Cars Inward Yards: 1972 Dodge Demon 340, Mopar Musculus Gets 2D Tour Of Duty Inward Driveway

Veteran Dodge Demon possessor finds some other A-Body beast. Fresh from a stint inward Guam inward 1971, Mike White had the urge to plunk downward some hard-earned cash on a hot-to-trot Mopar amongst a 340-V8 engine. The discussion on the street was that the 340-cubic inch could best many large block as well as 383-equipped musculus cars inward a instantly draw as well as brand them swallow dust on a winding route because of their lite weight. It was to a greater extent than than fate that led White to a bargain amongst ii devils.

Mike White located as well as bought this 1972 Dodge Demon inward Iowa inward 2003.
Fond memories of his Demon days inward 1971 influenced the buy as well as delivery of this ’72 Dodge 340 to Alabama.

Got a 340 Mopar?
  White, dorsum inward the states afterwards serving 2 years over seas, began his search for Mopar musculus inward 1971. He shopped all over town for a 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 but couldn’t detect the to a greater extent than pop Mopar. Finally, he located a 1971 Dodge Demon 340 inward Birmingham, Alabama. It had the 340-V8 amongst a 4-barrel carburetor, TorqueFlight automatic transmission as well as Sure-Grip bring upwards end. It was the perfect combination to acquire White’s adrenaline pumping during stoplight showdowns.  

  Unfortunately, military machine duty called as well as White had to acquire out the Demon behind. With no plans to sell the nearly novel Demon, White relied on his identify unit of measurement to hold the Dodge piece he was away.

In 1972 the Dodge Demon’s 340 was saddled amongst lower compression, 8.5:1, as well as rated at 240 hp. In 1971 the 340 made 275 hp amongst a 10.75:1 compression ratio. Horsepower numbers were measured inward meshing hp, instead of gross hp, starting inward 1972, which also contributed to the lower number. 

Take assist of my Dodge Demon piece I'm away
  Mike White's sis was lucky plenty to function the caretaker of his "new" Dodge Demon piece he was deployed to Thailand inward 1972. White returned inward 1974 as well as learned out how much his sis liked the Demon during her ii years belongings the keys.
  "Not long afterwards I returned home, I took the Demon out, it had been raining," White said. "I got on it a footling fight as well as the Dodge swapped ends. It spun unopen to quick." White righted his path as well as made it domicile safely. "I discovered both of the dorsum tires were bald."
  White’s sis had driven the auto for ii years, back-and-forth to college at UAB inward Birmingham, Alabama. "I establish out that she took assist of it alright," White said. "She kept the valves cleaned off." Today White's sis even hence enjoys putting her pes downward inward her modern hot rod, a California Special Mustang GT. White didn’t advert if his sis had allow him "borrow" her car.

Mike White looks over his 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

Second fourth dimension unopen to
  The 1971 Demon that White traded off decades agone left him amongst a lot of skillful memories. Memories that White, a military machine veteran as well as retired truck driver, wanted to recapture. In 2003, he got the urge to relive his glory days inward some other Dodge Demon. His job, which required him to locomote coast-to-coast, allowed him to banking enterprise lucifer out Dodge Demons all over the country. Demons are hard to detect due to their depression construct numbers during alone ii years of production. The primered ’72 Demon that White at nowadays owns was courtesy of an cyberspace search as well as first-hand inspection of the auto inward Iowa.

  White as well as his married adult woman smiling when recalling the fun that was had inward the former Demon. The ’72 Dodge is White’s retirement projection as well as he has no plans of letting function of this Demon.

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Dodge’s Demon name, emblems as well as footling devil decals were a hot topic at religious gatherings. Not inward a skillful way.

A manufactory heavy-duty, three-speed, floor-shift manual transmission stirs the gears inward this 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

This ’72 Demon was originally painted Gold amongst a greenish interior as well as slippery vinyl bench seat.

A previous possessor attached a 440 Six Pack hood scoop to give the Demon an mental attitude adjustment.

Dual chrome sport mirrors even hence smoothen on White’s 1972 Dodge Demon.

1972 Dodge Demons were equipped amongst 120-mph speedometers as well as measure gauges.
The 1971 models featured Rallys gauges as well as a 150-mph speedo.

Big as well as footling crusty Cragar S/S wheels alarm you to the Demon's sinful street transgressions.

Demon logo amongst ruby pitchfork "M" was proudly displayed on the doorpanels of the 1971-1972 Dodge Demon A-Bodies. Speed Demons as well as bad dudes/dudettes everywhere are smiling.

Dodge Demon 340 production numbers (1971-1972)
The Demon was renamed Dart Sport inward 1973

1971 — 10,098
1972 — 8,700

Dodge Demon production numbers (1971-1972)
198 Slant Six, 225 Slant Six as well as 318-V8 equipped Demons

1971 — 69,861
1972 — 39,062

Plymouth Duster 340 production numbers (1970-1973)

1970 — 24,817
1971 — 12,886
1972 — 15,681
1973 — 15,731

Plymouth Duster total production numbers (1970-1976)
Dusters outsold Demons yesteryear a broad margin.

1970 — 217,192
1971 — 186,478
1972 — 228,012
1973 — 264,974
1974 — 281,378
1975 — 120,131
1976 — 34,681

Source: "Dodge Dart & Plymouth Duster" yesteryear Steve Statham

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