1974 Plymouth Valiant

1974 Plymouth Valiant in Ghostbusters, Movie, 1984

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

01:31:14 Background vehicle

Author	Message
supcoach ◊ 2016-06-10 00:48	Plymouth Valiant
Reg1992 ◊ 2016-06-10 03:13	Like many similar seventies clunkers, these were probably quickly disappearing from roads around the time of filming...
Commander 57 ◊ 2016-06-10 03:24	I was still driving my '73 Dart in 1984 and saw lots of them and the Valiants around. The slant 6 engine had a good reputation and I never had any trouble with mine.
supcoach ◊ 2016-06-10 04:41	@Commander 57 - I also owned a 1973 Dodge Dart; albeit it was a Dart Sport with a 340-4bbl. Good car, loved petroleum (12mpg in town; 16 highway). Traded it when gas hit $1.00 per gallon (those were the days).
Commander 57 ◊ 2016-06-10 14:42	Mine was a "Swinger Special", the cut-rate bottom of the line hardtop. Bought it in 1979 from our local power company (Carolina Power & Light) for $950 at one of their surplus auctions and got a $50 Earl Scheib paint job to cover over the C.P.&L. logo stripes. Drove it until 1985 when I bought my Crown Victoria. Sold it for $650, so only lost $300 for 6 years of use!
supcoach ◊ 2016-06-10 21:11	@Commander 57 - We live in the same general geographic area - Spartanburg, SC
Commander 57 ◊ 2016-06-10 22:55	My uncle lived in Greenville for many years.
Reg1992 ◊ 2016-06-11 11:05	You guys...
mike962 ◊ 2016-07-23 23:52	TIME 1:31:14 -- Last edit: 2016-07-23 23:52:51
train68 ◊ 2018-04-17 19:41	''There's something you don't see every day.''