'72 Challenger: Slant Six car

[4406v]

This was my 71 Barracuda slant 6 auto I bought in 1983 for $200!!! It was as clean as it looks with perfect black bucket seat interior. Don't know how many they made but you don't see them often.

[soundcontrol]

Nice! Love old pictures, my first Cuda had the same stripes, is that original?

[4406v]

Don't think they were original to the car. They looked good and people assumed it was a 340 car (as long as they didn't hear the engine running) It got great gas mileage for a young guy with a minimum wage job.

[tcalpino]

You guys are simply awesome. To be honest, I was almost expecting fair arguments for not keeping the slant and maybe even a shunning. So to say the least, I'm glad I'm here.

I'll get pictures up as soon as I can. My work schedule sucks so getting to my home computer is a pain sometimes. Before anything, I need to get the car on a rotisserie so I can clean the entire car completely to bare and go from there. I'm trying to keep costs as low as I can. I work as a corrections officer, and while my salary is not too bad for an entry position, I don't have the disposable income as much as I'd like!

[js29no]

hay 4406v nice German Shepard in the picture! that is what I all was had and have now.

[soundcontrol]

I would really like a Challenger or a Cuda with a slant six in it. It would be so different.
I was wrong on the stripes, mine were a bit different, they were painted on. Here's a picture from the first day I bought it, 1978.

[4406v]

I will bet you if you pull into a car show full of E-bodies and open the hood you'll have the ONLY one in a field full.

People are tired of the same old cars your 6 cylinder is going to be unusual just because it's a 6 cylinder. Most people who got ahold of one years ago converted them to a v-8 of some kind.

My Barracuda literally haunted me for years in my area. One morning I found it down the road from my house pulled off in the weeds. I looked it over and of course there was a 318 under the hood!!! The next time I saw the car it was for sale and I didn't buy it. Never saw it again.

[sdweatherman]

A lot of Slant 6 info here:

http://www.slantsix.org/

There is a lot of info on line - just start "googling." There is a lot of help on the forums. And make sure you join a local Mopar club. Nothing like a knowledgeable mopar helping hand when it comes time to install an engine or work out some wiring issues.

Kudos for keeping the 6. My philosophy - if its got its numbers matching drivetrain - keep it original. If you want to play - find a roller and make it your own.

Scott.

[dutch]

http://www.valiant.org/valiant/hemi-six.html