1971 Dodge Demon- True Matching Numbers Car- Factory AC

1971 Dodge Demon Description

1971 Dodge Demon - True Matching Numbers Car- Runs and Drives GREAT!
318 V8
2 Barrel Carb
Automatic 727 Transmission
Factory A/C - ( not charged )
New 15 inch wheels and tires.
Small bolt pattern with adapters
New hard brake lines and master cylinder
New fluids and full tune up.
This car has been stored inside, garage kept its entire life. I am the second owner and I inherited the car from my grandfather who was the original owner.
Matching Numbers
Interior in good condition. Overall 8 out of 10 original
The glass is all in great shape as well as all the other trim.
Underneath of the car is solid, no holes in the rocker panels, floor panels, or sub frame. Never been re-undercoated and showing some factory paint on the bottom of the floor pans where the factory undercoating has flaked off.
The car was previously painted black (except the jambs) But has since been re-painted to the factory paint code.
Hemi hood scoop from summit racing is functional, the hood was painted satin black.
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By 1971, the Dart lineup changed again- this time introducing the famed Dodge Dart Demon and Demon to the mix. But the Demon series wasn't just another Dart trim level. In fact, in 1971, Dodge received a version of the Plymouth Valiant-based Duster to increase interest in their A-body designs, which Dodge used as the new Dart. Plymouth also received a new A-body model, a version of the Dodge Swinger which they rebadged as the Scamp.
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As innocent as it may seem, the cartoon devil that complimented the sides of the Demon spawned tons of controversy with several religious groups.
Originally, the newly acquired Valiant-based Duster was to be rebadged as the Beaver for Dodge's line-up. Ironically, however, Chrysler's marketing department found out soon after their name choice had been disclosed that "Beaver" was actually slang for a part of the female anatomy on CB radio waves all across the country.
Not wanting to stir up controversy, they decided to name the new model the Demon instead. Unbenounced to them, however, the new Demon nameplate continued to pave the road to unwelcome controversy.
Having a religious background or not, one might be able to discern why the Demon name tag struck certain groups as support of an anti-Christ. Although not intended as such (in fact, the historic reasoning behind the name was in correspondence with getting people to come in for a look at the car, as in "Come in for a Demon-stration"), the name instantly hit a sore nerve with some groups, which immediately started pressuring Dodge to change the vehicle's name. Dodge refused, of course, and continued on with their new Demon models.
To fit the new Dart Demon into the lineup, Dodge shifted the Swinger name over to the custom 2-door Dart model and introduced the Swinger Special name to replace the Dart Swinger moniker.
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