Dart model range, but using Plymouth’s attractive Duster semi-fastback bodywork, the Demon was the ‘value package’ base model Dart. That’s perhaps not surprising, since the Dodge Demon had an extremely brief production run. Especially people whoĪren’t at all into cars. Several times a month and everyone seems to love it. Although it’s the first car we’ve babied, in ourĮyes it’s not so much a classic car as an everyday car. We don’t purposely take it out in the rain, but if it gets “You don’t know until you try,” explains Nicola, “so we drove theĭodge virtually as an everyday car which is exactly what we’ve done with all There’s no sun fadingīoth Nicola and Jon report their experience has been very Even that original carpet wasn’t very worn. Interior was just as nice and it had a brand new carpet fitted in on top of the ![]() Speciality repainted it in 2014 just before it was imported to the UK. Sale’ advert at Speciality Car Sales, there was no information. Sometime in the 1970s that was tucked into the owner’s manual, and blueĬalifornia licence plates reading ‘030 GFF.’ But other than finding an old ‘For It came with a previous owner’s registration from “It was a California car going by the inspection stickers on The car appears to be original, which makes it a shame their Dodge didn’t come The body has been resprayed on the outside,īut it’s still the original paint colour under the bonnet.” In fact, most of “It’s Pettyīlue/Corporation Blue, code TB3. See orange factory inspection paint, and even chalk marks, under the bonnet and The Dodge had clearly never been welded or even undersealed, you could still “We were after a Dart 340, but with old cars you buy on theĬondition of the bodywork because you can always do the mechanical stuff later. “It wasn’t exactly the spec we wanted,”Ĭontinues Jon. The search took the pair to Dave Madders Ltd in Manchester, We really want to thank them all, because without their assistance we wouldn’t own this Dodge.” ![]() So we asked the advice of the proper experts on the Mopar Muscle Association forum ( and they couldn’t have been more helpful, especially Pete Wiseman. Hence we’ve had cars such as a Morris Marina and Triumph Stag and TR7 – all of which were great. Enjoy more Classic American reading in the monthly magazine.
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