Strange 1964 Valiant

[John Brown]

It shows N/A with 170 engine but didn't they also have a 225 six cylinder? As I recall, the 225 was offered early on with an aluminum block.... just a little offering for ZL1 fans. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

[Canuck]

according to this web site, this was the first year for the 833 4 speed.

http://www.valiant.org/valiant/1964.html

Remember the slant 6 was a very robust engine.

[442w30]

Perhaps robust, but a 4-speed wasn't available on the /6 in later years, like in E-bodies.

But according to this 1965 item, it may have been true for earlier compacts.

[442w30]

I posted on the Mopar board and there's mixed opinions whether it was available. I think it's an interesting topic, and right now I'm guessing the car is correct.

[442w30]

So far, I've found another /6 4-speed.

I think after 1966, they may not have been available but haven't looked into it yet.

[COPO_Anders]

One of our local Chrysler guys, Kenneth P, just visited and I had to show him these pics to get his reaction. Kenneth is more into the big cars, and one of the cars he has is a 1960 New Yorker convertible. His first comment was: I had one myself twenty years ago, bought it ten miles from here ! And he also remembered that a guy here in Anderstorp, called Anestis, had a 1964 Signet with the /6 4-speed combination back in the seventies. Different factory 4-speed cars, all three.

[jannes_z-28]

Anders!

They were probably all sold new in Sweden. The Valiant was a popular car, even used by the Swedish police.


Jan