I had a '73 Duster that I got with 50,000 miles on it (in 1994.) Older gent had owned it since it was new, he rarely drove it. Still had the original spare in the trunk. His kid sold it when he passed.
It was a rust bucket when I got it, within two years the torsion bars pulled out of the subframes and the rear seat couldn't be sat in because there was no metal left under it. The seat belt anchors pulled out of the body. 70k and the thing was ready for the scrapyard because it was unsafe.
The only good part was the slant 6 engine. That thing would get cold idling on a 100F day.
Loved the legendary slant 6! I had a gf in the early 1980s that drove a Volaré. That slant 6 was a fantastic engine. Good gas mileage, satisfactory power, incredibly reliable and easy to maintain.
Yeah they were some of the most reliable things on the road. Too bad the body fell apart around it.
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