74 Duster 360 info

I have just purchased a 74 Duster /6 car that I will be cloning into a 360 for the PureStock Drags.I have been trying to find info on these cars as to what was standard,optional stripes etc.Problem is I am having a hard time finding any decent info.Any members out there with one that can shed some light?I did manage to round up a correct air cleaner and exhaust manifolds already but not sure what other parts if any I should be looking for.

I may have a radiator from one of those cars Seth.I have a 8 1/4 sure grip rear from one too.

heres pic of my # matching 1974 duster 360 4spd i just built and sold lol...

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heres what i started with a year ago...

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I would suggest you check out eBay for dealer brochures, bookstores or amazon.com for books that relate to & show original cars, and of course car shows (too late in the year for that, though) for info.

Anybody know of any road tests in the various car magazines of the day.I looked through my SS&DI's with no luck.

I bought a new 1974 Duster 360/727/8-1/4 rearend when I was 18 yrs old. It had parchment interior with bucket seats, power disc brakes, power steering, rallye wheels & E70-14 Goodyears. It was yellow exterior with black stripes and the Duster360 callouts (pot metal) were behind the front wheel wells. No 360 callouts on the rear quarter from 1974-1976. Stripes in 1974 were same as 1973 I believe. It had no options other than those I described. It was your basic 1974 Duster 360 with no frills and except for the 360 motor it's hard to tell the difference from a 1973 Duster 340.

1974 Dusters did the have engine compartment braces too like in the above pics and engine was Chrysler blue.

Chargermop, Absolutely beautiful car but orange engines suck.

I agree, and I kinda like blue myself.

I did make some changes to the car,it was dark moonstone metalic ugly.. and i just couldnt paint the motor blue with a blue car just didnt look right lol. and yes no call outs in 74, i just liked it better that way... I tried to keep most of the car stock or close to it... Hell me and some friends did the whole car all in house and i only had about 3500.00 in it total.....

Back in 1975, my first car was a '74 Duster 318. It was black with black bucket seats & a console automatic with a half white vinyl top. It had front disc brakes, power steering, sure-grip with 323's and a white racing stripe. I missed that car from the moment I sold her sometime in the 80's. I actually searched out and found the current owner in the late 90's but he would not part with it.
The search was on for another car. I found a '74 360 4-speed numbers matching black Duster with buckets and white racing stripe. Although it was "drive-able", I decided to "clean" it up to make it more presentable and dependable. That has escalated into complete tear down and rotisserie type resto. I have accumulated many NOS parts [and I am still looking for more] as well as the dealer parts book & brochure. I also have a magazine test drive article on the 74 360 Duster & will look for it when I get home and get you the information.
If you have any specific questions, I will try to help you.

-Lou

I looked through my old magazines & saw that it wasn't a test drive article, but a 3 part "hop-up" series on a '74 360 Duster. Car Craft Magazine in August, September & October 1974. [I have only the Sept. copy].

Thanks I probably have those issues in my collection.Time to hit the filing cabinets!

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I looked through my old magazines & saw that it wasn't a test drive article, but a 3 part "hop-up" series on a '74 360 Duster. Car Craft Magazine in August, September & October 1974. [I have only the Sept. copy].

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IIRC, that car was white and had a rallye mirror on one side and a remote round mirror on the other, if I'm not getting articles mixed up. Quality control?