1970 Plymouth Duster in glorious brown

Antti Kautonen

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I saw this 1970 Duster last Sunday on the parking lot of the newly opened local hypermarket. Since everything around it is dusty and brown after the winter, it sort of suits the scenery extremely well.

Dusters have actually been relatively popular around here, in the hooning crowd. Check this survivor out.

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Even if you probably could order such a hue on the Duster way back in the day, the paintjob here is probably a fresh modification.

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The wheels suit it extremely well. It’s a simple shape, less flashy than the AMC I posted last Friday, but still cool.

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I’ve always liked the Duster’s slit-like taillights. They give the rear end a touch of menacingness.

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It’s probably fair to say no other car on the enormous parking lot is as interesting as this Duster is.

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Antti Kautonen

Antti Kautonen

The resident Finn of Hooniverse. Owns old Peugeots and whatnot, writes long thinkpieces on unloved cars. These two facts might be related.

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10 responses to “1970 Plymouth Duster in glorious brown”

  1. dukeisduke Avatar
    dukeisduke

    With front side marker lights at the rear, and painted bumpers. Sweet!

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  2. Rust-MyEnemy Avatar
    Rust-MyEnemy

    That's a very lovely thing, with lots of design features you'd never get away with today. Glorious metal bumpers!

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  3. BlackIce_GTS Avatar
    BlackIce_GTS

    What would Mopar have called this colour? Bad Penny? Copper Feel?

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    1. julkinen Avatar
      julkinen

      Don't-Feel-Down-Brown.

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    2. danleym Avatar
      danleym

      Copper Feel would be an absolutley amazing color name.

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      1. jeepjeff Avatar
        jeepjeff

        That's going on the palette of my fantasy car company. Right next to Ornch and Pulse Magnetic Yellow.

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  4. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    My '74 Gold Duster sadly missed the boat on cute tail lights. I always liked the Dodge Demon lights, for some reason.

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  5. Van_Sarockin Avatar
    Van_Sarockin

    Nice Dart. Looks a lot better than I remembered.

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  6. Fritzo Avatar
    Fritzo

    Ironically, if the owner didn't paint it, it would have ended up the same color 🙂

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  7. Ananimaus Avatar
    Ananimaus

    I had a 71 Barracuda that color. I believe the color was called Autumn Bronze Metallic. I do prefer the term Copper Feel! It plays well with the punny names for color Mopar had in the early 70's!

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